Top UN relief official condemns attack against aid workers in Burundi
The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator today denounced a recent rebel attack on a UN food convoy in Burundi which left four aid workers injured, one critically.
Somalia: last two detained UN staff freed, flown to Nairobi
The remaining two United Nations staff members detained in Somalia after last week's militia attack were released today in Mogadishu and flown to Kenya.
UN tribunal official heads to Belgrade to deliver Milosevic arrest warrant
An official of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia travelled to Belgrade today to hand over the court's arrest warrant for Slobodan Milosevic and to meet with the country's authorities.
Sierra Leone: Deputy Secretary-General arrives for meetings with President, UN staff
As the deployment of United Nations troops continued in Sierra Leone, Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette today began a four-day trip to the country, where she is expected to meet with the nation's president and foreign minister, as well as UN staff members.
Head of UN health agency calls for efforts to de-stigmatize mental illness
The head of the United Nations health agency today called for efforts to take the shame out of mental health illnesses, which affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
Kosovo: after talks with UN officials, NATO delegation warns against extremist violence
Following a briefing by the head of the United Nations mission in Kosovo, NATO Secretary-General Lord Robertson and members of the North Atlantic Council today delivered a stern warning against any further activities by Albanian extremists in Kosovo, the FYR of Macedonia and Serbia's Presevo Valley.
Afghanistan: responding to UN appeal, Japan donates additional $7 million in aid
Responding to an appeal by the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Japan has donated an additional $7 million to help the beleaguered people of Afghanistan, where the combined forces of war and drought have forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.
UN mission in DR of Congo welcomes arrival of first Senegalese UN soldiers
The head of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) today welcomed the first batch of 130 Senegalese troops in Kananga, in the central province of Kasai Occidental.
Vast majority of epilepsy sufferers get no help, WHO study shows
An estimated 39 million people in the world suffer from epilepsy, but some 30 million of them -- nearly three out of every four -- get almost no help for the condition, according to a study published in the latest issue of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO).
East Timor: Transitional Cabinet endorses establishment of police service
The East Timor Transitional Cabinet today endorsed a draft regulation formally establishing the territory's first Police Service and Police Academy, the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) said in a statement issued in Dili.