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In an address marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for renewed action by Israelis and Palestinians to meet their obligations under the Road Map peace process, which calls for parallel steps by both parties toward a final agreement.

Increasing restrictions on the freedom of movement of United Nations peacekeepers following an Eritrean ban on helicopter flights has made it harder to warn the international community of any new outbreak of hostilities on the tense frontier with Ethiopia, where the two countries fought a two-year border war.

Sex workers, truck drivers, store personnel and port workers now all have access to information, counselling on HIV and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases where and when they need it most, thanks to an innovative new project launched by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and its partners in Malawi.

The meeting between the President of Nigeria and the Prime Minister of Cameroon this week to discuss the Bakassi Peninsula, which the World Court awarded to Cameroon, holds out the hope that outstanding boundary issues could be settled to the benefit of both countries, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, said today.

The best way to get rid of rodent pests is now just a mouse click away for farmers around the world with the launch today of two web-based information services by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) which provide general and technical information on global agriculture and natural resources.

From a businessman in a pinstripe suit pounding food with a crying baby strapped to his back to the fact that the cost of a dessert in a posh restaurant could feed someone in the developing world for a month, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is launching a new ad campaign to win the hearts and minds of Europe.

Significant progress has been made towards achieving Education for All, but "huge challenges" must still be overcome to meet objectives set by the world's nations five years ago, including halving adult illiteracy by 2015, according to the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Nearly 800 business leaders and government and civil society representatives are to meet today in China under the umbrella of the Global Compact, an initiative of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, for the largest event held in modern China on best practices in business ethics.

The United Nations will seek a total of $4.7 billion to assist more than 31 million people in 26 nations tomorrow morning as Secretary-General Kofi Annan officially launches the Humanitarian Appeal 2006 at UN Headquarters in New York.

The head of the main United Nations agency helping Palestinian refugees has stressed the importance of Syria’s contribution in helping it perform its work.