UN counter-terrorism experts to visit Kenya
United Nations counter-terrorism experts are set to travel next week to Kenya for the second in a series of country visits to take stock of the worldwide fight against the menace.
Review conference at UN chance to restore confidence in non-proliferation treaty, officials say
With the 2005 review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) set to kick off Monday at United Nations Headquarters in New York, senior officials today stressed the importance of restoring confidence in the landmark accord, some 35 years after it came into force.
Agreement between UN and Cambodia on Khmer Rouge trials takes effect
An agreement between the United Nations and Cambodia to set up a special court to try the ageing leaders of the Khmer Rouge took effect today, paving the way for the tribunal to begin operations.
With job related deaths topping 2 million annually, UN calls for preventive steps
With job-related accidents and illnesses claiming more than 2 million lives each year, and the toll rising because of rapid industrialization in some developing countries, the United Nations labour and health agencies joined forces today in calling for preventative safety strategies worldwide.
UN postal agency unveils plan for migrants to send money back home electronically
Migrant workers around the world will soon be able to send money back home by efficient and reliable electronic transfers, eliminating the paper and manual work now involved with traditional postal money orders, under a joint project announced today by the United Nations postal agency.
UN agency marks 30th anniversary of fall of Saigon with refugee success story
On the eve of the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of Saigon, the United Nations refugee agency today highlighted the success story of one of its veteran alumni, a 6-year-old Vietnamese boy who fled in his pyjamas aboard a dangerously overcrowded boat and now works as a doctor improving childbirth practices on the Tibetan plateau.
Security Council extends UN mission in Western Sahara through October
Calling again on the parties and States of the region to cooperate with the United Nations to end the current impasse in Western Sahara and make headway towards a political solution, the Security Council today extended the UN peacekeeping mission there until the end of October.
UN refugee agency aids those fleeing to Benin from post-election violence in Togo
The United Nations refugee agency said today nearly 4,000 Togolese fleeing post-election violence since Tuesday have arrived in neighbouring Benin, and the agency is sending in an emergency team of protection and community services staff members and trucking in supplies from Ghana.
New Iraqi Government is important step in transition, says Annan
The United Nations today welcomed the formation of the new Iraqi Government as an important step in the country's democratic transition and reiterated its call for the participation of all sectors in the political process after Sunni Arabs stayed away from the recent elections that elected the transitional National Assembly.
New UN political mission for Timor-Leste approved
With the United Nations peacekeeping operation in Timor-Leste set to wrap up its work in mid-May, the Security Council today mandated a special political mission to help ensure the nascent country continued its journey toward self-sufficiency and self-reliance.