Annan strongly deplores latest round of Middle East violence
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today strongly deplored the latest round of violence over the weekend in the Middle East.
UN envoy calls for world support of expected wave of returning African refugees
Pointing to the expected repatriation of millions of refugees and internally displaced people across Africa, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today called for global support to break the continent's cycle of poverty, violence and despair.
Annan invites NATO support for anticipated African peacekeeping missions
If the United Nations undertakes new peacekeeping operations in Africa and Haiti this year as expected, stronger support from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would be "tremendously helpful," Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.
With Iraqis signing interim constitution, Annan stresses need for national dialogue
Reacting to news of the signing of an interim constitution by Iraqis today in Baghdad, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan stressed the need for all-encompassing, nationwide discussions that would help boost stability in the country.
UN war crimes tribunal indicts two former Croatian generals
Two retired Croatian generals have been charged by the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for their alleged role in the permanent removal of Serbs from the Krajina region in August 1995.
AIDS infection of women forms 'terrifying pattern,' Annan says on Women's Day
As the United Nations observed International Women's Day, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on men to assume the responsibilities that would reduce the "terrifying pattern" of HIV/AIDS infection among the world's women.
Investigators from UN-backed court search Taylor's properties in Monrovia
Investigators from the Special Court for Sierra Leone have searched the properties of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, who has been indicted by the court on war crimes charges.
UN officials assess global HIV status of women on International Women's Day
In just one decade women have moved from the margins of the HIV/AIDS pandemic to its very centre, a senior official from the United Nations women's fund said today as the world body observed International Women's Day.
Palestinian women adversely affected by restrictions, UN agencies say
Calling on Israeli authorities and the Palestinian Authority to provide good basic services for women, seven United Nations institutions today said the health of Palestinian women, especially those who are pregnant, have been negatively affected by restrictions on their movements, military incursions and house demolitions.
Computer manufacturing soaks up fossil fuels, UN University study says
The manufacture of an average desktop computer and monitor uses more than 10 times its weight in fossil fuels and chemicals, according to a United Nations University (UNU) study which has called for worldwide action to halt "the growth of high-tech trash."