Secretary-General reiterates call for ‘immediate, unconditional’ release of all civilians held hostage in Iraq
The Secretary-General is extremely concerned about the fate of all civilians held hostage in Iraq and reiterates his call for their immediate and unconditional release. The abductions of two French journalists and two Italian humani...
In an effort to make events relating to civil society at United Nations Headquarters more accessible to a broader public, the NGO Section of the United Nations...
Civil society activists from around the world are preparing to mobilize broader public support for a major United Nations initiative, the Millennium Developmen...
The first Conference Planning Committee meeting for the 57th Annual DPI/NGO Conference is scheduled to take place at the UN in New York on 15 January 2004 from...
The UN Security Council heard its first full update report on Iraq July 22 since it recognized the U.S.-run Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), with many me...
In Syria prospects of ending the crisis look bleak, with the UN Security Council struggling to agree on an appropriate response. The Assad regime?s brutal crackdown, including shelling of central city Homs, shows no sign...
In Iraq, the official withdrawal of the last U.S. combat troops, nearly nine years after the invasion, was quickly followed by a political crisis. Authorities issued an arrest warrant for the country?s top Sunni politician,...
The Democratic Republic of Congo?s presidential and parliamentary vote went ahead on 28-30 November, after a campaign marred by violence and amid allegations of rigging and mismanagement. Political rallies were banned in the wake of...
Deadly clashes between government forces and the insurgent Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) broke out in the troubled southern Philippines in October.
In Sudan a Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) offensive in Blue Nile state, and renewed clashes in Southern Kordofan between the SAF and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North, fuelled fears of a return to civil war.