Iraq has responded to a letter written by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the resumption of United Nations weapons inspections in the country, which have been suspended since 1998, a UN spokesperson announced today.
The United Nations refugee agency today announced that it was sending an emergency team to Uganda help relocate thousands of Sudanese asylum seekers dispersed by last week’s rebel attack on a camp in the northern part of the country.
Despite an overall improvement in Afghanistan's crop production, some 6 million people will continue to need food assistance over the next year, United Nations relief agencies warned in a report released today.
With an advocate for street children in Guatemala scheduled to go on trial today on charges of defamation, the top United Nations human rights official today voiced serious concern about the right to freedom of expression in that country.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has proposed extending the mandate of the United Nations Peace-building Support Office in the Central African Republic (BONUCA) for an additional year in order to help the country solidify peace and promote national reconciliation.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today announced plans to restart its operations in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge, where security concerns over bombings forced a suspension of relief efforts two weeks ago.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today hailed the Sri Lankan Government's decision to begin direct peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced plans to gather judges from across the world for talks this weekend on issues related to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), set to open on 26 August.
A United Nations investigative office has found no regular pattern of prejudice in the world body’s employment practices, but said steps are needed to improve the UN’s performance in promoting gender and regional equality.