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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has sent a letter to President Laurent Gbagbo of Côte d'Ivoire endorsing a panel of inquiry into human rights violations that have occurred during the civil turmoil that erupted more than five months ago.

Arriving in Cyprus today, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan underscored the urgency of completing a deal that would enable a reunited country to join the European Union (EU) later this year.

Warning "the worst is yet to come," a top United Nations relief official has called on the international community to do more to battle hunger in the face of skyrocketing food emergencies and a steep drop in global food aid.

The United Nations today lowered by 400 million the global population projections it made two years ago, reflecting a higher death rate due to HIV/AIDS and a reduction in fertility levels.

With the United Nations having wrapped up its latest mission in Angola, the world body will continue to support the war-riven nation in its efforts at consolidating peace, according to the top UN envoy in that country.

The top United Nation human rights official today expressed satisfaction at Pakistan's stated commitment to a clear policy of ensuring respect for human rights in all spheres of public and private life.

An independent panel overseeing United Nations drug treaties warned today that the narcotics trade harms long-term economic growth in the developing world and also strongly cautioned against any moves to legalize illicit drugs.

The United Nations today welcomed the commitment made by the an international pharmaceutical association and the makers of generic antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to work in close collaboration with UN agencies to increase access to low-cost, safe and effective medicines.

The United Nations Security Council committee monitoring sanctions imposed against the Taliban has added an organization in the Kurdish-controlled area of north-eastern Iraq to its extensive list of entities and persons subject to the sanctions because of their links to the group or other terrorist operatives.

With almost 95 per cent of people with HIV/AIDS living in developing countries where healthcare and drugs are scarce, two United Nations agencies today said a good diet is one of the simplest means of caring for people affected by the epidemic and may even help delay the progression of the deadly virus.