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The sharp decline in the economy of the United States will slow growth rates in Latin America this year, according to a just-released report produced by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

At a major United Nations meeting on the world's poorest countries being held in Brussels, participants today expressed strong support for the establishment of a global fund to fight AIDS and other infectious diseases which was first proposed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan last month.

Reaching international goals for fighting tuberculosis (TB) in the worst-hit countries will cost $1.5 billion in the coming years, according to a new report released today by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the attainment of a major target in the global fight against leprosy thanks to early diagnosis and free treatment in communities at risk.

Tens of thousands of Somali refugees living in two camps in Djibouti are being trained in mine awareness and safety measures by the United Nations in order to reduce possible future injuries and fatalities should they encounter mines or unexploded ordnance upon their return home, the UN office in Somalia announced today.

Current methods to regulate tobacco products are not protecting public health and must be improved in order to save lives, according to a new publication released today by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).

More than 42 per cent of the East Timorese population - roughly 346,000 people - have been registered by the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) in preparation for the territory's elections on 30 August, the UN mission said today.

Over the past week, the Security Council committee monitoring the sanctions against Iraq had placed more humanitarian contracts on hold than it released, according to the statistics released today by the United Nations office running the oil-for-food programme.

The International Day of Families was commemorated globally today under the theme "Families and Volunteers: Building Social Cohesion."

The United Nations Security Council today decided not to extend the arms embargo against of Ethiopia and Eritrea beyond 16 May - one year after the sanctions had been imposed on the parties.