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The senior United Nations envoy for the Middle East, Terje Roed-Larsen, today condemned an attack from Lebanese territory that killed an Israeli soldier across the southern withdrawal line last night and urged Beirut to control the use of force everywhere in its jurisdiction.

The United Nations humanitarian affairs office appealed today for urgent donations to provide water, food, shelter and sanitation for hundreds of thousands of Sudanese who have been displaced by civil strife in the Greater Darfur Region or have fled into neighbouring Chad, despite a ceasefire agreement.

A senior United Nations relief official today expressed shock and outrage over the murder of an Italian aid worker Sunday in Somalia and called upon all factions in that country to ensure the safety of civilians and assistance workers.

The General Assembly’s annual top-level debate, which ended last week, has spotlighted United Nations reform as a high-priority item for the world’s political leaders, Assembly President Julian Hunte said today, adding that he intends to invite comments on “some bold ideas” over the next two months.

As the Women’s World Cup for football draws to a close next week, children around the world will celebrate Global Girls Football Day on 11 October, a day jointly designated by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the sport’s governing body to spotlight the UN agency’s efforts to get more girls into school.

The United Nations Global Compact for international businesses seeks solutions to societal problems, while ensuring that markets remain open and globalization works for everyone, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today voiced “shock and sadness” over the murder of Dr. Annalena Tonelli, a 33-year veteran of assistance to poor people in Africa who earlier this year won the agency’s highest award for her work in brining attention to the crisis in Somalia.

The United Kingdom will give $6 million over the next four years to help some 430,000 farmers in one of the poorest regions of Afghanistan to establish and maintain a reliable system of sustainable agriculture, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today.

The United Nations General Assembly decided today to extend the term of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, for two more years.

The new prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has arrived in Arusha, Tanzania, and begun his duties, the court announced today.