30 December 2002 – The Security Council today approved changes to a list of goods that are subject to review and approval under the United Nations humanitarian aid programme for Iraq, as well as new procedures for implementing that catalogue.
27 December 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today voiced deep concern over reports that rebel forces have continued military offensives in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) despite committing themselves earlier this month to a ceasefire and agreeing on transitional arrangements intended to set the stage for the holding of free and fair elections.
27 December 2002 – Despite occasional difficulties and delays, the peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea has progressed steadily, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report, voicing his hope that the parties will continue their cooperation with the UN mission during the next crucial phase of delineating the border between the two countries.
24 December 2002 – The members of the United Nations Security Council today strongly condemned renewed fighting by rebel factions in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
24 December 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today welcomed the recent signing of a non-aggression accord between Afghanistan and six of its neighbouring countries.
20 December 2002 – The chief prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today decried the continuing "unsatisfactory" cooperation by Belgrade with the work of the UN court.
20 December 2002 – Acting unanimously, the United Nations Security Council today adopted humanitarian exemptions to the sanctions imposed on Usama bin Laden, Al-Qaida, the Taliban and their associates.
20 December 2002 – Reacting to the volatile situation in Côte d'Ivoire, the United Nations Security Council today called on the warring parties to resolve their differences through talks aimed at achieving a negotiated political solution.
20 December 2002 – Condemning all attacks and acts of violence directed against civilians, the United Nations Security Council today called on warring parties to comply with the UN Charter and other international legal instruments as it stressed the importance of protecting unarmed combatants during conflict situations.
20 December 2002 – A draft resolution which would have had the Security Council condemn recent Israeli acts, including the killing of several United Nations aid workers, was defeated today by the United States, which in casting a no vote effectively vetoed the text.
19 December 2002 – A Security Council delegation has found “notable progress” in Kosovo but much work remains to be done in several areas, including the rule of law and the return of minority communities, according to a report released today at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
19 December 2002 – Offering an initial assessment of the declaration by Iraq on its weapons programme, lead United Nations weapons inspectors told the Security Council today that the text leaves many questions unanswered.
19 December 2002 – After hearing an initial assessment by United Nations experts on Iraq’s declaration of its weapons programme, members of the Security Council today decided to hold further meetings on the issue, the President of the 15-nation body said.
18 December 2002 – The imposition of Security Council sanctions against various warring parties has served to foster peace, but more remains to be done to maximize the effectiveness of this tool, the chairmen of panels monitoring those measures reported today.
18 December 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today welcomed the signing of a comprehensive, inclusive agreement on the political transition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
18 December 2002 – Voicing concern at the constitutional impasse and the increasing political instability in Guinea-Bissau, the members of the United Nations Security Council today stressed the need to start preparations for the upcoming elections as soon as possible.
18 December 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today welcomed the signing of the ceasefire agreement early this month between the Government of Burundi and a rebel group, and asked Secretary-General Kofi Annan to "study ways of responding positively and with urgency to the requests of the Burundian parties."
18 December 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council today called for intensified efforts to settle the Cyprus problem.
18 December 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council today urged Baghdad to intensify steps to return property stolen from Kuwait during Iraq's 1990 invasion, and to account for all persons missing since then.
18 December 2002 – Looking ahead to a special meeting early next year of its Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), the United Nations Security Council has asked that it build links with international organizations also involved in fighting the worldwide scourge.
18 December 2002 – The Security Council today stressed the importance of full cooperation by all countries with the work of the United Nations war crimes tribunals dealing with the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.
17 December 2002 – Recent months have witnessed advances in the return of property stolen by Iraq during its 1990 invasion of Kuwait, but more must be done for Baghdad to meet its international obligations on this front, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report to the Security Council.
17 December 2002 – Concerned at the political, economic and social situation in Guinea-Bissau, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for international support for the country's upcoming legislative elections.
17 December 2002 – The Government of Iraq last week sold 3.7 million barrels of oil for $84 million under the United Nations oil-for-food programme, which allows Baghdad to use a portion of its crude revenues for relief aid, the Office running the effort announced today.
17 December 2002 – United Nations officials today prepared to distribute to all 15 members of the Security Council copies of an edited version of the declaration by Iraq on its weapons programme.
17 December 2002 – Despite enormous progress in the peace process, much remains to be done by the people of Angola and the international community to consolidate peace and enhance national reconciliation, reconstruction and development, the top United Nations envoy in the country told the Security Council today in New York.
17 December 2002 – Security Council members have stressed the importance of Belgrade's full cooperation with United Nations resolutions on Kosovo and the UN war crimes tribunal, the head of the Council mission said today as it concluded its visit to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
17 December 2002 – The Security Council today unanimously adopted a resolution renewing for another six months the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), which has been monitoring a ceasefire between Israel and Syria since 1974.
17 December 2002 – Countries have collectively made strides in reducing the operational capability of the Al-Qaida network, which has suffered significant disruptions to its infrastructure, according to the latest report by a United Nations Security Council expert panel.
16 December 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is calling for a six-month extension of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), which since 1974 has monitored a ceasefire between Israel and Syria.
16 December 2002 – Amid a growing consensus on the need for a two-State solution to the Middle East conflict, bloodshed and economic collapse are intensifying in the region, Terje Roed-Larsen, the senior United Nations envoy in the region, told the Security Council today, urging international efforts to reconcile plans with reality.
16 December 2002 – With Angola now enjoying "real prospects for lasting peace" following nearly three decades of war, the Government and the international community must take steps to consolidate progress and foster reconstruction, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report to the Security Council.
16 December 2002 – Rebel and government forces in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Liberia and Somalia are among those named in a new report by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan that lists conflict areas where children are used as soldiers.
16 December 2002 – Exercising power granted by the Security Council resolution which paved the way for resumed weapons inspections in Iraq, the United Nations has asked Baghdad for a list of scientists involved in the country's arms programme.
16 December 2002 – A Security Council delegation headed to Belgrade today after a weekend of meetings in Kosovo, with the head of the mission saying the group was impressed by the advances made in the province.
13 December 2002 – Despite significant progress in Afghanistan's peace process, insecurity remains the biggest threat to the country's future, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today.
13 December 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today approved a list of 23 judges nominated for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
13 December 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today strongly condemned last month's terrorist attacks in Kenya, where a bomb blast shook a resort hotel and missiles were fired at an Israeli airliner.
13 December 2002 – A team from the United Nations Security Council is set to travel this evening to Kosovo and Belgrade for talks with senior officials in both places, a UN spokesman said today in New York.
13 December 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today expressed its deep concern with the situation in Liberia, where conflict between the Government and a rebel group threatens to further destabilize the entire region.
12 December 2002 – The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) today told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it planned to "lift the freeze" on its nuclear facilities to generate power, the Agency said Thursday.
12 December 2002 – The Security Council today expressed its deep appreciation for the cooperative efforts that brought about the successful conclusion of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH), the mandate of which expires on 31 December.
12 December 2002 – As the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP) draws to a close, both the Security Council and Secretary-General Kofi Annan today praised the work of the operation, which for 10 years has monitored the withdrawal of forces from the strategic peninsula.
12 December 2002 – The senior United Nations envoy for the Middle East peace process, Terje Roed-Larsen, met today with top Lebanese officials for talks on a broad range of issues concerning the situation in the region, a UN spokesman said in New York.
12 December 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today expressed its support for ongoing regional efforts to reach a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the situation in Somalia.
12 December 2002 – Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette today told a model United Nations conference that the current situation in Iraq shows what a central role the UN can - and must - play in the quest for a world free from the threat of weapons of mass destruction.
10 December 2002 – The chief United Nations weapons inspector today predicted that an initial assessment by UN experts currently examining Iraq's declaration on its arms programme would be presented to the Security Council early next week.
10 December 2002 – In a direct appeal to the people of Iraq to be broadcast by the BBC, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on Baghdad to fully disarm in order to avoid war.
10 December 2002 – As the United Nations Security Council discussed measures to protect civilians in armed conflict, UN officials today stressed the urgency of finding practical ways to improve the safety of individuals and provide for them after the fighting has ended.
9 December 2002 – The Untied Nations Security Council today lifted the sanctions it had imposed on the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) over the last nine years of the country's civil war.
9 December 2002 – With Iraq’s 12,000-page declaration on its arms programme having arrived at United Nations Headquarters in New York, the Security Council Presidency has decided to release the document to those members with the expertise to assess the risks of proliferation and other sensitive information in a bid to jumpstart the review of the text.
9 December 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today expressed satisfaction that the Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad are showing restraint and the willingness to settle their differences through political dialogue.
6 December 2002 – Marking the one-year anniversary of the Bonn Agreement which paved the way for Afghanistan's political transition, members of the Security Council today hailed the success achieved to date while calling for further steps to consolidate democracy.
6 December 2002 – The Iraqi declaration on its weapons programme, due on 8 December, will be transmitted as soon as possible to the United Nations Security Council, according to a UN spokesman.
6 December 2002 – The Security Council today requested that United Nations experts review Iraq's weapons Declaration - due this weekend - before transmitting it to the 15-member body in order to allay concerns that the document itself could potentially foster arms proliferation.
4 December 2002 – The peace process in Burundi is showing encouraging signs of progress, but United Nations support will be essential to its ultimate success, a key negotiator told the Security Council today.
4 December 2002 – A rebel leader has pledged security for humanitarian workers in the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations Organization Mission in the country, known as MONUC, reported today.
4 December 2002 – In a bid to bolster the peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Security Council today agreed to enlarge the United Nations mission in the country to 8,700 military personnel – up from the current 4,250 – and expand its presence eastward.
4 December 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today extended the humanitarian oil-for-food scheme which allows Iraq to use part of its crude exports to purchase relief aid for an additional 180 days starting tomorrow.
4 December 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today voted unanimously to extend for another six months the global ban on the direct and indirect importation of all rough diamonds from Sierra Leone.
4 December 2002 – The sexual exploitation of civilians, plundering of natural resources and terrorism are all emerging as challenges to the international community's efforts to protect non-combatants in times of war, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report to the Security Council released today.
4 December 2002 – United Nations experts probing Iraq for weapons of mass destruction today visited Al-Mutanna, north of Baghdad, where Iraq once had a chemical weapons (CW) warfare programme.
4 December 2002 – United Nations peacekeepers and police were called in to restore order in Dili, Timor-Leste, today following a violent demonstration involving more than 600 people that left one student dead and a Timorese parliamentarian injured.
3 December 2002 – Following its annual debate on the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East, the United Nations General Assembly today adopted by overwhelming majorities a series of resolutions focusing on the plight of the Palestinian people as well as the world body's work programme for the region.
3 December 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the fact that United Nations weapons inspectors in Iraq are successfully exercising their authority.
3 December 2002 – Some 38 million Africans are at risk from an unprecedented hunger crisis on the continent, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today, stressing that adequate political will and resources can stem the tide of famine.
27 November 2002 – With the situation in Afghanistan still constituting a threat to global peace and security, the United Nations Security Council today authorized the extension of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the country until 20 December 2003.
26 November 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council today voiced support for the deployment of a regional force to the Central African Republic (CAR), and urged the country, along with Chad, to exercise restraint.
26 November 2002 – As part of its semi-annual review of the sanctions imposed on Liberia, the members of the Security Council will be drafting a statement to elaborate a comprehensive strategy for dealing with the situation in that country, the President of the 15-nation body said today.
25 November 2002 – Following a closed-door meeting on the latest developments concerning the return of United Nations weapons inspectors to Iraq, the President of the Security Council today said members were satisfied with progress achieved so far.
25 November 2002 – Full implementation of the peace accord for Burundi will only be possible if a ceasefire agreement includes all the warring parties and political movements, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report released today.
25 November 2002 – Since no country has the capacity to deal with global ills on its own, multilateral action – with the United Nations providing a “unique legitimacy” – is essential in order to successfully confront the world’s problems, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today in Paris.
25 November 2002 – The Security Council this evening unanimously adopted a resolution extending until 4 December the United Nations oil-for-food programme, which began operations in 1996 and remains a temporary measure to provide for the civilian needs of the Iraqi people until Baghdad meets its international obligations.
25 November 2002 – Three new entities have been added to the United Nations list of those subject to sanctions against Al-Qaida and Taliban operatives.
25 November 2002 – Acting on the recommendation of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Security Council today extended the mandate of United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 15 June 2003.
25 November 2002 – As 17 United Nations weapons inspectors arrived today in Baghdad, the senior UN official overseeing the arms probe told the Security Council that no site in the country would be immune to visits when operations begin on Wednesday.
22 November 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan is encouraged by the "generally positive" reaction to his plan on Cyprus, a United Nations spokesman said today.
22 November 2002 – The head of the United Nations commission charged with dismantling Iraq's weapons of mass destruction today discussed recent developments with British Prime Minister Tony Blair during a meeting in London.
22 November 2002 – Four former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) have been indicted on war crimes charges stemming from their treatment of other Kosovo Albanian civilians in 1998 and 1999, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in the province (UNMIK) announced today.
22 November 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council today hailed the latest advances in the Angola peace process, praising the parties for their actions and voicing confidence in the country's future prospects.
21 November 2002 – A panel set up to implement the remaining tasks of the Angolan peace process has recommended that the United Nations Security Council immediately lift the sanctions imposed by it on the former rebel group, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA).
21 November 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today condemned in the strongest possible terms the suicide bombing that took place this morning in Jerusalem, which killed at least 11 Israelis and injured dozens more, including many children.
21 November 2002 – Progress in the Bougainville peace process had seen some recent setbacks and Secretary-General Kofi Annan was intending to extend the mandate of the United Nations Political Office there by another year to allow it to complete its tasks, a senior UN official told the Security Council today.
20 November 2002 – The senior United Nations weapons inspectors arrived back in Cyprus today after two days of talks in Baghdad with Iraqi officials, who pledged cooperation with the full team of UN arms experts arriving next week to begin their probe into the country’s weapons programme.
20 November 2002 – Although the situation along the ceasefire lines in Cyprus has remained calm over the past few months, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force (UNFICYP) should remain on the island until 15 June 2003, Secretary-General Kofi Annan recommends in a new report released today.
19 November 2002 – With the global spotlight currently fixed on political developments in Iraq, a senior United Nations official today urged the Security Council to remember the plight of the country's beleaguered people.
18 November 2002 – As an advance team of United Nations arms inspectors arrived today in Iraq, Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged President Saddam Hussein to comply fully with Security Council demands, "for the sake of his people, regional stability and world order."
15 November 2002 – Just before leaving New York for Iraq, the chief United Nations weapons inspector today predicted that a formal probe in the country would begin in less than two weeks.
15 November 2002 – The United Nations "oil-for-food" programme which allows Iraq to use a portion of its crude revenues for relief aid has significantly improved the country's humanitarian situation, but acute problems remain, according to a UN report released today in New York.
14 November 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today left for Geneva, where he is set to meet with the leaders of Nigeria and Cameroon in a follow-up to the recent judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the rights to the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula.
14 November 2002 – The head of the United Nations commission charged with dismantling Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction will stop in France and Cyprus over the weekend before arriving in Baghdad on Monday, a UN spokesperson announced today.
14 November 2002 – The top United Nations envoy in Timor-Leste today appealed for continued international support for the infant nation, stressing that global backing is particularly important for the development and stability of public administration institutions.
13 November 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan today confirmed receipt of a letter from Baghdad accepting new United Nations weapons inspections in Iraq.
13 November 2002 – In a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Iraq today indicated its willingness to accept the return of weapons inspectors to the country under the terms of a new Security Council resolution - a move immediately welcomed by the President of the 15-member body.
12 November 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today said he is awaiting Baghdad's formal reply to the Security Council's latest resolution aimed at returning weapons inspectors to Iraq.
12 November 2002 – Violence in the Middle East shows no sign of abating, heightening the need for a diplomatic solution to the region's problems, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today.
12 November 2002 – The world has rarely needed the United Nations as much as it does today, particularly in dealing with global dangers such as terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said tonight in Washington, D.C.
11 November 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today gave to the Greek Cypriot leader, Glafcos Clerides, and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash, a document providing a "basis for agreement" on a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem.
11 November 2002 – In the five months since independence, the people and leaders of Timor-Leste have continued to consolidate the foundations of their country, making steady progress with the help of the international community, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report.
8 November 2002 – Hailing the unanimous adoption of a new Security Council resolution aimed at returning United Nations weapons inspectors to Iraq, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on Baghdad to comply with the text’s demands.
