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Tourism workers in job crisis after terror attacks on US, UN labour agency reports

24 October 2001
Nearly 9 million workers in the global hotel and tourism economy, already suffering from an economic downturn, may lose their jobs in the wake of last month's terror attacks on the United States, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

UN labour agency calls 'crisis meetings' on tourism, aviation industries

22 October 2001
The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) will convene a series of crisis meetings to assess the economic turbulence buffeting the tourism and aviation industries in the aftermath of the 11 September attacks in the United States.

New Security Council counter-terrorism panel making progress, chairman says

19 October 2001
Work is progressing well in the United Nations Security Council committee monitoring the implementation of a broad counter-terrorism resolution adopted in the wake of last month's terrorist attacks against the United States, the panel's chairman said today.

Terror attacks must be seen as crimes against humanity: Robinson

18 October 2001
The top United Nations human rights official today emphasized that last month's terrorist attacks against the United States must be viewed as crimes against humanity - a strategy that is not only legally justified but will also isolate the perpetrators.

Terror attacks must be seen as crimes against humanity: Robinson

18 October 2001
The top United Nations human rights official today emphasized that last month's terrorist attacks against the United States must be viewed as crimes against humanity - a strategy that is not only legally justified but will also isolate the perpetrators.

Terror attacks on US give greater impetus to UN's anti-poverty work, Annan says

17 October 2001
The work of the United Nations in raising living standards has gained greater importance following last month's terrorist attacks, which are expected to send negative economic aftershocks around the world, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in his message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, observed annually on 17 October.

Annan predicts that global anti-terror coalition will hold

12 October 2001
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today predicted that the global anti-terrorism coalition which was forged in the wake of last month's attacks against the United States would hold as the long-term struggle to defeat the scourge unfolds.
Kofi Annan with moderator Walter Cronkite

Annan addresses US public through nationally broadcast 'Town Hall' meeting

11 October 2001
Exactly one month after the worst terrorist attacks in history against the United States, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today addressed the country's public through a nationally broadcast "Town Hall" meeting, answering questions on a wide range of issues.
Kofi Annan

Military action in Afghanistan set in context of Security Council's anti-terror stance - Annan

8 October 2001
The States carrying out their military action in Afghanistan have set it in the context of the determination expressed by the Security Council immediately after the 11 September attacks to use all means to combat threats to international peace and security caused by terror acts, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.

UN civil aviation forum urges high-level meeting on preventing terrorism in skies

8 October 2001
An international conference should be convened to address the terrorist threat in the skies, according to a resolution adopted by the Assembly of the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).