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Some 500 participants gathered in Brazil today to discuss Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Global Compact initiative - an effort to involve business in upgrading environmental, labour and human rights conditions, and to bring the benefits of globalization to more people worldwide.

In an effort to sustain the momentum of the peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended that the Security Council authorize the United Nations mission in the country to move into the next phase of its operations and begin the process of disarming combatants.

Reacting to reports of deliberate anthrax infections in the United States and elsewhere, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today urged continued public vigilance in response to the threat.

A key negotiator involved in the drafting of two new United Nations anti-terrorism treaties today reported that talks were proceeding well, with delegates spurred by the recent terrorist attacks against the United States to negotiate in a positive spirit.

The top United Nations human rights official today emphasized that last month's terrorist attacks against the United States must be viewed as crimes against humanity - a strategy that is not only legally justified but will also isolate the perpetrators.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his senior envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met in New York today with senior United States officials to consult on the situation in Afghanistan.

With Afghanistan's severe winter approaching fast, relief agencies are facing increasing obstacles as they race against time to bring aid to millions of destitute and suffering people in the country, UN officials said today.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his senior envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met in New York today with senior United States officials to consult on the situation in Afghanistan.

Reacting to reports of deliberate anthrax infections in the United States and elsewhere, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today urged continued public vigilance in response to the threat.

A key negotiator involved in the drafting of two new United Nations anti-terrorism treaties today reported that talks were proceeding well, with delegates spurred by the recent terrorist attacks against the United States to negotiate in a positive spirit.