8 November 2002 – Condemning the recent attempt to seize power by force in the Central African Republic (CAR), members of the United Nations Security Council today called for the quick deployment of an international force to the country.
8 November 2002 – Following the adoption of a landmark resolution aimed at returning United Nations weapons inspectors to Iraq, members of the Security Council today stressed that the text, which was cosponsored by the United States and the United Kingdom, contains no provisions for the automatic use of force.
8 November 2002 – The Security Council today voted unanimously to return United Nations weapons inspectors to Iraq, offering Baghdad a last chance to comply with its disarmament obligations and recalling previous warnings of "serious consequences" in case of non-compliance.
8 November 2002 – Following the adoption of a milestone resolution aimed at garnering Iraq's compliance with Security Council requirements, including the dismantling of all weapons of mass destruction, the head of the United Nations arms inspectors today said they would arrive in the country in 10 days.
7 November 2002 – Following intensive closed-door consultations on a proposed draft resolution aimed at returning United Nations weapons inspectors to Iraq, the United Nations Security Council this evening decided to hold a formal meeting on Friday morning to take further action on the issue.
6 November 2002 – More emphasis needs to be placed on reconciliation efforts in Kosovo, where developments of the last four months illustrate the difficulties faced in making consistent progress in the province, the top United Nations peacekeeping official told the Security Council today in an open briefing.
6 November 2002 – As the Security Council continued closed-door consultations today on a proposed resolution aimed at enabling United Nations weapons inspectors to return to the country, Secretary-General Kofi Annan voiced hope for a consensus outcome.
5 November 2002 – The Security Council today resumed its consideration of a recent report submitted by a United Nations expert panel that investigated the illegal exploitation of natural resources and other forms of wealth in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
4 November 2002 – The heads of all six principal organs of the United Nations - the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice (ICJ) and Secretariat - have discussed pressing global issues and hotspots at their fourth annual meeting.
4 November 2002 – With a draft resolution on Iraq on the table, and countries having already expressed their views on the situation, the Security Council should be quickly wrapping up its work on the issue, the President of the 15-member body for the month of November said today.
1 November 2002 – While congratulating the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for recent positive moves in the region, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged them to stay the course towards peace.
31 October 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council today strongly condemned the attempt to overthrow the democratically elected Government of Côte d’Ivoire, stressing their full backing for the country’s legitimate authorities.
31 October 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council today voiced grave concern regarding the latest developments in Ituri, a strategic province in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
31 October 2002 – Two years after the United Nations Security Council adopted a landmark resolution aimed at increasing the role of women in peacemaking, the 15-member body today outlined further steps to achieve that end.
31 October 2002 – Central Africa, despite its enormous potential, has yet to achieve the stability that would enable it to maximize its contribution to the continent as a whole, the United Nations Security Council said today, urging efforts to bolster the region’s capability.
31 October 2002 – Gravely concerned at the harmful impact of small arms and light weapons on civilians in armed conflict, the Security Council today called for measures to keep these arsenals from falling into illicit channels.
31 October 2002 – While women are widely recognized as effective agents of peace, they still have little access to power and peace negotiations, two experts appointed by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) said in a new report released today.
30 October 2002 – The United Nations Security Council committee monitoring sanctions against Iraq has confirmed a list of relief items which can be approved for distribution in the country on an accelerated basis.
30 October 2002 – The United Nations Security Council is working to send a “strong and unanimous” message to Baghdad regarding the return of UN weapons inspectors to Iraq following a nearly four-year absence, the President of the 15-member body said today.
30 October 2002 – With sporadic fighting continuing across parts of Afghanistan, instability remains a priority concern in the country, Lakhdar Brahimi, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative, told the Security Council today.
30 October 2002 – A panel of experts reporting to the United Nations Security Council has documented new violations of the arms embargo against Liberia, including the delivery of six cargo aircraft containing some 200 tons of weapons and ammunition supplies, according to a report released today at the UN.
30 October 2002 – Countries must extend better cooperation in the effort to arrest fugitives wanted by United Nations war crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the chief prosecutor of the courts has told the Security Council.
29 October 2002 – The Security Council this evening scheduled closed-door consultations aimed at reaching agreement among the body’s 15 members on proposals to return United Nations weapons inspectors to Iraq.
29 October 2002 – The first batch of Kuwaiti documents seized by Baghdad during Iraq’s 1990 invasion has been returned, a United Nations spokesman reported today.
28 October 2002 – Pointing out that Liberia has allocated half of its annual national budget to defence and security requirements, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says this is an indication that no relief is in sight for the ongoing conflict which has maimed, killed and displaced thousands in the country.
28 October 2002 – The fragile peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is in danger of being reversed because of the recent military offensive against Uvira and other key locations in the eastern part of the country, according to a report by Secretary-General Kofi Annan released today.
28 October 2002 – Addressing the Security Council today, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan made a strong pitch for greater attention to both the plight of women suffering in armed conflict as well as their potential role as peacemakers.
28 October 2002 – Following intensive discussions on Iraq in the Security Council today, the President of the 15-member body predicted the adoption in the coming days of a new resolution aimed at returning weapons inspectors to the country following a nearly four-year absence.
28 October 2002 – In a tribute to the memory of Joseph Garba, the late distinguished Nigerian diplomat who once served as President of the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said that the world had come closer to the vision of the late Ambassador.
26 October 2002 – Reacting to the end of the hostage crisis which has rocked Moscow in recent days, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today condemned the terrorist practice and extended condolences to all those affected.
25 October 2002 – Speaking ahead of Security Council consultations today on Iraq, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan stressed the need for patience with the negotiations over a new resolution for UN weapons inspectors to return to the country, and said he believed the Council would ultimately agree on a new text.
25 October 2002 – The United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, today called on the international community to stop countries from exploiting natural resources to pursue war aims or from using it as a pretext for conflict.
25 October 2002 – A Security Council committee today added a new entity to the United Nations list of those subject to sanctions against Al-Qaida and Taliban operatives.
25 October 2002 – As the Security Council began a day of closed-door meetings on proposals for dealing with Iraq, the 15-member body’s President voiced confidence that a resolution would be passed without undue delay.
24 October 2002 – The head of a United Nations expert panel on the illegal exploitation of natural resources and other forms of wealth in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today told the Security Council that it had identified three “elite networks” that had carved out separate spheres of economic control in the country over the past four years.
24 October 2002 – Welcoming the progress in preparing for tomorrow’s municipal elections in Kosovo, the Security Council today called on province’s eligible voters, including those from minority communities, to take part in the polls and seize the chance to have their interests properly represented.
24 October 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today strongly condemned the hostage situation in Moscow, as well as other recent terrorist acts in other countries, saying that it regarded such activities as a threat to international peace and security.
24 October 2002 – With several accused war criminals from the former Yugoslavia still at large, including a number of high-ranking military and political officials, the United Nations court charged with prosecuting them is calling on all States to fully cooperate in its work.
23 October 2002 – The conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia, shows no signs of abating, according to a new report by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who urges the two sides to begin negotiations on the future status of the area.
23 October 2002 – After holding closed-door consultations on the latest diplomatic moves to address the situation in Iraq, members of the United Nations Security Council today decided to continue their talks on Friday.
23 October 2002 – Calling attention to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’s failure to cooperate with the United Nations war crimes tribunal, the head of the UN court today asked the Security Council to take “all the measures necessary” to force the country to fully assume its international obligations.
23 October 2002 – As the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) winds down its operations by the end of the year, arrangements for a seamless transition to the European Union are in place, the head of UNMIBH told the Security Council today.
23 October 2002 – An Islamic charity based in the United States has been added to the United Nations list of entities subject to sanctions against Al-Qaida and Taliban operatives.
23 October 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said that war against Iraq is not a foregone conclusion, stressing that the Baghdad authorities must meet the terms of UN Security Council decisions.
22 October 2002 – While the United Nations system would offer needed support, the restoration and consolidation of lasting peace in Central Africa remains the primary responsibility of the governments and peoples of the sub-region, a senior UN official told the Security Council today as it began an open meeting on the issue.
21 October 2002 – The United Nations General Assembly and Security Council today elected five judges to fill upcoming vacancies at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
21 October 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today condemned the latest terrorist attack in Israel and urged Palestinian groups to abandon such practices.
21 October 2002 – Seeking to address the disproportionate impact of violent conflict on women and girls, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has submitted a series of concrete proposals aimed at protecting their rights to the Security Council for adoption.
21 October 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today said he expected the Security Council to adopt a new resolution insisting that Iraq comply with previous UN decisions, and voiced his hope that Baghdad would listen to the Council's demand.
21 October 2002 – While a ban on the export of raw materials originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) would be counterproductive, punitive measures are still needed to curb the illegal exploitation of the country's natural resources by criminal organizations and persons, according to a report by a group of United Nations experts released today.
18 October 2002 – The Security Council today extended by two months the mandate of a panel monitoring sanctions against the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), and requested an action plan on the expert group’s work.
18 October 2002 – All of Kosovo’s communities must participate in municipal elections later this month in order to mark another milestone in the development of democratic institutions in the province, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report released today.
18 October 2002 – Expressing concern that continuing violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) threatens the stability of the country and the region, the United Nations Security Council today called on all parties to the conflict to cease hostilities “immediately and without preconditions.”
18 October 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today voiced its support for the decision to deploy an International Observation Force (IFO) to the Central African Republic (CAR) to promote calm, particularly on the country’s border with Chad.
17 October 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today deplored the Israeli military's attack on a refugee camp in Gaza, which left at least seven Palestinians dead, including a 4-year-old girl and a 70-year-old woman, and wounded dozens more, some of them critically.
17 October 2002 – Arriving today for his first-ever official visit to Kazakhstan, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan applauded the country's efforts at preventing conflict in the region as well as its initiative in helping to get Central Asia designated a nuclear-free zone.
17 October 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today wrapped up two days of open debate on Iraq, with over 40 countries - including all 15 Council members - participating in the discussions, which began yesterday and included widespread calls for Baghdad's compliance as well as numerous pleas to avoid a violent confrontation.
16 October 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today voiced his confidence that whether by one resolution or two, the Security Council will make an “optimal decision” that will enable UN weapons inspectors to return to Iraq.
16 October 2002 – During a wide-ranging Security Council debate on Iraq today, States from across the globe agreed on the need for Baghdad to comply with United Nations resolutions on disarming the country but offered divergent views on the best way to enforce the measures.
16 October 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged the Security Council to retain its “unity of purpose” as it debates the best course of action for returning UN weapons inspectors to Iraq, and insisted that Baghdad comply with the decisions of the 15-member body.
15 October 2002 – Members of the Security Council today urged rebel groups in Burundi that have not signed the country's peace accord to lay down their arms and resume negotiations towards a ceasefire.
15 October 2002 – Concluding his official visit to China today, the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, pressed government officials with his case for the full mobilization of Chinese society to fight the country’s alarming growth in HIV infections, a UN spokesperson said in New York.
15 October 2002 – Recent communications from Iraq were not a sign that Baghdad was reneging on agreements reached early this month in Vienna on the return of United Nations weapons inspector, the chief UN monitor said today.
14 October 2002 – In China for an official visit, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today denounced a bomb blast over the weekend in Bali, Indonesia, that killed more than 180 people at a nightclub and called for cooperation in the fight against terrorism.
14 October 2002 – Denouncing Saturday's deadly terrorist attack in Bali, Indonesia, the United Nations Security Council today called on all countries to back efforts to bring those responsible to justice.
14 October 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today strongly backed the national reconciliation process for Somalia being launched on Tuesday in Eldoret Town, Kenya, under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
12 October 2002 – The United Nations Security Council has decided to meet next Wednesday for an open debate on Iraq, a UN spokesperson confirmed today.
11 October 2002 – The illicit sale or stockpiling of small arms posed complex and multifaceted challenges to international peace and stability that need to be urgently addressed, a senior UN official told the Security Council today as it began a discussion of the problem posed by such weapons.
11 October 2002 – A group of non-aligned nations has requested an emergency open debate on Iraq in the United Nations Security Council, saying that it was imperative the 15-member body hear the views of the wider UN membership before it adopted any proposed resolution.
11 October 2002 – The Security Council today decided to extend the deadline for nominating permanent judges to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) after the number of candidates nominated for the posts fell short of the required minimum.
11 October 2002 – The Security Council today authorized the United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP) to continue monitoring the demilitarization of the strategic peninsula for two more months, until 15 December, and expressed it readiness to shorten the time frame for wrapping up the Mission if Croatia and Yugoslavia so request.
11 October 2002 – Two more groups have been added to the United Nations Security Council’s list of entities subject to sanctions against Al-Qaida and Taliban operatives.
10 October 2002 – With Liberia was still going through a difficult political, security and humanitarian crisis, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended extending the mandate of the United Nations peace-building office in that country by an additional year, until 31 December 2003.
10 October 2002 – The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Terje Roed-Larsen, today strongly condemned the suicide bombing attack near Tel Aviv, where an elderly woman was killed and more than a dozen other people injured.
9 October 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has conveyed to the Security Council a letter reflecting the outcome of talks held last week in Vienna between senior UN weapons inspectors and officials from Baghdad.
9 October 2002 – A senior military officer from the United Kingdom has been named as the next commander of United Nations peacekeeping forces in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
8 October 2002 – Hailing the progress achieved by the Counter-Terrorism Committee set up one year ago in the wake of the 11 September attacks against the United States, the United Nations Security Council called for those States that have failed to report to the panel to meet their obligations promptly.
8 October 2002 – The Yugoslav and Croatian authorities are making progress in resolving their long-standing dispute over the strategic Prevlaka peninsula, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report, which predicts that the UN peacekeeping presence in the area may soon be unnecessary.
7 October 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today deplored a deadly attack in civilian areas during an early morning Israeli military incursion in the southern Gaza town of Khan Yunis.
4 October 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today voiced hope that the Security Council would soon formulate guidance on Iraq.
4 October 2002 – Addressing the United Nations Security Council exactly one year after it established a powerful Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), Secretary-General Kofi Annan today outlined a three-pronged UN strategy for combating the scourge.
4 October 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, this evening paid tribute to Professor Thomas Franck, a leading international law expert who was honoured at a dinner marking his retirement from regular to emeritus professor at New York University.
4 October 2002 – The history of Mozambique in the past year defies the commonly held negative stereotype of Africa and illustrates what effective partnerships can achieve, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Louise Fréchette, said today as the UN marked 10 years of peace in the southern African country.
4 October 2002 – The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) has played a significant and worldwide role in combating the scourge since its creation one year ago, CTC Chairman Jeremy Greenstock of the United Kingdom told the Security Council today.
3 October 2002 – Coming on the heels of two days of talks in Vienna with Iraqi officials on practical arrangements for the return of United Nations weapons inspectors to the country, the heads of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) briefed the Security Council today on recent developments.
2 October 2002 – Foreign troops are continuing their withdrawal from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country reported today.
2 October 2002 – With many delicate matters under consideration, members of the United Nations Security Council must work to achieve agreement on pressing and sensitive issues, its President said today.
1 October 2002 – The United Nations Security Council committee monitoring sanctions against Al-Qaida and Taliban operatives has added four names to its extensive list of those subject to the measures.
1 October 2002 – The United Nations and Iraq today wrapped up two days of talks in Vienna on the practical arrangements needed to facilitate the return of UN weapons inspectors to the country after a nearly four-year absence.
30 September 2002 – Despite international action to contain Al-Qaida, the terrorist network retains its financial support and remains a deadly threat, according to a United Nations report released today.
30 September 2002 – Members of the Security Council have urged the full implementation of their latest resolution on the Middle East, its President said in a press statement released today.
30 September 2002 – Senior representatives of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) as well as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) opened talks today in Vienna with Iraqi officials on practical arrangements for the return of UN weapons inspectors to the country following a nearly four-year absence.
29 September 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today welcomed the decision of the Government of Israel to lift the siege of Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat's Ramallah compound.
27 September 2002 – Angola, Chile, Germany, Pakistan and Spain were elected today to two-year terms as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
27 September 2002 – Hailing the planned pull-out of foreign forces from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), members of the Security Council this evening stressed the need for the United Nations to monitor these movements.
27 September 2002 – More than three years after the Timorese people voted to begin the process of independence from Indonesia, the General Assembly today voted to admit the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste as the 191st Member State of the United Nations.
26 September 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan deplored the Government of Israel’s latest deadly military action today in Gaza City, in which a helicopter attacked a heavily populated civilian area, and urged the country to respect international humanitarian law.
