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A man in the southern Guangdong Province of China has Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), the United Nations lead health agency said today after tests confirmed diagnosis of the disease, which does not appear to be spreading.

Lauding new contacts between the leaders of India and Pakistan, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged further dialogue between the two South Asian nations to settle their differences.

Aid workers from the United Nations refugee agency are in Sudan to prepare for what is expected to be one of the largest refugee repatriation operations this year - pending the signing of a peace agreement between the Government and southern rebel groups.

The top United Nations relief official is on his way to the quake-devastated Bam area of Iran to help launch a Flash Appeal for humanitarian assistance, a UN spokesman said today.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today lauded members of Afghanistan's grand council for reaching accord on a founding charter for emerging democracy in the country.

As Georgia prepares to elect a new leader on Sunday after widespread turmoil forced the resignation of President Eduard Shevardnadze last month, United Nations agencies have joined other international organizations to help ensure a free and fair presidential ballot.

Warning that the situation between Ethiopia and Eritrea remains precarious, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on both parties to expedite the demarcation of their common border – a fundamental requirement for peace between the Horn of Africa nations.

The senior United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today held meetings with delegates to the country’s grand council after they asked for help to build consensus in the process of setting up a national constitution.

A six-member team from the United Nations refugee agency is headed to eastern Chad to help relocate tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees from insecure areas near the border with Sudan.

Economic development, the HIV/AIDS pandemic and regional concerns facing the Caribbean were high on the agenda today during talks between United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning.