Middle East

UN reports sharp increase in Iraqi petroleum exports under oil-for-food plan

10 April 2001
Baghdad's United Nations-administered oil exports surged to an average of 2.29 million barrels a day last week, up from 1.8 million the previous week, according to statistics released today by the UN office overseeing the effort.

United Nations, Francophone countries jointly sponsor Internet seminar in Beirut

10 April 2001
The United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) and the International Organization of La Francophonie are co-sponsoring a four-day training seminar on "Internet Use and the Media," now underway in Beirut.

Ongoing Middle East violence makes need for talks ever more urgent - Annan

9 April 2001
Secretary-General Kofi Annan stressed today that the ongoing Middle East violence made the need for peace talks ever more urgent and said that he continued to be in contact with all concerned parties in an effort to end clashes and resume negotiations.

IAEA remains ready to resume verification work in Iraq: report

9 April 2001
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) remains prepared to resume its inspections in Iraq on short notice in order to verify the status of the country's past clandestine nuclear programme, according to the Agency's latest progress report, which was released today at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Meeting in Beirut, UN agencies discuss regional development, peace-building

6 April 2001
Over a dozen United Nations agencies meeting in Lebanon today discussed the need for economic and social development in order to consolidate peace-building efforts in the region.

In a bid to prevent diversion of Iraqi oil, UN monitors issue notification forms

3 April 2001
In an effort to prevent Iraqi crude from being diverted to unauthorized destinations, United Nations oil monitors have begun issuing notification forms to be signed by those in charge of vessels loading the petroleum.

UN's Iraq-Kuwait mission promotes calm and should be maintained - report

2 April 2001
Carrying out its tasks "smoothly," the United Nations UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) is contributing to calm along the border and should be maintained, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a report released today.