26 September 2002 – Continuing his efforts to defuse the current crisis in the Middle East, a senior United Nations envoy to the region met with Israeli and Palestinian officials today in Tel Aviv.
26 September 2002 – In its annual report to the General Assembly, the Security Council reviews a year of intensive work marked by stepped-up efforts to counter the global terrorist threat.
25 September 2002 – The United Nations Correspondent’s Association today awarded scholarships memorialzing Dag Hammarskjöld, the UN’s second Secretary-General, to three journalists from the developing world.
25 September 2002 – Calling the control of small arms and light weapons “one of the key tasks of the Security Council,” Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended a series of measures to fulfil this goal.
25 September 2002 – Security Council members have urged the three Presidents of the Mano River Union – Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – to continue talks initiated by Morocco in an attempt to consolidate peace in the sub-region.
25 September 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council have urged the parties in Somalia to participate “constructively” in an upcoming national reconciliation conference in Kenya.
25 September 2002 – A severe budget gap is hampering the United Nations “oil-for-food” programme, which allows Baghdad to use a portion of its crude revenues to purchase humanitarian relief, the UN official in charge of the operation told the Security Council today.
24 September 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, discussed Iraq with the permanent members of the Security Council yesterday and today, according to a UN spokesman.
24 September 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today welcomed the continuing withdrawal of foreign troops from the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
24 September 2002 – In a bid to support the Government of Sierra Leone's efforts to continuing building on the peace process, the Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the country (UNAMSIL) for six months.
24 September 2002 – With the United States abstaining on a resolution that was negotiated through Monday night and adopted in the early hours of this morning, the United Nations Security Council demanded that Israel immediately cease measures in and around Ramallah, including the destruction of Palestinian civilian and security infrastructure.
24 September 2002 – Civil society groups meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York for a conference in support of Palestinian rights committed themselves today to joining efforts to end the Israeli occupation and provide international protection for the Palestinian people.
23 September 2002 – Citing the constantly evolving circumstances in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended maintaining the UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM), which monitors the demilitarized zone between the two countries, deters violations, and reports on any hostile action.
23 September 2002 – Iraq must abide by all United Nations Security Council resolutions, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told reporters in New York today.
23 September 2002 – The recent upsurge of violence in the Middle East marked a regression from the diplomatic initiative put forward last week by the Quartet – the United Nations, European Union, Russian Federation and the United States, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the Security Council today.
23 September 2002 – Working until midnight, the Security Council today held intensive consultations on how to respond to the latest clashes in the Middle East, considering various proposals behind closed doors in an effort to achieve agreement among the body's 15 members.
23 September 2002 – Speaking on the International Peace Day, observed on Saturday, a senior United Nations official told CNN that the commemoration is needed now more than ever.
20 September 2002 – Women, so often victimized by wars, should be given a greater role in ending them, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today in a message to a gathering in Egypt of first ladies and other female officials.
20 September 2002 – The just-concluded high-level debate of the General Assembly was a "rich and powerful" exercise which will guide the United Nations body over the course of the current session, its President, Jan Kavan of the Czech Republic, said today.
20 September 2002 – Reporting intensifying clashes in the Middle East following a period of relative calm, the senior United Nations envoy to the region today told the Security Council that only a comprehensive approach to peace would lead to a settlement.
20 September 2002 – The success of peace in Sierra Leone could be jeopardized by regional instability, President Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah told the United Nations General Assembly today as it moved into the last day of its annual high-level debate among world leaders.
20 September 2002 – The members of the Security Council today urged wide support for diplomatic initiatives to bring peace to the Middle East being led by the Quartet, which is comprised of the United Nations, European Union, Russian Federation and United States.
20 September 2002 – Pledging to serve individuals and communities denied protection from human rights abuses, the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, today said he will use his position to help foster the rule of law, calling this essential to ensuring respect for human rights, democracy and good governance.
19 September 2002 – Security remains the most pressing concern in Afghanistan, the chief United Nations envoy to the country told the Security Council today, warning that chaos could return if the Government is unable to tackle the problem.
19 September 2002 – Addressing the General Assembly's high-level debate this morning, the Prime Minister of Fiji voiced strong opposition to the practice of transiting radioactive materials through the Pacific Ocean.
19 September 2002 – Hans Blix, the Executive Chairman of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC), today said he was optimistic that UN weapons inspectors could begin their work shortly after the logistics of their return to Iraq were finalized with the authorities in Baghdad.
19 September 2002 – Giving their full backing to the efforts of Afghanistan's Transitional Authority, members of the Security Council today appealed to the international community to fulfil financial and material pledges for the reconstruction of the country.
19 September 2002 – As the United Nations General Assembly continued its high-level debate this afternoon, foreign ministers from several countries described different manifestations of terrorism and voiced their strong commitment to combating the menace.
18 September 2002 – Voicing grave concern about the continuation of hostilities in Burundi, members of the Security Council today called on rebels fighting in the country to return to the negotiating table and take a "serious approach" to the talks.
18 September 2002 – The international fight against terrorism won ringing support from ministers addressing the General Assembly this morning, but several cautioned that other factors must be taken into account while combating the scourge.
18 September 2002 – The Security Council intends to respond to recent proposals by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to adjust the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), the President of the 15-member body said today.
17 September 2002 – Iraq's recently announced decision to allow the return of UN inspectors - absent since 1998 - should be seen as a beginning and not an end, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.
17 September 2002 – World leaders addressing the United Nations General Assembly today stressed the central role of the UN in the international community's efforts to promote a safer and more prosperous world.
17 September 2002 – A senior United Nations official today laid a wreath at a ceremony marking the 41st anniversary of the death of the second UN Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjöld and those accompanying him on a mission of peace in the Congo which ended in a fatal plane crash.
17 September 2002 – The United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC), which is charged with disarming Iraq, held a "useful" meeting with the country's officials today on the resumption of inspections.
16 September 2002 – The Director-General of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has been unable to conduct inspections in Iraq since 1998, today said a new probe is needed to determine whether Baghdad is developing nuclear arms.
16 September 2002 – Iraq has agreed to allow United Nations weapons inspectors back into the country without any conditions, Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced Monday evening at UN Headquarters in New York.
16 September 2002 – The United Nations experience in East Timor enabled the world body to learn many lessons, including those relating to supporting institution-building and planning for complex operations, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told a conference on the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today.
16 September 2002 – The recent signing of separate peace agreements by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with Rwanda and Uganda, while only the beginning of the process, could be a major step forward towards ending the region's long-standing conflict, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report.
15 September 2002 – Addressing the United Nations General Assembly this morning, Nigerian President Olesegun Obasanjo advocated the adoption of international treaties to fight the proliferation of illicit arms and the problem of corruption.
15 September 2002 – As the General Assembly continued its high-level debate this afternoon, speakers from across the world highlighted emerging threats to international peace and security, and stressed the need for a resolute global response formulated through the United Nations.
14 September 2002 – As the United Nations General Assembly wrapped up its third day of debate among world leaders, representatives from several nations today focused their attention on the situation in the Middle East and in Iraq, and warned of inaction against poverty, hunger and other global problems.
14 September 2002 – Peace prospects in Africa and the Middle East, as well as economic and environmental concerns took centre stage as the United Nations General Assembly continue its general debate today.
13 September 2002 – Ten candidates have been put forward for vacancies on the International Court of Justice, according to a document released today at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
13 September 2002 – The birth of the African Union and the adoption of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) are evidence of the continent's determination to emerge from poverty and despair, but international support is required for these initiatives to succeed, several African leaders told the General Assembly today as it resumed its high-level debate.
13 September 2002 – Addressing the second day of the United Nations General Assembly high-level debate, Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India said global ills such as poverty, environmental degradation and economic imbalances were threatening future generations and urged the international community to take up the legitimate needs of developing countries.
13 September 2002 – The Foreign Ministers from all five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, along with Secretary-General Kofi Annan, today issued a wide-ranging statement laying out their joint position concerning various hotspots across the world, including Iraq, which they said must carry out its obligations under relevant resolutions.
13 September 2002 – Terrorism, the situation in the Middle East, including the standoff with Iraq, as well as dealing with global poverty and economic crises were all key themes addressed by government representatives today as the General Assembly wrapped up the second day of its high-level debate.
12 September 2002 – The United Nations General Assembly concluded the first day of its annual high-level debate today, hearing a call by Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the international community to continued its united stand against terrorism.
12 September 2002 – Multilateral action is essential to success in combating terrorism and a broad spectrum of global ills facing the world, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the United Nations General Assembly as it opened its high-level debate today.
12 September 2002 – As Heads of State and government from across the globe gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York today for the opening of the General Assembly's annual high-level debate, President George W. Bush of the United States laid out his case against the current Iraqi regime and, pledging to work with the Security Council, called for a concerted global response.
12 September 2002 – Addressing the United Nations General Assembly's annual debate among world leaders, the President of Pakistan, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, today warned against misusing the war against terrorism to spread hatred against Islam and Muslims.
12 September 2002 – With Sierra Leone making "steady and remarkable" progress in a number of important areas, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended that the United Nations mission be adjusted and eventually downsized as the first step towards a gradual handover of security and other responsibilities to the country's Government.
11 September 2002 – Stressing the central role of the United Nations Security Council in the global fight against terrorism, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the 15-member body to strive even harder to ensure that the struggle ahead is fought in unison, and won in a legitimate way.
11 September 2002 – As delegates from around the world joined United Nations officials and staff at UN Headquarters this morning for a solemn ceremony to commemorate the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States, Secretary-General Kofi Annan recalled the spirit of unity that seized the world on that tragic day a year ago and called for unified efforts to defeat the menace of terrorism.
11 September 2002 – At a solemn, high-level meeting marking the anniversary of the 11 September attacks against the United States, the Security Council today restated its determination to remain resolute in combating the terrorist menace until it is eradicated.
11 September 2002 – The United Nations Security Council committee monitoring sanctions against Al-Qaida and Taliban operatives has added two names to its extensive list of those subject to the measures.
11 September 2002 – The terrorist attacks perpetrated against the United States one year ago today galvanized international action in response to the menace, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in his annual report on the UN's work.
10 September 2002 – The memory of those who died nearly a year ago in the terrorist attacks against the United States should serve to inspire a better, more just and more peaceful world, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a message commemorating the events of 11 September.
10 September 2002 – Iraqi oil exports trickled to a recent low of 2.6 million barrels over the past week, according to the United Nations office which runs the oil-for-food programme, which allows Baghdad to use a portion of its crude revenues to purchase humanitarian relief.
10 September 2002 – On the first day of the General Assembly's fifty-seventh session, its new President, Jan Kavan of the Czech Republic, today pledged priority attention to a set of balanced concerns, including globalization, peace and security, strengthening the role of the UN, and promoting effective reform.
10 September 2002 – A United Nations Security Council panel on Liberia has revised its list of individuals subject to travel restrictions, as called for by international sanctions against the west African country.
10 September 2002 – United Nations weapons inspections on the ground in Iraq - suspended since 1998 because of Baghdad's refusal to cooperate - represent a chance for the country to act in its own best interests, a senior United Nations official said today.
9 September 2002 – Various national leaders are concerned about the possible consequences of a conflict with Iraq, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan told reporters today as he entered UN Headquarters.
9 September 2002 – The outgoing President of the United Nations General Assembly today looked back on an "extraordinary" year and voiced hope that the momentum against terrorism generated during that period would be maintained.
6 September 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today said he was looking forward to a speech by President George Bush of the United States to the UN General Assembly when its annual high-level debate opens on 12 September.
6 September 2002 – While hailing a recent accord on the withdrawal of Ugandan forces from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), members of the Security Council today expressed “extreme concern” about the situation in the eastern part of the country and called for an immediate end to fighting by all sides there.
6 September 2002 – The United Nations board which provides guidance to the head of the UN inspections team for Iraq has voiced full backing for his leadership, according to a report released today at the world body’s Headquarters in New York.
6 September 2002 – Members of the Security Council today condemned in the strongest possible terms yesterday’s assassination attempt against Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Governor Gul Agha Sherzai in Kandahar.
6 September 2002 – The Security Council today unanimously extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) for six months, until 15 March.
5 September 2002 – Issuing a stern warning of the continued terrorist threat posed by Al-Qaida, the head of a United Nations expert panel today urged stricter measures against the group.
5 September 2002 – The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) is continuing its efforts to uphold the rule of law, moving forward with preparations for the upcoming municipal elections and working on creating conditions conducive for the return of minority communities, a senior UN official told the Security Council today.
4 September 2002 – About 2,000 troops from Uganda left the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as part of the continuing withdrawal of foreign soldiers from the central African nation, the head of the United Nations mission in the DRC said today.
4 September 2002 – Encouraged by Eritrea’s and Ethiopia’s fundamental commitment to the peace process, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended extending the mandate of the United Nations mission in the region, known as UNMEE, for six months.
4 September 2002 – Voicing concern over Israel’s recent military attacks which have killed a number of Palestinian civilians, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged the country to abide by its obligations under international law.
4 September 2002 – Iraqi petroleum exports under the United Nations "oil-for-food" programme continued their decline during the last week in August, according to the Office running the scheme, which allows Baghdad to use a portion of its revenues to purchase humanitarian relief.
4 September 2002 – The United Nations Security Council will adopt a statement against terrorism during a high-level session to be held on 11 September to mark the anniversary of the attacks against the United States, the President of the 15-member body announced today.
3 September 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister, Tariq Aziz, today discussed the return of UN weapons inspectors to the country during talks held on the margins of the World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa.
29 August 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council today urged renewed efforts to remove weapons from Bougainville, an island in Papua New Guinea which fought a 10-year war of independence against the archipelago before a ceasefire was brokered in 1998.
29 August 2002 – Members of the Security Council today commended efforts by the Government of Sierra Leone to monitor the diamond trade through the creation of a mechanism to oversee and control domestic mining.
28 August 2002 – A United Nations expert arrived today in Somalia for talks with local authorities on the country's human rights situation.
27 August 2002 – Wrapping up an official visit to Angola, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan pledged, in talks with government leaders and representatives of the former rebel group UNITA, desperately needed humanitarian aid as well as UN support for the country's peace process.
23 August 2002 – Wrapping up his personal holiday today, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is set to kick off a series of official visits to African countries, culminating with his participation at the World Summit for Sustainable Development, which gets under way next week in South Africa.
22 August 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council today voiced their support for a meeting in Paris of an international task force dealing with the reform of the Palestinian Authority.
22 August 2002 – The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has written a letter to the President of the Security Council responding to allegations by Kigali of inefficiency and corruption.
21 August 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today appealed to the armed groups in Burundi to stop fighting immediately and called on them to quickly negotiate a ceasefire agreement.
21 August 2002 – Expressing their deep concern over the continuing plight of Kuwaiti and third-country nationals still remaining in Iraq, the members of the United Nations Security Council today urged Baghdad to cooperate with international efforts to resolve the matter.
20 August 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan has announced the appointment of a senior United Nations official as the deputy head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in charge of civil administration.
20 August 2002 – Iraq's refusal to cooperate with a commission dealing with the repatriation or return of all Kuwaiti and third-county nationals or their remains continues to stymie any progress on the issue, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report released today.
20 August 2002 – Responding to the latest moves by the Government of Cambodia on the issue of a trial for Khmer Rouge leaders, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said Phnom Penh should seek a mandate from key UN bodies to allow him to restart talks on this subject.
19 August 2002 – Iraq's response to Secretary-General Kofi Annan's recent letter regarding the return of weapons inspectors to the country has been translated and circulated to the members of the Security Council, a United Nations spokesman said today in New York.
19 August 2002 – The United Nations official who is leading the UN team dealing with the return of Kuwaiti archives from Iraq met with senior Kuwaiti representatives today to discuss the matter.
16 August 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan has proposed extending the mandate of the United Nations Peace-building Support Office in the Central African Republic (BONUCA) for an additional year in order to help the country solidify peace and promote national reconciliation.
16 August 2002 – Iraq has responded to a letter written by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the resumption of United Nations weapons inspections in the country, which have been suspended since 1998, a UN spokesperson announced today.
15 August 2002 – Voicing its full support for the implementation of the recent peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, the United Nations Security Council today urged the parties to comply with their responsibilities under the accord.
15 August 2002 – Condemning the fighting and massacres in a northeastern town of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), members of the United Nations Security Council today called for an immediate end to the violence and urged that those responsible be brought to justice.
