The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) today voiced deep concern about continuing acts of violence committed against innocent civilians in the country – most recently the deadly attack on the Russian Embassy.
The United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General Kofi Annan condemned the killing today in Baghdad of one employee of the Russian Embassy and the kidnapping of four others.
With the Russian federation facing its coldest winter in over 25 years, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today appealed for urgently needed funds to resume food rations for thousands of people in Chechnya and Ingushetia.
