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Top News // 1 decade ago

Sudan orders aid agencies to leave

The Sudanese government ordered several aid agencies to leave the country after an arrest warrant was issued for the country's president, a U.N. official said.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Four die in helicopter crash in Darfur

A United Nations-contracted helicopter crashed in the Darfur region of Sudan, killing all four crew members aboard, a U.N. spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Top News // 1 decade ago

U.N. chief secures relief for Myanmar

The military junta in Myanmar will let relief workers into the country to help cyclone victims, the U.N. chief said Sunday at a donor's conference in Yangon.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Uganda, LRA fail to reach peace deal

Officials are calling for a redoubling of efforts after a failed attempt to reach a permanent peace agreement in the war-ravaged north of Uganda.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Scheduling to keep Ban from Games opening

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will not attend the Beijing Summer Olympics opening ceremony and alerted Chinese officials of his planned absence.

Top News // 1 decade ago

U.N., AU envoys talk with former rebels

U.N. and African Union envoys took their mission to resolve the Darfur conflict to Juba Thursday for talks with former Sudanese rebels, a U.N. spokeswoman said.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Uganda, LRA reach breakthrough deal

U.N. officials say an agreement between the Ugandan government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army is a breakthrough toward ending the conflict.

Top News // 1 decade ago

UN dispatches envoy to Myanmar region

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday a special U.N. envoy is being sent to the region in response to the crumbling situation in Myanmar.

Top News // 1 decade ago

U.N. staff member's dismissal is rescinded

A U.N. employee who had been fired after being linked to the Iraq oil-for-food scandal has been rehired and given two years salary for the embarrassment.

Top News // 1 decade ago

U.N. condemns Iraqi assassination

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has expressed shock at the assassination of a Sunni member of the commission writing Iraq's new constitution.

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Preliminary reports indicate there are four crew members dead and that the aircraf
Four die in helicopter crash in Darfur Sep 30, 2008

The Secretary-General is increasingly concerned by the human rights and humanitarian impact of the recent demolitions of what the government of Zimbabwe has called illegal settlements
Zimbabwe increasingly concerns U.N. Jul 18, 2005

The Improvement of the Status of Women in the U.N. System
Women still underrepresented at U.N. Oct 20, 2004

The United Nations is grateful to these two governments as these contributions are critical to the U.N.'s efforts to strengthen the security arrangements of its personnel in Iraq
Fiji forces to protect U.N. in Iraq Oct 20, 2004

Targeting of diplomatic missions and civilians is a crime that cannot be justified by any cause
U.N. dismayed at Uzbekistan attacks Jul 30, 2004