[19 June, 2006]

DIPLOMATIC QUARTET BACKS INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM TO AID PALESTINIAN PEOPLE

New York, Jun 17 2006 9:00PM The diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East - made up of the United Nations, United States, European Union (EU) and Russian Federation - today issued a statement elaborating on an EU proposal for channeling aid directly to the Palestinian people and voiced hope that others will participate in it. The "temporary international mechanism" would be limited in scope and duration and operate with full transparency and accountability, the Quartet said in a statement, pledging to review whether it is still needed after three months. "The mechanism facilitates needs-based assistance directly to the Palestinian people, including essential equipment, supplies, and support for health services, support for the uninterrupted supply of fuel and utilities, and basic needs allowances to poor Palestinians."... For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

[12 June, 2006]

ANNAN TRANSMITS REPORT ON HARIRI MURDER PROBE TO SECURITY COUNCIL

New York, Jun 10 2006 8:00PM Secretary-General Kofi Annan has sent members of the United Nations Security Council the latest report on the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a spokesman for the world body confirmed today. Mr. Annan received the report from Serge Brammertz, the Commissioner of the International Independent Investigation Commission (IIIC) dealing with the bombing, which in addition to killing the premier also took the lives of 22 others. The Security Council has scheduled an open meeting and consultations to discuss the report with Mr. Brammertz on Wednesday, 14 June, the spokesman said. The Security Council set up UNIIIC after an earlier UN mission found Lebanon's own investigation seriously flawed and Syria primarily responsible for the political tension preceding Mr. Hariri's murder. For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

[05 June, 2006]

FOLLOWING ATTACK ON RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS, UN IRAQ MISSION DECRIES VIOLENCE

New York, Jun 4 2006 10:00AM The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) today voiced deep concern about continuing acts of violence committed against innocent civilians in the country -- most recently the deadly attack on the Russian Embassy. "We condemn these outrageous crimes, and demand that the perpetrators are swiftly brought to justice," mission officials said in a statement. Reacting against the almost daily occurrence of such high levels of violence, "from which even houses of worship are not immune," UNAMI noted that they are having a severely adverse impact on the fabric of society... On the political front, UNAMI welcomed the new Government's stated intention to give the highest priority to the maintenance of public security and law and order, while strengthening the rule of law and protection of human rights for all Iraqis. For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

[29 May, 2006]

SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO VISIT DR CONGO AND SUDAN

New York, May 26 2006 7:00PM A delegation of members from the United Nations Security Council will leave New York next month to visit peacekeeping operations that the 15-member body set up in both Sudan and the democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), diplomats said today. Departing on 4 June, the Council mission will head first to Khartoum for meetings with Sudanese leaders, Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry of the United Kingdom and Ambassador Jean-Marc de la Sablire of France told reporters at a Headquarters press briefing. Officials said the aim was to help advance the peace process in Sudan while backing the crucial role being played by the African Union. Participants would arrive "with eyes wide open" to actually see what was happening on the ground, Ambassador Jones Parry said... For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

[22 May, 2006]

ANNAN SENDS ENVOYS TO SUDAN TO SPEED UP PLANS FOR UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN DARFUR

New York, May 19 2006 4:00PM The Sudanese Government has not yet given the green light for an assessment team to prepare for a United Nations peacekeeping force in its strife-torn Darfur region and Secretary-General Kofi Annan is sending two high-level officials to Khartoum, the capital, for intensified talks next week, a spokesman said today. With the clock ticking down to a deadline imposed by the Security Council for the deployment of such a team, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Mr. Annan's Special Envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi, and Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hadi Annabi were expected to begin talks in Khartoum on Tuesday or Wednesday. For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

[15 May, 2006]

UNICEF CHIEF MOURNS RELIEF WORKERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

New York, May 13 2006 1:00PM Reacting to an attack on Friday against relief workers from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and other humanitarian organizations, the agency's Executive Director today mourned the victims and stressed the need for understanding about the mission of aid personnel. "We grieve at the loss of life, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of those who were killed and injured yesterday," UNICEF chief Ann M. Veneman said in a statement released in New York. Noting that this is the second time in eight days that UNICEF staff have been attacked in the course of their work, she rejected as "unacceptable" any threat to the safety of humanitarian workers around the world... For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

[02 May, 2006]

UN AGENCIES BEGIN AIDING SRI LANKANS WHO FLED RECENT FIGHTING

New York, May 1 2006 6:00PM United Nations agencies have started delivering food, safe water and other basic needs to the over 10,000 Sri Lankans displaced by recent clashes between the Government and the separatist Tamil rebels, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said today. A joint UN assessment team had gone to the Trincomalee district of northern Sri Lanka on Friday following clashes with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and military air strikes last week. The team reported that on April 21, some 8,500 people were displaced as a result of explosive attacks in the town of Muttur, according to a spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees... For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

[24 April, 2006]

LIBERIA, ASSISTED BY UN MISSION, RE-LAUNCHES POLICE RECRUITMENT DRIVE

New York, Apr 21 2006 7:00PM The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) today re-launched a campaign to attract qualified candidates, particularly women, for the Liberia National Police (LNP), which must be strengthened and reformed before the mission completes its work building stability in the country as it emerges from the effects of a bloody, decade-long civil war. "The UN Police, in full cooperation with the leadership of the LNP, recognizes that it is crucial to give to Liberia the police that it deserves, said UN Police Commissioner Mohammed Alhassan at the launch at the LNP Headquarters in the capital Monrovia. Mr. Alhassan said that such a police force would be known for proper conduct, would protect the rights of citizens and democratic life, would be transparent and accountable to the law and would maintain a safe and secure environment for all... For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

[17 April, 2006]

UN ATOMIC AGENCY CHIEF CALLS FOR IRAN TO SUSPEND URANIUM ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES

New York, Apr 15 2006 6:00PM Following meetings in Tehran with senior officials, the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called on Iran to suspend uranium enrichment activities. Speaking to the press in Teheran on Thursday, Mohamed ElBaradei emphasized that Iran needs to take confidence-building measures, including suspension of uranium enrichment activities and the clarification of all outstanding issues related to the verification of its nuclear programme. He also noted that IAEA safeguards inspectors are continuing verification activities in Iran... For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

[10 April, 2006]

ANNAN STRONGLY CONDEMNS LATEST MOSQUE BOMBINGS IN IRAQ

New York, Apr 7 2006 1:00PM United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has condemned "in the strongest possible terms" the bombing of the Buratha mosque in the Al Adhamiya area of Baghdad today. "This attack and yesterday's bombing near the holy Shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf clearly demonstrate that there are forces in Iraq determined to inflame sectarian violence and to exploit the current difficulties in forming the new government," he said through a statement delivered by his spokesman. That situation underscores the urgent need for political leaders to resolve their differences in the best interests of the nation, spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. Reconciling different sectors of Iraq society in order to stop the violence has been at the forefront of the efforts of Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, Mr. Annan's Special Representative in Iraq, Mr. Dujarric added in response to a question from a news correspondent at his daily briefing. For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

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