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The number of people living on less than $1 a day could exceed 420 million by 2015 if current economic trends continue, a new report by a United Nations agency focussing on trade and development issues warns.

With the digital divide threatening to further marginalize the economies and peoples of many developing countries, the challenge of transforming this imbalance into opportunities required international commitment and cooperation, the President of the United Nations General Assembly said today as the body wrapped up a high-level meeting on information and communications technologies (ICT) for development.

Afghanistan's President-elect will present a list of key ministers for the approval of the country's tribal council, the Loya Jirga, tomorrow, according to a United Nations spokesman.

The planned return home of some 11,000 Sierra Leonean refugees stranded in Liberia has been put on hold, the United Nations refugee agency announced today.

Hailing the contributions of celebrity advocates to United Nations causes, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged them to continue to use their talents to improve understanding of important global issues and to help the UN make the world a better place.

The United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has dispatched a former Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire, Seydou Diarra, to Cameroon as his Special Envoy for the country's upcoming elections.

The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today pledged the UN's continued support for the efforts by the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to promote productive cooperation, overcome the problems that create divisions, and move closer to the peace and prosperity desired by all nations in the region.

Marking the fifth anniversary of the signing of the General Peace Agreement in Tajikistan, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today hailed the parties for their determination to foster a secure environment in the formerly war-wracked country.

Seizing the opportunities of the digital revolution is one of the most pressing challenges facing the international community, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today, as the United Nations General Assembly opened a two-day high-level meeting devoted to information and communication technologies (ICT) for development.

The trial of a former Rwandan government official charged with genocide began today at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania.