Report by UN labour agency gives Cambodian garment factories mixed reviews
Working conditions in Cambodian garment factories received mixed reviews from a new report published today by the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO).
Man convicted by UN tribunal for Balkan war crimes to serve rest of term in Spain
A former member of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) convicted of war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has been transferred to Spain to serve the remainder of his 18-year sentence, the court announced today.
Human rights must not be sacrificed in fight against terror, Annan tells UN’s rights body
Reaffirming the duty of countries to protect their citizens, especially in the aftermath of last year’s terror attacks against the United States, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today warned that such protection must not come at the expense of human rights.
Annan condemns suicide bombing in Jerusalem, urges sides to cooperate with Powell
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today condemned the suicide bomb attack in Jerusalem and called on both parties to work with United States Secretary of State Colin Powell during his visit to the region.
UN aid workers still unable to reach Jenin camp, despite Israeli assurances
Despite repeated requests by the United Nations to enter Jenin camp on the West Bank - and assurances from Israel that access would be provided - UN and other international relief workers have still not been permitted to enter, according to a UN official in the region.
Burundi: UN agency helps another group of refugees to return home from Tanzania
A group of 500 Burundians has returned home from Tanzania with the help of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which is running weekly convoys for some 50,000 refugees who have signed up to be repatriated.
East Timor: on eve of election, presidential candidates hold debate on UN-run radio
Just three days before East Timor’s first-ever presidential elections, the two candidates today squared off in a debate broadcast live throughout the territory by United Nations-run radio and urged their fellow citizens to go to polling centres and “vote with their conscience.”
Annan, top UN officials, hail treaty event heralding permanent war crimes court
Saying that a missing link in international justice is now in place, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today joined other top UN officials in hailing a historic treaty event held this morning in New York, where representatives of 10 States deposited their instruments ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), thus paving the way for the accord's entry into force in less than three months.
UN-Afghan team urges probe into suspected mass graves in Bamiyan
Following a preliminary visit to two suspected mass graves in Afghanistan, a United Nations team, supported by the Interim Administration, has recommended further investigation using forensic experts, a UN spokesman reported today.
Ratification ceremony at UN paves way for International Criminal Court
In what was widely hailed as an historic event, the 60th ratification of the Rome Statute was deposited with the United Nations today, paving the way for the creation of the world's first permanent war crimes court later this year.