The United Nations Security Council today called for an immediate suspension of hostilities in Burundi and for the armed groups to enter into negotiations.
Following a unanimous action by the General Assembly to appoint Kofi Annan to a second term as United Nations Secretary-General, representatives of various regional groups at the world body voiced their strong support for the UN leader, praising his personal integrity and dedication, as well as his professional qualities of a consummate negotiator and reform-minded manager.
Calling it a "positive decision," a United Nations envoy in the Middle East today reported that Israel had confirmed its commitment to immediately suspend flights over Lebanese territory.
A former Deputy Prosecutor from Rwanda today pleaded not guilty to genocide charges in his initial appearance before the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan will be in Philadelphia on 4 July, United States Independence Day, to receive the city's 2001 Liberty Medal, along with a $100,000 cash award that he has pledged to the Global AIDS and Health Fund, a UN spokesman confirmed today.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the transfer of former President Slobodan Milosevic has been transferred to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, which is based at The Hague.
With United Nations peacekeeping and civilian personnel continuing to face a frightening -- and often lethal -- array of threats, top UN officials today called on governments to ensure the legal and physical protection of the staff serving for the world body.
Far-reaching recommendations aimed at ensuring stable global development and turning the tide against poverty were presented today to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
The head of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today presented the first State of the Nation address to the East Timorese National Council, giving an in-depth overview of the progress to date and the challenges that lie ahead.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today presented the 2001 United Nations Population Award to this year's two winners of the prize - Dr. Nafis Sadik, former Director of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), and to the Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning.