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Arriving in the Sudan today on his first official visit to the war-ravaged country, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said the time was ripe for peace and expanded humanitarian relief operations there.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today hailed Paraguay’s adoption of new legislation governing those who have crossed the country’s borders in search of safe haven.

In a bid to rebuild Afghanistan's war-ravaged education system, the United Nations today appealed for $27 million to meet the country's urgent need for school supplies, facilities and teacher training.

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today launched new guidelines aimed at improving AIDS treatment in poor countries in a bid to benefit millions of people currently unable to access life-saving therapies.

The United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) are working to promote common values, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today, calling for further joint action between the two in pursuit of their mutual aims.

A Bosnian Serb official accused of ordering the demolition of a defenceless village and the burning of its mosque is scheduled to appear tomorrow before the United Nations war crimes court for the former Yugoslavia, the tribunal announced on Tuesday.

Iraqi petroleum exports dipped to 6.3 million barrels over the past week compared with 8 million during the previous seven-day period, according to the United Nations Office running the oil-for-food programme, which allows Baghdad to use a portion of its crude revenues to purchase humanitarian relief.

Following a briefing by a senior United Nations envoy on the ongoing Cyprus talks, the members of the Security Council today expressed disappointment that, despite the personal involvement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, including his visit to the island in May, progress remained "disappointingly slow" and the June target date for agreement had not been met.

The United Nations today honoured the nationals of 44 countries who had lost their lives while serving in UN peacekeeping missions.

Policy-makers from Israel, the Palestinian Authority and the European Union, as well as senior United Nations officials, international experts, and representatives of the world media will gather in Copenhagen next week at a seminar on peace in the Middle East organized by the UN Department of Public Information (DPI).