UN talks pursue Iraq rescue plan
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High-level discussions begin in New York on how to help Iraq and to bolster the UN presence in the country.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says plans for elections scheduled for January in Iraq are on track and voting should take place if the situation holds.
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The meeting is a possible sign that the United States is exploring new options in Iraq.
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The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and Arab countries are struggling to absorb a flood of Iraqis fleeing the violence in their country. A look at the problem:
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's appeal for international troops to protect U.N. monitors during Iraq's elections next year is unlikely to get a reply from Europe before the U.S. elections, analysts and ...
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The United Nations has started work   on trying to secure the release of two Israeli soldiers   kidnapped by Lebanese guerrilla group Hizbollah in July, a   senior U.N. official said on Sunday.
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The United States will accelerate the resettlement of about 7,000 Iraqis referred by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and will contribute $18 million to the agency's appeal for Iraq, about one-third of the total, Undersecretary of State Paula J. Dobriansky said Wednesday.
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The U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved new arrangements proposed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to protect an expanded U.N. staff in Iraq.
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The UN Security Council has called an emergency session on the crisis in the Ivory Coast for later on Saturday, the UN spokesman&#39;s office said.
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MUNICH, Germany  - United Nations  Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Sunday it would be hard  for U.N. peacekeepers to replace U.S.-led troops in Iraq,  saying the world body could make other contributions to postwar  stability.
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Iraqi leaders hope to flesh out a deal to end sectarian bloodshed in Baghdad when they meet again on Tuesday but conceded a four-point plan, drafted under U.S. pressure, was still a long way short on vital substance.
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The No. 2 United Nations official met with top Iraqi leaders in Baghdad on Thursday to promote a new partnership meant to help muster political and economic support for Iraq&#039;s government, the U.N. said.
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Iraq would seek an extension of the U.N. mandate authorizing U.S.-led forces on its soil if it cannot reach a bilateral deal with the United States by the end of the year, an Iraqi official said on Tuesday.
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UNITED NATIONS Sept. 14, 2004 - Iraq appealed to other nations Tuesday to send troops to protect an expanded UN staff that is essential for holding the country&#39;s first free elections by Jan. 31, saying terrorists must not be allowed to disrupt the vote.
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Donor nations wrapped up a two-day meeting Thursday with pledges to speed up projects to rebuild Iraq possibly by using more Iraqis to implement
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President Bush yesterday demanded that the United Nations step up to help rebuild Iraq, telling foreign leaders &quot;the liberty that many have won at a cost must be secured.
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International donors to Iraq have agreed they need to speed up the allocation of promised funds to rebuild the country, but failed to erase concerns that violence is a huge obstacle as they wrapped up a two-day meeting.