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Shelter Needs Grow As More Somali Refugees Stream Into Kenya
Saturday, 13 August 2011, 2:42 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 12 2011 11:10AM The United Nations refugee agency "http://www.unhcr.org/4e45075e5.html" >said today it urgently needs 45,000 more tents as more Somalis continue to arrive in Kenya after fleeing drought, famine and conflict in their homeland. More >>
Heads Of UN Bodies Discuss Reform And Closer Cooperation
Saturday, 13 August 2011, 2:38 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 12 2011 5:10PM General Assembly President Joseph Deiss has met with the heads of the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to discuss increased cooperation, United Nations reform, regional crises and other issues. More >>
UN Celebrating Young People’s Role In Ousting Dictators
Saturday, 13 August 2011, 2:37 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 12 2011 9:10AM The United Nations marked International Youth Day today under the slogan ‘Change Our World,’ with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon underscoring the “stunning” role young people have played during the past year in overthrowing ... More >>
Trees ‘SPEAK OUT’ In UN Writing Competition To Save Forests
Saturday, 13 August 2011, 8:54 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 12 2011 12:10PM Two teenagers’ powerful pleas from the imagined standpoint of a tree to save the world’s forests beat out two million competitors to "http://www.upu.int/en/media-centre/news/union-postale-emag/underway-news/article/1/young-writers-from-barbados-and-china-win-first-prize-1.html" >win gold medals today in the United Nations International Letter-Writing Competition ... More >>
UN Chief Sees Sustainable Development As Top Priority
Saturday, 13 August 2011, 8:52 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 12 2011 1:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that sustainable development will remain his top priority during his second term as the head of the United Nations, saying that key challenges include achieving the global poverty reduction ... More >>
Yemen: Security Council Concerned Over Worsening Situation
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 5:52 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today expressed grave concern over what it said was a serious deterioration of the economic and humanitarian situation in Yemen amid worsening security, including the threat from Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. More >>
Enhanced Cooperation Vital To Protect Forests from Weather
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 5:49 pm | United Nations
Several United Nations agencies and their partners are calling for greater cooperation to tackle the threat posed to the world’s forests from extreme weather events and natural disasters. More >>
UN Moves to Combat Life-Threatening Famine in Horn of Africa
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 5:48 pm | United Nations
The United Nations is moving on two fronts to counter the worsening food crisis in the Horn of Africa, with an immediate infusion of food in an area where 640,000 children alone are threatened with acute malnutrition, and longer-term steps to spark an agricultural ... More >>
UN Scheme Enables Colombian Indigenous Groups to Sell Crafts
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 5:45 pm | United Nations
Sixty indigenous families in Colombia are selling handicrafts in the capital, Bogotá, to cater to an influx of fans attending the ongoing youth soccer World Cup tournament as part of a United Nations-backed initiative to alleviate poverty. More >>
UN Mourns Loss of Former General Assembly President
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 5:43 pm | United Nations
Top United Nations officials have expressed their condolences to the family of the former Finnish Prime Minister, Harri Holkeri, who also served as President of the 55th session of the General Assembly. More >>
Secretary-General Welcomes US Measures to Prevent Genocide
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 5:42 pm | United Nations
The steps recently announced by President Barack Obama of the United States to strengthen his Government’s capacity to help prevent genocide and other mass atrocities are “promising” initiatives, said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. More >>
Ban Urges Greater Appreciation of Indigenous Peoples
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 5:40 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the world to recognize the right of indigenous peoples to control their intellectual property, saying they needed help to protect, develop and receive fair compensation for their cultural heritage and traditional ... More >>
Darfur: UN Aid Workers Bring Relief Supplies to Remote Area
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 5:38 pm | United Nations
United Nations humanitarian workers in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region are delivering food, medical supplies and other relief items to people living in the west of the mountainous Jebel Marra, an area that has been largely cut off from outside assistance ... More >>
Security Council Calls for End to Impunity in Darfur Attacks
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 1:57 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today condemned “in the strongest terms” Friday’s attack on a joint United Nations-African Union force in Darfur (UNAMID) patrol in which one peacekeeper from Sierra Leone was killed and another wounded. More >>
UN Official Deplores NATO Attack on Libyan TV Station
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 1:55 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency entrusted with safeguarding press freedom today deplored a recent North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) attack on Libyan State broadcasting facilities last month which killed three media workers and injured 21 ... More >>
Somalia: Emergency Aid For Famine-Hit People in Mogadishu
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 1:53 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today airlifted the first of three consignments of emergency relief supplies for famine-stricken people in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, the first time the agency has delivered aid to the city by air in five years. More >>
Human Rights in Iraq Remain Fragile Amid Armed Violence
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 1:51 pm | United Nations
Armed violence continues to affect large numbers of Iraqis, with minorities, women and children suffering disproportionately, torture widely reported and impunity rife, according to a United Nations report released today. More >>
Japan: Message of Solidarity to 'Triple-Disaster' Areas
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 1:48 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon brought a message of international solidarity to parts of Eastern Japan still reeling from the effects of the 'triple disasters' triggered by the tsunami, earthquake and nuclear accident that struck earlier this ... More >>
Outgoing UN Peacekeeping Chief Hails Blue Helmets
Monday, 8 August 2011, 5:59 pm | United Nations
The outgoing head of United Nations peacekeeping today outlined the achievements of his department’s numerous missions around the world, saying peacekeepers had protected civilians and brought stability to many countries where they were deployed. More >>
Sudan Delayed Evacuation Flight for Wounded Peacekeepers
Monday, 8 August 2011, 5:57 pm | United Nations
Sudanese authorities threatened to shoot a helicopter trying to medically evacuate three seriously injured United Nations blue helmets in Sudan’s troubled Abyei area, causing a three-hour delay in the rescue mission, the outgoing head of UN peacekeeping ... More >>
