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Saying he was "deeply disturbed" by the recent upsurge of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged both parties to take the necessary steps to move away from violent confrontation and back to the negotiating table.

A United Nations panel today approved more than $132 million worth of claims arising from damage caused by Iraq's invasion and subsequent occupation of Kuwait in 1990.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to extend his mission of good offices concerning the situation in Cyprus through the end of next year.

The newly seated Kosovo Assembly failed to elect a President for the province when the sole candidate being voted on did not receive the required approval of two-thirds of the 120-member council, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) reported today.

The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today voiced his outrage at the terrorist attack on India's Parliament in New Delhi, in which at least 13 people were killed.

After reviewing its ban on Sierra Leone diamonds imposed last year, the Security Council today warned that it was ready to extend the embargo after noting that both rebel and government-backed forces were still illegally mining the precious stones.

Welcoming the signing earlier this year of a peace agreement for Bougainville, which ended 12 years of fighting, Security Council members today encouraged the parties to implement the plan as soon as possible in order to achieve a "definitive settlement" of the conflict.

In stark contrast to the obvious direct economic impact of the closure of two Palestinian towns on the daily life of people, the longer term effects of the Israeli-imposed blockade are only now starting to emerge, according to the findings of a UN-commissioned survey released today.

With many issues in Angola remaining to be addressed, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to extend the appointment of his special adviser for Africa through February 2003.

The members of the United Nations Security Council today welcomed the agreement by Glafcos Clerides, the Greek Cypriot leader, and Rauf Denktash, the Turkish Cypriot leader, to begin direct talks in Cyprus next year.