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‘Step towards Dialogue’ Following Deadly Violence in Malawi
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 3:21 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the signing of a joint communiqué by the Malawian Government and civil society organizations in a meeting facilitated by the United Nations following deadly clashes last month. More >>
Libya: UN to Use Frozen Funds to Procure Medical Supplies
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 3:18 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is to use €100 million ($144.3 million) from Libyan accounts frozen by the Dutch Government to buy medical supplies to ease severe shortages caused by the ongoing conflict in the North African country. More >>
Côte d’Ivoire Steps towards Rule of Law by Reopening Prison
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 2:56 pm | United Nations
United Nations peacekeepers have helped Côte d'Ivoire repair and renovate the prison in Abidjan, the country’s biggest city, after it was emptied in recent post-electoral violence, part of a broader effort to re-establish the rule of law. More >>
UN Condemns Israel’s Housing Plans in Palestinian Territory
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 2:54 pm | United Nations
Voicing great concern at Israel’s recent announcements to advance planning for new housing in Ariel and East Jerusalem in occupied Palestinian territory, the United Nations and its partners in the search for Middle East peace today called the action ... More >>
UN Mission to Darfur Finds Thousands In Need of Aid
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 2:50 pm | United Nations
s many as 400,000 people living in a remote and mountainous part of Sudan’s troubled Darfur region need urgent humanitarian assistance, according to a United Nations assessment of an area that has been largely cut off for two years because of ongoing ... More >>
Rising Death Rates among Somali Children due to Disease
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 2:40 pm | United Nations
Death rates among Somali refugees who have entered Ethiopia to seek succour from famine has reached alarming levels, the United Nations refugee agency reported today, saying that while malnutrition was the greatest concern, a suspected outbreak of ... More >>
UN Study Finds Drop in Funding For AIDS Response in 2010
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 2:31 pm | United Nations
Funding disbursements from donor governments for the AIDS response in low- and middle-income countries dropped overall in 2010, mainly due to a reduction by the largest donor, the United States, the lead United Nations agency tackling the epidemic said today. More >>
UN To Clamp Down On Poaching Of Elephants and Rhinoceroses
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 2:28 pm | United Nations
Faced with increased poaching and illegal trade in ivory and horns of elephants and rhinoceroses, 300 government and civil society experts worldwide are seeking to strengthen conservation with new financial mechanisms at a United Nations-backed meeting in ... More >>
Thousands Arriving on Italy’s Shores from Libya and Tunisia
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 2:22 pm | United Nations
People are continuing to flee Libya and Tunisia for a variety of reasons, the United Nations refugee agency reported today, noting that almost 2,000 people arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa over the weekend from the two North African nations. More >>
Azerbajan: Rights Defenders Must Be Able To Work in Safety
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 2:20 pm | United Nations
The United Nations today voiced its concern at the destruction of property housing several important non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in Azerbaijan, and called on the country’s Government to ensure safe working conditions for human ... More >>
'Global is Local and Local is Global' - Secretary-General
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 12:00 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon went back to his roots today, visiting his hometown of Eumseong county in the Republic of Korea's countryside, where he urged local residents to concern themselves with the world at large. More >>
Hundreds of Thousands Return to South Sudan - UN
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 11:38 am | United Nations
Nearly 330,000 have returned to South Sudan since the end of October last year from neighbouring Sudan, the United Nations humanitarian agency reported today, saying that most of the returnees were arriving by bus, train or river barge. More >>
Security Council Urges All Somali Groups to Attend Meeting
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 11:34 am | United Nations
The Security Council today stressed the need for all Somali groups to participate in next month’s consultative meeting convened to seek agreement on a roadmap on key priorities to be implemented over the next year by the country’s Transitional ... More >>
Ban Condemns Wave of Deadly Bombings Across Iraq
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 11:28 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the series of bomb attacks in several cities across Iraq today that reportedly killed dozens of people and wounded many others. More >>
UN Humanitarian Agencies on Standby as Monsoon Floods Strike
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 11:22 am | United Nations
United Nations humanitarian agencies in Pakistan are on standby after sustained rains have reportedly affected up to 750,000 people in Punjab and Sindh provinces, killing up to 25 and displacing some 50,000 others. More >>
Caspian Sea States Take Further Steps Against Oil Pollution
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 11:19 am | United Nations
The five countries bordering the Caspian Sea are to introduce an emergency response system to tackle oil pollution in the world’s largest enclosed body of water as well as enhanced monitoring measures under new protocols to a United-Nations backed ... More >>
UPCOMING LIBERIAN ELECTIONS MUST BE PEACEFUL, FREE AND FAIR
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 11:03 am | United Nations
With preparations for the upcoming general elections in full swing, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the people of Liberia to do everything possible to ensure the polls are free, fair and peaceful. More >>
ANGOLA: UN EXPERT TEAM SENT TO HELP PROBE OUTBREAK
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 10:28 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has dispatched a team of experts to Angola to help local authorities probe an outbreak of a mysterious but apparently non-fatal illness afflicting schoolchildren in the African nation. More >>
UN URGES INQUIRY INTO ALLEGED WAR CRIMES IN SUDAN
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 10:16 am | United Nations
The United Nations today called for a thorough investigation into violations of international law committed in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state in June which it said could, if substantiated, amount to crimes against humanity or war crimes. More >>
'Heartbreaking' Visit To Somalia
Sunday, 14 August 2011, 1:19 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 13 2011 9:10PM The United Nations relief chief visited the capital of Somalia today, stressing that aid workers must have safe passage to those in need so they can save the lives of millions of people at risk from malnutrition or infectious ... More >>
