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Liberia: Security Council Extends Life of UN Force
Saturday, 17 September 2011, 12:22 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 16 2011 4:10PM The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia (UNMIL) by another year, stressing the supporting role it will play when the West African country holds presidential ... More >>
Make Health of Older People a Priority
Saturday, 17 September 2011, 12:21 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 16 2011 3:10PM With the number of people aged over 60 expected to reach 2 billion by 2050, or more than a fifth of the total global population, discrimination against old persons should rank among the most pressing policy issues for governments ... More >>
Haiti: UN Calls on World to Stand by Aid Pledges
Saturday, 17 September 2011, 12:19 pm | United Nations
Haiti: UN Calls on World to Stand by Aid Pledges at Critical Juncture for Stability More >>
Plight of Migrants Still in Libya
Saturday, 17 September 2011, 12:18 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 16 2011 1:10PM The United Nations refugee agency said today it remains concerned over the plight of migrants and refugees in Libya and is working with its partners and the transitional authorities in the North African country to improve ... More >>
UN Agencies Scaling up Assistance to Flood-Affected Pakistan
Saturday, 17 September 2011, 12:17 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 16 2011 1:10PM United Nations agencies are scaling up their assistance to flood-affected people in Pakistan, where more than five million people are urgent need of food, shelter, safe water and access to health services. More >>
Fresh Round of Deadly Cattle Rustling Raids
Saturday, 17 September 2011, 12:15 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 16 2011 1:10PM The United Nations peacekeeping operation in South Sudan (UNMISS) has dispatched a verification team to the site of a fresh round of deadly clashes and cattle rustling attacks in the new country. More >>
Steps to Curb Unhealthy Food Industry – UN Expert
Saturday, 17 September 2011, 12:14 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 16 2011 12:10PM A United Nations human rights expert today called for taxing unhealthy food, regulating harmful marketing practices and standing up to the food industry, urging world leaders not to miss the chance at a summit next week ... More >>
Donor Support Still Falling Short – UN Report
Saturday, 17 September 2011, 12:12 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 16 2011 12:10PM Donors need to intensify their support to help countries achieve the globally agreed goals of slashing hunger, poverty, disease and a host of other social ills by the target date of 2015, says a new United Nations report ... More >>
UN Fund Helping Victims of Modern Slavery
Saturday, 17 September 2011, 12:06 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 16 2011 12:10PM The United Nations human rights office is appealing to Member States to give generously to an important fund that has for the past 20 years given grants to grassroots initiatives that help victims of slavery transform ... More >>
Ban Warns World Not to Replace Ozone-Depleting Gases
Saturday, 17 September 2011, 12:05 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the international community today not to replace ozone-depleting gases that are now being phased out with highly potent global warming substitutes. More >>
Guinea-Bissau Receives Boost From UN
Saturday, 17 September 2011, 12:03 pm | United Nations
Youngsters in Guinea-Bissau will receive comprehensive sexual education in primary and secondary schools thanks to a United Nations workshop to support efforts by the small West African country’s education ministry. More >>
Chance to crack down on bad diets must not be missed: UN
Friday, 16 September 2011, 8:03 pm | United Nations
NEW YORK / GENEVA – “Our food systems create sick people: failure to act decisively on this issue kills almost 3 million adults each year, and it is one reason why public health expenditures increased by 50 per cent over the past ten years in OECD countries. ... More >>
UN Aid Agency Relaunches Cash-For-Work Project in Tunisia
Friday, 16 September 2011, 6:02 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is formally re-starting operations in Tunisia for the first time in 13 years and will immediately begin a cash-for-work project aimed at assisting the North African country’s neediest people. More >>
Sudan:Fighting in BlueNile State Displaces 10,000s of people
Friday, 16 September 2011, 6:00 pm | United Nations
Fighting between the Sudanese armed forces and rebels in the country’s Blue Nile state has continued, displacing tens of thousands of people who cannot be reached by relief agencies due to movement restrictions imposed by the Government, the United ... More >>
Amphetamine Use on the Rise Worldwide, New UN Report Finds
Friday, 16 September 2011, 5:58 pm | United Nations
The use of amphetamine-type stimulants such as ecstasy and meth is surging around the world, a new United Nations report finds, warning that the growing trade in these illegal drugs and the high profits they bring to criminals are posing an increasing ... More >>
Ban Takes to Cyberspace for Global Conversation with Public
Friday, 16 September 2011, 5:57 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took the United Nations pulpit live to cyberspace for the first time today, answering questions submitted through Facebook, LiveStream, Twitter and other social media networks on issues ranging from UN reform and the ... More >>
Gaps between Boys & Girls in Developing World Grow with Age
Friday, 16 September 2011, 5:54 pm | United Nations
A new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) highlights significant gaps in areas such as education and health, mostly favouring males, as boys and girls in developing countries grow older. More >>
Ban Condemns ‘Abhorrent’ Attack on Pakistani Schoolbus
Friday, 16 September 2011, 5:52 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced shock and condemnation at today’s attack on a school bus in north-western Pakistan which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries More >>
Failure to Protect Forests Will Lead To Huge FinancialLosses
Friday, 16 September 2011, 5:51 pm | United Nations
The United Nations and a coalition of financial institutions warned today that huge losses, both financial and environmental, could result from a failure to agree on a climate change agreement that spurs private sector investment in efforts to reduce ... More >>
General Assembly New Session:Plea for Unity on Global Crises
Friday, 16 September 2011, 5:49 pm | United Nations
The General Assembly today opened its annual session with a fervent plea for cooperation in tackling looming crises from conflicts to climate change, and a nostalgic look back to a former secretary-general who died 50 years ago in the service of peace. More >>
