A United Nations human rights expert has expressed deep concern over the continued detention of about 10 Iranian activists and has called on Tehran to honour its commitment to release the detainees and guarantee them a fair trial.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, today began a three-day visit to the Russian Federation, where he plans to meet with high-ranking officials and visit programmes for displaced people in Ingushetia on the border with the Republic of Chechnya.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has welcomed news of an agreement between the Government of Colombia and the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to allow peace talks to continue.
As donors gear up for a conference in Tokyo next week on Afghanistan’s long-term needs, United Nations officials today urged funding to address the country’s immediate and practical concerns.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan met over the weekend with 30 experts from around the world, together with members of his own staff, to discuss priorities for his second term, a United Nations spokesman announced today.
Members of the Security Council today welcomed the establishment of an inter-State commission to address outstanding issues between Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on their common border dispute and demilitarization, according to the President of the 15-member body.
Professional basketball player Dikembe Mutombo will be featured in a new HIV/AIDS awareness campaign sponsored by the United Nations and the National Basketball Association (NBA).
An upcoming United Nations conference on fighting poverty offers the best chance to unlock the financial resources desperately needed for development, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) – the United Nations principal organ for coordinating economic, social, and related work – began its 2002 session today with the election of a senior diplomat from Croatia as its President.