Security Council sanctions committee on Somalia to visit region next month
The United Nations Security Council’s committee charged with keeping an eye on an arms embargo against Somalia will visit the area next month.
Five new non-permanent members elected to Security Council
Algeria, Benin, Brazil, the Philippines and Romania were elected today to become the next five non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Central African countries will review regional security next week – UN
Defence, Foreign and Interior Ministers from 11 Central African countries will meet in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, next week to review regional security, the United Nations said today.
Secretary-General to open exhibit on US diplomat Ralph Bunche
On United Nations Day tomorrow Secretary-General Kofi Annan is scheduled to open an exhibit on the life of Nobel Peace Laureate and United States diplomat Ralph Johnson Bunche at UN Headquarters in New York.
Accused war criminal ‘Rambo’ transferred into custody of UN tribunal
Long-time fugitive Vladimir Kovacevic, also known as “Rambo,” indicted for leading attacks on Dubrovnik, Croatia, that killed 43 people and devastated the historical district, was put in the custody of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today, in preparation for his first court appearance on Monday.
Security top issue in Iraq, UN relief coordinator tells donors in Madrid
A top United Nations humanitarian official today told the Iraq donors’ conference in Madrid that security is “the single most important factor” shaping the world body’s work in that country.
UN to launch disarmament programme Friday in Afghanistan
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is set to officially launch tomorrow a disarmament campaign that has already had some measure of success.
IAEA starts to examine Iranian nuclear documents
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency today said he had received documentation on Iran’s nuclear programme and would “embark on an intensive verification process.”
Universal press freedoms must be enjoyed by the Internet, UN official says
The Internet deserves to have the same universal freedoms and regulations as already apply to the rest of the media, according to a senior United Nations official.
Iraqi professionals a valuable asset for reconstruction, UN relief official says
A key to the reconstruction of Iraq is to utilize one of its overlooked assets – its professionals, the top United Nations humanitarian official for that country said today.