Annan to Visit Jakarta; Pledges Jump to $2 Billion
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan will visit tsunami stricken Indonesia next week, as the  world increased aid pledges to $2 billion for tsunami-hit areas  in South Asia, U.N. officials said Saturday.
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday said the United Nations will use &#36;30 million in revenue from the U.N. oil-for-food program for Iraq to pay the initial bill for the independent investigation of corruption allegations in the program.
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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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Australia will double to A$20 million ($15.4 million) its anti-terrorism assistance to Indonesia as part of efforts to deepen coordination in fighting militants, Foreign
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Secretary General Kofi Annan cut short his vacation and returned to New York on Wednesday to oversee the United Nations&#39; extensive relief effort in Southeast Asia as the region&#39;s death toll topped 76,000.
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WASHINGTON -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, fending off Republican demands for his resignation over alleged corruption, said yesterday he will expand UN support for Iraqi elections if need be. He said he was not offended that President Bush did not ask to see him during this visit to Washington.
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New York - About $500m has been pledged for victims of the earthquake-tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia, including a $250m commitment from the World Bank, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday.
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United Nations: Half a billion dollars in assistance has been promised or delivered for tsunami victims around the Indian Ocean, UN chief Kofi Annan said on Thursday.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi An nan meets with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at UN headquarters in New York, Sep 24. (Xinhua Photo).
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The Lebanon truce and Iran's nuclear programme are expected to top the agenda as Kofi Annan visits Iran.
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U.S. helicopters stepped up aid flights in tsunami-hit Indonesia Tuesday as U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan urged rich nations to spend more on preventing natural disasters before the next one hits.
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Prime Minister John Howard said he wanted a close relationship with Indonesia&#39;s incoming president, as he flew to Jakarta for the inauguration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
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Kofi Annan is due to tour tsunami-hit areas of Sri Lanka amid tension over aid between the government and rebels.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan has vowed to discipline the director of the former U.N.  oil-for-food program for Iraq after an investigation said he  obtained oil allocations for a firm run by a friend.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, fending off Republican demands for his resignation over alleged corruption, said Thursday he will expand UN support for Iraqi elections if need be.
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UNITED NATIONS -- Secretary General Kofi Annan said yesterday he will visit tsunami-devastated Indonesia to work with regional leaders to help coordinate aid and relief efforts on the ground. Annan said he will attend a regional meeting there Thursday. Asked how long he thought the reconstruction would take, Annan replied: "It will differ from country to country, but my own ...
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The prime minister has thrown his weight behind beleaguered secretary general of the United Nations as Kofi Annan faces stringent criticism over the UN oil-for-food scandal in Iraq.