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Floods Continue to Displace Thousands of People in Sri Lanka
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 11:55 am | United Nations
Floods and landslides caused by ongoing torrential rainfall in Sri Lanka have continued to displace more people, with the number of those affected approaching the one million mark, and the death toll standing at 18, the United Nation humanitarian office said ... More >>
Better Climate Change Data Vital for Financial Institutions
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 11:53 am | United Nations
With insurers, lenders, asset managers and their customers increasingly affected by the impacts of climate change – and the risks likely to grow in the future – better access to relevant data is vital for the world's financial institutions, according ... More >>
UN Marks One-Year Anniversary of Haiti Earthquake
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 11:51 am | United Nations
On the one-year anniversary of the earthquake which devastated Haiti, the United Nations is today remembering the disaster’s victims in memorial events in Port-au-Prince, New York and elsewhere around the world. In the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, ... More >>
Tunisia: Calls for End to Excessive Force Against Protesters
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 11:45 am | United Nations
The United Nations’ top human rights official today urged the Tunisian government to ensure that its security forces stop using excessive force against demonstrators, and to start credible investigations into deaths that have occurred during recent ... More >>
UN-Backed Talks on Cyprus Reunification Gain Momentum
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 11:38 am | United Nations
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders discussed governance and power-sharing today as they prepare to meet with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon later this month in United Nations-sponsored talks aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island. More >>
UN Launches Action Plan to Halt Malaria Drug Resistance
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 11:34 am | United Nations
The United Nations health agency today launched a new action plan to halt the spread of resistance to artemisinin, the world's most potent treatment for malaria, warning that the tremendous gains made in recent years against the disease are under threat. More >>
Thousands Displaced as Rains and Floods Hit Sri Lanka
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 11:54 am | United Nations
Floods caused by heavy rainfall in Sri Lanka have affected nearly a million people, including more than 127,000 displaced from their homes, the United Nations humanitarian office reported today, quoting figures provided by the Government. More >>
Sudan: UN Peacekeepers Intensify Patrols After Clashes
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 11:52 am | United Nations
United Nations peacekeepers intensified their patrols in the border area between North and South Sudan after reports of deadly clashes as the week-long independence referendum in the South entered its third day today. The area, particularly the oil-rich ... More >>
UN Chief to Visit United Arab Emirates and Oman
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 11:51 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel next week to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman, during which he will attend the annual summit on energy that opens in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The four-day 4th World Future Energy Summit (WFES) will discuss ... More >>
Haiti: UN Urges Greater Attention to Fundamental Rights
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 11:49 am | United Nations
The top United Nations human rights official today expressed solidarity with the people of Haiti on the eve of the first anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands of people and called for concerted efforts to improve ... More >>
Project to Conserve Buddha’s Birthplace in Nepal Begins
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 11:47 am | United Nations
An international team of archaeologists has begun a three-year survey, coordinated by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), of the archaeological ruins of Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha in Nepal. Lumbini is a world-renowned ... More >>
Number of Ivorian Refugees in Liberia Tops 25,000
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 11:45 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency said today that there are now some 25,000 Ivorian refugees in neighbouring Liberia, with around 600 people arriving daily after fleeing the post-electoral crisis in their homeland. More >>
UN: Balancing Poverty Eradication & Sustainable Development
Tuesday, 11 January 2011, 1:34 pm | United Nations
Eradicating global poverty while promoting sustainable development is the key challenge facing the world, as it becomes clear that economic progress based on the current pattern of production and consumption is increasingly harmful to the environment, ... More >>
Ban Urges Restraint Amid Escalating Violence in Tunisia
Tuesday, 11 January 2011, 1:32 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged restraint after violent clashes between Tunisian security forces and protesters reportedly claimed at least 14 lives in recent days. According to media reports, the Tunisian Government today ordered all schools ... More >>
In China, General Assembly President Confers With Officials
Tuesday, 11 January 2011, 1:30 pm | United Nations
General Assembly President Joseph Deiss has been conferring with Chinese officials on a range of issues on the United Nations agenda, including the global anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), sustainable development, ... More >>
Istanbul Forum: Chance to Recommit Helping World’s Poorest
Tuesday, 11 January 2011, 1:29 pm | United Nations
The forthcoming conference on the world’s least developed countries provides an opportunity for the international community to recommit to helping these vulnerable States achieve economic growth and social development, a senior United Nations official ... More >>
Haiti: Quick Earthquake Recovery Absolute Priority for 2011
Tuesday, 11 January 2011, 1:26 pm | United Nations
One year after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, killing 220,000 people and making 1.5 million others homeless, the citizens of the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere have achieved a lot with international aid but a much more needs to be ... More >>
Côte D’ivoire: UN Seeks to Aid Thousands of Displaced
Tuesday, 11 January 2011, 1:25 pm | United Nations
More than 16,000 people in western Côte d’Ivoire, driven from their homes by violence after the outgoing president refused to step down despite his election defeat, need immediate medical aid, food, shelter and protection, the United Nations said today. More >>
Ban Calls on Belarus to Release Detained Journalists
Tuesday, 11 January 2011, 1:22 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for the release of journalists, opposition candidates and their supporters who continue to be detained in Belarus following recent presidential elections. More >>
UN Chief Deplores Razing of East Jerusalem Hotel
Tuesday, 11 January 2011, 1:21 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today deplored the destruction of the Shepherd’s Hotel in occupied East Jerusalem to make way for new Israeli settlements in the heart of a Palestinian neighbourhood. Israel’s refusal in late September to extend a ... More >>
