The United Nations today announced that it has received from each side to the negotiations on Cyprus the names of their members of the committees that were set up to make recommendations on technical matters without prejudice to the positions of the two leaders on the core issues concerned.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today conveyed his sympathy to those affected by a deadly explosion in Grozny, underscoring the futility of the violence, according to his spokesman.
Reacting to recent developments in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged the country's Government to cooperate with the United Nations nuclear energy agency.
Following Pyongyang’s request to remove United Nations monitors from the country, the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog agency today said inspectors were needed in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to ensure compliance with international safeguards.
Despite occasional difficulties and delays, the peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea has progressed steadily, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report, voicing his hope that the parties will continue their cooperation with the UN mission during the next crucial phase of delineating the border between the two countries.
As United Nations experts today continued their inspections throughout Iraq, they interviewed another key Iraqi scientist about the country's suspected weapons programme.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today voiced deep concern over reports that rebel forces have continued military offensives in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) despite committing themselves earlier this month to a ceasefire and agreeing on transitional arrangements intended to set the stage for the holding of free and fair elections.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today said that the recent actions of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) towards restarting its reprocessing facility at Nyongbyong raised serious non-proliferation concerns and were tantamount to "nuclear brinkmanship."
Describing 2002 as a “mixed bag,” the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today predicted next year would bring more of the same, unless war in Iraq triggers a fresh exodus of civilians in that region.