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The lead United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees today protested to the Israeli military authorities after they prevented a UN convoy carrying humanitarian aid from leaving Nablus.

Prospects for lasting peace in Angola were brighter now than during the previous peace agreements aimed at ending the country's decades-long conflict, a top United Nations envoy on Africa told the Security Council today.

Members of the United Nations Security Council today welcomed the significant progress made in the formal talks between the parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

A United Nations fact-finding mission initiated by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and welcomed by the Security Council to develop accurate information regarding recent events at the Jenin refugee camp is expected to be in the Middle East by the end of this weak, the head of the team said today.

A huge gap exists between what is needed and what is available to address mental, neurological and behavioural disorders in countries around the world, according to data just released by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).

The human rights situation in Equatorial Guinea is still serious and deserves close monitoring, the outgoing United Nations Special Representative for that country said today in Geneva.

The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Terje Roed-Larsen, today urged senior Lebanese officials to make all efforts to maintain the welcome lull in clashes along the line marking Israeli withdrawal.

With the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) set to expire at the end of this month, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for international support for relief efforts in the region pending a decision on the future of the UN’s involvement there.

Recognizing the need to sustain the achievements of the past two and a half years in East Timor, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended a continued United Nations presence for two years after the territory's independence in May.

A new Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria offers hope that the international community is resolved to combat these deadly diseases, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the institution's Board today as it held a meeting in New York.