Meeting in the early hours of Saturday morning in an emergency session on Middle East violence that followed a four-hour debate the previous night, the United Nations Security Council today adopted a resolution calling on Israel to withdraw troops from Palestinian cities, including Ramallah, and urging both parties to move immediately to a meaningful ceasefire.
Addressing an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council convened late on Friday in response to the rapidly escalating violence in the Middle East, Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Israel to halt its assault on the Palestinian Authority while calling on the Palestinians to accept the peace proposals put forward by United States Special Envoy Anthony Zinni.
Reiterating his strong condemnation of the deadly suicide bombing in Netanya, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan issued a statement today in Beirut saying he had just spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat and urged the two leaders to “stay the course” and continue the quest for peace.
Appealing to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat to lead their peoples "back from the brink," United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today also urged leaders attending the Arab League summit in Beirut to unite in support of the recent Saudi proposal in an effort to help the two sides reach a peace agreement.
Expressing deep sadness over the death of two international observers near the town of Hebron in the West Bank, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan condemned their killing and called for renewed efforts to reach a ceasefire.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today strongly condemned the suicide bomb attack in Netanya, Israel, which left at least 15 Israeli citizens dead and many others wounded.
With efforts to bring peace to the Middle East at the top of his agenda, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today held a series of meetings with leaders attending the Arab League summit in Beirut, Lebanon.
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today arrived in Beirut where he was scheduled to meet with the head of the League of Arab States, Amre Moussa, on the eve of the League’s summit.
The United Nations Security Council today held a daylong discussion on the situation in Afghanistan as it focused on the latest report by Secretary-General Kofi Annan outlining the concept for a future UN presence in the country.
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today left New York for Beirut, where he will address the Arab League Summit on Wednesday and met with the leaders attending the forum.
