Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of Côte d'Ivoire, the United Nations Security Council today called on all Ivoirian political forces to fully implement, without delay, the peace agreement signed and adopted last month in France.
Less than a month before the inauguration of an international war crimes court, the countries taking part in the organizing assembly for that new judicial body have gathered at United Nations headquarters this week to elect its the first-ever group of judges.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today condemned violence and once again called on all Ivoirians to work towards making the Linas-Morcoussis Agreement a concrete first step towards peace in Côte d'Ivoire.
The United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, is set to embark tomorrow on a tour of Belgium, France and Spain, where he will meet with senior officials to discuss a range of pressing human rights issues.
Global action to reduce mercury levels is high on the agenda for environment ministers from around the world, who convened in Nairobi today for the opening of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council's annual meeting.
Following a report from his Personal Envoy, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to seek additional donor support to ensure the continuation of humanitarian aid for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for the next few months.
The United Nations today voiced deep concern that air violations by Israel across the line of withdrawal in southern Lebanon are continuing and seem to have increased in the past few days.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that its Board of Governors will meet next week to discuss the situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).