Security Council members underline need to develop Sierra Leone police
Security Council members today underlined the need for further reform of the security sector in Sierra Leone, especially by developing its police force.
Central African Republic: Security Council stresses importance of implementing reforms
Welcoming the efforts by the Central African Republic (CAR) Government to fight corruption and establish good governance, members of the United Nations Security Council today stressed the importance of implementing the necessary reforms.
Mayors from 50 Asian cities at UN forum pledge cooperation to overcome region's ills
Mayors from 50 Asian cities gathered at a United Nations-sponsored meeting in Bangkok have agreed to work together to overcome poverty, the devastating effects caused by war, and lack of access to clean water.
Number of AIDS orphans to double by 2010, UN reports
Painting a devastating portrait of the impact of AIDS on families, a new United Nations report released today says that the number of children around the world who will lose one or both parents to the disease will almost double by the end of the decade.
Countries should avoid using criminal law to deal with HIV/AIDS, UN agency urges
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) today urged countries to avoid using criminal law to deal with conduct that carries the risk of transmitting the deadly virus and instead employ public health laws together with suitable protection for human and civil rights.
Bosnian Serb suspected of crimes against humanity transferred to UN tribunal
A Bosnian Serb suspected of involvement in mass rapes during the Balkans war in the early 1990s was transferred today to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at The Hague where he will face charges of crimes against humanity.
Security Council debates link between UN peacekeeping, International Criminal Court
The United Nations Security Council today held an open debate in an effort to resolve the impasse over linkages between UN peacekeeping operations and the International Criminal Court (ICC) - a contentious issue that recently threatened to derail the extension of the UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH).
ECOSOC looks to boost role as UN's leading development forum
A strong and effective Economic and Social Council is essential for the United Nations to be able to play a leading role in helping the people of the world achieve a better future, Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette said today as the Council began a discussion on how to strengthen ECOSOC, as it is known, and follow up recent UN conferences.
Commercial traffic on Congo River set to resume, UN says
The United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) today announced the resumption of commercial traffic along the Congo River for the first time since war broke out in the country in August 1998, and said the move would help boost the local economy.
World Court rejects DR of Congo's call for provisional measures against Rwanda
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today rejected a request by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for provisional measures against Rwanda over what Kinshasa alleged was Kigali's aggression on its territory.