Increasing the participation and capacity of countries in economic, social and political decision-making is the focus of an international conference in Finland being attended by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Louise Fréchette, a UN spokesman said today.
Nearly one year to the day after various Afghan factions signed a milestone accord paving the way for a political transition in their war-ravaged country, a senior United Nations official today hailed the progress achieved since then while underscoring the ongoing challenge of maintaining security.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today paid tribute to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), calling its contributions over the past century a “unifying, democratizing force” that has brought hope to many people.
Following this weekend’s demolition of a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in Gaza by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), the agency today issued a strong appeal to the Israeli Government to compensate for the losses incurred and observe humanitarian principles.
With millions of people in Africa facing food shortages in the coming months, United Nations aid agencies today appealed for an infusion of donations to help avert a hunger crisis.
Marking the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery today, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan pledged the world body’s full support for efforts to eradicate this grave abuse of human rights.
Reacting to the weekend destruction of a United Nations food warehouse in the Gaza Strip, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on Israel to investigate the incident.
United Nations experts investigating Iraq's weapons of mass destruction today conducted their fourth day of on-site inspections, a UN spokesman reported.
The most powerful weapons against the burden of HIV-related stigma are the voices of the world's people speaking out freely about AIDS, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today in a message marking World AIDS Day.