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U.N.: Tsunami aid rises to $2 billion The new amount includes contributions from many countries and the World Bank
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Tsunami recovery 'to take years' |
| Jan.2 |
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UN 'optimistic' over aid effort |
| Jan.4 |
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Aid plea for 'tsunami generation' |
| Jan.5 |
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Annan appealed for $977 million in relief |
| Jan.6 |
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U.N. taking over relief effort Colin Powell: The United Nations will take over coordination of tsunami relief and reconstruction efforts
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Toll jumps by 7,000, Annan in Aceh |
| Jan.7 |
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U.N. accuses peacekeepers of sex abuse |
| Jan.8 |
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Politics limits Annan's trip Secretary-General agreed to a government request not to visit disaster-stricken areas controlled by Tamil Tigers
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UN upbeat on tsunami hunger aid |
| Jan.10 |
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UN warns over tsunami aid pledges |
| Jan.11 |
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Nations meet UN swift cash appeal
| Jan.15 |
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Bosnian Serbs hand over suspect |
| Jan.21 |
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Disaster action plan set by U.N.
| Jan.24 |
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World 'must learn from Holocaust' |
| Jan.30 |
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World leaders praise Iraqi voter courage
| Jan.31 |
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UN 'rules out' genocide in Darfur Sudan's foreign minister: A genocide has not been committed in Darfur, United Nations report says
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| Feb.1 |
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Clinton made UN's tsunami envoy |
| Feb.3 |
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Oil-for-food head criticized Inquiry chief Volcker says there is 'conclusive' evidence that the programme director had a 'conflict of interest'
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Annan vows action on corruption |
| Feb.25 |
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U.N. troops 'die in ambush' |
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| Mar.2 |
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Iran nuclear plans under pressure |
| Mar.3 |
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UN: HIV 'set to infect 90m Africans'
| Mar.8 |
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Premier indicted, resigns |
| Mar.20 |
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Annan seeks thorough UN overhaul Secretary General has urged governments to endorse sweeping reforms of the organisation
| Mar.22 |
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U.N. to pay fees for oil-for-food ex-boss |
| Mar.29 |
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Report: Annan didn't influence contract Secretary-General said he feels vindicated after an independent inquiry found no evidence he exerted influence
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| Apr.14 |
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3 charged over oil-for-food |
| Apr.15 |
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Row deepens over oil scandal |
| Apr.18 |
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UN call for China-Japan meeting |
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| May.2 |
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Annan urges anti-nuclear effort
| May.6 |
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World 'must stop N Korea testing' |
| May.12 |
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Bush suffers blow on UN choice |
| May.18 |
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UN calls for Uzbek deaths inquiry |
| May.28 |
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UN chief visits Darfur refugees
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| Jun.1 |
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Stephanides fired over oil scandal Kofi Annan has sacked a senior official accused of serious misconduct over Iraq's oil-for-food program
| Jun.2 |
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Annan: HIV/AIDS efforts 'insufficient'
| Jun.5 |
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Khartoum facing war crimes probe The International Criminal Court is to launch an inquiry into alleged war crimes in the Darfur region
| Jun.9 |
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Annan pushes war on poverty |
| Jun.14 |
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Annan in new oil-for-food probe |
| Jun.15 |
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Iran 'misled UN on nuclear work' Nuclear monitors say Iran has admitted to misleading them over its experiments with plutonium until 1998
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| Jul.6 |
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UN troops storm shanty town
| Jul.20 |
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World 'ignores' Niger food crisis |
| Jul.22 |
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U.N. slams Zimbabwe destruction |
| Jul.26 |
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New steps against child soldiers |
| Jul.27 |
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U.N. will begin food airlifts to Niger |
| Jul.31 |
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U.N.: 2.5 million in Niger to get food aid |
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| Aug.1 |
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Bush names Bolton as U.N. ambassador |
| Aug.7 |
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Former oil-for-food chief resigned |
| Aug.8 |
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Oil-for-food chief 'took bribes' Benon Sevan has been accused of taking kickbacks by a panel investigating corruption allegations | |
| Aug.24 |
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UN chief promises aid
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| Sep.7 |
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Oil probe faults Annan over son
| Sep.13 |
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U.N. reform agenda watered-down The General Assembly adopted a watered-down draft document on poverty, human rights and institutional reform
| Sep.14 |
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Kofi Annan urges bold UN reform
| Sep.15 |
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UN Niger aid plan 'risks lives' |
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Poor nations call for aid |
| Sep.16 |
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Summit ends with mixed reviews The largest gathering of world leaders in history achieved less than Kofi Annan had hoped | |
