UN News and Press Releases

May 2003

30 May 2003 - Security Council seeks to bring peace and development to Africa

30 May 2003 - DR of Congo: Human rights chief applauds deployment of force

30 May 2003 - Security Council authorized emergency force for DR of Congo

30 May 2003 - UN agency distributes seeds to drought-stricken farmers in Eritrea

30 May 2003 - UN mission in Western Sahara extended by 2 months

29 May 2003 - Sierra Leone: UN-backed court indicts former rebel leader

29 May 2003 - DR of Congo: UN keeps up efforts to revive talks over Bunia

29 May 2003 - Africa enjoys some gains in 2002 despite sluggish growth

28 May 2003 - UNICEF calls for massive efforts to find Sudan's missing

28 May 2003 - DR of Congo: Situation remains tense in Bunia

28 May 2003 - DR of Congo: Security Council mulls sending emergency force

28 May 2003 - On Africa's Day, Annan praises continent's unity

28 May 2003 - UN agency warns 12.5 million Ethiopians face starvation

27 May 2003 - Central Africa: Security Council to urge parties to press for peace

27 May 2003 - Security Council welcomes positive development in Burundi

27 May 2003 - Western Sahara: Annan proposes new peace plan

27 May 2003 - UN Rwanda tribunal hands down first war crimes conviction

27 May 2003 - Angolan refugees in DR of Congo sign up for repatriation

27 May 2003 - DR of Congo: New clashes happen in Bunia

27 May 2003 - UN agencies assist Côte d'Ivoire

27 May 2003 - UN agency testing anti-malarial sheeting

27 May 2003 - Musician visits Ethiopia on UN-facilitated mercy mission

27 May 2003 - UNICEF launches appeal for Algerian quake victims

23 May 2003 - Top UN officials head to northeastern DR of Congo

23 May 2003 - Two smuggled gorillas flown back home to Cameroon

23 May 2003 - Sierra Leone: Former rebel's body still not turned over to court

23 May 2003 - UN agency tries to ease animosity towards Liberian refugees

22 May 2003 - Fighting reported in new area in DR of Congo

22 May 2003 - Annan saddened by powerful earthquake in Algeria

21 May 2003 - Delegates at UN Forum tell of alleged cannibalism in DRC

21 May 2003 - DR of Congo: UN, Red Cross recover nearly 280 bodies

20 May 2003 - DR of Congo: UN mission patrols Bunia

20 May 2003 - 10,000 Liberians flee to Côte d'Ivoire

19 May 2003 - Security Council extends term of 4 judges in Rwanda tribunal

19 May 2003 - DR of Congo: UN military officials try to defuse tensions in Bunia

19 May 2003 - DR of Congo: Annan condemns killing of UN military observers

19 May 2003 - DR of Congo: UN rights chief deplores killing of military observers

17 May 2003 - Deploring Casablanca bombings, Annan urges global fight against terror

17 May 2003 - Human rights official "outraged" by terrorist attack in Casablanca

17 May 2003 - Measles campaign in Angola set to reach 7.6 million children

16 May 2003 - DR of Congo: Security Council welcomes ceasefire in northeast

16 May 2003 - DR of Congo: Annan urges emergency UN force to quell fighting

16 May 2003 - DR of Congo: UN agencies step up humanitarian efforts

16 May 2003 - Annan urges Central African leaders to resolve conflicts

16 May 2003 - Sierra Leone: UN official praises peace progress

15 May 2003 - UN urges Liberia to find solutions for displaced people

15 May 2003 - Sierra Leone: UN-backed court questions rebel's death

15 May 2003 - DR of Congo: UN moves to secure ceasefire

15 May 2003 - UN tribunal finds Rwandan officials guilty of war crimes

14 May 2003 - Sierra Leone: UN-backed court seeks proof of rebel's death

14 May 2003 - UN fears humanitarian catastrophe in DR of Congo

14 May 2003 - UN rights chief "gravely concerned" about violence in DR of Congo

13 May 2003 - Security Council creates new UN mission in Côte d'Ivoire

13 May 2003 - Violence continues in northeast DR of Congo

13 May 2003 - UN awards media for information development in Africa

12 May 2003 - DR of Congo: Rebel offensive drives thousands into Burundi

12 May 2003 - Refugee trip to Côte d'Ivoire adds urgency to Security Council trip

12 May 2003 - Militia retake northeastern town of Bunia in DR of Congo

12 May 2003 - UN opens seminar in bid to prevent small arms trade in Central Africa

12 May 2003 - Côte d'Ivoire: Desperate refugees turn to UN refugee agency chief

10 May 2003 - DR of Congo: Annan urges international response to Bunia violence

09 May 2003 - Registrar appeals to African community to support Rwanda tribunal

09 May 2003 - DR of Congo: Mob attacks UN mission

09 May 2003 - Envoy to West Africa to meet with UN regional officials

09 May 2003 - UN ECA to host meeting on information development

09 May 2003 - UN agency heads on 5-nation visit to West Africa

08 May 2003 - Regulatory body for Somali livestock exports launched

08 May 2003 - DR of Congo: Violence hampers UN's ability to reach needy

07 May 2003 - UN agencies tackle youth unemployment, land degradation in Cape Verde

07 May 2003 - Security Council mission heading to West Africa

07 May 2003 - Sierra Leone: UN-backed court calls for proof of death of rebel leader

07 May 2003 - UNICEF donates relief items in western kenya

07 May 2003 - Agency warns of unfavourable crops in sub-Saharan Africa

06 May 2003 - Liberia: Security Council adds ban on timber exports

06 May 2003 - Annan saddened by death of South African anti-apartheid leader

06 May 2003 - UN agency "very worried" over sanitation in flooded Kenyan camps

05 May 2003 - Security Council to extend sanctions on Liberia

05 May 2003 - Security Council voices concern about Ituri region in DR of Congo

05 May 2003 - Security Council urged to rethink Liberia sanctions

05 May 2003 - Aid airlifted to flooded refugee camp in Kenya

05 May 2003 - DR of Congo: UN mission "deplores" fresh violence in Ituri

05 May 2003 - Relief agency demands security guarantees from Liberia

05 May 2003 - Sierra Leone: Liberian leader called on to turn over fugitives

05 May 2003 - WHO backs Tanzania's indigenous cure for malaria

02 May 2003 - Kenya: UN envoy sees political will to fight HIV/AIDS

02 May 2003 - Somali refugees left homeless by Kenyan floods

02 May 2003 - Political handover in Burundi, a milestone

02 May 2003 - Four experts to investigate violations of Somali arms ban

01 May 2003 - WHO helps African countries against SARS

01 May 2003 - Sierra Leone: UN-backed court appeals to Liberia

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