The United Nations Security Council Committee monitoring sanctions imposed against the Taliban has gained useful information by working with Member States and UN agencies in carrying out its difficult task, according to a report released today in New York.
A United Nations internal investigation has found evidence that staff members of the UN refugee agency illegally took bribes as part of a criminal conspiracy to bilk asylum-seekers in Kenya, according to a report released today.
The appeals court of the United Nations war crimes tribunal today ordered a hearing next week on an appeal by the prosecution of a decision to hold separate trials for former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic for alleged crimes committed in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in Kosovo.
Experts from governments, airlines and unions today called for comprehensive worldwide standards to improve aviation security as the struggling industry seeks to recover from the fallout of the 11 September attacks on the United States, according to the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO), which convened the meeting in Geneva.
Arriving in Tehran this evening, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he would review concerns facing Iran and its neighbours during meetings on Saturday with the country’s senior officials.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today suggested that countries phase out the use of an antibiotic in food production that has been shown to cause genetic defects and possibly lead to cancer.
When United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrives in Afghanistan on Friday, he will bring with him a message of support to the country’s war-weary people, a UN spokesman said today.
Reacting to clashes across the withdrawal line in southern Lebanon, a senior United Nations official in Beirut today called on the parties to put an end to the violations that could inflame an already-tense region.
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today met with senior UN and Pakistani officials in Islamabad, where he discussed regional concerns, including the situation in Afghanistan and tensions over Kashmir.