The United Nations refugee agency today began repatriating Afghans from Iran – an effort which is expected to return 400,000 people to Afghanistan this year alone.
As the United Nations forum on ageing continued its work in Madrid, Spain, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) today unveiled a new plan to help countries design policies in a rapidly greying world to enhance the health of older persons while promoting economic development.
A high-level United Nations delegation of human rights experts set to visit the Middle East, sought today the cooperation of the Israeli Government, which said it would study the request.
Almost 900 Burundian refugees have returned home from Tanzania as part of a new plan limiting repatriations to the northern part of Burundi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today.
With Baghdad suspending its crude exports for 30 days, the United Nations oil-for-food programme - a relief effort which draws its funding from Iraqi petroleum revenues - will face serious budgetary shortfalls, the Office running the scheme announced today.
Responding to the ongoing violence in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is expected to meet on Wednesday with senior officials from the three other components of the diplomatic 'quartet' - the United States, the European Union and the Russian Federation, according to a UN spokesman.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Shell petroleum company have agreed to assess the social impact of China's West-East Pipeline project, the UN agency announced today.
The head of the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK) today condemned Monday’s attacks on UN police officers during a riot in Mitrovica, saying this violence only hurt the legitimate interests of the province’s Serb population.
Wrapping up a two-day open debate on the situation in the Middle East, the United Nations Security Council today began informal consultations on a draft resolution sponsored by Syria.