By Franz Wild Seguela, Ivory Coast 22 December 2006 Men look into their sifter to find a diamond stone (File) Diamonds coming out of the rebel-held north of Ivory Coast are the only ones in the world the United Nations still describes as conflict di...
By Andre de Nesnera Washington, DC 21 December 2006 watch Annan's Legacy Kofi Annan Kofi Annan of Ghana is stepping down as United Nations secretary-general at the end of this month. He became the U.N.'s seventh secretary-general on January 1st, 199...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 20 December 2006 The U.N. Security Council is set to adopt a resolution penalizing Iran for its suspect nuclear program. But as VOA's correspondent at the U.N. Peter Heinlein reports, the penalties have been weakened...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 19 December 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has used his farewell news conference to defend his stewardship of the world body. VOA's correspondent at the U.N. Peter Heinlein reports Mr. Annan is promising to s...
By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 16 December 2006 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made the call at national reconciliation conference of Shi'ites, Sunni Arab and Kurdish politicians to halt communal bloodshed Iraqi political figures took the first t...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 14 December 2006 Ban Ki-Moon of South Korea has been sworn in as the eighth U.N. secretary-general of the United Nations. VOA's Peter Heinlein at the U.N. reports, Mr. Ban will take over the job when Kofi Annan steps...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 December 2006 The United Nations says Sudan will need more than $1.8 billion to fund humanitarian recovery and development projects next year. Operations in Sudan represent more than half of the $3.7 billion the U.N. appeal...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 13 December 2006 Kofi Annan is completing 10 years as U.N. secretary-general to applause and ovations from his legions of fans. In a series of scripted events, he is reliving the glory days of his first term, when he...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 December 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged the U.N. Human Rights Council to take action to protect the people in Sudan's conflict-ridden province of Darfur and to investigate abuses committed against them. An...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 12 December 2006 Sri Lankan soldiers sort the belongings of students at a school which came under artillery attack by Tamil Tigers in the North Eastern village of Kallaru, 7 Dec. 2006 The United Nations has expressed con...