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RIGHTS-EAST TIMOR: US Timorese Register for First Vote
Without any fanfare but with high hopes, East Timorese across North America and further afield in Latin America are trickling into a small office in New York City to fulfill a lifelong dream: to vote on East Timor's status.DISARMAMENT-US: More Killings Renews Debate on US Gun Laws
"I hope this doesn't ruin your trading day," were the last words spoken Thursday by a disturbed investor before he opened fire and killed nine people in two brockerage houses in Atlanta.DISARMAMENT-ANGOLA: Canada Urges Tighter UN Sanctions
Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations, Robert Fowler, urged member states Thursday to consider new steps - including intelligence-sharing among nations and documentation of diamond trading - to tighten sanctions on Angolan rebels.POLITICS-AFRICA: UN Voices Optimism After Algiers Summit
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says that the African summit held in Algiers this month showed signs of a "qualitative change in Africa" toward peace and democracy.RIGHTS-UN: US Odd Man Out as ICC Support Grows
The United States remained opposed to the International Criminal Court (ICC) Tuesday - one year after 120 governments voted to set up such a body to try genocide and major war crimes.POLITICS-EAST TIMOR: Situation Improving, says UN
East Timor had experienced relative calm since the start of registration of voters for the August self- determination ballot, according to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.POLITICS-LIBYA: US Resists Move to Lift UN Sanctions
African diplomats are leading an effort at the UN Security Council to lift sanctions on Libya, but are facing resistance from the United States, three months after the sanctions were suspended.POLITICS-KOSOVO: France Wins on Appointment of UN Envoy
The appointment Friday of former French Health Minister Bernard Kouchner to head the UN civilian mission in Kosovo earned France a major victory in the effort to shape UN policy in the Balkans.POPULATION: UNFPA Praises Consensus on Post-Cairo Review
UN officials voiced their elation Friday as governments here agreed to a wide range of proposals to advance the implementation of a population programme agreed to five years ago in Cairo.DEVELOPMENT: New UNDP Administrator Challenges Planned Cuts
Mark Malloch Brown, who assumed the post of UN Development Programme (UNDP) administrator on Thursday, hit the ground running by saying he would fight plans to cut German and Dutch contributions to the agency.POPULATION: Leaders Praise Progress During Cairo Review
Government officials who gathered here Wednesday lauded world population efforts in the five years since world leaders met in Cairo to agree on joint goals at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).POLITICS-KOSOVO: Nations Boost Support for UN Police
The momentum behind UN operations in Kosovo picked up following a meeting here on Wednesday of the 18-nation 'Friends of Kosovo,' in which governments stepped up pledges to contribute to a UN police force there.POPULATION: UN Meeting Marked by Debates on Abortion, Youth /UPDATE/
As dozens of government officials gather for a special three-day session of the UN General Assembly this week, some Catholic and Muslim countries have dominated the agenda by objecting to language on abortion and sex education.POPULATION: UN Meeting Marked by Debates on Abortion, Youth
As dozens of government officials gather for a special three-day session of the UN General Assembly this week, some Catholic and Muslim countries have dominated the agenda by objecting to language on abortion and sex education.POLITICS-EAST TIMOR: Indonesia Draws Criticism for Attack on UN
Indonesia faced sharp criticism for a Tuesday morning attack on a UN office in East Timor, in the strongest sign yet that plans for an August referendum on East Timor's self-determination may be in danger.RIGHTS-RWANDA: Team Begins Investigation of UN Actions
Five years after the Rwandan genocide, a three-member panel began work Monday on a question that has perplexed UN officials: did the world body do enough to prevent the massacres of as many as one million people?RIGHTS-UN: Campaign Against Torture Gains Boost after Pinochet
As the UN system and world governments mark the plight of torture victims this Saturday, activists are pointing to Chilean Gen. Augusto Pinochet as an example of the success of the anti-torture campaign.POLITICS-KOSOVO: UN Makes Bid to Fill “Vacuum”
UN efforts to administer Kosovo are picking up pace in what one senior UN official called a "uniquely strong" mission that now in effect governs the Yugoslav province.RIGHTS-EAST TIMOR: Timorese Confident Despite Polling Delay
Pro-independence leaders from East Timor remained optimistic Wednesday about UN peace efforts in their homeland, despite a delay in an August poll to determine the status of the territory.DEVELOPMENT: Experts See Minimal Disruption from Y2K Bug
Experts gathered here for a conference on the Year 2000 (or 'Y2K') computer bug agree on two things: the bug could cause some glitches when the new year dawns, but they aren't likely to be major ones.RIGHTS-EAST TIMOR: UN Announces Delay in Vote
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's decision Tuesday to delay a vote on the status of East Timor drew sharp reaction from supporters of independence who blamed Indonesia for the lack of adequate security in the territory.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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