Arafat, Perez Meet in Lisbon
LIS2001063001 - 30 JUNE 2001 - LISBON, PORTUGAL: Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (R) shakes hands with Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Perez (L) as Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres (2R) looks on prior to the meeting of the Socialist International in Lisbon, Portugal, June 30, 2001. Arafat and Perez are in Lisbon to attend the International Socialist Council that will discuss on Saturday the Middle East situation. rlw/apo/Arafat Press Office UPI
Latest Headlines
MOGADISHU, Somalia, July 10 (UPI) -- About 1,500 Somalis are turning up in the capital of Mogadishu daily, fleeing the country's worsening drought, officials said.
VIENNA, March 21 (UPI) -- There is a great risk of further destabilization in Ivory Coast as thousands answer the call of the incumbent to liberate the country, a U.N. official said.
GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The political impasse and subsequent violence in the Ivory Coast are getting worse by the day, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said.
GENEVA, Switzerland, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The 60th anniversary of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, based in Switzerland, was marked by its leader calling on the world to help the displaced.
AZAKHEIL, Pakistan, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The need for aid in the flood-stricken parts of Pakistan is "unprecedented" as the nation struggles with the worst disaster in years, a top U.N. official said.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The United Nations says it is calling on officials in Thailand to stop the planned deportation of 4,000 ethnic Hmong to Laos.
CALAIS, France, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- France's decision to close makeshift settlements housing undocumented foreigners in Calais is a dangerous one for the immigrants, the United Nations says.
UNITED NATIONS, June 20 (UPI) -- With more support, the United Nations could ease the hardship of the 42 million refugees worldwide, U.N. officials said Saturday on World Refugee Day.
NEW YORK, June 18 (UPI) -- Celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated $1 million through their Jolie-Pitt Foundation to aid refugees in Pakistan, U.N. officials said.
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- A top U.N. official said in New York the international community must pay closer attention to lower-profile conflicts around the world.
Quotes
United Press International
United Press International
United Press International
United Press International
United Press International
