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Anti-Malaria Partnership Saves A Million Lives In a Decade
Friday, 16 September 2011, 5:47 pm | United Nations
Global malaria deaths have dropped by about 38 per cent over the past decade, saving the lives of more than one million people, mostly children, through the efforts of a United Nations-led global partnership that put emphasis on prevention and treatment, ... More >>
Consolidating Peace in Liberia Extends Beyond Upcoming Polls
Friday, 16 September 2011, 5:46 pm | United Nations
While the upcoming elections provide an opportunity to consolidate Liberia’s hard-won peace, the country will continue to need international support, particularly in strengthening its security institutions, the United Nations envoy to the West African nation More >>
GeneralAssembly Ends Annual Session Having Accomplished Much
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 1:04 pm | United Nations
The General Assembly concluded its sixty-fifth session today, bringing to a close a year that its outgoing President said saw progress on a number of development-related issues and highlighted the need for the United Nations to do more to respond to the ... More >>
Recommendations on Ensuring Justice for Children in Conflict
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 1:01 pm | United Nations
The United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict today stressed that children are victims and not perpetrators of war and unveiled recommendations that address the needs and rights of minors as victims, witnesses or perpetrators of violence ... More >>
Ban to Hold Global Conversation with Public via Social Media
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 12:51 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will tomorrow hold his first live “global conversation” with members of the public through social media networks, answering questions on a range of pressing United Nations issues. More >>
Sierra Leone:UN Praises Stability, Urges Calm Ahead of Polls
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 12:48 pm | United Nations
Sierra Leone remains on track to become a stable democracy with a viable economy, but recent violent incidents between rival political groups have highlighted the potential for unrest, the United Nations envoy for the West African country told ... More >>
UN Pledges to Restore Faith in Nuclear Power After Fukushima
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 12:46 pm | United Nations
The United Nations atomic energy agency today pledged to play a central role in restoring public faith in nuclear power after this year’s disaster at Japan’s Fukushima plant, which is projected to slow the growth in the use of such electricity generating ... More >>
UN Ramps up Aid in Response to Pakistani Floods
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 12:30 pm | United Nations
The United Nations is set to feed 500,000 flood victims in Pakistan and has pre-positioned medicines to cover 1.2 million people as torrential rains continue to exacerbate the crisis, reportedly killing nearly 200, displacing 220,000 others and affecting ... More >>
UN Rights Council Appoints Experts to Probe Syrian Violence
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 12:29 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Human Rights Council today appointed three experts to probe alleged abuses in Syria, where the number of people killed since the start of the Syrian Government’s crackdown on protesters earlier this year has now reportedly reached ... More >>
UN Forum on Healthier and Safer Workplaces in Istanbul
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 12:23 pm | United Nations
The United Nations labour agency has brought together more than 3,000 leaders and experts from over 100 countries to discuss how to ensure a culture of safety and health at work amid the uncertain global economic environment. More >>
UN Offers Assistance to Tanzania after Boat Disaster
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 12:20 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations maritime agency today offered to help Tanzania investigate the cause of the weekend ferry disaster in which nearly 200 people died when the boat sank off the coast of Zanzibar, and find ways of preventing such accidents. More >>
Countries in Political Transition Should Exercise Restraint
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 12:13 pm | United Nations
The United Nations human rights chief today called on authorities in countries in North Africa and the Middle East going through political transition to exercise restraint and to take steps to prevent acts of retribution or revenge. More >>
Iraq: UNESCO Speaks Out After Slaying of Radio Journalist
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 12:11 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today condemned the killing of one of the most prominent and outspoken radio journalists in Iraq. More >>
Darfur:UN-AU Envoy Says Enduring Peace a Realistic Objective
Monday, 12 September 2011, 6:04 pm | United Nations
A permanent ceasefire and lasting peace in Darfur is an achievable goal, the top United Nations-African Union official in the troubled Sudanese region stressed today, urging all sides to the conflict to build on a recent peace agreement between the ... More >>
UN: Need to ‘Connect the Dots’ on Sustainable Development
Monday, 12 September 2011, 5:37 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today wrapped up a four-nation visit to the South Pacific with a call for countries to “connect the dots” between issues such as climate change, food insecurity and water scarcity and work towards ensuring sustainable ... More >>
Ban Welcomes Agreement Between Sudan And South Sudan
Sunday, 11 September 2011, 2:11 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 10 2011 7:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed an agreement between Sudan and South Sudan to withdraw all forces from the disputed area around Abyei, a long-running source of tensions in the region. More >>
Relief Campaign as Flood Waters Swamp Southern Pakistan
Sunday, 11 September 2011, 2:10 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 10 2011 7:10PM United Nations humanitarian agencies have begun to assist communities in southern Pakistan that have been pummelled by monsoon rains which have claimed the lives of almost 200 people and destroyed or damaged nearly one million ... More >>
Alleged Sexual Misconduct by UN Peacekeepers in Haiti
Saturday, 10 September 2011, 3:47 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 9 2011 5:10PM A high-level Uruguayan delegation is expected in Haiti soon to investigate the alleged rape of an 18-year-old Haitian man by Uruguayan members of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the impoverished Caribbean country. More >>
Resolution on Potential UN Mission for Libya
Saturday, 10 September 2011, 3:45 pm | United Nations
Security Council Mulls Resolution on Potential UN Mission for Libya New York, Sep 9 2011 3:10PM The Security Council has begun discussions on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s proposal to set up a United Nations mission to provide support to the ... More >>
Private Sector Role in Climate Change Fund
Saturday, 10 September 2011, 3:43 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 9 2011 1:10PM The role of the private sector in financing a $100-billion annual fund to help developing countries limit and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and adapt to the effects of climate change takes centre stage at a United Nations ... More >>
