The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has "warmly welcomed" today's signing in Kabul of a decree establishing the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission.
In recognition of "a concrete and tangible step" towards national reconstruction, a senior United Nations official in Sierra Leone has opened two recently rebuilt government offices.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has named former Senegalese Prime Minister Mustapha Niasse as his Special Envoy to assist in the peace process for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The best response to the 11 September attacks is to increase human security, not to subordinate international principles built over the last 50 years to the "war on terrorism," the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said today.
The 15 member countries of the European Union (EU) plus the European Community today signed the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture – a move which was immediately hailed by United Nations officials.
Officials from the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission met today in Brussels to advance their joint efforts to tackle tobacco and other health threats.
A United Nations expert today called for the unconditional release of two law society officials arrested earlier this month in Zimbabwe and charged with possessing "subversive" material.
Stressing the importance of global conservation, United Nations officials today marked World Environment Day by urging a concerted effort to factor ecological concerns into social and economic policies.
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today condemned a bomb attack in northern Israel and stressed that it should not impede efforts to achieve a political settlement in the Middle East.
As government ministers gathered in Bali to finalize a political declaration for adoption at the upcoming United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development, UN Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette today said that progress stemming from that forum would depend on cross-cutting partnerships.