| Sep.17 |
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Annan warns of nuclear spread |
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Iran resolved to pursue nuclear program President Ahmadinejad fiercely defended his country's nuclear program and excoriated the U.S. and its supporters
| Sep.18 |
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Iran warning on sanctions threat |
| Sep.20 |
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War crimes chief accuses Vatican |
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U.N. quizzes Syrians in Hariri probe A U.N. investigator traveled to Damascus to begin questioning over the assassination of a top Lebanese politician
| Sep.24 |
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UN adopts motion on nuclear Iran |
| Sep.29 |
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Pandemic 'could kill 150m people'
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| Oct.4 |
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UN condemns Iraq charter change
| Oct.7 |
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IAEA, ElBaradei win Nobel peace prize
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UN concern over African migrants |
| Oct.10 |
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UN launches Guatemala aid appeal |
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Millions 'will flee degradation' |
| Oct.12 |
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UN relief chief to see quake zone
| Oct.14 |
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Iran accused over nuclear plans |
| Oct.17 |
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UN delegates cheer Mugabe tirade |
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Annan warns Eritrea of possible pullout |
| Oct.18 |
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UN acts to halt abuses by staff |
| Oct.19 |
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Annan pleads for more quake aid Secretary-General called for a greater world response to the quake victims in Pakistan
| Oct.20 |
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Quake 'is UN's worst nightmare'
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U.N. probe links Syria to Hariri killing The investigators have found 'converging evidence' of Lebanese and Syrian involvement in the killing of ex-Prime Minister | |
| Oct.22 |
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Syria disputes U.N. Hariri report |
| Oct.23 |
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U.N. appeals for quake refugees |
| Oct.25 |
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Security Council debates Hariri report |
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Draft demands Syrian cooperation A draft U.S.-French resolution says Syria 'must detain' officials suspected of involvement in the Hariri assassination
| Oct.26 |
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Russia opposes UN action on Syria |
| Oct.27 |
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Israel: No place in U.N. for Iran |
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Probe: $1.8B diverted to Hussein regime |
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Annan 'dismayed' by Iran remarks
| Oct.28 |
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UN raps Iran's anti-Israel rant
| Oct.30 |
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Britain calls for U.N. action |
| Oct.31 |
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Syria faces vote of censure |
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U.N. vote demands Syria cooperation The Security Council has voted unanimously in favor of a resolution demanding Syria cooperate with the investigation | |
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UN rejects Guantanamo visit offer |
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Syria denies hindering UN inquiry
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| Nov.1 |
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UN probe 'can quiz key Syrians'
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Urgent appeal for Africa's south |
| Nov.2 |
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UN allowed in Iran 'nuclear' site |
| Nov.3 |
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Bird flu: Act now, urges Annan |
| Nov.4 |
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Annan delays Iran trip after row |
| Nov.8 |
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U.N.: Quake survivors will freeze |
| Nov.11 |
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Lahoud meets Hariri murder team |
| Nov.12 |
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Annan calls for Iraq reconciliation United Nations Secretary-General made a surprise visit to Iraq, his first since the March 2003 U.S.-led invasion
| Nov.17 |
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UN debut for $100 laptop for poor |
| Nov.21 |
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U.N.: 40m now have AIDS virus
| Nov.23 |
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U.N. warns of food hardships |
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U.N. agency to give Iran more time |
| Nov.25 |
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Syria agrees to U.N. questioning Syria agreed to allow investigators to question its officials over Hariri's assassination in Vienna
| Nov.27 |
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Montreal climate summit to begin |
| Nov.30 |
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UN tribunal jails Kosovo Albanian |
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Biggest annual appeal launched The United Nations want $4.7bn to help the victims of war, famine and natural disaster in 26 countries
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| Dec.3 |
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UN pleads for more Pakistan funds |
| Dec.7 |
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UN climate talks enter key phase
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UN demands halt to Eritrea order
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US attacks UN official on 'jails' |
| Dec.9 |
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UN poised for new climate talks
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Mugabe verbally attacks UN envoy |
| Dec.11 |
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New Hariri report 'blames Syria' UN Secretary General has received the second report into the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister | |
| Dec.13 |
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UN debates latest Hariri report |
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Hariri findings 'delayed by Syria' |
| Dec.19 |
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Millions of lives imperiled
| Dec.23 |
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U.N. members reach budget deal
| Dec.30 |
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UN concern at Guantanamo feeding |
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UN 'shocked' by violence in Cairo