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Annan, Giuliani to address General Assembly debate on terrorism on Monday

28 September 2001
Secretary-General Kofi Annan and New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will address the General Assembly on Monday when it begins a weeklong debate on measures to combat international terrorism.

Annan urges global effort to fight terror, calls attention to needs of Afghan people

26 September 2001
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today repeated his call for a broad coalition of United Nations Member States dedicated to fighting terrorism.

In wake of terror attacks, UN tour guides help New York City relief effort

26 September 2001
The United Nations announced today that its tour guides - whose work has been suspended after the recent terrorist attacks forced the UN to close its doors to the public - are helping in the relief effort for New York City.
Mary Robinson

Terror attacks on US were crimes against humanity, UN rights official says

25 September 2001
The United Nations top human rights official today called the recent terrorist attacks against the United States "crimes against humanity" and said that every country in the world had an obligation to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Dr. Brundtland

States must build capacity against biological, chemical attacks: UN agency

25 September 2001
Countries need to strengthen their capacity to cope with the consequences of biological or chemical agents used as weapons, according to the Director-General of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).
Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Vigorous response to terror needed, Annan tells General Assembly

24 September 2001
On the day that should have seen the opening of the annual high-level debate in the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the UN's principal legislative body today that the terrorist attacks against the United States were also a strike against everything the UN stood for.

General Assembly's high-level debate not likely before late October - UN officials

24 September 2001
Senior New York City officials have told the United Nations that its annual high-level General Assembly debate - which normally attracts the participation of national leaders from around the world but was postponed following the terrorist attacks against the United States - should not be held before October or early November.

UN staff raise over $100,000 for victims of terror attacks against US

24 September 2001
United Nations staff members have raised over $100,000 for a special relief fund set up by their union to help victims of the 11 September terror attacks against the World Trade Center in New York.

Annan warns of danger of discrimination, violence in wake of terror attacks

24 September 2001
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has extended condolences to the Sikh community after one of its members was murdered following the 11 September terrorist attacks against the United States.

General Assembly pushes debate on terrorism up to 1 October

20 September 2001
The United Nations General Assembly has decided to hold its annual debate on terrorism on 1 October, according to a spokesman for the 189-member body.