Members of parliaments worldwide have a key role to play in implementing United Nations counter-terrorism measures, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.
Accepting the 2001 William J. Fulbright Prize for International Understanding at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., today, Secretary-General Kofi Annan stressed that dialogue is central to overcoming the wounds of the 11 September terrorist attacks.
The United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) today decided to convene a high-level ministerial conference on aviation security next year.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, joined leaders of two European intergovernmental bodies in warning governments that measures to eradicate terrorism must not lead to excessive curbs on human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The Security Council committee monitoring United Nations sanctions against Afghanistan has published a new comprehensive list of individuals and groups connected with the Taliban or the Al-Qaida terrorist organization.
After a visit to “ground zero” -- the site of the 11 September terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center -- members of the United Nations Security Council today reiterated their commitment to pursue the fight against terrorism.
A United Nations human rights expert today expressed concern over a military order recently signed by the United States President, saying it strikes at core principles of the rule of law.
The impact of terrorist attacks against the United States on the global economy will figure high on the agenda in discussions between Secretary-General Kofi Annan and key international financial officials in Ottawa this weekend, his spokesman announced today.
Exactly two months after the terrorist attacks against the United States, United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan today accompanied United States President George W. Bush to the “ground zero” site at the World Trade Center in New York.
