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A United Nations human rights expert today hailed the adoption by Timor-Leste of a global treaty protecting migrant workers and their families, a move that gave the accord the force of international law.

Aid workers and staff from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) continue to be unable to access the Fugnido camp in southwestern Ethiopia due to security concerns, the agency said today.

The United Nations missions in Timor-Leste and Afghanistan helped those countries observe Human Rights Day today, pledging support for the two nations' effort in promoting basic civil liberties in every day life.

As winter's freezing temperatures descend on Pakistan, the United Nations today announced the start of an emergency distribution of blankets to Afghan refugees living in the country.

The Republic of the Congo today filed a petition with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) seeking to block France from putting the country's Minister of the Interior, Pierre Oba, on trial for crimes against humanity and torture.

Today was the busiest day yet for United Nations weapons inspectors resuming their work in Iraq, with new experts arriving to bolster their ranks, a UN spokesman reported.

In a direct appeal to the people of Iraq to be broadcast by the BBC, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on Baghdad to fully disarm in order to avoid war.

One of the most outstanding legacies of the last century has been the development of a body of international law that can protect the individual from injustice, arbitrary treatment and assaults on fundamental security, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today as the United Nations observed Human Rights Day.

Continuing a trend of eroding relations between the Rwandan Government and the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), a senior delegation from Kigali has cancelled a planned visit to the Arusha-based court.

As investigations into last week's violence in Timor-Leste continue, the United Nations top envoy to the country today announced a number of immediate steps to strengthen the new nation's police force.