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Initiatives Against Gender-Based Violence
Thursday, 7 October 2010, 11:03 am | United Nations
A United Nations trust fund today announced additional grants worth $10 million to 13 initiatives devoted to supporting local and national efforts to end violence against women and girls in 18 countries across the world. More >>
Life-Saving Immunizations
Thursday, 7 October 2010, 11:02 am | United Nations
Stressing the vital role immunizations play in improving the health of millions worldwide, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for increasing funding for an innovative United Nations-backed initiative that delivers life-saving vaccines to those who ... More >>
Safety Improvements for French Power Plant Needed
Thursday, 7 October 2010, 11:01 am | United Nations
After visiting a nuclear power plant in eastern France, an international team led by the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has made recommendations on how to reinforce its safety practices. More >>
Global Cooperation Can Thwart Security Threats
Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 12:41 pm | United Nations
Only full international cooperation can counter global security threats, from long-standing issues like terrorism and nuclear proliferation to newer challenges such as cyber-crime to violent unrest from hunger and climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned ... More >>
DR Congo: UN Seizes Leader of Rebels
Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 12:40 pm | United Nations
United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today arrested the leader of one of the armed groups presumed to be responsible for the mass rape of more than 300 civilians two months ago in the country’s east. More >>
‘30 Ways in 30 Days’ to Combat Climate Change
Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 12:38 pm | United Nations
In the run up to next month’s major climate change conference in Cancún, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will release one case study daily for 30 days to prove that solutions to combat global warming – ranging from planting trees ... More >>
Local Approach to Development Initiatives
Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 12:37 pm | United Nations
Development models that harness the potential of specific areas can help solve the problem of regional disparities in social advancement in the world’s poorest countries, according to experts attending a United Nations-convened forum on local development. More >>
Donors Pledge Billions to Help UN
Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 12:36 pm | United Nations
Donor countries, private foundations, corporations and individuals meeting at the United Nations have pledged over $11.5 billion in new funding over the next three years for the global partnership to fight three killer diseases – HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis ... More >>
Statement On The Anniversary Of The Samoa Tsunami
Sunday, 3 October 2010, 1:02 pm | United Nations
It has been a year since the tragic Tsunami disaster which resonated a note of great sadness around the country and Samoan communities throughout the world. More >>
Certification of Fish Production Finalized
Saturday, 2 October 2010, 1:03 pm | United Nations
New York, Oct 1 2010 10:10AM Consumers will now benefit from standardized seafood labels, thanks to the first-ever global guidelines for aquaculture certification having been adopted at a United Nations-backed meeting, it was announced today. More >>
At UN, Holy See Hails Millennium Development
Saturday, 2 October 2010, 12:26 pm | United Nations
The Holy See today hailed the efforts to eliminate poverty at last week’s United Nations summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) but voiced concern at paragraphs on population and control and minority lifestyles in the outcome document. More >>
Tribute to Nobel Physics Laureate Georges Charpak
Saturday, 2 October 2010, 12:24 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) expressed her profound sorrow at the death of French scientist Georges Charpak, winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize for Physics. More >>
UN Offices In Africa Up Efforts On Eve Of Polls
Friday, 1 October 2010, 5:50 pm | United Nations
United Nations peacekeeping missions in West Africa have drawn up joint plans to strengthen stability in the region, where upcoming elections, drug trafficking and organized crime are potential factors for unrest and violence. More >>
Venezuela Wants To Suspend Security Council Veto
Friday, 1 October 2010, 5:25 pm | United Nations
Venezuela today called for wholesale reform of the UN – suspending veto rights of the 5 permanent Security Council members, enlarging the 15-member body, strengthening the General Assembly and opening up the election of Secretary-General. More >>
Assembly President Discusses Issues With Leaders
Friday, 1 October 2010, 5:23 pm | United Nations
General Assembly President Joseph Deiss has held meetings with dozens of world leaders and other senior officials and heads of regional groups on the sidelines of high-level events at UN Headquarters in New York over the past several days. More >>
Hopes China And Japan Can Resolve Differences
Friday, 1 October 2010, 5:18 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced hope that China and Japan can amicably resolve their current differences, in light of the recent tensions that arose between the East Asian neighbours over a boat collision near disputed territory. More >>
UN Must Lead Way In Forging New Economic System
Friday, 1 October 2010, 5:15 pm | United Nations
Two Latin American countries today called for a strengthened and reformed United Nations to take the lead in establishing a new, more democratic and open system in the fields of international finance and economy. More >>
Singapore Urges Enhanced Role For G20
Friday, 1 October 2010, 5:12 pm | United Nations
Noting the crucial role played by the G20 to prevent the economic crisis from spiralling into a depression, Singapore’s Foreign Minister issued a call for the bloc to take the lead in breaking the deadlock in negotiations on reducing global trade barriers. More >>
6 Countries Dominate Clean Energy Technologies
Friday, 1 October 2010, 4:57 pm | United Nations
Innovations in clean energy technologies are concentrated in six countries – Japan, the United States, Germany, the Republic of Korea (ROK), France and the United Kingdom – according to a new United Nations-backed study. More >>
Many Flood Victims Returning To Places Of Origin
Friday, 1 October 2010, 4:54 pm | United Nations
The United Nations humanitarian arm said today that the majority of people displaced by the floods in Pakistan have either returned to their places of origin or are doing so, except in Sindh, one of the worst-hit provinces. More >>
