The United Nations Security Council is considering a 12-month extension of the peacekeeping force in Haiti.

The UN has issued a statement saying the remembrance of the fates of the millions killed during the Nazi Holocaust must serve to prevent future massacres.

The United Nations special envoy for Kosovo will visit Serbia this week to lay out his proposal for the breakaway province's future, despite pleas from Serbia's outgoing government to wait until a new cabinet is in place.

The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) this week released its annual report that paints a grim picture of the state of food aid delivery to areas of need.

NATO allies expressed strong support today for a United Nations plan for the future status of Kosovo.

Fresh outbreaks of bird flu have triggered a renewed United Nations call for vigilance against the spread of the disease. But as Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, despite the concerns, U.N. officials say the world has made progress in containing bird flu outbreaks over the past three years.

The United Nations is rushing food and other aid to 40,000 victims of severe floods and landslides in Bolivia.

In Nepal, Maoist fighters have begun handing over weapons to be put under United Nations supervision. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the move comes two days after the former rebels joined the political mainstream, ending a decade-long insurgency.

The UN's refugee agency, the UNHCR, today urged governments to grant asylum to Iraqis fleeing their home country.

Kosovo's U.N. governor has told the Security Council any further delay in settling the province's status could fuel instability and play into the hands of extremists. Correspondent Peter Heinlein reports from the U.N.