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Expressing grave concern over the continuing deterioration in relations between Israelis and Palestinians, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today denounced the latest deadly attack against Israeli civilians and urged the Palestinian leadership to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Responding to a devastating volcano eruption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today dispatched a senior official to the region and pledged the world body's full support in coping with the disaster.

Seeking to resolve the issue of unpaid United Nations dues by a country that longer exists - the former Yugoslavia - Secretary-General Kofi Annan has proposed a number of solutions to the problem and asked the UN General Assembly to act on the matter.

The Chairman of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) established in the wake of last year's attacks against the United States today outlined its future course of action while clarifying that the panel would not serve as a tribunal to judge terrorists.

The past three months in Kosovo have been dominated by the election of a legislative body and the subsequent efforts to forge a government majority, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).

The United Nations today showed family members videotapes and other material related to the abduction of three Israeli soldiers by Hizbollah in October 2000.

East Timor's first presidential elections will be held on 14 April, one month before the territory declares its independence, the United Nations Transitional Administration (UNTAET) announced today in Dili.

Despite an overall increase in food production, Sudan faces severe shortages in the southern and western parts of the country and will need help to feed about 2 million people in the coming year, the United Nations said today.

Gunmen have attacked a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) convoy in northern Afghanistan, taking the relief aid and beating the drivers, a spokesman for the agency said today.

Recommending a six-month extension for the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) through the end of July, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for continued reconfiguration of the Force to bring it in line with prevailing conditions and allow for greater mobility, according to a report on the mission released today.