News Focus: Algiers terror attack

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A strike 'against individuals serving humanity's highest ideals' -Ban Ki-moon

» The Attack: On 11 December, a car bomb devastates UN offices in Algiers, killing 17 UN staffers and numerous innocent Algerians and injuring many others. The damaged buildings housed staff from several UN agencies and other UN offices.

» The Victims: UN mourns its fallen colleagues, voices deep sympathy to the people and the Government of Algeria, and the families of all victims.

» The Target: The targeted buildings were home to offices of several humanitarian and development agencies, as well as the Department of Safety and Security and the UN Information Centre.

• UN Development Programme (UNDP)
• World Food Programme (WFP )
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• UN Population Fund (UNFPA )
• UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
• The offices of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), located across the street, also sustained damaged.

Secretary-General

Ban immediately dispatches UN officials to Algiers, visits site of attack a week later.
» View photo story of the visit.

» SG appoints head of UN security review

» UN studies report of review panel

» UN security chief resigns

» Statements | Press remarks

» Letters: 13 Dec. | 11 Dec.

» Watch address to Assembly

» Watch address to UN Staff

Security Council

Security Council condemns attack “in strongest possible terms,” reiterates determination to combat all forms of terrorism.

» Presidential statement

General Assembly

Assembly pays tribute to victims. President voices outrage, stresses need to implement Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy adopted by the Assembly.

» Statement by President

In Algiers, tragic echoes of the 2003 Baghdad attack

On 19 August 2003, a brutal terrorist attack on UN headquarters in Baghdad killed 22 people, including UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello.

Find out more about UN efforts to combat terrorism

UN security chief steps down over last year's Algiers terrorist attack (24 Jun. '08)

UN studying report submitted by staff security review panel (10 Jun. '08)

Veteran diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi to head UN staff security review (5 Feb. '08)

Secretary-General to appoint independent panel to look into Algiers attack (14 Jan. '08)

Ban Ki-moon meets with UN staff in Algeria after visiting bombing site (18 Dec. '07)

Ban Ki-moon voices profound sadness as UN death toll in Algiers reaches 17 (14 Dec. '07)

On arrival in Algiers, top UN official visits victims' families, wounded (13 Dec. '07)

Ban Ki-moon pledges to spare no effort to ensure safety of UN staff (13 Dec. '07)

Nine staff members killed in Algiers, two found alive, confirms UN official (12 Dec. '07)

Algiers attacks will not deter UN from its vital work, vows Ban Ki-moon (12 Dec. '07)

Deploring deadly attacks, Ban Ki-moon dispatches top aides to Algiers (11 Dec. '07)

Algiers attacks spark outrage from Security Council, General Assembly President (11 Dec. '07)