Secretary-General Kofi Annan today offered his deep sympathy to all those affected by the crash of a Russian passenger plane, according to his spokesman.
Reporting that one in four people in the world will be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today issued a major study containing recommendations on how governments should respond to this pervasive problem.
Senior officials from the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) have met with former militia members in the latest in a series of encounters to pave the way for refugee returns to Ainaro District.
A United Nations expert has urged the development of agreed principles to respond to the growing trend in religious extremism, according to a report released today at UN Headquarters in New York.
Non-State actors are now engaged to an unprecedented degree in most areas of United Nations work, offering opportunities for the world body to increase its effectiveness in serving its member countries, according to a new report by Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
As outer space exploration continues to inspire people and lead to technologies that can benefit all people, World Space Week was an occasion to "rededicate ourselves to sharing those inspirations and discoveries with all humanity," Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.
The United Nations today announced that Princess Infanta Doña Cristina of Spain will serve as Goodwill Ambassador for the UN's Second World Assembly on Ageing, to be held in Madrid, from the 8 to 12 April 2002.
The chief British diplomat at the United Nations was named today chairman of the Security Council committee on terrorism, a body set up late last week to monitor the implementation of a range of measures designed to combat the scourge.
The United Nations refugee agency said today it was in a race against time as it was using the period of relative calm to gear up, together with its partners, for a possible exodus of large numbers of Afghans into neighbouring countries.
The head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today appealed to the international community to respond generously to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as well as the surrounding countries, warning the situation could worsen with the onset of winter.