UN News and Press Releases

January 2003

31 Jan 2003 - UN aid official meets with President of Burkina Faso

31 Jan 2003 - UN envoy in Angola calls for "spirit of new partnerships"

31 Jan 2003 - WFP launches emergency airlift to feed 115,000 in eastern DR of Congo

30 Jan 2003 - UN refugee agency resumes operations in Côte d'Ivoire

30 Jan 2003 - Envoy travels to Ghana to assess regional impact of crisis in Côte d'Ivoire

30 Jan 2003 - Western Sahara mission extended 2 months to give parties time

30 Jan 2003 - Burundi: Security Council welcomes recent moves by parties towards peace

29 Jan 2003 - Chinese army engineers to be deployed in UN mission in DR of Congo

29 Jan 2003 - South African appointed deputy prosecutor for UN's Rwanda Tribunal

29 Jan 2003 - Only peace will stop human rights violations in Côte d'Ivoire, UN report says

29 Jan 2003 - World must galvanize to fight AIDS, stave off southern Africa's collapse

29 Jan 2003 - UN welcomes South Africa's $20 million donation for relief operations

29 Jan 2003 - Security Council urges parties to implement Côte d'Ivoire peace deal

29 Jan 2003 - Annan briefs Security Council on Côte d'Ivoire peace accord

28 Jan 2003 - Security Council backs global certification scheme on rough diamonds

28 Jan 2003 - Liberia: Security Council re-establishes panel to monitor compliance

28 Jan 2003 - UN environmental agency launches global tree planting campaign

28 Jan 2003 - Côte d'Ivoire: Security concerns force UN agency to suspend operations

27 Jan 2003 - UN agency appeals to donors to avert hunger crisis in Western Sahel

27 Jan 2003 - Following reports of violence, UN envoy visits shantytown in Côte d'Ivoire

27 Jan 2003 - Spectre of famine still looms for fragile Malawi, UN envoy warns

26 Jan 2003 - Leaders and people of Cote d'Ivoire hold key to peace - Annan

25 Jan 2003 - Côte d'Ivoire: Annan urges action to implement peace agreement

24 Jan 2003 - Bleak forecast for southern Africa as AIDS converges with food shortage

24 Jan 2003 - Annan meets with French officials ahead of summit on Côte d'Ivoire

24 Jan 2003 - DR of Congo: Panel on illegal exploitation of resources gets new mandate

24 Jan 2003 - Rwandan bishop charged with war crimes dies while in detention

23 Jan 2003 - Peace and stability crucial to economic growth in Central Africa, Annan says

23 Jan 2003 - Security Council extends mandate of UN mission in Western Sahara

23 Jan 2003 - DR of Congo: UN missions refutes charges of bias by rebel group

23 Jan 2003 - Sudan: UN welcomes restart of peace talks in Nairobi after 9-week break

23 Jan 2003 - Annan heads to Paris summit for talks on Côte d'Ivoire

23 Jan 2003 - Switch to unleaded fuel in Africa within sight, UN agency reports

22 Jan 2003 - UN envoy visits Liberian refugees in Côte d'Ivoire

22 Jan 2003 - Burundi: UN agencies mount joint response to avert malnutrition crisis

22 Jan 2003 - Annan extends appointment of top adviser for Africa

22 Jan 2003 - UN mission in DR of Congo returns 11 more Rwandan ex-combatants

21 Jan 2003 - Western Sahara: Annan recommends two-month extension for UN mission

21 Jan 2003 - UN agencies call for "decision actions" to mitigate crisis in southern Africa

21 Jan 2003 - Annan to attend Paris summit talks on Côte d'Ivoire

21 Jan 2003 - Senior UN refugee official in Sierra Leone to observe UNHCR operations

21 Jan 2003 - UN environment chief pledges help for Kenyan forests, rivers

20 Jan 2003 - Côte d'Ivoire: UN relief official meets with displaced persons

20 Jan 2003 - By secret ballot, Libya elected chair of human rights commission

17 Jan 2003 - Security Council urges Liberian government, rebels to end conflict

17 Jan 2003 - Somalia's children smuggled to an uncertain future, UN reports

17 Jan 2003 - Ivorian gov't must provide relief to all those in need, UN envoy stresses

16 Jan 2003 - UN envoy arrives in Côte d'Ivoire to focus attention on unfolding crisis

16 Jan 2003 - Western Sahara: UN envoy meets Algerian leaders

16 Jan 2003 - Heavy rains result in floods in Malawi, damaging homes and crops

16 Jan 2003 - Liberia: Annan still waiting for govt's response to new mandate of UN office

16 Jan 2003 - UN human rights chief expresses solidarity with people of Angola

15 Jan 2003 - DR of Congo: UN body calls on all parties to abide by peace agreements

15 Jan 2003 - UNICEF donates $2.5 million to support free primary education in Kenya

15 Jan 2003 - UN human rights chief continues mission in Africa

15 Jan 2003 - UN probe confirms human rights atrocities in DR of Congo

15 Jan 2003 - Development cooperation tops agenda of upcoming UN meeting for Africa

14 Jan 2003 - Sierra Leone: UN mission helps respond to break-in at military barracks

14 Jan 2003 - UN envoy for Western Sahara begins four-day visit to the region

14 Jan 2003 - Côte d'Ivoire: UN agency welcomes ceasefire between rebels and loyalists

13 Jan 2003 - Egyptian companies pledge commitment to Global Compact initiative

10 Jan 2003 - Access to vulnerable in Côte d'Ivoire focus of UN envoy's mission

10 Jan 2003 - Humanitarian situation in Congo could become dire

10 Jan 2003 - UN officials set to attend talks on Côte d'Ivoire in Paris

10 Jan 2003 - Security Council concerned by lack of gov't control in parts of Sierra Leone

10 Jan 2003 - Ethiopia: Improved security enables UN to visit refugee camp

09 Jan 2003 - UN investigates reports of atrocities in northeastern DR of Congo

09 Jan 2003 - UN body hails commitment to peace talks by Chad, Central African Rep

08 Jan 2003 - AIDS in Africa can be beat with adequate resources, UN envoy says

07 Jan 2003 - Clashes in west worsening humanitarian situation in Côte d'Ivoire

07 Jan 2003 - UN body urges cooperation in demarcation of Ethiopia, Eritrea border

07 Jan 2003 - Situation in Central African Republic "source of concern", Annan reports

07 Jan 2003 - Renewed fighting in DR of Congo sends thousands fleeing to Burundi

07 Jan 2003 - Attempts to resettle refugees away from fighting in Côte d' Ivoire rebuffed

06 Jan 2003 - UN envoy for Western Sahara set to visit region next week

06 Jan 2003 - Emerging conflict in Côte d'Ivoire complicates situation in Sierra Leone

03 Jan 2003 - More people in northeastern DR of Congo displaced from homes

03 Jan 2003 - Last group of Rwandans in Tanzania return home

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