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While women are widely recognized as effective agents of peace, they still have little access to power and peace negotiations, two experts appointed by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) said in a new report released today.

Condemning recent attacks on several schools Afghanistan, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today said the violence would not suppress the desire for education in the country.

Two years after the United Nations Security Council adopted a landmark resolution aimed at increasing the role of women in peacemaking, the 15-member body today outlined further steps to achieve that end.

Gravely concerned at the harmful impact of small arms and light weapons on civilians in armed conflict, the Security Council today called for measures to keep these arsenals from falling into illicit channels.

Members of the United Nations Security Council today strongly condemned the attempt to overthrow the democratically elected Government of Côte d’Ivoire, stressing their full backing for the country’s legitimate authorities.

Members of the United Nations Security Council today voiced grave concern regarding the latest developments in Ituri, a strategic province in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Central Africa, despite its enormous potential, has yet to achieve the stability that would enable it to maximize its contribution to the continent as a whole, the United Nations Security Council said today, urging efforts to bolster the region’s capability.

Celebrating the United States holiday of Halloween – traditionally an occasion for supporters to collect money for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – the action hero Spiderman today made an appearance at UN Headquarters in New York.

An Albanian mayor, a Lebanese activist and a Chilean educator were among those who have been recognized for their dedicated action to improve the lot of the poor at the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Poverty Eradication Awards ceremony in New York.

With sporadic factional violence persisting in Afghanistan, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged the expansion of the international security presence in the country as it emerges from decades of war.