AFP - South Korea formally sought Nigeria's support for its Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon who has declared his candidacy to replace Kofi Annan as United Nations secretary general.

AP - The U.N. Staff Union overwhelming approved a resolution Thursday expressing no confidence in Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his top management team over a new proposal to radically overhaul U.N. operations.

Reuters - The U.N. Staff Union voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to express no confidence in U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his top managers after Annan announced plans to overhaul the U.N. bureaucracy.

Reuters - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan outlined on Tuesday a radical overhaul of UN procedures, recruitment and training, prompting protests by staff on proposed outsourcing from New York headquarters.

AP - Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged U.N. member states Tuesday to approve a radical overhaul of the world body's operations that would include a 2,500-member rapid reaction team to help millions facing hunger, violence and terrorism.

AP - U.S.-led coalition forces and Iraq's authorities may be violating international law by arbitrarily detaining thousands of people, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a report published Tuesday.

Reuters - U.N. hopes of stepping up its activities in Iraq are still on hold due to the violence across the country and the risk of U.N. staff becoming targets, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday.

Reuters - Sudan's violent Darfur region needs more help from African nations, including Sudan itself, to end the crisis in the region, a top U.S. official said before leaving for talks to push African and European leaders to act faster.

AP - Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Eritrea to lift the ban on U.N. helicopter flights in its airspace, citing the death of a U.N. peacekeeper who suffered cardiac arrest and had to be evacuated on a longer flight.