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Liberia Needs To Do More
Friday, 7 January 2011, 12:39 pm | United Nations
Liberia Needs To Do More To Cut Resources That Could Fuel Conflicts, UN Panel Warns More >>
Côte D’ivoire Crisis Continues
Friday, 7 January 2011, 12:38 pm | United Nations
The United Nations is seeking up to 2,000 additional troops for its nearly 9,000-strong peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire where the outgoing president’s refusal to step down despite his opponent’s electoral victory has sparked fears of renewed ... More >>
Darfur: UN-African Mission To Boost Civilian Protection
Friday, 7 January 2011, 12:37 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan’s troubled region of Darfur said today that the mission will continue to strengthen its operations this year to improve security and provide better protection to civilians, while supporting ... More >>
UNESCO Chief Pays Tribute To Late Mozambican Artist
Friday, 7 January 2011, 12:33 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today paid tribute to Valente Ngwenya Malangatana, a renowned Mozambican artist and UNESCO Artist for Peace, who died on Wednesday. More >>
Efforts Against Gender-Based Violence In Southern Africa
Friday, 7 January 2011, 12:31 pm | United Nations
In an effort to help law enforcement agencies in southern Africa respond to gender-based violence effectively, the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) "http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2011/January/southern-africa-unodc-works-to-help-end-violence-against-women.html?ref=fs1" >said today that it has launched a handbook and a training curriculum to improve ... More >>
UN Official Urges Respect For Voters’ Rights
Friday, 7 January 2011, 12:30 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 6 2011 10:10AM The United Nations human rights chief today urged authorities in Sudan’s north and south to ensure that the upcoming referendum on the future status of the south is not marred in any way by abuses of voters’ rights. More >>
Heavy Toll Taken On North-East Australia By Ongoing Floods
Thursday, 6 January 2011, 1:31 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his concern at the heavy toll the ongoing floods have taken on lives and property across much of north-eastern Australia. More >>
Haiti: UN, Partners Launch New $200 Million Project
Thursday, 6 January 2011, 1:29 pm | United Nations
The United Nations and its partners this week launched a 20-year, $200 million environmental recovery programme in south-west Haiti that aims to benefit more than 200,000 people and show that sustainable rural development, from fisheries to tourism, is indeed ... More >>
UN-African Union Mission Welcomes Release Of Staffer
Thursday, 6 January 2011, 1:26 pm | United Nations
The joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur today welcomed the release of one of its staff members who was kidnapped in the strife-torn Sudanese region three months ago. More >>
Rescuing Dr Congo’s Natural Heritage Focus
Thursday, 6 January 2011, 1:24 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 5 2011 2:10PM The United Nations and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will hold a meeting next week to discuss ways of better protecting five sites from the vast African nation that are inscribed on the List ... More >>
Côte D’ivoire: UN Demands End To New Hostile Campaign
Thursday, 6 January 2011, 1:22 pm | United Nations
Top supporters of Côte d’Ivoire’s outgoing president, who refuses to step down despite international recognition of his opponent as the clear victor in recent elections, have launched a new hostile media campaign against the United Nations peacekeeping ... More >>
Darfur: UN-African Mission Confirms One Case Of Rape
Thursday, 6 January 2011, 1:21 pm | United Nations
A human rights team from the joint United Nations-African Union mission verified that one rape occurred when Government paramilitaries and police started shooting in the air at a camp market in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region last month, a UN ... More >>
Lifting Of Aid Restrictions Vital
Thursday, 6 January 2011, 1:08 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy for Somalia today urged that restrictions on aid delivery, partly owing to a rejection of Western assistance by Islamic militants, be lifted so that those who need help amid an impending drought can receive it. More >>
Nepalese Peace Process Largely Deadlocked
Thursday, 6 January 2011, 1:06 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 5 2011 6:10PM Just 10 days before the United Nations ends its mission to help Nepal close the book on a disastrous decade-long civil war, the peace process is largely deadlocked and predictions of its failure could become a self-fulfilling ... More >>
Asian Cup Matches To Highlight Plight Of World’s Hungry
Thursday, 6 January 2011, 1:04 pm | United Nations
Several matches during the upcoming Asian Cup football tournament, which opens in Doha, Qatar, on Friday, will be dedicated to the fight against hunger and poverty, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) "http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/49102/icode/" ... More >>
UN Agencies Prepare Aid
Wednesday, 5 January 2011, 12:55 pm | United Nations
Amidst efforts to solve Côte d’Ivoire’s political gridlock, UN humanitarian agencies are gearing up to deal with the humanitarian repercussions of the country’s ongoing crisis. More >>
Assassination Of Provincial Governor In Pakistan
Wednesday, 5 January 2011, 12:54 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the assassination today of the governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province, Salman Taseer. More >>
Push To Deliver Ballots For Independence Referendum
Wednesday, 5 January 2011, 12:53 pm | United Nations
With preparation for next week’s independence referendum in Southern Sudan in their final stages, the United Nations is seeking to ensure that every last voter in the more than four-million-strong electorate will have a ballot, no matter how remote ... More >>
HIV Fighter Takes Over As Chief Of UN Population Fund
Wednesday, 5 January 2011, 12:51 pm | United Nations
A former Nigerian health minister with wide experience in fighting HIV/AIDS has taken over the leadership of the United Nations agency charged with assisting countries with reproductive and maternal health, and population development. More >>
Economic Prospects Boosted Worldwide Air Traffic
Wednesday, 5 January 2011, 12:46 pm | United Nations
Passenger and freight air traffic grew substantially in 2010 as positive economic prospects worldwide overshadowed the depressed levels of 2009 caused by the global financial crisis, according to preliminary United Nations figures. More >>
