The United Nations, which just over two weeks ago suspended its relief operations in the northern Caucasus over security concerns, has condemned the abduction of an aid worker in Dagestan.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has spoken out against suggestions by an Indonesian tribunal - which is trying human rights abuse cases that occurred in East Timor - that there were irregularities in the United Nations-sponsored 1999 popular consultation to determine the future of the territory.
In a bid to solidify the peace in Angola, the Security Council today established a new United Nations mission in the country for six months, until 15 February.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Personal Humanitarian Envoy, Catherine Bertini, focused her attention on the situation in Gaza today, meeting with senior Palestinian Authority officials, a UN spokesperson said in New York.
Condemning the fighting and massacres in a northeastern town of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), members of the United Nations Security Council today called for an immediate end to the violence and urged that those responsible be brought to justice.
Two warring commanders in the northern part of Afghanistan, where fighting last week killed eight soldiers, have agreed to lay down their weapons under an accord brokered with the help of the United Nations Assistance Mission in the country (UNAMA).
The international community must take stronger measures against human trafficking, including shoring up law enforcement and judicial means of combating the practice, according to a new report by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan released today in New York.
Voicing its full support for the implementation of the recent peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, the United Nations Security Council today urged the parties to comply with their responsibilities under the accord.