15 August 2002 – In a bid to solidify the peace in Angola, the Security Council today established a new United Nations mission in the country for six months, until 15 February.
15 August 2002 – Welcoming the efforts of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) to become an active participant in the country's democratic political process, the Security Council today extended its suspension of travel restrictions it had imposed in 1997 against officials of that rebel group.
14 August 2002 – The Security Council today established a pool of temporary judges to help the United Nations war crimes tribunal for Rwanda complete its work as soon as possible.
14 August 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today adjusted the mandate of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) so that it can assist in the “expeditious and orderly” implementation of an independent commission’s decision on the border between the two countries.
13 August 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan has proposed extending the mandate of the United Nations Peace-building Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) until the end of next year in an attempt to support the country's stabilization efforts.
13 August 2002 – East Timor and the United Nations mission in the country have made substantial progress since that nation's independence three months ago, the President of the Security Council said today.
12 August 2002 – Reacting to what it described as erroneous press reports, the United Nations today stressed that its operation in India and Pakistan is fulfilling its mandate of observing a ceasefire in Kashmir.
8 August 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, told reporters in New York today that he has still not received a response from Iraq on a UN letter sent concerning weapons inspections in the country, which have not been conducted since 1998.
8 August 2002 – Hailing the recent peace accord between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged the parties to take the necessary steps to put the agreement into action.
8 August 2002 – Following a day of talks on the recent peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, members of the Security Council today welcomed the accord as a "very positive step" in resolving the conflict in the Congo.
7 August 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan's recent response to an Iraqi letter on the resumption of weapons inspections in the country fully represents the position of members of the Security Council, its President said today.
7 August 2002 – The United Nations Security Council will aim to adopt a resolution on Angola before Secretary-General Kofi Annan's trip there later this month, the President of the 15-member body said today.
6 August 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan today replied to a letter he received from the Foreign Minister of Iraq concerning weapons inspections, which have not been conducted in the country since 1998, according to a United Nations spokesman.
6 August 2002 – The United Nations Security Council is slated to hold a discussion later this week on the recent peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, the President of the 15-member body said today.
6 August 2002 – A senior United Nations official has voiced “grave concern” over the decline in Iraq’s oil revenues, which are used to purchase humanitarian relief for the country, calling for measures to resolve differences over pricing the country’s crude.
5 August 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today called for intensified international efforts to bring peace to the Middle East based on the shared vision of both Israel and Palestine existing within secure borders.
5 August 2002 – The United Nations General Assembly today resumed its debate on "Illegal Israeli actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory" to consider a report by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the events that took place earlier this year in Jenin and other Palestinian cities.
5 August 2002 – Following a daylong debate on Secretary-General Kofi Annan's recent report on events in Jenin and other Palestinian cities, the United Nations General Assembly this evening adopted a resolution demanding an immediate end to military incursions and all acts of violence, terror, provocation, incitement and destruction in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.
5 August 2002 – Following talks with Security Council members on a recent letter from Iraq concerning United Nations weapons inspections in the country, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said the UN would reply, but stressed that Baghdad must comply with the Council's resolutions.
4 August 2002 – Following another deadly terrorist attack in Israel, the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today issued a strong personal appeal for an end to the violence and a resumption of talks leading to a lasting settlement.
2 August 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has transmitted to the Security Council a letter he just received from the Iraqi authorities on the issue of UN weapons inspectors, who have not been able to operate in the country since 1998.
2 August 2002 – The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), based in Arusha, Tanzania, has asked the Security Council to intervene on its behalf to prod Kigali to cooperate with the UN prosecutor and the court.
2 August 2002 – The United Nations General Assembly will resume its tenth emergency special session on "Illegal Israeli actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory" on Monday to discuss Secretary-General Kofi Annan's just-released report on recent events in Jenin and other Palestinian cities.
2 August 2002 – The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) today announced plans to provide demining support for the effort to demarcate the border between the two countries.
1 August 2002 – Aiming to seize the current opportunity for lasting peace in Angola, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has proposed the creation of a new United Nations mission for the country, according to a report released today at UN Headquarters in New York.
1 August 2002 – Following a request by the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today released a report on the events surrounding the Israeli military incursions earlier this year into the West Bank town of Jenin and other Palestinian cities in what proved to be the most extensive such operation by Israel in a decade.
31 July 2002 – A United Nations report on recent events in Jenin and other Palestinian cities is expected to be made public on Thursday morning, a UN spokesman announced today.
31 July 2002 – As a parting gift to the United Nations Security Council, the outgoing President of the 15-member body presented his colleagues today with symbolic custody of a recovering African elephant rescued from a trap earlier this year.
31 July 2002 – Members of the Security Council today condemned an assault by rebels against the capital of Burundi and called on them to stop their attacks and to join in peace talks scheduled for next month.
31 July 2002 – The Security Council has agreed to enhance its relationship with the newly created African Union, the President of the 15-member body said today.
30 July 2002 – The members of the Security Council have called on the parties to the Lusaka peace agreement to hold talks with the United Nations as soon as possible on the practical implementation of an accord signed today by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda.
30 July 2002 – New procedures designed to speed the delivery of relief aid to Iraq have resulted in the approval of over $7 million worth of humanitarian contracts for the country, the United Nations announced today.
30 July 2002 – Despite the ongoing violence in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said that envoys from the diplomatic Quartet - the UN, European Union, Russian Federation and United States - would be working "assiduously" to help realize the vision of Israel and Palestine living together in peace.
30 July 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today extended the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) through the end of January 2003, while calling on the parties - the POLISARIO Front and Morocco - to cooperate fully with efforts to resolve their longstanding dispute.
30 July 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to appoint a Singaporean general as the next commander of the United Nations peacekeeping forces serving with the UN Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET).
30 July 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for a further six months, through January 2003.
30 July 2002 – While Kosovo has made progress over the past few months, the province still has a way to go in meeting the benchmarks set to help it to begin the process of determining its future status, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today.
29 July 2002 – Following the latest spate of deadly clashes in the Middle East, the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today urged an end to violence in the region and called on the two sides to resume talks aimed at resolving their differences.
29 July 2002 – The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) through January 2003, while calling for specific actions by both sides to improve current conditions and achieve a lasting political settlement.
26 July 2002 – While Kosovo has seen progress over the last few months, most notably in safety and inter-ethnic relations, the United Nations mission still needs to be able to extend its authority throughout the province, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report released today.
26 July 2002 – With Wednesday the deadline for renewing the mandate of the United Nations mission in Western Sahara, the Security Council will continue discussing options next week for a resolution to extend the operation's authorization, the President of the 15-member body said today.
26 July 2002 – The United Nations Security Council, which this afternoon discussed a draft resolution on the latest developments in the Middle East, will resume its deliberations on the matter on Monday morning, the President of the 15-member body said today.
25 July 2002 – One day after Israel launched a deadly air raid on an apartment building in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations Security Council met late Wednesday night for an open debate on the repercussions of the bombing amid wide condemnation of the attack and appeals to end the violence.
25 July 2002 – Women are increasingly playing a role in preventing wars and fostering peace but more remains to be done to fully incorporate a gender perspective into conflict resolution and reconstruction, senior United Nations officials told the Security Council today.
24 July 2002 – Acting at the request of the Arab group of countries, the United Nations Security Council has scheduled a formal meeting this evening to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East.
24 July 2002 – The Security Council today recommended that Switzerland be admitted as a member of the United Nations during the fifty-seventh session of the UN General Assembly, which will convene in New York in September.
24 July 2002 – Describing it as a significant breakthrough on major issues, members of the United Nations Security Council today welcomed the signing on 20 July of a protocol between the Sudanese Government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement.
24 July 2002 – As a prelude to adopting a resolution on the situation in Western Sahara, the United Nations Security Council today held a full round of talks to discuss the positions of Members States as well as the proposed text, the current President of the 15-member body said.
23 July 2002 – Iraqi crude exports spiked to 9.8 million barrels over the past week – the highest volume over a seven-day period since the start, in late May, of the current phase of the United Nations oil-for-food programme, which allows Baghdad to use a portion of its petroleum revenues to purchase humanitarian relief.
23 July 2002 – The Security Council today backed a plan by the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to shift responsibility for trying lower-lever officials to national jurisdictions in an effort to complete the court’s work as quickly as possible.
23 July 2002 – Noting the encouraging political developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the surrounding region, the Security Council today called on all parties to recommit themselves to taking forward these processes and to refrain from any military action that would undermine the progress for peace.
22 July 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed a panel of experts to conduct a follow-up assessment mission to Liberia and neighbouring countries aimed at probing their compliance with sanctions levied against the West African nation by the Security Council.
22 July 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has decided to appoint Major-General Gyorgy Szaraz of Hungary as the new Force Commander for the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
22 July 2002 – Members of the Security Council today stressed that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) must be able to operate freely, and called for an end to clashes in the area, according to the President of the 15-member body.
22 July 2002 – Looking to strengthen the arms embargo against Somalia, the United Nations Security Council today recommended the establishment of an expert panel to gather information on violations of the decade-old prohibitions.
19 July 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has announced the appointment of new envoys to two key regions in Africa.
19 July 2002 – The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan told the Security Council today that despite persistent security concerns, the country was nevertheless making progress in its recovery from more than two decades of war and natural disaster.
19 July 2002 – The United Nations is in the final stages of planning the future structure and the coordination mechanism of its future presence in Angola, according to an exchange of letters between Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the Security Council released today at UN Headquarters in New York.
18 July 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has recommended that an expert panel dealing with the illegal exploitation of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) be extended until 31 October.
18 July 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended that the Security Council adjust the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) so that it can help ensure the implementation of an independent commission's recent decision on the two countries' border.
18 July 2002 – Citing a "regrettable" lack of progress in jumpstarting negotiations between the Georgian and Abkhaz sides, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended that the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) be extended six months, until 31 January 2003.
18 July 2002 – Backing a recent statement by the diplomatic "Quartet" on the Middle East, the United Nations Security Council today called on the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to cooperate with the effort to achieve the goals set in that declaration.
18 July 2002 – The Security Council today held a wide-ranging discussion on the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) and how the lessons learned from that experience could be applied to dealing with the problems of the Mano River Union and the rest of Africa.
17 July 2002 – As the ceasefire in Angola continues to hold and peace seems to be “irreversible,” the United Nations and the country’s Government have a unique opportunity to create a new partnership to address serious humanitarian needs as well as reconstruction and development issues, the UN’s top relief official told the Security Council today.
17 July 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed Switzerland’s intention to join the United Nations, saying that the country’s involvement in UN activities and its long-time role as host to many of the organization’s agencies has already given it a “head start” in knowing what it takes to be a member of the UN family.
17 July 2002 – Calling security in Afghanistan an ongoing “cause for concern,” Secretary-General Kofi Annan has advocated a limited expansion of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) currently deployed in Kabul, according to a report released today at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
17 July 2002 – With tensions rising along the Israeli-Lebanese withdrawal line in recent months, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended extending the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the area through January 2003, according to a report released today in New York.
16 July 2002 – Voicing "firm support" for Burundi's Transitional National Government, members of the United Nations Security Council today appealed to rebels fighting in the country to enter into ceasefire negotiations.
16 July 2002 – The United Nations has fully implemented new procedures to speed the delivery of humanitarian aid to Iraq, according to the head of the office running the oil-for-food programme, which allows Baghdad to use a portion of its petroleum revenues to purchase relief supplies.
16 July 2002 – The United Nations Security Council, which today heard a report on the massacres that took place in mid-May in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), plans to adopt a formal statement on the matter, the current President of the 15-member body said.
15 July 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in New York today following talks with President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria in the capital Abuja, over the weekend.
15 July 2002 – Recent signs of positive change in Afghanistan could be placed at risk unless the international community continues to contribute to the country’s ongoing recovery, the United Nations has warned.
12 July 2002 – The Chairman of the preparatory panel for the International Criminal Court (ICC) today questioned potential action by the Security Council on a link between the tribunal and United Nations peacekeeping.
12 July 2002 – Following weeks of wrangling over sensitive issues concerning the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the United Nations Security Council today unanimously adopted a resolution which effectively prevents any potential ICC prosecution of UN peacekeepers for one year.
12 July 2002 – Casting an eye towards next week’s meeting of an independent commission on Ethiopia and Eritrea’s common boundary, the Security Council today encouraged both parties to cooperate fully with the demarcation process, which is considered to be a key benchmark on the road to lasting peace between the two Horn of Africa neighbours.
12 July 2002 – Following the adoption of a resolution suspending the International Criminal Court's potential prosecution of United Nations peacekeepers, the Security Council today extended the mandates of the UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) and the UN Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP).
11 July 2002 – The Security Council committee set up to monitor sanctions imposed on the Taliban has removed the name of a Canadian citizen from the list of those subject to measures against the Al-Qaida terrorist organization.
11 July 2002 – Welcoming the efforts by the Central African Republic (CAR) Government to fight corruption and establish good governance, members of the United Nations Security Council today stressed the importance of implementing the necessary reforms.
11 July 2002 – A United Nations panel of experts should be set up in Nairobi to strengthen the international arms embargo against Somalia, which remains an “excellent” location for use by terrorists, according to a new report to the Security Council released today at UN Headquarters in New York.
11 July 2002 – Security Council members today underlined the need for further reform of the security sector in Sierra Leone, especially by developing its police force.
11 July 2002 – The Security Council committee set up to monitor international sanctions against Liberia has revised its list of individuals banned from travelling abroad.
10 July 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today held an open debate in an effort to resolve the impasse over linkages between UN peacekeeping operations and the International Criminal Court (ICC) - a contentious issue that recently threatened to derail the extension of the UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH).
9 July 2002 – The United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) are working to promote common values, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today, calling for further joint action between the two in pursuit of their mutual aims.
9 July 2002 – Following a briefing by a senior United Nations envoy on the ongoing Cyprus talks, the members of the Security Council today expressed disappointment that, despite the personal involvement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, including his visit to the island in May, progress remained "disappointingly slow" and the June target date for agreement had not been met.
9 July 2002 – The United Nations Security Council will be considering a draft resolution on Somalia this week as it looks for progress on the situation in that country, the current President of the 15-member body said today.
8 July 2002 – The members of the United Nations Security Council today backed a recent call by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for all sides in Guinea-Bissau to promote constructive dialogue within the norms laid down by the country's constitution.
8 July 2002 – Following a closed-door briefing on Secretary-General Kofi Annan's recent talks with senior Iraqi officials, members of the Security Council today voiced hope that Baghdad would act on pledges to return missing Kuwaiti property.
4 July 2002 – As high-level talks between the United Nations and Iraq opened today in Vienna, Secretary-General Kofi Annan voiced hope that the two-day meeting would produce concrete results concerning central issues, including the return of weapons inspectors to the country.
3 July 2002 – In an effort to maintain conditions that might help the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Croatia resolve their dispute over the Prevlaka peninsula, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended that the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Observers (UNMOP) be extended for three months, until 15 October.
3 July 2002 – Arriving in Vienna today, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan met with the key members of his delegation to discuss the next round of talks with Iraqi officials, which begin on Thursday in the Austrian capital.
3 July 2002 – The preparatory body for the International Criminal Court (ICC) - the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal - today voiced its concern about current developments in the United Nations Security Council, where objections by the United States to the Court have stalled the extension of the mandate for the UN peacekeeping mission in Bosnia.
3 July 2002 – The United Nations Security Council this evening voted unanimously to extend until 15 July the current mandate of the UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH), which was set to expire at midnight.
2 July 2002 – Iraqi petroleum exports under the United Nations oil-for-food programme changed only slightly over the past week, the United Nations office running the scheme reported today.
2 July 2002 – The members of the Security Council were continuing efforts to bridge differences regarding the participation of the United States in United Nations peacekeeping operations, the President of the 15-member body said today.
1 July 2002 – The Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders are expected to hold their last meeting of the fourth round of talks tomorrow, with United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s special adviser on Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto, scheduled to be on hand, a UN spokesman said today.
1 July 2002 – The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) today warned of a looming humanitarian crisis if the flow of Liberian refugees and Sierra Leonean returnees continued unabated over the next few weeks.
1 July 2002 – With the regional peace effort for Somalia at an impasse because of differences on how to proceed with national reconciliation, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appealed for all sides to not allow that divergence of opinion to get in the way of reaching a settlement.
30 June 2002 – After the United States had vetoed a move to extend the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) until the end of this year, the Security Council this evening approved a three-day extension of the Mission's mandate, which was due to expire at midnight on 30 June.
