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After United States Secretary of State Colin Powell presented to the Security Council US evidence of Iraq's failure to destroy illicit weapons, several members of the Council voiced their strong support for the continuation of United Nations inspections and urged Baghdad to cooperate proactively in the process.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has announced the establishment of the Capital Master Plan project to oversee the renovations of the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

India is set to launch the largest-ever mass immunization campaign against polio - targeting 165 million children - to combat the largest polio epidemic in recent history, according to the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).

Armed with satellite images, transcripts of intercepted telephone conversations and other intelligence data, United States Secretary of State Colin Powell today presented the United Nations Security Council with what he called "solid" evidence that showed Iraq still has not complied with resolutions calling for it to disarm.

Though significant achievements were made in Kosovo towards the end of 2002, the province is still a considerable way from reaching the individual benchmarks and targets set by the United Nations, according to a report by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan released today in New York.

Attempts by United Nations monitors to interview Iraqi individuals continued to be hampered as a potential interviewee insisted on having a witness present during questioning.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial body of the United Nations that settles disputes between countries, ruled today that pending further investigation the United States must temporarily stay the execution of three Mexican citizens on US death row.

As the very volatile situation in Côte d’Ivoire persists, the United Nations refugee agency is continuing its emergency repatriation of Liberians and is planning new public awareness campaigns focusing on respect for asylum seekers.

Since fundamental challenges at the heart of development require not only leadership and resources but a legal response, a key barometer of Africa's progress will be the promotion of and respect for the rule of law, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan stressed in a message to a gathering of eminent jurists in Abuja, Nigeria, today.

On the eve of a Security Council meeting to hear a briefing by the United States on its evidence of Iraq’s suspected arms programme, United Nations monitors on the ground pressed forward with their inspections today.