United Nations

New York, 24 June– Searching for new opportunities for progress towards peace and stability in West Africa, members of the United Nations Security Council are set to leave tomorrow for a special mission to seven […]

Paris, 24 June– The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) opened a meeting in Paris today of experts gathered to consider preparations for an international instrument against doping in sports. […]

Dead Sea, Jordan, 23 June– Declaring the world at a crossroads between a return to the horrors of the first half of the twentieth century or the burgeoning hopes of the second, United Nations Secretary-General […]

New York, 21 June– The Security Council plans to meet Monday on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a United Nations spokesman announced today. The Council’s meeting will be held behind […]

Geneva, 20 June– The UN refugee agency today attempted to clarify its position on ways to improve the protection of refugees in their regions of origin, dispelling misinterpretations that had sprung up in the run-up […]

New York, 19 June– With the future of millions of young refugees jeopardized by war, hatred and exile, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appealed to the international community to make “serious and sustained efforts” […]

New York/Accra, 19 June– Following the signing of a ceasefire agreement between the Liberian Government and the country’s two main rebel factions earlier this week, the United Nations said today that peace talks are continuing […]

New York, 18 June– United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is set to embark on a three-week trip, during which he will attend meetings on the Middle East peace process with other members of the diplomatic […]