Full Coverage: United Nations

29.04.2005 After the three-say negotiations between the representatives of 11 political parties and international community officials, held in the Vlasic mountain resort, agreement was reached on the reform of police force in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

28.04.2005 Under proposals for UN reform, Japan and Germany are strong candidates for permanent seats on the Security Council. Aid promises may be one way to win valuable votes from African countries. Oxfam is unimpressed that poverty is becoming a political football.

28.04.2005 With the application of visa regime, UNMIK has fallen into contradiction with the concept for Balkans in Europe and has heavily impinged the human rights for free movement.

27.04.2005 May could be a decisive month for the world to take a firm stand on issues of nuclear proliferation and disarmament. The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation is calling on U.S. leaders to work with the world community to end the threat of nuclear weapons. You can join the campaign.

27.04.2005 Is it possible to define the impact of business activities on human rights and set minimum standards? The UN is now mandated to appoint a special representative to find the answers, despite opposition from the United States.

26.04.2005 United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) high officials, through their spokesperson Marcie Poole, announced that talks between Prishtina and Belgrade on energy will take place on April 27, 2005.

26.04.2005 Center for Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms condemns all actions directed at damaging and removal of road signs written in the official languages in different areas of Kosovo.

25.04.2005 The UN Commission on Human Rights has decided to appoint two special rapporteurs to tackle caste-based discrimination which will be a big step in the fight against discrimination for the dalits - the oppressed sections - in south Asia.

25.04.2005 Under threat of reform by Kofi Annan, the UN Commission on Human Rights has defied its record and taken some bold initiatives in the 2005 session recently concluded.

25.04.2005 The UN Commission for Sustainable Development presented the report on youth and the MDGs. The Report was prepared by an international team of youth experts and it offers recommendations to foreign and national institutions to involved the youth in the implementation of the Millenium Development Goals.

25.04.2005 UNMIK and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) signed yesterday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by which the Bank will provide loans for small and medium sized enterprises, as well as public and socially owned enterprises.

22.04.2005 It looks as though May's five-year review conference for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons--the NPT--will have a contentious, negative outcome, contends John Isaacs of the Council for a Livable World, because NPT member states remain deeply divided over how to eliminate their nuclear arsenals.

21.04.2005 UNMIK forensic experts investigate a cave in a village near Klina, suspected of holding the remains of non-Albanians killed during the latest war. Marcia Poole, UNMIK spokesperson, said that, "…preliminary results show that the cave and its surroundings have been used for placing human remains”.

21.04.2005 President Bush and the Republican Party were dealt a major blow Tuesday when the panel of senators considering John Bolton’s nomination as the new U.S. ambassador to the UN put off their decision for another two weeks in order to investigate fresh allegations against Bolton's character and fitness to serve.

20.04.2005 The UN Commission on Human Rights has identified a pressing need for international monitoring of the protection of human rights in the face of counter-terrorism measures. No surprise that the US is leading efforts to block the proposal.

19.04.2005 Over 80 percent of Rhode Islanders oppose the confirmation of John Bolton to the post of U.S. Ambassador to the UN, according to an independent poll taken over the weekend. Rhode Island's senator, a moderate Republican, is expected to cast the key vote determining Bolton's nomination Tuesday.

18.04.2005 A new UN initiative to monitor counter-terrorism laws and practices for their compatibility with human rights is being blocked by several of the world's most powerful nations: the United States, China, Russia, India, Pakistan, and Australia.

14.04.2005 UNHCR has just issued a new position paper aimed at guiding states and others involved in making decisions about whether individuals from Kosovo should receive international protection in the asylum country, or can be returned to Kosovo.

14.04.2005 BROOKLIN, Canada, Apr 13 (IPS) - Futuristic nanotechnologies that purify drinking water, produce energy and grow food can benefit poor countries and help to meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to a new report.

12.04.2005 The one Republican considering breaking ranks with his party to oppose the nomination of John Bolton to the position of UN Ambassador appeared to be leaning towards confirmation of the highly controversial State Department employee Monday. Bolton, who has been extremely critical of the UN in the past, has softened his rhetoric makedly since his nomination became public.