28 June 2002 – The chairman of the United Nations Security Council sanctions committee on Sierra Leone arrived today in the capital, Freetown, to assess the current peace process and political developments in the country.
28 June 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, will travel to three African countries next week following his high-level talks with Iraqi officials in Vienna, set to open on 4 July.
28 June 2002 – With the end of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) fast approaching, the Security Council today postponed action on the issue, which has hit an impasse over a United States proposal to exempt peacekeepers from prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
27 June 2002 – The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee is intensifying its work with regional organizations and other groups involved in combating the scourge, the panel's Chairman told the Security Council today.
27 June 2002 – Senior United Nations officials dealing with weapons of mass destruction, legal affairs as well as property and persons missing since Baghdad's 1990 invasion of Kuwait will be among those attending talks between the world body and Iraq, set to open next week in Vienna.
27 June 2002 – The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today emphasized that it will concentrate its prosecutions on the highest-ranking political and military leaders accused of war crimes.
26 June 2002 – Unanimously adopting a resolution on Afghanistan's recent steps towards a transition to democracy, the Security Council today hailed the country for selecting a leader and consolidating recent political gains.
26 June 2002 – Efforts by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) to strengthen policing in the province, including the recent arrests of suspects in cases pending from 1999, showed that "no one is above the law," a senior UN official told the Security Council today.
25 June 2002 – Iraqi petroleum exports under the United Nations oil-for-food programme more than doubled over the past week, according to the UN office running the scheme, which allows Baghdad to use a portion of its crude revenues to purchase humanitarian relief.
25 June 2002 – The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and the United Nations should strengthen their partnership to address common concerns, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today in a message to an OIC meeting in Khartoum.
24 June 2002 – Reacting to a speech today by United States President George Bush, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan welcomed the US leader's reaffirmation that the outcome of the Middle East peace process should be the establishment of a viable and credible State of Palestine – based on Security Council resolutions 242 and 338 – and security for Israel.
24 June 2002 – Encouraging efforts to help bring about a ceasefire in Burundi, Security Council members today urged armed groups in the country to cooperate with those intervening to stop the fighting.
24 June 2002 – Recent progress in stabilizing the situation in the Central African Republic could falter without international support, Secretary-General Kofi Annan warns in a report to the Security Council released at United Nations Headquarters in New York today.
24 June 2002 – Sierra Leone's prospects for peace are "encouraging" but the country - with international assistance - must consolidate progress and tackle the challenges ahead, Secretary-General Kofi Annan writes in a new report to the Security Council released today in New York.
21 June 2002 – The Security Council today welcomed the successful conclusion of the Loya Jirga grand council in Afghanistan and the inauguration of President Hamid Karzai as the head of the country's new transitional administration.
21 June 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today unanimously agreed to extend the mandate for the UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) until 30 June.
21 June 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today strongly urged Iraq to make further efforts regarding the whereabouts of Kuwaiti property after Baghdad acknowledged that it still held assets that were seized from its Arab neighbour during the 1990 invasion.
20 June 2002 – Although Guinea-Bissau continues to face major political, economic and financial challenges, the country remains peaceful, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a just-released report to the Security Council.
20 June 2002 – Briefing a private meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said the region continued to be “dangerously unstable” and warned that in the absence of a sustained political process, events would continue to be driven by those opposed to peace.
20 June 2002 – In a move which was welcomed by United Nations officials, Switzerland –hosts of the European headquarters of the world body – today formally signed its application to join the UN.
19 June 2002 – While the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) has successfully implemented many aspects of its mandate, the country still requires international support to overcome the remaining challenges, the head of the UN operation said today in an open briefing to the Security Council.
19 June 2002 – Strongly condemning a rebel group's intimidation and harassment of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), Security Council members today declared as "unacceptable" acts of violence against two UN staff members earlier this week.
19 June 2002 – Senior United Nations officials have completed a multi-agency assessment mission to Angola in an effort to clarify the UN's future role in the country.
18 June 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today strongly condemned recent acts of intimidation by a rebel group against the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), including one on Monday in which UN personnel were abducted and assaulted.
18 June 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council today voiced their deep concern about the humanitarian situation in Somalia and called on all parties involved to fulfil their obligations to guarantee the access and safety to all relief agencies and their personnel.
17 June 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has welcomed pledges by Baghdad to return documents belonging to the Kuwaiti national archives, which were seized during Iraq's 1990 invasion, according to a new report released today.
17 June 2002 – The United Nations senior peacekeeping official arrived today in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa to begin a series of meetings aimed at promoting implementation of a recent decision on the country's border with Eritrea, a UN spokesman announced Monday in New York.
17 June 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Special Advisor for Africa met today with the President of Angola to discuss ways that the world body can help the war-ravaged country to consolidate peace.
14 June 2002 – The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) will continue until at least the end of June 2003, the UN Security Council decided today.
13 June 2002 – The global fight against terrorism is intrinsically linked to international efforts to promote human rights, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a message to a major European conference on combating the scourge.
13 June 2002 – Responding to a request by the Arab Group of countries for a meeting on "the extremely grave and deteriorating situation" in the Middle East, the Security Council today met in an open session, with representatives from over 30 nations set to take part in the debate on the issue.
13 June 2002 – Acting on the recommendation of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Security Council today extended the mandate of United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 15 December.
12 June 2002 – The search for new ways to provide increased humanitarian assistance to Angolans in need dominated discussions today between the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Africa, Ibrahim Gambari, and senior Angolan government officials, according to a United Nations spokesman.
12 June 2002 – A senior United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said today that he expected the Security Council to extend for one year the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, known as MONUC.
11 June 2002 – The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), which, in the face of serious difficulties, “continues to serve the international community well,” should be extended for a further year, according to a new report by Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
11 June 2002 – Amid changing circumstances in war-ravaged Angola, the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Africa is in that country assessing how the world body can better support its peace process.
11 June 2002 – A United Nations expert today announced plans to probe allegations of illegal killings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
7 June 2002 – Following a closed-door briefing by a senior United Nations official on the latest developments in Afghanistan, members of the Security Council today urged States to donate funds to help meet the country's needs.
6 June 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has named former Senegalese Prime Minister Mustapha Niasse as his Special Envoy to assist in the peace process for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
5 June 2002 – The Security Council today strongly condemned recent acts of intimidation and unfounded public attacks against the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), particularly by the rebel Rally for Congolese Democracy-Goma (RCD-Goma).
4 June 2002 – Members of the Security Council today condemned recent attacks by a rebel group against the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and demanded an immediate end to the harassment of UN officials and full cooperation with an investigation into recent events in Kisangani.
4 June 2002 – As a United Nations symposium on combating international terrorism wrapped up today, UN officials said the ideas generated at the meeting would serve to increase the momentum in the fight against the scourge.
3 June 2002 – While the situation along the ceasefire lines in Cyprus is calm, the United Nations peacekeeping force should remain on the island for a further six months, according to a new report by Secretary-General Kofi Annan
3 June 2002 – The head of the United Nations Monitoring, Inspection and Verification Commission (UNMOVIC), which was set up in 1999 but has yet to operate in Iraq, has welcomed Baghdad's readiness to talk about future work in the country.
3 June 2002 – A two-day symposium on international terrorism opened today in Vienna aiming to explore ways of strengthening international law to combat the scourge while harnessing the contributions of various UN entities to this endeavour.
30 May 2002 – Responding to a request from the Security Council, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has named a two-member team of specialists in connection with the enforcement of UN sanctions against Somalia.
30 May 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today extended, through December, the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force known as UNDOF, which was established in 1974 to monitor the disengagement of Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights.
29 May 2002 – After meeting in consultations to review the peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea, members of the United Nations Security Council today reiterated the importance of close consultations among the parties, the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) and the Boundary Commission on the implementation of the Commission's recent decision on border delimitation.
29 May 2002 – The United Nations has started using new procedures to speed the delivery of humanitarian aid to Iraq, according to the head of the office running the oil-for-food scheme which allows Baghdad to use a portion of its petroleum revenues to purchase relief supplies.
29 May 2002 – Members of the Security Council committee monitoring the sanctions against Somalia are "gravely alarmed" at the use of military weapons on a large scale inside the country, as well as the continued flow of arms and ammunition supplies from outside, according to a statement released today at UN Headquarters in New York.
24 May 2002 – Meeting on the latest developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations Security Council today strongly condemned the killings that had taken place in Kisangani, and called for an immediate stop to all violations of human rights and international humanitarian law.
24 May 2002 – The illegal exploitation of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is not only continuing but is being consolidated in many areas, resulting in a ruinous effect on the civilian population, according to a report released today at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
24 May 2002 – Observing Africa Day, which marks the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General Kofi Annan voiced their support for African leaders' efforts to tackle the continent's problems and stressed the need for international assistance in reaching that goal.
24 May 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council today called on all actors in Somalia to refrain from violence and to resolve their differences peacefully.
24 May 2002 – Reaffirming its earlier statements and decisions, the United Nations Security Council today said that the Kosovo Assembly had overstepped its authority when it passed a recent measure dealing with a border pact.
23 May 2002 – After holding an extensive discussion on the latest developments in Afghanistan, particularly what a UN official described as a “worrying” security situation, the United Nations Security Council today decided to extend the authorization of an international force currently deployed in Kabul.
23 May 2002 – In a move that drew the backing of the United Nations Security Council, the head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) today vetoed a resolution adopted by the province's Assembly on the grounds that the legislative body had exceeded its powers by passing a measure on a border accord.
23 May 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today recommended to the UN General Assembly that the Democratic Republic of East Timor be admitted to the world body later this year.
22 May 2002 – Terrorist operatives from the Al-Qaida network appear to have diversified the base and security of their finances by acquiring valuable commodities and using the Internet to move money, according to a new report by a United Nations expert group.
22 May 2002 – Security Council members today called on Kosovo’s elected leaders to work “constructively and in full cooperation” with the United Nations Interim Administration Mission (UNMIK) for the full implementation of resolution 1244, which calls for the development of provisional institutions of self-government.
22 May 2002 – Proposals for preventing conflict and fostering recovery in Africa were widely discussed today in the United Nations Security Council, which held a daylong meeting on the issue that saw the participation of over three dozen speakers.
22 May 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan has circulated a letter from the Democratic Republic of East Timor, which gained independence earlier this week, requesting membership in the United Nations, setting in motion the process of enabling the new nation to join the world body later this year.
22 May 2002 – Welcoming the elections held last week in Sierra Leone, the Security Council late on Wednesday called on all political parties and their supporters to work together to strengthen democracy and assure continuing peace in the country.
21 May 2002 – With the situation in the Middle East “very tense and likely to remain so” pending a comprehensive settlement, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended extending for six months the United Nations operation supervising the disengagement of Syrian and Israeli forces.
21 May 2002 – The independent Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission said today it was meeting in The Hague with the parties to consider modalities of demarcation.
21 May 2002 – Baghdad has exported 6.9 million barrels of petroleum over the past week, ending a month-long, self-imposed suspension of its crude sales, according to the United Nations office overseeing the humanitarian oil-for-food programme for Iraq.
21 May 2002 – A top United Nations envoy for Africa today said that the prospect of a return to war in Angola was almost zero, but warned that the humanitarian situation was serious and potentially destabilizing.
21 May 2002 – The man who served as the United Nations transitional administrator in East Timor for two and half years leading up to the territory's independence left the island nation today as a senior Indian diplomat took over as the head of a follow-up UN mission.
20 May 2002 – Just hours after gaining independence, East Timor today presented Secretary-General Kofi Annan with a resolution requesting membership in the United Nations.
20 May 2002 – Welcoming East Timor's ascension into the community of nations, the United Nations Security Council today paid tribute to the people and leadership of the world's newest country for their efforts in achieving the goal of independence.
20 May 2002 – After receiving 70 per cent of the vote, Ahmed Tejan Kabbah has been re-elected for a five-year term as President of Sierra Leone in the general elections, which were conducted with wide-ranging assistance from the United Nations.
17 May 2002 – Reacting to recent "historic" events in Angola that brought to a halt nearly three decades of civil war, the United Nations Security Council today suspended travel restrictions it had imposed in 1997 against officials of a rebel group involved in the conflict.
17 May 2002 – The Security Council today amended the rules of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda to clarify the national status of judges with citizenship of two or more countries that might serve on the two courts.
17 May 2002 – Recognizing that East Timor will require international assistance in the period immediately after independence to shore up the new government’s ability to rule, the Security Council today unanimously decided to establish a new United Nations mission to help provide the fledgling nation with the stability necessary for growth and development.
16 May 2002 – Briefing the Security Council on the latest developments in Kosovo, particularly the functioning of self-government institutions, a top United Nations peacekeeping official stressed today that it was essential for Kosovo Serb representatives to quickly take up their rightful places in the government.
15 May 2002 – While reporting that the situation in Kisangani - a strategic city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - appeared to be calm today in the wake of yesterday's clashes, United Nations peacekeepers in the country stressed the need for demilitarizing the town.
15 May 2002 – Delivering a lecture in the Norwegian capital, where an effort to bring peace to the Middle East began a decade ago, a top United Nations envoy said today that even though the “Oslo process” was at a standstill, its basic principles remained valid while an international consensus was building around new precepts and mechanisms that could lead to a sustainable accord between the two parties to the crisis.
15 May 2002 – The top UN official in Kosovo today marked the one-year anniversary of the Constitutional Framework for Provisional Self-government in the province by calling the document "a great success."
15 May 2002 – Reacting to the fragile situation in Liberia, members of the United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General Kofi Annan today denounced rebel attempts to seize power by force in the country, and urged States in the region to prevent belligerence.
15 May 2002 – In the wake of yesterday’s landmark presidential and parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone, senior United Nations officials today hailed the West African nation for the exceptionally high voter turnout and the tranquil manner in which ballots were cast.
14 May 2002 – Arriving in Cyprus today, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for “decisive progress” in the period ahead.
14 May 2002 – Revamping the United Nations “oil-for-food” humanitarian programme for Iraq, the Security Council today adopted a resolution aimed at simplifying the procedures for getting goods into the country.
14 May 2002 – The establishment of a transitional government in Kinshasa, the disarming of rebel groups, and the withdrawal of foreign troops are essential next steps to advance the peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the head of a Security Council delegation just back from the region told the Council today.
13 May 2002 – With Sierra Leoneans poised to choose their country’s president and parliament, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan welcomed tomorrow’s ballot as an “important milestone” in the peace process and urged all voters to take an active part in it.
13 May 2002 – The top United Nations official dealing with the issue of children and armed conflict has arrived in Angola on a week-long visit to discuss child protection projects being planned in the country in view of the peace process there.
8 May 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has designated a new member of the monitoring group set up by the Security Council to ensure that UN sanctions against the Taliban are enforced, according to a document released today at UN Headquarters in New York.
8 May 2002 – The United Nations Secretariat will work expeditiously to prepare a report on recent events in Jenin and other Palestinian cities, as requested by the General Assembly, a UN spokesman announced today.
7 May 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today urged action to combat the "despicable and damaging" practice of conscripting children for military service.
7 May 2002 – After daylong deliberations and 25 rounds of voting, the United Nations General Assembly late on Tuesday condemned the attacks by Israeli occupying forces against the Palestinian people in several cities, decried the refusal by Israel to cooperate with a UN fact-finding mission to the Jenin refugee camp, and condemned all acts of violence and terror against Palestinian and Israeli civilians.
7 May 2002 – The United Nations General Assembly today resumed its tenth emergency special session on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory to consider a draft resolution, sponsored by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), concerning Israel's refusal to cooperate with a UN fact-finding mission to the Jenin refugee camp.
7 May 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today strongly condemned the targeting and use of children in armed conflicts and called on all warring parties to immediately desist from such practices.
7 May 2002 – Back in New York after its mission to the Great Lakes region of Africa, a delegation of the Security Council has called for an "inclusive agreement" to pave the way for a transitional administration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
6 May 2002 – A meeting to mark the independence of East Timor - a United Nations success story - will be among the highlights in the work of the Security Council in the month of May, the current President of the 15-member body said today.
6 May 2002 – The Ethiopian Government has reopened its borders with Eritrea, which had been closed since 27 April, the United Nations reported today.
6 May 2002 – A delegation of the United Nations Security Council today wrapped up its eight-nation mission to the Great Lakes region of Africa, as it held what a UN spokesman described as a "positive" two-hour meeting in Rwanda with President Paul Kagame and other senior officials.
