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Despite the remaining obstacles, the Bougainville peace agreement can be fully implemented before the end of the year, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today, stressing that international support to the island will be more critical than ever.

Deeply concerned that incidents such as a recent public demonstration could hamper the overall peace process and endanger the lives of innocent people in Côte d'Ivoire, the members of the United Nations Security Council today called on all Ivoirian parties to measure up to their responsibilities under the Linas-Marcoussis and Accra peace agreements.

With fighting near the town of Zwedru, Liberia, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today voiced his concern for their safety as well as for a number of aid workers who had been assisting the desperate population in the area but who now cannot be located.

Stressing the reprehensible nature of targeting humanitarian workers, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said he expects authorities in Afghanistan to make every effort to find those responsible for the brutal murder of an aid worker.

Recognizing that the United Nations must continue to play its central and impartial role in efforts to assist the Afghan people to consolidate peace and rebuild their country, the Security Council today decided to extend the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another 12 months.

Expressing increasing concern over the health and safety of the civilian population in Iraq, particularly in the southern city of Basra, United Nations aid agencies today appealed to all sides for access to bring in humanitarian relief.

The Security Council today decided to extend the deadline for nominating ad litem judges to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) after the number of candidates nominated for the posts fell short of the required minimum.

Concerned at the continuing fragile security situation in the Mano River region, the Security Council today extended for six months, until 30 September, the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL).

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the European Union have teamed up to support peer counselling and promote HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention in seven Asian countries.

Inspired by the vision of an information society where everyone can create, share and receive knowledge, a United Nations-backed panel will make its action plan for bridging the digital divide between developed and developing nations available on the Internet for public comment.