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UN Lauds New Initiative to Get Haitian Children into School
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 1:00 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has welcomed the $360 million fund launched by Haiti’s new President to ensure the most disadvantaged children in the country can go to school. More >>
Investing In Fight against Poverty Brings Results
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 12:59 pm | United Nations
Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro today stressed the need to protect development gains achieved so far despite the fiscal austerity measures undertaken in the wake of the global financial crisis, saying great social benefits arise from investing ... More >>
UNICEF: Immunization Pledges Will Save Millions Of Lives
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 5:08 pm | United Nations
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today congratulated the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) on its London conference in which public and private donors pledged $4.3 billion, which it said will save millions of lives More >>
UN Labour Agency Hears Call to Expand Activities in Myanmar
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 3:56 pm | United Nations
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi today called on the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) to expand its activities in Myanmar and help promote social justice in the Asian nation. More >>
SecurityCouncil Extends Mandate of Cyprus Peacekeeping Force
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 1:49 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus for another six months and urged the leadership of the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot communities to accelerate the pace of talks aimed at reunification. More >>
Israeli Blockade of Gaza Hurts Employment and Wages
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 1:31 pm | United Nations
Unemployment in the Gaza Strip remains among the highest in the world and real wages have continued to decline every year since Israel imposed a blockade of the area, according to a new report from the United Nations agency that assists Palestinian ... More >>
Funding For Horn of Africa Drought Falls Short Of Needs
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 1:30 pm | United Nations
Despite the driest year in the Eastern Horn of Africa in more than 15 years, and the threat to the livelihoods of millions in the region, funding for relief efforts is barely over 50 per cent of announced needs, the UN Office for the Coordination ... More >>
Senior UN Official Foresees Radical Changes to Development
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 1:28 pm | United Nations
Long-term trends such as climate change and human impact on the world’s natural resources are “radically changing the development landscape,” the top United Nations development official warned today. More >>
Sudan: UN Alarmed at Ongoing Clashes In Southern Kordofan
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 1:16 pm | United Nations
Clashes continue to be reported in the Sudanese state of Southern Kordofan despite calls by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other top United Nations officials for an end to the hostilities that have displaced tens of thousands of civilians since ... More >>
Syria: UN Voices Concern over Violence against Civilians
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 1:13 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations humanitarian official today voiced deep concern over violence in Syria, which has reportedly claimed the lives of 1,200 people and forced more than 10,000 others to flee the country, and urged the country’s Government to refrain ... More >>
One Man's Efforts to Help Girls' Education in Burkina Faso
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 1:11 pm | United Nations
The job of spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General involves working long hours in a highly sensitive political environment, following the 24-hour news cycle and being frequently away from home. More >>
UN Launches Initiative to Boost Crops & Protect Environment
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 1:06 pm | United Nations
Building on the lessons learned from the Green Revolution of the 1960s, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today launched a new initiative to grow more food to feed the world’s growing population in an environmentally sustainable ... More >>
Assassination Of Somalia's Interior Minister
Sunday, 12 June 2011, 2:19 pm | United Nations
The United Nations envoy for Somalia today expressed shock over the assassination of the country's Interior Minister and condemned the murder, saying that the violent minority must not be allowed to torpedo the peace process. More >>
Ban Commends Colombia For Law On Reparation
Sunday, 12 June 2011, 1:17 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended Colombia for enacting a law that seeks to compensate victims of human rights violations, injustice and deprivation in the South American country, saying the legislation is a fundamental step towards resolving ... More >>
Afghanistan: UN Urges Greater Civilian Protection
Sunday, 12 June 2011, 1:16 pm | United Nations
Last month was the most violent for civilians in Afghanistan in recent years as attacks by insurgents intensified, the United Nations mission in the country said today, reiterating its call for greater protection of civilians. More >>
Ambitious New Measures To Roll Back HIV/AIDS
Sunday, 12 June 2011, 1:15 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 11 2011 1:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the adoption by United Nations Member States of ambitious new targets to combat HIV/ AIDS, that aim to rid the world of a disease that has claimed more than 30 million lives since ... More >>
Some 115 Million Child Labourers Globally Engaged
Saturday, 11 June 2011, 2:11 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 10 2011 10:10AM More than half of the world’s estimated 215 million child labourers are engaged in hazardous work which puts them risk of injury, illness or death, the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new ... More >>
Senior UN Official Urges Syria To End Repression
Saturday, 11 June 2011, 2:06 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency that promotes access to information today voiced concern at the escalating violence in Syria and the curtailment of the people’s access to communication and information services, as well as the reported attacks ... More >>
Ban Urges Somalis To Focus On Completing Transition
Saturday, 11 June 2011, 2:04 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 10 2011 11:10AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the Somali parties to move forward with key transitional tasks, such as completing the new constitution, now that a deal has been reached to overcome the dispute between the country’s ... More >>
Lack Of Justice For Victims Of Kyrgyz Violence
Saturday, 11 June 2011, 1:59 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 10 2011 11:10AM A year after ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan killed hundreds and displaced thousands, justice has not prevailed, and there is a lack of confidence in the rule of law, a United Nations human rights official said today. More >>