6 May 2002 – The United Nations General Assembly will resume tomorrow its tenth emergency special session to consider an agenda item on "illegal Israeli actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory," a spokesman for the President of the 189-member body announced today.
6 May 2002 – Deciding that Liberia has not fully complied with United Nations demands to halt its support for the rebel Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Sierra Leone and other armed groups in the region, the Security Council today extended sanctions on Liberia for a further 12 months.
3 May 2002 – Following three days of talks between senior United Nations and Iraqi officials on returning UN weapons inspectors to the country, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today reported that the discussions had been "useful and frank" and predicted that a new round could be held within a month.
3 May 2002 – With Tajikistan in need of continuing support for its peace-building efforts, Secretary-General Kofi Annan intends to keep active the United Nations presence in the country for another year, according to a letter released today at UN Headquarters in New York.
3 May 2002 – The United has released a letter from Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council, in which he outlines the reasons underlying his intention to disband a UN fact-finding team to Jenin, whose deployment faced "fundamental" objections from Israel, despite every effort taken by the UN to accommodate those concerns.
3 May 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his top envoy for the Middle East peace process said today they were pleased by the results of Thursday's meeting in Washington D.C. of the diplomatic "Quartet" comprised of the UN, the United States, the Russian Federation and the European Union.
3 May 2002 – A delegation of the United Nations Security Council and a committee overseeing a ceasefire agreement to the conflict in the Great Lakes region of Africa have urged States in the area to work out mechanisms for military cooperation along their common borders.
3 May 2002 – After meeting in closed-door consultations to review the sanctions imposed on Liberia for its support for the rebel Revolutionary United Front (RUF) of Sierra Leone and other armed groups in the region, the United Nations Security Council today said it had also discussed a draft resolution that it intended to vote on next Monday.
3 May 2002 – Following last night's decision by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to disband a UN fact-finding team to the Jenin refugee camp, members of the group today left Geneva where they had been preparing for the mission.
3 May 2002 – With the announced cancellation of a United Nations fact-finding mission to Jenin dominating the discussion, the Security Council today held an extended open debate of the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine.
3 May 2002 – Seeking to shore up the international arms embargo against Somalia, the Security Council today requested a report on the establishment of a panel of experts to improve enforcement of the sanctions against the country.
2 May 2002 – One day after informing the United Nations Security Council of his intention to disband a UN fact-finding mission to the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said the Council could ask him to prepare a report on the matter even in the absence of a trip to the area.
2 May 2002 – A spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said this evening that Mr. Annan was disbanding the fact-finding team into recent events in the Jenin refugee camp, as indicated in the letter the Secretary-General had forwarded to the Security Council on Wednesday.
2 May 2002 – After meeting behind closed doors for a briefing on the peace process between Eritrea and Ethiopia, members of the United Nations Security Council today said the two sides should work together with the UN in carrying out a recent decision about the border between them.
2 May 2002 – Continuing its eight-nation mission to the Great Lakes region of Africa, a delegation of the United Nations Security Council met today with President Eduardo dos Santos of Angola.
2 May 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today announced plans to travel to Cyprus and meet with the two leaders - a move that was immediately hailed by the UN Security Council.
1 May 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today he was awaiting the meeting of the Security Council later in the day before making the final decision about the UN fact-finding team to the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.
1 May 2002 – As a new round of talks between the United Nations and senior Baghdad officials got under way today at UN Headquarters in New York, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he expected the discussions to focus on the return of weapons inspectors to Iraq.
30 April 2002 – With recent decisions by Israel signalling that the United Nations will not be able to deploy a fact-finding mission to Jenin with the country's cooperation, Secretary-General Kofi Annan is "minded to disband" the team, which has been working in Geneva while awaiting the green light to travel to the Middle East, a senior UN official told the Security Council today.
30 April 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today extended the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 July to allow time to examine proposals by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on breaking the current impasse over the territory.
30 April 2002 – A delegation of the United Nations Security Council continued its eight-nation mission to the Great Lakes region of Africa this morning as it met for two hours in Kinshasa with President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
30 April 2002 – The next round of talks between United Nations officials and a high-level delegation from Baghdad aimed at breaking the current impasse over weapons inspections in Iraq will be held over three days starting tomorrow, according to the Office of the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
29 April 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has re-appointed four experts to serve on a panel monitoring sanctions against the rebel National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA).
29 April 2002 – While expressing hope that the United Nations and Israel could resolve differences over a fact-finding mission to Jenin, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today stressed the need for the UN team to travel to its destination without delay.
29 April 2002 – Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi today visited East Timor, where he held talks with senior Government and United Nations officials and pledged to build close relations with the territory following its independence next month.
29 April 2002 – Senior Israeli officials have not decided whether to agree to a United Nations fact-finding mission mandated to develop accurate information about recent events at the Jenin refugee camp, a senior UN official told the Security Council today.
29 April 2002 – A delegation of the United Nations Security Council today held a series of meetings in Pretoria, South Africa, the first step on its eight-nation mission to the continent aimed at shoring up support for peace initiatives in the Great Lakes region.
28 April 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council today voiced concern over the continued delay in the arrival of a fact-finding team mandated to develop accurate information on recent events at the Jenin refugee camp on the West Bank, according to the President of the 15-member body.
26 April 2002 – The ongoing crisis in the Middle East will not deter members of the Security Council from travelling to the Great Lakes region of Africa, where conflict and economic problems demand international attention, the leader of the mission said today.
26 April 2002 – The United Nations Security Council committee monitoring sanctions against Al-Qaida and Taliban operatives has added 10 persons or entities to its extensive list of all those subject to the measures.
26 April 2002 – Speaking at the outset of a Security Council debate on East Timor that included the participation of the fledgling nation's President-elect, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged the international community to remain involved in the new country as it continued to solidify the institutions of statehood.
25 April 2002 – The Georgian-Abkhaz conflict must not be allowed to simmer, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report to the Security Council, urging both sides to hold talks aimed at resolving their fundamental differences.
25 April 2002 – After so many years of war and civil conflict in Afghanistan, the political and humanitarian progress of the last several months is very encouraging, although advances are by no means assured, a top United Nations official told the Security Council today as it held an open meeting to discuss the situation in the country.
25 April 2002 – Following a closed-door briefing on the latest developments in the Middle East, members of the Security Council today voiced their backing for diplomatic moves to foster positive change in the region.
25 April 2002 – Senior United Nations officials met in New York today with an Israeli delegation to discuss an upcoming UN fact-finding mission mandated to develop accurate information on the recent events in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.
24 April 2002 – While the formation of a government in Kosovo earlier this year after several months of deadlock was an important step forward, much more needs to be done to create a secure climate in order to spur economic development, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report on the United Nations efforts in the province.
24 April 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council have called on Israel to cooperate with a fact-finding team – initiated by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and welcomed by the Council last week – which is set to travel to the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank to develop accurate information regarding recent events there.
24 April 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today welcomed advances in Kosovo's political structures while stressing the need to further facilitate the return of all displaced persons to the territory.
24 April 2002 – A United Nations fact-finding mission initiated by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and welcomed by the Security Council to develop accurate information regarding recent events in the Jenin refugee camp is expected to be in the Middle East by Saturday, a spokesman travelling with the team announced today in Geneva.
24 April 2002 – Following Secretary-General Kofi Annan's meeting with the Israeli Ambassador late on Tuesday, senior UN and Israeli officials will meet in New York tomorrow to discuss a UN fact-finding mission on recent events in the Jenin refugee camp, a spokesman for Mr. Annan announced today.
23 April 2002 – Recognizing the need to sustain the achievements of the past two and a half years in East Timor, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended a continued United Nations presence for two years after the territory's independence in May.
23 April 2002 – Prospects for lasting peace in Angola were brighter now than during the previous peace agreements aimed at ending the country's decades-long conflict, a top United Nations envoy on Africa told the Security Council today.
23 April 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council today welcomed the significant progress made in the formal talks between the parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
23 April 2002 – A United Nations fact-finding mission initiated by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and welcomed by the Security Council to develop accurate information regarding recent events at the Jenin refugee camp is expected to be in the Middle East by the end of this weak, the head of the team said today.
23 April 2002 – The next round of talks between United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and senior Iraqi officials will be held at UN Headquarters in New York in early May, a UN spokesman announced today.
23 April 2002 – With the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) set to expire at the end of this month, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for international support for relief efforts in the region pending a decision on the future of the UN’s involvement there.
22 April 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council today urged the warring parties in Burundi to hold talks aimed at reaching a ceasefire accord.
22 April 2002 – Martti Ahtisaari, the former President of Finland, will head a fact-finding mission mandated by the United Nations Security Council to develop accurate information regarding recent events at the Jenin refugee camp on the West Bank, Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced this morning.
20 April 2002 – Expressing concern over the "dire" humanitarian situation of the Palestinian civilians amid reports of destruction and an unknown number of deaths in the Jenin refugee camp, the United Nations Security Council has called for the lifting restrictions imposed on relief organizations and stressed the urgent need for access to the Palestinian civilian population.
19 April 2002 – An expert panel has recommended that the United Nations arms embargo on Liberia be continued after it found “credible evidence” the country was still buying weapons for its soldiers in violation of the restrictions.
19 April 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today heard from representatives of all of its 15 member nations as it concluded a two-day debate on the Middle East crisis, including the question of Palestine.
19 April 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has filled the posts of chief prosecutor and registrar of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, a UN spokesman said today.
18 April 2002 – The United Nations Special Adviser for Africa, Ibrahim Gambari, said in Luanda today that his discussions with government authorities and representatives of the UNITA rebel group reaffirmed the importance of the UN's role in Angola, but some specifics needed further clarification.
18 April 2002 – Expanding on the concept of a multinational force he had floated last week in response to the spiralling Middle East violence, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today told a private meeting of the Security Council that the latest tragic developments in the region gave additional urgency to the consideration of his idea and outlined the goals, nature and functions of such a force.
18 April 2002 – With representatives of close to 40 countries signed up to take the floor, the United Nations Security Council met in an open meeting this afternoon to discuss the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine.
18 April 2002 – The head of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) met today with president-elect Xanana Gusmão and the government’s top minister to discuss events and arrangements leading up to the territory’s transition to nationhood next month.
18 April 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said he was deeply disturbed by the report of "horrific" devastation he received from two top UN officials in the Middle East who had visited parts of the Jenin refugee camp earlier on Thursday.
17 April 2002 – Former guerrilla fighter and independence leader Xanana Gusmão today emerged as the first president-elect of East Timor after capturing a landslide victory in the final United Nations-run ballot before the territory celebrates its independence next month.
17 April 2002 – Welcoming recent positive political developments Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, members of the Security Council today urged stepped-up efforts to remove weapons from the island, which fought a 10-year war of independence against the archipelago before a ceasefire was brokered in 1998.
17 April 2002 – The Security Council today called on Baghdad to make good on pledges made last month regarding persons missing as a result of Iraq's 1990 invasion and subsequent occupation of Kuwait.
16 April 2002 – Warning that the current conflagration in the Middle East could escalate beyond the region, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today reiterated his call for a third-party mechanism on the ground to quell violence and foster progress.
16 April 2002 – Iraq has not resumed exporting petroleum under the United Nations oil-for-food humanitarian programme, but last week the country did sell several million barrels that had been lifted previously, the UN said today.
16 April 2002 – Members of the Security Council today called on Ethiopia and Eritrea to cooperate closely with the Boundary Commission and the United Nations in implementing a recent decision about the border between the two countries, as well as in the demarcation process, including demining.
16 April 2002 – Paying tribute to the people of East Timor for their commitment to "peaceful co-existence and democracy," the Security Council today welcomed the successful staging of the territory's presidential elections on Sunday.
15 April 2002 – Following recent dramatic changes in Angola, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended extending the United Nations Office in Angola (UNOA) until mid-July in order to give it more time for further talks with the Government and the rebel group UNITA on the UN's future role in the country.
15 April 2002 – Stressing the need for all States to report to the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), the Security Council today extended that panel's chairmanship and bureau for a further six months.
13 April 2002 – Hailing it as a final legal settlement of the border issues between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the Boundary Commission's decision announced earlier on Saturday in The Hague and conveyed to representatives of the two countries.
12 April 2002 – Talks between United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and senior Iraqi officials that were set to take place next week will be postponed at the request of Baghdad, a UN spokesman announced today.
12 April 2002 – Deeply troubled by the spiralling violence and the "appalling" humanitarian situation in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today suggested that sending an international force to the region was one way to ensure safety and provide an opening for diplomatic moves.
11 April 2002 – Reiterating his support for current high-level United States diplomatic moves in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged continued international engagement in efforts to resolve the region's conflict.
10 April 2002 – The international diplomatic "quartet" pursuing peace efforts in the Middle East - the United Nations, the European Union, the Russian Federation and the United States - today urged Israel to halt immediately its military operations and called on Yasser Arafat, as "the recognized" leader of the Palestinian people, to do everything possible to stop terror attacks.
10 April 2002 – Following a high-level diplomatic meeting on the Middle East in Madrid today, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned that the region is facing a steadily escalating threefold crisis - security, humanitarian and regional - and called for an end to the violence.
10 April 2002 – The United Nations Security Council this evening expressed its support for the a joint statement issued in Madrid earlier on Wednesday by high-level representatives of a diplomatic "Quartet" pursuing a peaceful resolution of the Middle East conflict – the UN, the Russian Federation, the European Union and the United States.
10 April 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today met behind closed doors to discuss preparations for an upcoming high-level mission to the Great Lakes region later this month, a UN spokesman said in New York.
9 April 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Special Adviser on Cyprus has voiced hope that talks currently under way could succeed in resolving longstanding differences.
9 April 2002 – With Baghdad suspending its crude exports for 30 days, the United Nations oil-for-food programme - a relief effort which draws its funding from Iraqi petroleum revenues - will face serious budgetary shortfalls, the Office running the scheme announced today.
9 April 2002 – Wrapping up a two-day open debate on the situation in the Middle East, the United Nations Security Council today began informal consultations on a draft resolution sponsored by Syria.
8 April 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today voiced concern over the unfolding tragedy in the Middle East and appealed to Israel's leadership to withdraw from Palestinian areas.
8 April 2002 – The first permanent international court designed to investigate and prosecute individuals for war crimes is on the verge of becoming a reality, a key negotiator said today as the UN panel laying the groundwork for the Court's establishment opened its session in New York.
8 April 2002 – After meeting twice behind closed doors to discuss the Middle East crisis, the United Nations Security Council today held an open debate as speaker after speaker demanded the implementation of the Council's resolution 1402 and called on Israel to halt its attacks on Palestinian areas and withdraw its forces.
8 April 2002 – The United Nations top envoy for Africa today met with the President of Angola to discuss the recent ceasefire between the Government and the rebel group UNITA, as well as details of Luanda's peace plan released last month.
7 April 2002 – Responding to the continued violence in the Middle East, members of the Security Council have repeated their call for a ceasefire and the immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian cities.
5 April 2002 – The United Nations Security Council has backed a recommendation by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to maintain the UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM), which monitors the demilitarized zone on the border between the two countries.
5 April 2002 – Noting advances in efforts to promote stability in the Afghan capital, members of the Security Council today called for increased attention to the matter in the period ahead.
4 April 2002 –
Despite the rising tide of emergencies, the World Food Programme (WFP) has been instrumental in putting an end to major famines, the head of the United Nations agency said today in a farewell address to the Security Council, which met to discuss food aid in the context of conflict settlement.
4 April 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today welcomed the statement by United States President George Bush earlier on Thursday calling for Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian cities.
4 April 2002 – Members of the Security Council today voiced concern over the current pace of progress in talks on Cyprus and urged the leaders to intensify their negotiations and resolve their differences in order to reach a settlement of the Cyprus problem by June this year.
4 April 2002 – Voting unanimously, the United Nations Security Council this evening, demanded the implementation "without delay" of its recent resolution 1402 on the Middle East and welcomed the mission by United States Secretary of State Colin Powell to the region, as well as the peace efforts by a "quartet" of envoys representing the US, Russia, the European Union and the UN.
4 April 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, and members of the UN Security Council today strongly condemned an attack by Hizbollah elements on unarmed UN military observers operating in south Lebanon.
4 April 2002 – A senior diplomat from India has been appointed to lead the United Nations presence in East Timor after the territory gains independence on 20 May.
4 April 2002 –
Voicing grave concern over the escalating conflict in the Middle East, two senior United Nations and World Bank officials in the region today called for the protection of civilians on both sides and urged Israel to lift the closure of the Palestinian territory, which they said had endangered the people's livelihoods and engendered a sense of hopelessness and desperation.
