U.N. to Renovate Secretary General's Residence
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UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 7 -- After stalling efforts to renovate the United Nations' Manhattan headquarters, the Bush administration joined other U.N. members this week in approving $4.9 million to work on incoming Secretary General Ban Ki Moon's East Side residence, including a new $2.1 million central...
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan on Monday chose the high-profile British head of a key  agency as his new chief of staff, the start of a reshuffle  aimed at instituting U.N. reforms and combating scandals.
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UNITED NATIONS -- Just a few months ago, Kofi Annan was one of the most respected UN chiefs in history, poised to lead the organization through a sweeping agenda of reform.
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The former United Nations secretary general has spent the past week trying to nudge Kenyaâs government and opposition leaders toward a compromise.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday approved the request of Iqbal Riza, chief of his executive office, to retire after nearly 30 years of service to the United Nations.
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11 October 2004 - With the United Nations and its workers facing a level of threat that has increased exponentially over the years, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has proposed a new security structure to help protect the more than 100,000 UN officials and
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The head of a U.N. inspection  office said the world body needed a &quot;major overhaul&quot; of how it  procures $1.9 billion in goods annually and called for less  secrecy about probes of staff and companies involved.
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The United Nations has proposed a major $97 million (54 million pound) overhaul of its security system with 778 new posts, a response to devastating safety reports after the 2003 bombing of its offices in Iraq.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has chosen the head of the U.N. Development Program as his new chief of staff, who will be looked at to help push through reforms as the global body faces corruption allegations and strained relations with Washington.
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Kofi Annan, the Secretary General of the United Nations, was welcomed to London by the Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, on 19 October 2004.
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says the organization is in need of reform, but remains the international community&#39;s best hope for facing global threats and challenges.
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The United Nations plans to open an office in Jordan to deal with the increasingly serious humanitarian problems posed by 1.8 million Iraqis who have fled to neighboring countries and a similar number who have fled their homes and are still inside Iraq, the new U.N. humanitarian chief said Monday.
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U.S. Ambassador John Bolton   pushed on Wednesday for a quick resolution to the race to   succeed Kofi Annan as U.N. secretary-general, a move that could   favor the South Korean front-runner.
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The UN secretary general chooses his new chief of staff to help reform the world body at a difficult stage.
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan reiterated Tuesday he has no intention of resigning over allegations of corruption in the U.N. oil-for-food program and plans to move ahead with sweeping changes at the United Nations.
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By Georgia Tasker, The Miami Herald Feb. 19--As the United Nations Environmental Program launches its 24th global council meeting, Fisher Island photographer Joe Zammit-Lucia is displaying environmental photos at the U.N. headquarters in New York.
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U.S. Ambassador John Bolton   pushed on Wednesday for a quick resolution in the race to   succeed Kofi Annan as U.N. secretary-general, an action that   could favor the South Korean front-runner.