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Sudan: 20,000 Child Soldiers Have Been Demobilized
Friday, 1 October 2004, 12:41 am | United Nations
About 20,000 former child soldiers have been demobilized from rebel groups in southern Sudan since 2001, but an estimated 17,000 young combatants remain and their reintegration could be hampered by prevailing poverty and discrimination, a paper co-authored by ... More >>
Security Council Told Int. Police Needed in Sudan
Friday, 1 October 2004, 12:40 am | United Nations
An international police presence is needed in Sudan's troubled Darfur region to accompany and monitor local police officers so that the vast population of internally displaced persons (IDPs) there are protected, two senior United Nations human rights officials ... More >>
One Quarter Of Iraqis Still Depend On Food Rations
Thursday, 30 September 2004, 9:51 am | United Nations
Some 6.5 million people in Iraq - about a quarter of the country's population - are highly dependent on food rations, according to a new survey by the United Nations emergency feeding agency, which has launched a multimillion dollar assistance programme ... More >>
Enforcement Against Child Traffickers Needed
Thursday, 30 September 2004, 9:49 am | United Nations
As delegates gather in Sri Lanka to review efforts to halt the commercial sexual exploitation of South Asian children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today called for better enforcement against traffickers and more cross-border cooperation ... More >>
UN Asks Israel To Ensure Civilians' Safety
Wednesday, 29 September 2004, 2:13 pm | United Nations
With Middle East violence intensifying following a recent string of civilian deaths during fighting, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on Israel to ensure the safety of innocent Palestinians. More >>
Myanmar Has Not Lifted Human Rights Performance
Wednesday, 29 September 2004, 2:11 pm | United Nations
The human rights situation in Myanmar has not improved, with large numbers of people in detention, harsh sentences for peaceful political activities and restrictions on the operations of opposition parties, the United Nations expert tracking the issue ... More >>
UN Atomic Watchdog Selects Canadian As Head
Wednesday, 29 September 2004, 2:10 pm | United Nations
The United Nations nuclear watchdog agency has chosen Canadian Ambassador Ingrid Hall to serve as the Chair of its Board of Governors for the 2004-2005 working year. More >>
Tajikistan: 3mMillion Immunised Against Measles
Wednesday, 29 September 2004, 2:09 pm | United Nations
Almost half the population of Tajikistan will be vaccinated against measles over the next fortnight in a campaign by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to stop the spread of a disease which has shown an alarming resurgence in the Central ... More >>
UN Moves To Keep Germ-Chem-Nuke Weapons Contained
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 10:08 am | United Nations
The ability of countries to prevent terrorists, black marketers and other private interests from acquiring weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) will soon get needed help from a Security Council committee set up to monitor the problem, the panel's ... More >>
Haiti: Death Toll From Storms Climbs To 1300
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 9:58 am | United Nations
At least 1,330 people are dead, another 1,056 are missing and the lives of nearly 300,000 others have been badly affected because of Tropical Storm Jeanne, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) reported today. More >>
Bird Flu Crisis Of 'Global Importance' - UN
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 9:53 am | United Nations
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today warned that the bird flu epidemic in Asia is a "crisis of global importance," and predicted that the virus, which continues to circulate in the region, will probably not be ... More >>
Sudan: World Responsible For Ending Violence
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 9:51 am | United Nations
The “terrible violence” being waged against the people of Sudan’s troubled Darfur region means the crisis there is a global issue, and “not simply an African problem,” Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the Security Council today. More >>
African Union Force In Sudan Needs More Backing
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 9:49 am | United Nations
The African Union’s (AU) troop force in the strife-torn Darfur region of Sudan needs greater international funding and logistical support if it is to successfully carry out its task of protecting civilians there, Nigerian President and AU Chairman Olusegun ... More >>
Battered by Hurricanes Island Leaders Seek Support
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 9:47 am | United Nations
United Nations -- With nearly half of all small island nations having been hit by severe weather disasters over the last two years, and many of them having suffered major trade losses due to the dismantling of market access preferences, the leaders ... More >>
Haiti's Death Toll From Tropical Storm Hits 1000
Monday, 27 September 2004, 9:55 am | United Nations
Haiti's Death Toll From Tropical Storm Hits 1,000 And Keeps Rising: UN Agencies More >>
Security Council To Consider Sanctions Over Sudan
Monday, 27 September 2004, 9:53 am | United Nations
Security Council Says It's Prepared To Consider Sanctions To Obtain Sudan's Compliance On Darfur More >>
UNESCO Condemns Murder Of Dominican Journalist
Friday, 24 September 2004, 5:24 pm | United Nations
Continuing its campaign to defend press freedom in the face of political or criminal attacks, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today condemned the murder of yet another journalist, a Dominican reporter gunned ... More >>
UN Condemns "Heinous" Suicide Bombing In Jerusalem
Friday, 24 September 2004, 5:22 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan condemned what he called the "heinous" suicide bombing in Jerusalem today, sent his condolences to the Israeli Government and called on the Palestinian Authority to take all necessary measures to put an ... More >>
$377m Damages Incurred In 1990 Invasion Of Kuwait
Friday, 24 September 2004, 5:18 pm | United Nations
A United Nations panel today approved awards of nearly $377 million in compensation to victims of Iraq's 1990 invasion and subsequent occupation of Kuwait. More >>
Heart Diseases and Strokes Becoming More Deadly
Friday, 24 September 2004, 9:29 am | United Nations
Heart diseases and strokes kill 17 million people every year - more than any other cause - and are increasingly likely to afflict people in poor countries, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today as it published an atlas mapping ... More >>