3 April 2002 – Representatives of Israel and Palestine at the United Nations today offered diverging views on the current conflagration in the Middle East as delegates from close to 60 countries were inscribed to take part in a daylong debate in the Security Council on the volatile situation in the region.
3 April 2002 – The United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM), which monitors the demilitarized zone on the border between the two countries, contributes to calm and stability and should be maintained, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report released today at UN Headquarters in New York.
2 April 2002 – Members of the Security Council today reiterated the importance of a "full withdrawal" by all troops from the strategic southeastern town of Moliro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following reports that government soldiers were spotted in the area.
2 April 2002 – Iraqi petroleum exports under the United Nations oil-for-food programme picked up last week, generating an estimated €427 million (euros) or $375 million in revenue, the UN office running the scheme, which allows Baghdad to use a portion of its profits to purchase humanitarian relief, said today.
2 April 2002 – The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Terje Roed-Larsen, today continued his active engagement in diplomatic efforts on the ground aimed at stemming the region's escalating violence.
2 April 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has named Gen. Carl A. Dodd of Ireland as the new Chief of Staff of the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) in the Middle East, according to documents released at UN Headquarters in New York.
2 April 2002 – Reacting to the escalating death toll in the Middle East, the top United Nations human rights official today called on the Geneva-based UN Commission on Human Rights to consider immediately sending a mission to the occupied Palestinian territories in order to gather information and make recommendations on a future course of action.
1 April 2002 – While there has been a slight overall improvement in Guinea-Bissau's political situation, certain crucial aspects remain unresolved, according to a new report on the country by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
1 April 2002 – Addressing the Security Council in closed session amid intensifying violence in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for simultaneous attention to Israel's security concerns and the Palestinians' political aspirations, and urged the 15-member body to implement its own resolutions on the matter.
30 March 2002 – Meeting in the early hours of Saturday morning in an emergency session on Middle East violence that followed a four-hour debate the previous night, the United Nations Security Council today adopted a resolution calling on Israel to withdraw troops from Palestinian cities, including Ramallah, and urging both parties to move immediately to a meaningful ceasefire.
29 March 2002 – Addressing an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council convened late on Friday in response to the rapidly escalating violence in the Middle East, Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Israel to halt its assault on the Palestinian Authority while calling on the Palestinians to accept the peace proposals put forward by United States Special Envoy Anthony Zinni.
28 March 2002 – Welcoming a recent declaration by the Government of Angola on its willingness to resume the peace process, the United Nations Security Council today called on the rebel group UNITA to show that it "shares a similar position" in order to achieve national reconciliation, including through a general ceasefire.
28 March 2002 –
The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously today to establish a UN assistance mission for Afghanistan, endorsing the mandate and structure laid out earlier this month by Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
28 March 2002 – Strongly backing a National Reconciliation Conference for Somalia next month in Nairobi, the Security Council today called on all countries in the region to contribute constructively to the country's peace efforts, including by using their influence to bring on board Somali groups that have not yet joined the process.
28 March 2002 – The Security Council today unanimously extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) for six months, until 30 September, stressing the importance of continued support by the Mission to the Government in the consolidation of peace and security after the country's elections in May.
27 March 2002 – After meeting in closed-door consultations on the situation in Afghanistan, particularly the establishment of a new United Nations assistance mission in the country, members of the Security Council today expressed hope to act soon on a draft resolution submitted by France.
27 March 2002 – Appealing to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat to lead their peoples "back from the brink," United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today also urged leaders attending the Arab League summit in Beirut to unite in support of the recent Saudi proposal in an effort to help the two sides reach a peace agreement.
27 March 2002 – Following confirmation by the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) that rebel troops have pulled out of the strategic town of Moliro, Security Council members today welcomed the move and called on all the parties in the country to comply with the other demands contained in a key Council resolution adopted last week.
27 March 2002 – With efforts to bring peace to the Middle East at the top of his agenda, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today held a series of meetings with leaders attending the Arab League summit in Beirut, Lebanon.
27 March 2002 – Meeting to review the latest developments in Kosovo, the United Nations Security Council today heard a report on a number of positive moves in several priority areas, while at the same time was alerted to the need for substantial progress this year to solidify the recent gains.
27 March 2002 – The Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) would have to be changed in order for the court to pay compensation to persons wrongly prosecuted or sentenced, its President said in a document released today at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
26 March 2002 – Amid reports of the rising toll in the wake of a series of devastating earthquakes in Afghanistan, United Nations relief agencies today moved urgently to assess the damage and provide humanitarian aid as top UN officials voiced their sympathies for the victims of the disaster and called for international support to assist the nation.
26 March 2002 – Iraqi exports under the United Nations “oil-for-food” programme continued a recent pattern of decline, dropping sharply over the past week to 6.7 million barrels, according to the Office running the scheme, which allows Baghdad to use a portion of its petroleum revenues to purchase humanitarian relief.
26 March 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today held a daylong discussion on the situation in Afghanistan as it focused on the latest report by Secretary-General Kofi Annan outlining the concept for a future UN presence in the country.
26 March 2002 – A United Nations Security Council delegation will travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and other countries in the region in late April, a UN spokesman said today.
22 March 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has asked for an additional $58 million to reinforce security at UN Headquarters buildings in New York and elsewhere around the world, measures made necessary following the 11 September terror attacks against the United States.
21 March 2002 – Aiming to fully harness United Nations efforts in support of political stability and recovery in Afghanistan, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has proposed setting up a new UN mission for the country, according to a report released today in New York.
21 March 2002 – The Chief Prosecutor for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said today that prosecution of those charged with war crimes was being thwarted by lack of cooperation from the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
21 March 2002 – Welcoming the completion of the disarmament process in Sierra Leone, members of the United Nations Security Council today called for adequate resources to be provided for programmes aimed at easing nearly 50,000 ex-combatants back into society.
20 March 2002 – After hearing a briefing on the latest developments in Burundi, members of the United Nations Security Council today called for an immediate end to hostilities in the country and urged armed groups to commence negotiations “in good faith without delay.”
20 March 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council today welcomed recent political developments in Angola, including the "declaration" on the peace process made earlier this month by the Angolan Government.
20 March 2002 – Despite the “encouraging” progress made in Sierra Leone so far, the continued engagement of the United Nations Mission (UNAMSIL) after the country’s May elections will be indispensable in helping to maintain the stability needed to consolidate the ongoing peace efforts, according to a UN report released today in New York.
20 March 2002 – The Security Council has given Secretary-General Kofi Annan the green light to proceed with the establishment of a Special Court in Sierra Leone to try persons suspected of committing war crimes during the country’s decade-long civil war, according to a senior United Nations legal official.
19 March 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, will review progress in talks on Cyprus during the first week in April, a United Nations spokesperson announced today.
19 March 2002 – Following the rebel RCD-Goma’s recent capture of Moliro in the southeastern corner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Security Council today demanded that the rebel troops immediately and unconditionally withdraw from the strategic town.
19 March 2002 – Iraq's crude exports under the United Nations oil-for-food programme plummeted to 11.4 million barrels last week, according to the UN office running the scheme, which allows Baghdad to use a portion of its petroleum revenue to purchase humanitarian relief.
19 March 2002 – Following a briefing on the findings of an expert panel monitoring Liberia’s compliance with Security Council sanctions, the 15-member body reaffirmed the need for all countries to comply with existing measures and voiced their commitment to continue overseeing the implementation of the resolution that imposed them.
17 March 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has expressed strong support to the call made in Barcelona by the leaders of the European Union who urged Israelis and Palestinians to "stop the bloodshed" and to pursue peace and security through negotiations.
17 March 2002 – Reacting to the news that the strategic town of Moliro, in the southeastern corner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, had been captured by elements of the rebel RCD-Goma, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan voiced grave concern over the development and urged all sides to resume dialogue.
15 March 2002 – Stressing the need for continued support in implementing the peace agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the Security Council today unanimously decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission (UNMEE) for six months, until 15 September.
15 March 2002 – Reaffirming its concern at the hardships borne by civilians during armed conflict and acknowledging the effect their plight has on peace prospects, the United Nations Security Council today adopted a document containing guidelines designed to help deliberations on issues relating to the protection of non-combatants.
15 March 2002 – The machinery of an envisaged Special Court for Sierra Leone should be in place by the third quarter of this year to enable the tribunal to function in accordance with its Statute, according to a new United Nations report released today in New York.
14 March 2002 – Hours after the Angolan Government announced a new 15-point “Declaration” concerning the peace process, the United Nations chief envoy for the country welcomed it as a generous and inclusive move.
14 March 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today decided to send a high-level delegation to the Great Lakes region in early May in order to give new impetus to the flagging peace processes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Burundi.
13 March 2002 – Affirming a vision of the Middle East as a region “where two States, Israel and Palestine, live side by side within secure and recognized borders,” the Security Council has demanded an end to the violence while calling on the two sides to take steps towards resuming negotiations.
13 March 2002 – The apparent return of relative stability to parts of Afghanistan is masking unrest among former fighters, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today, urging international support for demobilization programmes in the country.
13 March 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today said public comments by Iraqi officials rejecting the return of UN weapons inspectors would not affect his dialogue with Baghdad, set to resume next month.
13 March 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today hailed last night's adoption by the Security Council of a resolution that affirmed a vision of a region where two States, Israel and Palestine, "live side by side within secure and recognized borders."
13 March 2002 – In anticipation of an imminent decision by an independent commission on the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended extending for six months – until 15 September – the mandate of the United Nations Mission (UNMEE) to the two countries in order to support the implementation of that verdict.
13 March 2002 – In a continuing bid to break the link between the illegal trade of rough diamonds and armed conflict, the United Nations General Assembly today urged countries to finalize an international certification scheme for the valuable gems and to implement the plan as quickly as possible.
12 March 2002 – Decrying the spiralling violence in the Middle East as "horrifying" carnage, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today used a speech before the Security Council to directly appeal to the people of Israel and Palestine to stop deadly attacks against each other and to the leaders of the two sides to take urgent steps towards a political settlement through negotiations.
12 March 2002 – Antigua and Barbuda became the 22nd country to ratify a key United Nations counter-terrorism treaty, paving the way for the accord to become law next month, UN officials said today.
12 March 2002 –
By reducing the number of suspects targeted for investigation and ending all enquiries over the next couple of years, as well as adding a pool of temporary judges, the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) would be able to wrap up its work no later than 2008, according to the President of the court.
12 March 2002 – Reacting with alarm to press reports of a reassessment by the Pentagon of the United States stance on the development and possible use of nuclear weapons, the senior United Nations disarmament official has warned that Washington's posture could deal a serious blow to global non-proliferation efforts.
11 March 2002 – The United Nations Security Council will hold an open meeting on the Middle East on Tuesday following a request by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who asked for the session to make a public plea to the two sides in the conflict, a spokesman for Mr. Annan announced today.
11 March 2002 – After meeting behind closed doors to hear a briefing by the Somali Foreign Minister, the United Nations Security Council today held an extensive open debate on the situation in Somalia and ways of promoting the national reconciliation process currently under way in the country.
11 March 2002 – The head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) today lobbied European foreign ministers to continue their countries' economic and political support for the province.
8 March 2002 – After briefing the United Nations Security Council on the results of his talks yesterday with the Foreign Minister of Iraq, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said he had received the Council’s backing to continue contacts with Baghdad aimed at returning UN weapons inspectors to the country.
8 March 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed four experts to conduct a follow-up assessment mission of Liberia's compliance with Security Council sanctions levied against the West African nation in a bid to end the country's support for a rebel group in Sierra Leone.
8 March 2002 – As International Women's Day was observed across the globe focusing on the role of Afghan women, a distinguished audience, including the First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush, and Secretary-General Kofi Annan, gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York to mark the occasion and urge renewed efforts to promote gender equality.
7 March 2002 – Calling it a "useful" effort, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi today held two meetings with the Iraqi Foreign Minister, focusing on such key issues as the return of UN arms inspectors to the country.
6 March 2002 – Highlighting the United Nations determination to focus more on preventive action against war and conflict, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said that such policies would only succeed if the root causes were addressed as well, and not just by governments but also by civil society and the private sector.
6 March 2002 – While Eritrea and Ethiopia remained committed to implementing the peace plan, they should refrain from any unilateral action that could destabilize the situation, the leader of a recent high-level Security Council mission to the two countries today.
6 March 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is expected to meet the Iraqi Foreign Minister in two sessions during their talks tomorrow at UN Headquarters in News York, a UN spokesman said today.
5 March 2002 – A United Nations spokesman today confirmed that Executive Chairman of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) would attend talks later this week between Iraqi officials and Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
5 March 2002 – Addressing senior United Nations political officers from across the globe today, Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged them to consider the need to reconcile justice with forgiveness in post-conflict situations.
5 March 2002 – The United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the decision by the European Union to take over UN's police training and monitoring duties in Bosnia and Herzegovina next year and expressed optimism that the EU can help the country continue to build a professional, multi-ethnic police force.
4 March 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today said he plans to discuss the resumption of UN weapons inspections in Iraq during talks with officials from Baghdad set to open in New York later this week.
4 March 2002 – Concerned about resumed fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations Security Council today urged all parties to put an immediate halt to hostilities and to respect fully their commitment to the ceasefire agreement.
4 March 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan, current Laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize, which he shared with the United Nations, is slated to open an exhibit today at UN Headquarters in New York commemorating the award’s 100-year history.
1 March 2002 – Reacting with concern to the announcement by authorities in Sukhumi that they will hold elections to the so-called ‘Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia,’ the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) today rejected the legitimacy of the planned exercise.
28 February 2002 – Welcoming yesterday’s summit meeting of the Mano River Union countries, the members of the United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday hailed the decisions adopted by the leaders of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
28 February 2002 – The United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed an agreement reached early this morning in Kosovo on the province’s President and Government, breaking the deadlock that had prevented the formation of new governing institutions since last November’s general elections.
28 February 2002 – Reporting on the results of its recent visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea, a high-level Security Council delegation has congratulated the leaders of the two countries on the progress made in the peace process and conveyed its satisfaction that a final legal settlement of the border issues is about to be reached in accordance with the Algiers Agreements.
28 February 2002 – As the United Nations Security Council wrapped up on Wednesday evening its debate on the volatile situation in the Middle East, new ideas for resolving the conflict – including Saudi Arabia’s recent proposal – received close attention from many speakers who stressed the need for the Israeli and Palestinian sides to return to the negotiating table.
27 February 2002 – The United Nations Security Council this evening resumed its open debate on the Middle East following an intensive discussion that ended late Tuesday night after 30 speakers had taken the floor to express concern over the perilous escalation of violence in the region.
27 February 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today unanimously decided to re-establish an expert panel to investigate Liberia’s compliance with an earlier demand that the Government stop its support of a rebel group in neighbouring Sierra Leone.
27 February 2002 – Voicing their “very serious concern” for the political crisis in Madagascar, Security Council members today urged all sides to refrain from aggravating the situation and to seek a political solution within the legal process.
27 February 2002 – The outcome of the months-long effort to establish a stable and democratic Government in Afghanistan hinges on how well the country – with foreign support – can respond to threats to stability, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today.
27 February 2002 – With the neighbouring countries of Somalia taking a more pro-active role to further that country’s national reconciliation efforts, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has suggested that a committee of interested nations be re-established to help the process along.
27 February 2002 – The United Nations announced today that its upcoming commemoration of International Women’s Day will focus on the plight of Afghans, with the First Lady of the United States slated to take part in events at UN Headquarters in New York.
27 February 2002 – Confronted with a political stalemate over Western Sahara, the United Nations Security Council today extended for two months the UN mission which for over a decade has been working to organize a referendum to allow the territory’s people to choose between independence or integration with Morocco.
26 February 2002 – Reacting to the death of rebel leader Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on the parties in Angola to agree to an immediate ceasefire and to restart peace talks based on the so-called Lusaka Protocol.
26 February 2002 – The United Nations humanitarian effort in Iraq has made a significant positive impact on the country’s citizens, but much more must be done to help respond to their needs, according to the Executive Director of the oil-for-food programme, which allows Baghdad to use a portion of its petroleum revenues to purchase relief aid.
26 February 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council today urged both leaders holding negotiations on Cyprus to approach the resumption of talks on Friday “in a spirit of compromise and with a sense of urgency and political determination, so as to narrow the differences between them,” according to the President of the 15-member body.
