War veterans vital in ensuring UN goal of world peace - Annan
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today stressed the vital importance of war veterans in promoting the goal of the United Nations Charter - a world free from the scourge of battle.
UN observes International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
The United Nations today observed the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People with a series of resolutions and speeches calling for a peaceful settlement of the Middle East conflict.
UN tribunal convicts former Rwandan mayor and sentences him to life in jail
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for Rwanda today convicted a local mayor and sentenced him to jail for the rest of his life for his role in the genocide that roiled the African country in 1994.
Voter registration begins in eight cities across Afghanistan - UN
Voter registration starts this week in eight cities across Afghanistan ahead of the country's national elections next year, according to the United Nations mission there.
UN agencies launch programme to treat 3 million HIV-infected people by 2005
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN's umbrella AIDS-fighting agency, UNAIDS, today unveiled a detailed plan, the 3x5 initiative, to train tens of thousands of community workers in developing and transition countries to provide anti-retroviral treatment to 3 million HIV-infected people by 2005.
UN human rights office signs deal to establish presence in Guatemala
The United Nations Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today signed an agreement with the Guatemalan Government to set up a formal field presence in the Central American country.
New envoy appointed for UN mission in Sierra Leone
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appointed senior Tanzanian official Daudi Ngelautwa Mwakawago his new Special Representative for Sierra Leone, succeeding Oluyemi Adeniji, who recently became Nigeria's Foreign Minister.
Al-Qaida's influence continues to spread, Security Council panel says
Al-Qaida's ideology continues to spread, especially in Iraq, raising the fear of more terrorist attacks, according to the second report issued by the monitoring group of the Security Council committee overseeing sanctions against Al-Qaida and the Taliban.
Security guard found dead at UN Headquarters in New York
A United Nations security guard was found dead today, with a gunshot wound to the head, in an empty lounge at the world body's headquarters in New York, UN officials said.
UN human rights envoy visits DR of Congo
A United Nations human rights expert is on her fourth visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to tackle such issues as national reconciliation, human rights violations, impunity, illegal exploitation of natural resources and the administration of justice.