The restoration of peace and stability in the post conflict countries in the European and Mediterranean region advanced in 2007, as efforts to re-establish their institutions and social and economic infrastructure continued. ...

In 2007, the United Nations continued to face significant political and security challenges in Asia and the Pacific, especially in Afghanistan and Iraq, in its efforts to restore peace and stability and promote economic ...

During 2007, the United Nations continued to advance the cause of lasting peace, human rights, sustainable development and the rule of law in the Americas. To that end, the International Commission against Impunity was ...

In 2004, the resolve of the international community to promote and maintain Africa continued to be tested by new acts of international terrorism, the unstable security situation in Iraq, a deteriorating Israeli Palestinian ...

During 2000, the United Nations continued to assist countries in the Americas region in the attainment of political stability, security, economic and social development, judicial reform and respect for human rights. Although ...

Although Africa continued to be plagued by numerous conflicts in 2001, several of them showed signs of amelioration as political situations evolved and diplomatic efforts, including those by the United Nations, began to ...

In 2001, there were encouraging signs that a number of countries in Europe and the Mediterranean were moving closer towards achieving their goal of peace and security. In the Balkans, the contentious issue of State succession ...

The United Nations addressed major political and security challenges in the Asia and the Pacific region in 2001, especially in Afghanistan, East Timor and Iraq. In Afghanistan, the military conflict between the Taliban and ...

The work of the United Nations in the Middle East in 2001was affected by an ever-growing cycle of violence and retaliation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and by the standstill in the peace negotiations between Israel ...

The year 2001 witnessed new and extraordinary challenges to Africa, dramatized by the 11 September terrorist attacks in the United States. Both the General Assembly and the Security Council immediately condemned the attacks, ...