26 February 2002 – Quick to use new technologies, drug traffickers and criminal elements have started exploiting the Internet as a vehicle for trading illegal drugs, according to new report released by a panel of United Nations experts.
26 February 2002 – Security Council members said today they were in the process of considering a recent report by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the so-far fruitless efforts to resolve the dispute concerning Western Sahara and would consult with Mr. Annan’s envoy involved in the matter before taking any action.
26 February 2002 – Amid reports of fresh clashes in the Middle East, the Security Council this evening opened an extensive debate on the situation in the region, and on the question of Palestine.
25 February 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, and Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri will meet at UN Headquarters in New York on 7 March to resume their dialogue, a UN spokesman announced today.
25 February 2002 – Concluding an extended weekend visit to Eritrea and Ethiopia, a full-strength delegation of the United Nations Security Council headed back to New York today saying that the leaders of the two countries had agreed to work with the UN to move the peace process forward.
25 February 2002 – The United Nations Security Council today said that the Inter-Congolese dialogue commencing in Sun City, South Africa, was "an essential element to achieving lasting peace" in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
21 February 2002 – Echoing concerns over the danger of a “full-fledged war” in the Middle East expressed today by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the President of the Security Council said the 15-member body had agreed to hold a debate “shortly” to consider new responses to the crisis.
21 February 2002 – Warning that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict risks sliding towards full-fledged war, the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today urged the UN Security Council to work with both sides in resolving their conflict.
20 February 2002 – As a high-ranking delegation of the United Nations Security Council was preparing to leave on a visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea, the leader of the team said today that the Council wanted to send a clear message to the people of the two countries that the UN was committed to helping them build a lasting peace.
20 February 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to appoint a senior diplomat from Liberia to be his new Representative and head of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia.
20 February 2002 – The United Nations has appealed to donors to provide $17 million to meet the immediate relief needs of some 65,000 Liberians displaced by the conflict in their country.
20 February 2002 – Describing a “rather bleak” future for the stalled peace process in Western Sahara, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has outlined four options for consideration by the United Nations Security Council as it addresses the long-standing problem.
19 February 2002 – Noting difficulties in the eastward deployment of the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended that the Security Council consider increasing the overall number of UN troops and police in the country.
19 February 2002 – Members of the United Nations Security Council today voiced their backing for an upcoming meeting of the parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), urging all concerned to participate constructively in the talks.
14 February 2002 – Glafcos Clerides, the Greek Cypriot leader, and Rauf Denktash, the Turkish Cypriot leader, have agreed to a new schedule of talks, a United Nations spokesman announced today.
14 February 2002 – After hearing a briefing on the latest developments in the Middle East, members of the Security Council today voiced their concern about the continuing violence in the region, including a recent Israeli attack that had resulted in injury to United Nations personnel and damage to UN property.
13 February 2002 – Calling humanitarian conditions in Angola “among the worst in the world,” a top United Nations relief official today told the UN Security Council that the protracted emergency in the country needed urgent attention.
13 February 2002 – After receiving a briefing on the situation in Liberia, members of the United Nations Security Council today deplored the recent upsurge of violence and voiced their concern over the humanitarian and social conditions in the country.
13 February 2002 – Noting progress in implementing its 1999 resolution on Kosovo, the United Nations Security Council today called on the province’s elected representatives to resolve the current deadlock over the election of a president for the provisional self-governing institutions.
12 February 2002 – The prosecutor for a United Nations tribunal today accused Slobodan Milosevic of “medieval savagery” as the trial of the former Yugoslav President – the first head of State to be tried for war crimes committed while in office – got under way Tuesday in The Hague.
11 February 2002 –
Aiming to bolster the United Nations humanitarian work in Iraq, a senior UN official concluded today a month-long visit to the country by meeting in Baghdad with the Iraqi Vice President.
8 February 2002 – The coming era in Kosovo could be characterized as one of a "step by step" transfer of authority from the United Nations to the elected interim government, the new head of the UN Interim Administration Mission (UNMIK) said today.
7 February 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has urged Madagascar's President Didier Ratsiraka and opposition leader Marc Ravalomanana to find "a peaceful and constitutional resolution to their impasse," a UN spokesman said today.
7 February 2002 – Expressing its full support for the transitional government of Burundi, the United Nations Security Council today said that continued fighting against the legitimate administration was “totally unjustifiable and unacceptable” and presented a threat to the implementation of the country’s peace process.
7 February 2002 – Cautioning that the global fight against terrorism might weaken international laws meant to protect refugees and asylum seekers, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, told the Security Council today that such people risked becoming “convenient scapegoats and may be unfairly victimized.”
6 February 2002 – Noting progress since the new Interim Authority assumed control of Afghanistan in December, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today told the Security Council that continued international support was needed to ensure the country’s short-term stability and future reconstruction and growth.
6 February 2002 – The United Nations top envoy for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, today asked the Security Council to urgently consider expanding the current UN-mandated international force from Kabul to the rest of the country to provide badly needed security.
5 February 2002 – A spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that Mr. Annan was prepared to talk to the Iraqi delegation following a message from President Saddam Hussein that Iraq was willing to resume a dialogue.
5 February 2002 – The President of Burundi, Pierre Buyoya, today asked the Security Council for help to stop the fighting in his country and to keep the peace process on track, stressing that if diplomatic efforts failed to compel the rebels to give up violence, other means would have to be taken.
5 February 2002 – The United Nations top legal officer has determined that oil prospecting by foreign companies in disregard of the interests of the people of Western Sahara would violate international legal principles dealing with territories administered by another country.
4 February 2002 – The United Nations has brokered a ceasefire agreement between feuding factions in the northern part of Afghanistan, a UN spokesman said today in New York.
1 February 2002 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has named two additional international observers to attend the appeals phase of the Lockerbie trial being conduced by a Scottish court in the Netherlands.
1 February 2002 – With Baghdad's cooperation, the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has finished its periodic inspection of a nuclear facility in Iraq as part of routine work carried out under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the Agency said today.
1 February 2002 – Representatives of all 15 Member States of the UN Security Council will travel to Ethiopia and Eritrea later this month to inspect the work of the UN peacekeeping mission there and to discuss the situation with the two governments.
31 January 2002 – Increasingly concerned at the unprecedented levels of violence and the steadily worsening situation in the Middle East, United Nations Security Council members have called for an immediate halt to the “destructive and dangerous cycle of violence.”
31 January 2002 – The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) until 20 May, the territory's date of independence.
31 January 2002 – The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) through 31 July, while urging the parties to the conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia, to engage in talks on a new negotiating document.
31 January 2002 – After two days of intensive debate on the situation in Africa, the United Nations Security Council today outlined a series of measures and recommendations aimed at preventing conflict and creating political, social and economic conditions essential for peace and sustainable development on the continent.
30 January 2002 – Addressing an open meeting of the United Nations Security Council for the first time, the new interim leader of Afghanistan today called on the 15-member body to extend and expand the mandate of multinational forces in the country.
30 January 2002 – With just over 100 days remaining before East Timor's independence, the Security Council today held a day-long meeting to review preparations in the territory for nationhood, including work on a constitution and plans for a successor mission to the current United Nations Transitional Administration (UNTAET).
30 January 2002 – Extending a warm welcome to the new Afghan leader, Hamid Karzai, the United Nations Security Council today voiced its “unqualified and unreserved support” to his quest for peace, justice and stability in Afghanistan and pledged to help in the reconstruction of the war-ravaged country.
29 January 2002 – The United Nations top envoy in Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, today addressed the first session of the special panel in charge of preparations for convening the Emergency Loya Jirga, which will decide on a transitional government until democratic elections can be held.
29 January 2002 – As the Security Council today held a high-level meeting to re-examine the situation in Africa, United Nations and other officials called for building a stronger relationship between the world body and regional institutions on the continent.
28 January 2002 – The head of the Afghan Interim Administration, Hamid Karzai, is expected to visit United Nations headquarters on Wednesday to attend a formal meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan, a UN spokesman said today.
28 January 2002 – Condemning all acts of violence and voicing "great concern" about the serious violations of the withdrawal line between Lebanon and Israel, the Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), until 31 July.
28 January 2002 – Members of the Security Council today expressed concern over the current unrest in Madagascar and the potential for undermining peace and stability in the country and the region.
25 January 2002 – The United Nations Security Council Committee monitoring sanctions imposed against the Taliban has gained useful information by working with Member States and UN agencies in carrying out its difficult task, according to a report released today in New York.
24 January 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has invited the leaders of all 189 UN Member States – and the Holy See and Switzerland – to attend the 20 May ceremony marking the independence of East Timor, a UN spokesperson said today in New York.
24 January 2002 – Reacting to clashes across the withdrawal line in southern Lebanon, a senior United Nations official in Beirut today called on the parties to put an end to the violations that could inflame an already-tense region.
23 January 2002 – The political process in dealing with the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia, took a significant step forward last month, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report, which also recommends a six-month extension for the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG).
23 January 2002 – The United Nations today began food distribution to thousands of families in Goma affected by last week’s eruption of a volcano in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
22 January 2002 – In the waning days of its mandate, the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) will focus on security, public administration and justice, the UN’s top official in the territory told the constitutional assembly today.
22 January 2002 – Iraq's oil exports in the past week netted an estimated $180 million in revenue at current prices and rate of exchange, despite the number of barrels shipped remaining below average, at just over 1.5 million per day, the United Nations office overseeing the humanitarian "oil-for-food" programme said today.
21 January 2002 – Reiterating his conviction that a solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be reached through force, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged both sides to end the recent spate of violence and return to the bargaining table.
21 January 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended extending the current United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) until the territory's independence on 20 May to ensure the stability and viability of the nascent country.
21 January 2002 – While the deadlock in forming a coalition government and electing a president of Kosovo persisted, the United Nations Interim Administration (UNMIK) and interested countries continued to encourage a quick solution to the current stalemate, the UN's top peacekeeping official said today.
21 January 2002 – Wary of the potential long-term threat to the Afghanistan peace process posed by the Taliban and remnants of the al-Qaida network, United Nations experts have recommended maintaining the weapons embargo placed on those groups and their sympathizers.
18 January 2002 – Expressing grave concern over the continuing deterioration in relations between Israelis and Palestinians, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today denounced the latest deadly attack against Israeli civilians and urged the Palestinian leadership to bring the perpetrators to justice.
18 January 2002 – The Chairman of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) established in the wake of last year's attacks against the United States today outlined its future course of action while clarifying that the panel would not serve as a tribunal to judge terrorists.
18 January 2002 – States fighting terrorism jointly through the United Nations are demonstrating how the world body was meant to be used, and their unity should be replicated in other areas, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.
17 January 2002 – Recommending a six-month extension for the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) through the end of July, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for continued reconfiguration of the Force to bring it in line with prevailing conditions and allow for greater mobility, according to a report on the mission released today.
17 January 2002 – The Government of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) today formally declared their disarmament process complete, according to the United Nations Mission in the country (UNAMSIL).
17 January 2002 – The past three months in Kosovo have been dominated by the election of a legislative body and the subsequent efforts to forge a government majority, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
17 January 2002 – The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has released a CD-ROM containing the decisions and papers from the court's first five years of operation, the first-ever such reference tool produced by the UN in international criminal justice.
16 January 2002 – Underlining the need for confidence-building measures between Eritrea and Ethiopia, the Security Council today called on both countries for the speedy and unconditional release of all remaining prisoners of war and all others detained as a result of the armed conflict.
16 January 2002 –
Emphasizing the responsibility of the Government of Sierra Leone and the National Electoral Commission for the holding of elections later this year, the Security Council today clarified the role of the United Nations Mission (UNAMSIL) during the balloting process.
16 January 2002 – Members of the Security Council today welcomed the progress in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) peace process and called on the parties to "redouble" their efforts to move the effort forward.
16 January 2002 – The Security Council today revised its list of sanctions against Afghanistan to target the Al-Qaida network and its supporters.
16 January 2002 – The United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone today signed a landmark agreement establishing a Special Court to prosecute persons bearing “the greatest responsibility” for war crimes during the country’s decade-long civil war.
15 January 2002 – The Executive Director of the United Nations Office of the Iraq Programme has begun a three-week working visit to the country, meeting with senior officials in Baghdad.
15 January 2002 – The Security Council today authorized United Nations military observers to continue monitoring through mid-July the demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula – a strategic area disputed by Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
15 January 2002 – Members of the Security Council today “strongly called” for a ceasefire in Burundi, encouraging the parties there to complete the process of setting up transitional institutions.
15 January 2002 – With the Taliban out of power in Afghanistan, the Security Council today lifted international sanctions against Ariana Afghan airlines.
14 January 2002 – The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) – the United Nations principal organ for coordinating economic, social, and related work – began its 2002 session today with the election of a senior diplomat from Croatia as its President.
14 January 2002 – Members of the Security Council today welcomed the establishment of an inter-State commission to address outstanding issues between Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on their common border dispute and demilitarization, according to the President of the 15-member body.
11 January 2002 – Continuing a diplomatic tour of the Middle East with stops in Damascus and Beirut, a senior United Nations envoy said that while there was a growing consensus on goals for the peace process, the parties differed widely on how to attain them.
11 January 2002 – The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced plans to visit nuclear facilities in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) next week in what the Agency hopes will mark a first step towards renewed cooperation with Pyongyang.
11 January 2002 – Hailing the end of Taliban rule in Afghanistan and the resulting progress in the country, members of the Security Council today decided that the sanctions it had imposed earlier against the group should be adjusted to conform to new realities.
11 January 2002 – While the recent release of a number of Moroccan prisoners of war, as well as Saharan detainees, was a positive development, the continued detention of nearly 1,400 captives is a "serious humanitarian issue," United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report on the situation concerning Western Sahara.
10 January 2002 – Voicing deep concern over the increasing problems affecting the political and economic situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), members of the Security Council today asked Secretary-General Kofi Annan to coordinate the various initiatives taken at the regional level to restore calm and stability in the country.
10 January 2002 – Since its establishment following the 11 September attacks against the United States, the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) has received broad cooperation from countries around the world, the panel’s chairman said today.
9 January 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended extending the United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP) for six months, until 15 July, to continue monitoring the demilitarization of the peninsula - a strategic area disputed by Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
9 January 2002 – Members of the Security Council today voiced their backing for an upcoming summit of southern African leaders and their efforts to end the ongoing fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
9 January 2002 – A United Nations team will visit Somalia next week to carry out a comprehensive security assessment as the UN looks to increase its engagement with the country amid emerging positive signs in the conflict-ridden country.
9 January 2002 – Security Council members today agreed that the upcoming elections in Sierra Leone were an important milestone in the country's peace process, and signalled their intention to adopt a resolution clarifying the role of the United Nations mission, known as UNAMSIL, during the balloting.
8 January 2002 – Security Council members today encouraged the President of Guinea-Bissau, Kumba Yala, in his efforts to pursue a policy of national reconciliation and dialogue in the West African country.
8 January 2002 – The Executive Director of the United Nations Iraq Programme, Benon Sevan, will travel to the country in mid-January to hold meetings in Baghdad, a UN spokesman announced today.
8 January 2002 – The United Nations Security Council committee charged with monitoring the sanctions against Iraq has recommended a series of measures to prevent the illegal smuggling of Iraqi oil, according to a document released today at UN Headquarters in New York.
7 January 2002 – A senior diplomat from Eritrea has been appointed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan as his new representative in Liberia and head of United Nations operations in that country.
4 January 2002 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan has named new members to an expert panel set up by the Security Council to examine the illegal exploitation of natural resources and other forms of wealth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to a document released today at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
4 January 2002 – A dispute between the President of the Central African Republic (CAR) and the country's former top military official has stalled the CAR's efforts to return to normalcy, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report.
4 January 2002 – More than 100 countries have provided information to a Security Council committee on the steps they have taken to implement anti-terrorism measures as required in a resolution adopted by the Council in the wake of last September's attacks against the United States.
4 January 2002 – Members of the Security Council today welcomed the recent release of 115 Moroccan prisoners of war by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Rio de Oro (POLISARIO Front).
3 January 2002 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to go forward with the establishment of a special court to try persons accused of war crimes in Sierra Leone despite a shortfall in funding for the tribunal's operations.
3 January 2002 – Reacting to the announced release of over 100 Moroccan prisoners of war (POWs), the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) today urged the sides to continue freeing long-held detainees.
2 January 2002 – With the start of the New Year, five countries have joined the United Nations Security Council as new non-permanent members of the 15-nation body.
