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Urging calm and restraint in Nepal, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today expressed grave concern at the actions of the constitutional monarchy of King Gyanendra, which today dissolved parliament, imposed a state of emergency and suspended civil liberties in its efforts to suppress a long-running insurgency.

Using the term "incredible" several times, the chief United Nations electoral official who led the team giving technical aid and advice for Iraq's national poll on Sunday said today she was "extremely pleased" over what she called "the biggest logistic exercise" since the invasion of the country in terms of just moving materials around.

In further violence in the war-torn Darfur region, the UN mission in Sudan said today it had received reports from the African Union (AU) monitoring team that two AU teams have been shot at in different locations, prompting Secretary-General Kofi Annan to condemn the attacks and call on the parties to respect the neutrality of the African observers.

In a move to strengthen international sanctions against Côte d'Ivoire and help with the country's disarmament programme, the United Nations Security Council today asked the Government and the armed opposition each to submit a detailed list of their weapons holdings and asked the French Government to pass along any information its forces gather in the West African country.

Former United States President Bill Clinton has accepted the offer by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to become his special envoy for countries affected by last month's devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, Mr. Annan's spokesman confirmed today.

The United Nations country team in Guyana is preparing an international flash appeal that would help the South American nation with flood recovery activities for the next six months.

Projects that help impoverished city dwellers in countries ranging from Argentina to Uzbekistan have been honoured by the United Nations settlements agency.