UN reforms critical to safety of world peoples, Annan says
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The coming year is critical for the United Nations to make the necessary reforms to deal effectively with global threats, from HIV/AIDS, nuclear proliferation and genocide
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today voiced his hope to an international meeting on water, sanitation and hygiene that one day the world will no longer have to face the dire consequences of inadequate access to safe drinking water and basic
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Sunday that the Iraq war has done little to enhance security around the world or halt the activities of international terrorists.
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Damage done by Asia's tsunami gives a clearer idea of the danger climate change poses to small islands, which fear rising seas will submerge them as the world warms, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday.
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UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations, hit by a number of scandals, plans to revise its rules to better protect whistle-blowers, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said.
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UNITED NATIONS : UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has been pushing for an overhaul of the United Nations, and the biggest challenge of all is how to reform the Security Council.
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The United Nations (UN) and the United States need each other and must work together, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in responce to sharp criticism from US media and politicians about the world body.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan intends to tell world leaders on Tuesday to respect human  life, whether civilians or prisoners of war in Iraq, villagers  in Sudan or children in northern Uganda or Russia.
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Natural disasters are affecting more and more people, the UN says ahead of a conference on reducing the risks.
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Natural disasters are affecting more and more people, the UN says ahead of a  conference on reducing the risks.
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Kofi Annan, United Nations secretary general, made light at a UN awards gala of what many fear is the biggest crisis of his career.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has proposed four areas where the United Nations can immediately help the African Union (AU) expand its cease fire-monitoring mission in
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UNITED NATIONS: UN diplomats say they are concerned that calls for Secretary-General Kofi Annan&#39;s resignation and allegations of massive corruption in the UN oil-for-food program in Iraq could derail plans for a sweeping reform of the United Nations.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged the 65-nation Conference on Disarmament Wednesday to take action to stop the world from &quot;sleepwalking&quot; toward nuclear proliferation.
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Calling for urgent reform of the United Nations, President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged to help Brazil, Germany, India, Japan and a major African country join the UN Security Council as permanent members.
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UN chief Kofi Annan urges the UN Human Rights Council not repeat the mistakes of its discredited predecessor.
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NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan admitted on Tuesday that 2004 was a difficult year for the world body, reports Xinhua. Annan told reporters at the UN headquarters here: &quot;No doubt, 2004 is a difficult year.