In 2002, the United Nations continued to address major political and security challenges in the Asia and Pacific region, particularly in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also oversaw the successful transition of East Timor into ...

In 2000, the United Nations, through the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs(OCHA), continued to coordinate humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors to alleviate human ...

Alleged violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in a number of countries were examined in 2000 by the General Assembly,the Economic and Social Council, the Commission on Human Rights and its Sub-commission ...

Serving as Dean of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, Dr. Gallucci was interviewed on 3 February 1998. He discusses the creation of UNSCOM, its early inspections, and clarifies some ...

Both interviews, the first conducted on 9 November 1999 and the second on 11 April 2000, focus on Mr. Eliasson's role in bringing the Iran-Iraq war to an end. He gives his personal input on the negotiation process and ...

This interview took place in May 2000, around the mid-term of his first term as Secretary-General. It is based on his role and views on a variety of important global issues, including peacekeeping, the first Gulf War and ...

This interview was conducted on 18 April 2001, while Mr. Lavrov was serving as the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United Nations. Here, Mr. Lavrov, discussed events which caused division within the Security ...

Currently, Ms. Crossette serves as the United Nations correspondent for The Nation and a freelance writer on foreign policy and international affairs. She was holding these positions when this interview was conducted on ...

In 2002, the total number of persons of concern to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stood at 20.8 million, an increase over the 2001 figure of 19.8 million. Of that number, some 11.5 ...

Alleged violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in a number of countries were examined in 2002 by the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the Commission on Human Rights and its Subcommission ...