UN chief tells of Iraq war sorrow
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The killing in Iraq is now worse than civil war, outgoing UN chief Kofi Annan says in a BBC interview.
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United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has revealed that he believes the war on Iraq was &quot;illegal&quot;. Mr Annan said the war was &quot;not in conformity&quot; with the UN Security Council or with the UN Charter.
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United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said this week that the US war in Iraq is illegal and questioned whether the country could hold credible
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The Iraq war has done little to increase security across the world or halt the activities of international terrorists, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Sunday.
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The U.N. secretary general recently reaffirmed that the war in Iraq was illegal in the absence of a second U.N. resolution.
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UNITED NATIONS -- Iraqâs interim prime minister appealed to world leaders at the UN General Assembly Friday to unite behind his countryâs effort to reign in spiraling violence and lighten the countryâs foreign debt and broaden support for coalition
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US President George W. Bush defiantly told the United Nations that the war in Iraq was justified and demanded more UN action to help end the deadly chaos that has followed the US-led invasion.
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The U.N. chief said Monday the deadly security situation in Iraq was making it difficult to expand the world body's role in the chaotic nation.
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A top ranking United Nations official admitted that the abuse of locals by peacekeepers was &quot;going on&quot; and expressed her &quot;outrage&quot; in an interview with the BBC.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called Monday on the Iraqi government to do more to foster national unity, warning the violence-ridden country was in "grave danger" of collapsing into civil war.
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A senior UN official has warned that Iraqi elections could not be held in the current climate of violence. Lakhdar Brahimi, a special adviser to UN secretary-general Kofi Annan
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Iraq must do more to heal its political wounds and revive its economy or elections could fail to achieve their goal of stability and legitimacy, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday.
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LONDON: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday that a crackdown on insurgents in Iraqi hotspots like Fallujah must be calibrated to avoid losing a battle for the hearts and minds of Iraqis.
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Iraq lacks any true spirit of reconciliation despite parliament's decision to let former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party return to government jobs, the United Nations' Baghdad envoy said on Wednesday.
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UN secretary-general Kofi Annan said he was &quot;disappointed&quot; at news his son was receiving payment from a firm involved in Iraq&#39;s oil-for-food programme.
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INDEPENDENCE, Missouri  - Kofi Annan, in his last major speech as U.N. secretary general, urged the United States on Monday to shun go-it-alone diplomacy and collaborate on its world challenges, including the Iraq war.
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UNITED NATIONS : The UN&#39;s peacekeeping chief warned of a surge in violence after the massacre of Congolese refugees in Burundi and called on all parties to step back from the brink of war.