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Selected summary of United Nations related news and events U.N. Begins Mass Food Handout to Starving in Niger Annan Praises 'spirit of mutual respect' at Korean Nuclear Talks UAE: Interview with UN Resident Coordinator Nadir Hadj-Hammou Oxfam Blasts Rich Countries Over West Africa Famine Lasers Recreate Destroyed Statues

Selected summary of United Nations related news and events Iran Resumes Nuclear Work, a Step That May Lead to Sanctions ZIMBABWE: UN Prepares Appeal to Assist Victims of 'Cleanup' Operations UN Urges Sudan to Speed Peace Deal Implementation 'Deeply concerned' Over Volcker Report, Annan Waives Official's Immunity Group: Climate Change Pushing Wildlife North Iraqi News Agency Launches

Selected summary of United Nations related news and events UN Official Says Two More Months Required to Measure Success of Niger Relief Children Dying Before Our Eyes, Says UNICEF Official in Niger U.N. Urges China to Do More Tests on Pig Disease in Humans UN Nuclear Watchdog's Board of Governors to Meet on Iran on Tuesday UN Rights Body Calls for Inquiry on Lebanese Disappeared in Syria BURUNDI: UN Mission Report Cites Army, Rebels in Rights Abuses Greenhouse Effect Can Melt World's Glaciers: UN UN Official Says Undernourishment Among Burmese Children Reaching Alarming Level

Selected summary of United Nations related news and events NIGER: WFP Asks Donors to Triple Funding to Over $57 Million United States Will Airlift Emergency Food Aid to Niger Sudan: Annan, UN Envoy, Reiterate Clls for Calm Following Garang's Death UN Watchdog Warns Iran Against Nuclear Activities Pending Enhanced Surveillance Joy a Long Time Coming for Zimbabwe's Displaced UN Humanitarian Office Reports Large Number of Internally Displaced Persons Returning to Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo

CNN: "Ending a five-month standoff over a controversial nomination, President Bush on Monday used a recess appointment to name John Bolton the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations." UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan reacts: "We look forward to working with him as I do with the other 190 ambassadors and we will welcome him at a time when we are in the midst of major reform. I think it is the president's prerogative, and the president has decided to appoint him through this process."

Selected summary of United Nations related news and events UN to expand its crackdown on al Qaeda, Taliban Famine in Niger Threatens 800,000 Children Demand for Aid to the Homeless is Exceeding Supply in Zimbabwe, UNICEF Says Zimbabwe Says Shantytown Demolitions Have Ended Secretary-General Welcomes IRA Disarmament Decision UN welcomes Romania Refugee Decision

Selected summary of United Nations related news and events Algerians' Murder in Iraq Makes Anti-terror Treaty More Urgent Than Ever - Annan Niger Famine Shows Need for UN Fund, Says Benn Forced Evictions and Demolitions Continue Despite UN Condemnation United Nations To Monitor Use, Abuse of Child Soldiers Manchester United Donates 200,000 Pounds for Anti-child-trafficking in China With a Push From the U.N., Water Reveals Its Secrets

"UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday called for the cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations to work together more closely for the peace and prosperity of the world. Opening the Sixth High-Level Meeting of heads of regional and inter-governmental organizations, Annan said the events that have shaken the international community so profoundly in recent years have produced a crisis of confidence in the ability of the multilateral institutions, including the United Nations and the multilateral system, to "cope with the challenges of our time." [Read more]

Selected summary of United Nations related news and events Zimbabwe Receives UN-HABITAT Officer to Advise Government
on Resettlement Mugabe Invites Annan to View 'clean-up' Campaign Go green, Says Keng Yaik Meeting Women's Needs, Supporting Aceh's Future Rural and Minority Women Still Meet Many Forms of Discrimination,
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