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The inter-ethnic conflict in Kosovo provides good lessons about both the successes and pitfalls of international action in halting ethnic cleansing and preventing it from occurring again, a senior United Nations official told a conference on genocide today.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan held wide-ranging talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Paris today, reviewing regional hotspots and UN reform.

Deploring the loss of life in Gaza City today following deadly clashes, the senior United Nations envoy for the Middle East called on Israel to take measures to avoid endangering civilians.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will host talks at the end of this month between the leaders of Nigeria and Cameroon as part of continuing efforts to resolve a border dispute between the two countries, a UN spokesman announced today.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Acting Special Representative for Iraq visited Amman today for talks with government officials and UN staff in the Jordanian capital, which became a secondary hub for United Nations activities after last year's terrorist attack against the world body's headquarters in Baghdad.

The production of a vaccine against 'bird flu'- a new outbreak which so far has caused a number of deaths but is not spreading among people - could take several months, a senior United Nations health official said today.

The large flow of illegal migrants, the sometimes difficult conditions they face in host countries and the “lucrative but troubling” human trafficking market have brought migration policies to the forefront of population discussions, a United Nations expert said today.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and European Union (EU) officials discussed in Brussels today the urgent need to support the Middle East peace process and assist the Palestinian Authority.

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette today visited an anti-AIDS project in India before holding talks on key international concerns with senior Indian officials.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced in Paris today that the United Nations will send a team to Iraq to explore the possibility of elections before the transfer of sovereignty as long as the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) provides adequate security arrangements.