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Meeting with Iraq's Prime Minister in Baghdad , Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Representative has reviewed the overall political and security situation and pledged the continued support of the United Nations to the country's Government and people.

Making good on his promise to travel to southern Sudan when there is peace, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today held talks in Rumbek with John Garang, the Chairmen of the Sudan Liberation People's Movement (SPLM), and emphasized that a political settlement of that area's long-running conflict would contribute to a resolution in strife-torn Darfur, where he met with refugees and local leaders on Saturday.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today hailed the democratic conduct of the first phase of Lebanon's parliamentary elections and pledged the world body's continued support for next rounds.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today toured a camp for displaced persons in the war-ravaged Darfur region of Sudan, where he was greeted enthusiastically by thousands of people who gathered peacefully to convey their desire for a more secure existence.

Progress in Kosovo remains on track, in most priority areas, despite continued uncertainty, a change of Government and the fact that Kosovo Serbs continue to shun participation in the provisional institutions, Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s representative told the United Nations Security Council today.

The new Special Representative of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, François Lonseny Fall, was scheduled to arrive today in Nairobi, Kenya, to head the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS), which is mandated to spearhead reconciliation talks in the post-conflict Horn of Africa country.

The United Nations Special Envoy for tsunami recovery Bill Clinton today visited two sites in southern India which were struck especially hard by December’s tsunami.

Concerned over the growing social tensions in Bolivia, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged the population of the South American country to resolve their differences over major national questions peacefully and democratically.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan marked the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers today by stressing that the importance of the work of the more than 66,000 military and 15,000 civilian peacekeepers was as great as ever before.

A conference at the United Nations to review the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) will end today having accomplished “very little” amid what its President said were widely diverging views tackling nuclear arms and their spread.