United Nations

New York– In a strongly worded emergency report spotlighting the dire situation in war-ravaged Liberia, the Acting United Nations rights chief said today that Liberian government and rebel leaders should not be allowed to escape […]

New York– The United Nations today launched an appeal for some $69 million in emergency aid for war-torn Liberia, with Secretary-General Kofi Annan and other UN officials urging world governments to seize the opportunity to […]

New York– United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan was ”horrified” at today’s bomb explosion at a hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, condemning the apparent terrorist act and expressing his sympathy for the victims. The Secretary-General ”condemns in […]

Monrovia– As the first international peacekeeping troops arrive in Liberia, UNHCR and other aid agencies have been getting ready to resume assistance to hundreds of thousands of people displaced by recent fighting in the strife-torn […]

New York, 1 August– As fighting resumed today in the Liberian capital of Monrovia, the United Nations said the appalling situation facing thousands of war-weary civilians crowding the streets has taken another grave twist: due […]

New York, 1 August– The United Nations Security Council this evening authorized the establishment of a multinational force to support implementation of a recent ceasefire agreement between the Liberian Government and the country’s two main […]

New York, 31 July– The United Nations Security Council today extended by three months the mandate of the United Nations mission there, and called on all the parties to work with the UN and each […]

Monrovia, 31 July– Fighting between Liberian government forces and the rebel group, Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL), has spread to several towns in Nimba county in north-eastern Liberia, raising fresh fears that a new […]