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Muslims and others should not be misled by bin Laden's statements, Annan says

Emphasizing the universal nature of the United Nations and its values, a spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that Muslims should not be led astray by statements made by Usama bin Laden.

UN atomic energy agency holds special session on combating nuclear terrorism

Amid mounting concerns over terrorist threats, the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today held a special session in Vienna aimed at helping to prevent nuclear or radioactive material from falling into the wrong hands, or nuclear facilities from becoming targets.

At labour forum, Annan urges action on jobs to stem economic damage from terror attacks

Addressing the Global Employment Forum in Geneva today, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for "coalitions of common cause" to stem rising unemployment resulting from the September terrorist attacks against the United States.

Threat of nuclear terrorism is growing, UN atomic energy agency warns

The ruthlessness of the September attacks against the United States has alerted the world to the potential of nuclear terrorism, making it "far more likely" that terrorists could target nuclear facilities, nuclear material and radioactive sources worldwide, the chief of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.