By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 27 April 2006 The top U.N. representative in Afghanistan says that Pakistan recognizes the need to help keep the Taleban from regaining power. The U.N. envoy also underscore...
By Purnell Murdock Washington 21 April 2006 The top U.N. humanitarian official says the relief effort in Sudan's Darfur region is on the verge of collapse because of a lack of funds and government res...
By Michael Drudge London 19 April 2006 Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees launches a new report "The State of the World's Refugees", in London, April, 19, 2006 The U.N. refugee agency...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 April 2006 Ian Martin, the representative of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Katmandu, speaks in Katmandu, Nepal (File photo - Feb. 16, 2006) A Senior U.N. official...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 16 April 2006 The UN refugee agency warns some 200,000 Sudanese refugees who fled to Chad from Darfur would have nowhere to go were they to be expelled from the country. A UNHCR...
By Peter Heinlein Washington 14 April 2006 The U.N. Security Council has taken no action on a proposed statement that would have criticized Israeli military strikes in the Palestinian territories. The...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 13 April 2006 The U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General Kofi Annan have condemned the rebel offensive in Chad. Diplomats expressed concern about the rebels' link...
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 11 April 2006 Iranian girl holds up a poster of Iran's president Mahmoud Ahamadinejad, during a gathering, April. 11, 2006 Iran has announced that it has successfully en...
By Scott Bobb Bangkok 10 April 2006 United Nations officials say the bird flu virus that has killed more than 100 people and millions of fowl in various parts of the world continues to pose a major th...
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 09 April 2006 Despite Asia's fast economic growth, unemployment in the region has increased over the past decade. The United Nations' Economic and Social Commission for Asia...