By Peter Heinlein United Nations 27 October 2006 If you had an extra $50 billion to put to good use, which problems would you solve first? That is the question United Nations ambassadors and senior officials are asking themselves at a conference und...
By Meredith Buel Washington 25 October 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is urging the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran immediately, saying the Tehran government must be held accountable for its defiance regarding the na...
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 25 October 2006 The U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo is urging rival candidates to denounce violence and promote discipline ahead of a runoff presidential vote October 29. Campaigning has been marked by the...
By Noel King Khartoum 22 October 2006 Jan Pronk The Sudanese government is expelling a top United Nations envoy from Sudan, the foreign ministry said on Sunday. The expulsion comes in the wake of comments U.N. envoy Jan Pronk made on his Web site in...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 20 October 2006 The U.N. General Assembly has suspended voting until next week in a fiercely fought contest between Venezuela and Guatemala for a seat on the Security Council. Thirty-five rounds of balloting have pro...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 20 October 2006 The top United Nations official handling avian flu says Asia has shown significant progress in preparing to fight the spread of the virus. But the official warns that more help is needed to support Indonesia, wh...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 16 October 2006 Rains have been better than in previous years in West and Central Africa, meaning food shortages in the coming months will be lessened. But as the region marks World Food Day, U.N experts say more private inve...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 16 October 2006 The United Nations' drug agency says there has been another sharp fall in opium cultivation in the area of Southeast Asia known as the Golden Triangle, where Burma, Thailand and Laos meet. But, U.N. officials ar...
By Paula Wolfson White House 15 October 2006 The Bush administration is urging Iran to learn a lesson from the U.N.'s quick response to North Korea's nuclear-test claim. 2002, President Bush referred to Iraq, Iran and North Korea as an axis of evil....
By Stephanie Ho Washing 15 October 2006 U.S. officials say Washington is happy with the U.N. Security Council resolution that imposes weapons sanctions on North Korea. Pyongyang last week angered the world by conducting what it says was a nuclear te...