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In finding solutions for the Darfur conflict, global warming, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and a host of other issues, the United Nations and the United States were essential partners, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told former president George Bush and other US officials on his first visit to the state of Texas today.

The United Nations must continually endeavour to find new ways of solving the world’s problems, as its future will evaluated on its efforts today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education has called on the United States to consider reforming its gun laws in the wake of last week’s shooting rampage at a university campus where a man killed 32 others and then himself.

The Security Council chamber, the inner sanctum where the United Nations body makes decisions on international peace and security, will be opened to architecture buffs this weekend as part of a special guided tour of the UN's landmark headquarters in New York.

At least 2,500 representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York for an annual conference that this year focused on the theme of fostering partnerships for security and sustainable development.

Accepting the gift of a painting that depicts the late United States President Harry Truman signing the United Nations Charter, Secretary-General Kofi today praised the US role of in founding and maintaining the world Organization.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan today held wide-ranging discussions with United States President George W. Bush at United Nations Headquarters in New York on the eve of what is expected to the largest ever summit of world leaders.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that he looked forward to working with John Bolton, appointed today by President Bush as United States Ambassador to the United Nations. "We will welcome him at a time when we are in the midst of major reform," he told reporters.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today expressed his warmest congratulations to Prime Minister Tony Blair on the results of the elections held Thursday in the United Kingdom.

Reacting to today's media reports alleging that Secretary-General Kofi Annan's conversations were tapped by British intelligence, a United Nations spokesman said if this practice exists it should stop.