30 September 2011 –The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has rejected a request by the leader of the Serb Radical Party to discontinue proceedings against him, finding he had failed to prove that his right to trial within a reasonable period had been violated.
29 September 2011 –The United Nations envoy for Afghanistan today stressed the need to seize the window of opportunity for dialogue and reconciliation that exists, despite the recent killing of the former Afghan president who was spearheading peace efforts in the country.
28 September 2011 –The United Nations committee entrusted with helping countries tackle terrorism held a day-long meeting at UN Headquarters in New York today, withSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon warning that the threat is still as great as it was at the time of the 2001 attacks against the United States.
While the Security Council mulls over the Palestinian application to become a Member State, the United Nations political chief today called on the Israelis and the Palestinians to return to negotiations to reach a comprehensive and lasting settlement.