Europe

Mr. Matsuura

UNESCO chief 'categorically condemns' murder of US journalist in Moscow

15 July 2004
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization today “categorically condemned” the murder of Paul Klebnikov, chief editor of the Russian edition of Forbes magazine, who was killed last week in Moscow.

New Vienna office of UN environment agency to focus on Carpathian Mountains

15 July 2004
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced that it has opened a new office in Vienna that will focus on protecting the Carpathian mountain range, one of Europe's largest, while promoting environmental cooperation in Central and southeastern Europe.
Kofi Annan

In Vienna, Annan discusses global issues with senior Austrian officials

15 July 2004
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan met with Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner today in Vienna for talks on a number of issues, including non-proliferation, the situation in the Darfur region of western Sudan, Iran and Iraq.
High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers

Citing lack of evidence, Annan closes harassment case against top refugee official

15 July 2004
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has found that a staff member's complaint of sexual harassment against the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, cannot be sustained by the evidence, a UN spokesman said today.

Tens of thousands of Serbian war refugees to benefit from new UN programme

14 July 2004
Tens of thousands of war refugees and other vulnerable people in Serbia and Montenegro will benefit from a major new housing and social integration programme launched by the United Nations settlements agency and Italy to fill the gap left by major international humanitarian organizations winding down their emergency operations there.
Louise Arbour

Fight against terrorism must not exclude respect for rights, UN official says

13 July 2004
The struggle against terrorism must be reconciled with the imperatives of personal safety and dignity, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has asserted.

UN refugee agency praises Italy for allowing three dozen refugees to disembark

13 July 2004
Welcoming Italy's decision to allow 37 refugees on the Cap Anamur ship to disembark in the European country after spending several weeks stuck at sea, the United Nations refugee agency said today it would try to speak to the group to find out if they wanted to make asylum claims.

Global Fund to fight AIDS, malaria and TB reports progress in reaching targets

12 July 2004
Grant recipients under the Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria, an initiative of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, have reached an average of 80 per cent of the goals they set for a one-year period, according to a new partial review of the effort.

UN war crimes tribunal postpones Miloševic trial again over health concerns

12 July 2004
The genocide trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Miloševic has been delayed again by judges at a United Nations war crimes tribunal after they received a medical report advising he should rest further because of high blood pressure.

UN meeting outlines steps to curb problem of spam email

12 July 2004
A United Nations meeting has concluded that while there is no "silver bullet" to stop unsolicited commercial email, solutions involving legislation, technical innovation and international cooperation could eventually curb the worldwide abuse of "spam."