By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 23 July 2006 Chairman of Economic Advisory Council, C Rangarajan, center, Representative of UNDP in India, Maxine Olson, right, and Director General of National Aids Control Organization, K. Sujatha Rao A new U.N. report...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 July 2006 A new report says the economies of the world's 50 poorest countries grew by nearly six percent in 2004, the highest rate in two decades. But the report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development says this posit...
By Gabrielle Brick Hong Kong 26 June 2006 Police baton an unidentified person after violence erupted during funeral of actor Raj Kumar, in Bangalore, India, April 13, 2006 To mark the U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, an Asian...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 July 2006 The U.N. refugee agency is gearing up for a multi-million dollar operation to help tens of thousands of people displaced by the current crisis in Lebanon. The UNHCR says the first members of an initial 11-strong e...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 July 2006 Protesters perform a stage setting of Guantanamo in front of UN Human Rights Committee headquarters in Geneva, July 17, 2006 Washington's record on treatment of detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, alleged secret pr...
By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 14 July 2006 The U.N. mission in Haiti says three U.N. peacekeepers have been injured in a clash with gangs in the capital, Port-au-Prince. The latest violence comes a week after gang violence claimed the lives of more than...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 July 2006 The U.N.'s top humanitarian official is calling on Israel and on extremist groups in Gaza and Lebanon to show restraint, and to refrain from attacking civilians and civilian installations. He warns the situation i...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 June 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he believes Iran is prepared to engage in serious negotiations regarding its controversial nuclear program. The secretary-general met with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 June 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warns that the spread of nuclear weapons threatens to propel the world into a state of crisis. In a speech to the U.N. Conference on Disarmament, the secretary-general mentioned N...
By Craig McCulloch Vancouver 21 June 2006 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says terrorism is among the biggest challenges facing the world's cities. Policy makers, activists and scientists are meeting in Canada for the United Nations sponsored...