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A senior United Nations official heads to Libya this week in a bid to boost cooperation with the North African country in the region’s battle against illegal drugs, crime and terrorism.

Representatives from a dozen countries are set to meet with United Nations agencies later this week for talks on how to strengthen the world body’s efforts to bring civilian adaptations of space-related technology to the developing world.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the countries participating in the Conference on Disarmament to demonstrate the necessary political will to break their current deadlock and make progress this year.

With the Somalia peace process entering a critical phase, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan voiced concern today over rising tension between the administrations of “Puntland” and “Somaliland” over claims to the Sool region.

The Foreign Ministers of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea have agreed to the terms of United Nations mediation to peacefully resolve their dispute over a number of strategic islands.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has named five experts to conduct a follow-up mission to Liberia and its neighbours to assess the effectiveness of sanctions against the export of certain natural resources and the import of illicit arms.

A senior United Nations official today outlined plans to foster agreement among various international partners attending talks later this month in the Bahamas on how to improve conditions facing small-island developing States.

The battle to uphold the rights and well-being of children exposed to armed conflict “has reached a watershed moment,” the Secretary-General's Special Representative on the issue told the Security Council today.

With the lives and health of around 2 billion people in more than 50 countries put at risk last year by a series of natural and man-made crises, the head of the United Nations health agency today called for a triple arsenal combining preventive measures, well-prepared responses and stronger national health systems.

Two more individuals have been added to the consolidated list of those subject to sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council against the Taliban and Usama bin Laden and his associates in the Al-Qaida organization.