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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today condemned “in the strongest possible terms” a terrorist attack in the West Bank town of Hebron that killed 10 Jewish worshippers on their way to the Sabbath eve prayers.

The top United Nations envoy in Timor-Leste today appealed for continued international support for the infant nation, stressing that global backing is particularly important for the development and stability of public administration institutions.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today left for Geneva, where he is set to meet with the leaders of Nigeria and Cameroon in a follow-up to the recent judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the rights to the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula.

Concerned about reports that Chechens are being barred from entering Poland and Lithuania following the recent Chechen terrorist attack in Moscow, officials with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have urged the two countries not to close their doors to asylum seekers from the war-torn Russian republic.

Appealing to the international community for more assistance to address the humanitarian crisis in southern Africa, especially in Zimbabwe, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, said today that he was concerned about the deteriorating situation of almost 7 million people in that country who are in need of food aid.

The head of the United Nations commission charged with dismantling Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction will stop in France and Cyprus over the weekend before arriving in Baghdad on Monday, a UN spokesperson announced today.

More than 500 experts convened in Venice today for the start of a three-day meeting to examine 30 years of efforts by the United Nations to preserve internationally renowned cultural and natural sites.

A former military school and barracks in Kigali have been transformed into a training centre where students learn everything from more efficient candle-making and civil engineering to computer technology and food science, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said today.

Faced with acute humanitarian challenges, Afghanistan requires sustained international support in order to meet basic needs, especially as winter approaches, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report released today.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today condemned a recent police action in the country which left two student demonstrators dead and at least 15 wounded.