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Warning of the deteriorating situation of 15,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in eastern Ethiopia, the United Nations relief coordination branch today appealed to the international community for an immediate contribution of $180,000 to start up reintegration efforts and prevent the situation from worsening.

Preparing for a United Nation-sponsored meeting later this year to help countries emerging from armed conflict rebuild their justice systems, legal and human rights experts have just concluded work on groundbreaking draft legislation designed to be used by peace support missions and transitional administrations.

The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia announced today that it will hold a hearing next week on whether the trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Miloševic should continue with a substitute judge.

Italy has became the fifth country to sign an agreement with the United Nations war crimes tribunal for Rwanda to enforce its sentences by imprisoning people convicted by the court.

The United Nations atomic watchdog agency today emphasized the need for transparency and proactive cooperation by Iran to resolve outstanding questions over its nuclear activities following omissions in information Tehran provided in accordance with treaties seeking to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Delivering safe and sufficient water to over 1 billion people and providing better sanitation services for nearly 2.5 billion take centre stage at international talks in the Republic of Korea at the end of the month, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today.

The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today sentenced a former Yugoslav admiral to seven years' jail for his role in the 1991 shelling of the Croatian city of Dubrovnik's historic Old Town.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has invited Greece and Turkey to join in meetings next week in Switzerland to help the Greek and Turkish Cypriots finalize a plan to reunify Cyprus before its entry into the European Union on 1 May.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's proposed withdrawal from the Gaza Strip could contribute significantly to the search for peace, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today, calling for the Israeli Government to provide a timetable for its initiative.

The inauguration today of the African Union's (AU) Pan African Parliament marks the implementation of a long-held commitment by African leaders to establish a continental body representative of the peoples of Africa, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said.