United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will leave tomorrow for Montevideo, Uruguay to attend the Ibero-American Summit, his office announced Tuesday.
Hundreds of young people from most of the 192 Member States of the United Nations pledged their commitment today to a raft of development goals, including eradicating poverty and hunger, at the end of the landmark Global Youth Leadership Summit.
Africans have undertaken a remarkable struggle over the past 10 years to confront the three overarching challenges of greater security, better development and respect for human rights, but the magnitude of the continent’s needs leaves little room for complacency, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said last night.
Refugees from Senegal’s southern Casamance region, fleeing sporadic fighting between Government and separatist forces, continue to pour into Gambia, with the number now reaching 6,200 since mid-August, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today wrapped up a successful three-month operation in Lebanon to feed over 810,000 people displaced or otherwise affected by this summer’s fighting between Israel and Hizbollah, providing nearly 13,000 tons of food throughout the country.
The United Nations General Assembly today remained deadlocked after a fifth day of voting in the contest to fill a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for the Latin American and Caribbean region, with Guatemala maintaining its lead over Venezuela but falling short of the necessary two-thirds majority.
An independent United Nations human rights expert has expressed concern about reports of serious abuses, including murder, perpetrated by a paramilitary group taking place amid the Mexican Government’s efforts to regain control of the city Oaxaca where protestors have run parts of the city for the past five months.
Don’t be surprised when you open your door to the trick-or-treat knock on Halloween tonight if you find a smiling child on the other side holding an orange box with the letters UNICEF boldly written in blue.
Ukraine needs to substantially revamp its approach to protecting children or face serious negative consequences for future generations, an independent United Nations children’s rights expert said in a statement after a six-day visit at the month’s end.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who has repeatedly called on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to return to the six-party talks seeking to resolve the issue of its nuclear programme, today hailed news of their resumption and called for an early meeting.