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Afghan Cholera Outbreak Under Control
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 11:38 am | United Nations
The cholera outbreak that started earlier this month in central Afghanistan is now under control, the UN and its partners reported today, stressing that early detection and collaboration among key actors were key to averting a public health crisis. More >>
Unicef Welcomes Measures To End Child Soldiers
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 11:35 am | United Nations
The United Nations agency charged with protecting the rights of children today welcomed the launch of a programme by the Sudanese Government to end the use of child soldiers by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA). More >>
UN Urges Proper Treatment Of Migrants
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 11:33 am | United Nations
The reported deaths of five Ethiopian migrants in a deportation facility in Saudi Arabia has refocused attention on the way asylum-seekers are treated, with the UN refugees agency recalling its appeal to stop sending people back strife-torn to Somalia. More >>
Palestinian Economy In Modest Growth
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 11:29 am | United Nations
The occupied Palestinian territory recorded marginal economic growth last year, but unemployment remained high, with Israel’s closure policy in the West bank and the Gaza Strip blockade inhibiting potential for rapid economic expansion. More >>
UN Officials Call For More Assistance To Pakistan
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 11:26 am | United Nations
Top UN officials today urged the international community to boost their support for Pakistan’s flood victims, especially for the health and well-being of women and children who make up 70% of the nearly 18 million people affected by the disaster. More >>
UN Launches Plan Against Human Trafficking
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 11:18 am | United Nations
The United Nations today launched a global action plan to combat human trafficking, with senior UN officials urging that governments worldwide take coordinated and consistent measures to try to defeat the scourge. More >>
UN Focus On Disabled In Conflicts And Disasters
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 11:16 am | United Nations
The needs of persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies will be the focus of a meeting set to begin tomorrow in New York that will bring together State parties to the landmark UN disability convention. More >>
NGOs Discuss Challenges To Global Health
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 10:07 am | United Nations
Broad agreement emerged this afternoon during a round table discussion at the Australia DPI/NGO Conference that non-governmental organizations were uniquely positioned to confront the intractable challenges to global health. More >>
Global Health The Focus At Annual UN Event
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 11:22 am | United Nations
Hundreds of non-governmental organizations have gathered in the Australian city of Melbourne for today’s start of the annual UN conference aimed at boosting the participation of civil society, with global health the focus of this year’s event. More >>
UN Urges Greater Support To Bring Pact Into Force
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 11:18 am | United Nations
The UN experts tasked with assisting families determine the fate or whereabouts of disappeared relatives is urging States to define enforced disappearances as a crime and to help bring the international treaty dealing with this scourge into force. More >>
UN Urges Action Amid Violence Against Press
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 11:13 am | United Nations
The recent murder of a radio journalist in Honduras brings to 9 the number of media professionals killed there so far this year, and prompted a senior UN official to call for urgent action to stem the rise in violence against members of the press. More >>
UN Experts Conclude Polio Surveillance Effective
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 11:08 am | United Nations
In an effort to assess the effectiveness of polio surveillance in Afghanistan, a group of experts from the WHO have spent a week in villages across the country examining a system used to detect the paralysing disease in children under the age of 15. More >>
UN Agency Helps Mexico City Prepare For Disasters
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 11:03 am | United Nations
About 10,000 civil servants in the Mexican capital will receive specialist training in disaster risk reduction under a United Nations-backed initiative to better protect the city, which is vulnerable to devastating earthquakes. More >>
Climate Body Says Review Will Strengthen Its Work
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 10:58 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the UN-backed panel tasked with preparing scientific reports on the impact of climate change today welcomed the findings of an independent review which called for major changes. More >>
Ban Voices Support For Chilean Miners
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 10:52 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his support for the 33 miners in northern Chile who have been trapped underground for more than three weeks. More >>
Melbourne Sets Stage For UN DPI/NGO Conference
Monday, 30 August 2010, 11:25 am | United Nations
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 29 August -- The UN Department of Public Information is taking the annual DPI/NGO Conference on the road for the third successive year, this time, to discuss global health as it relates to the Millennium Development Goals More >>
More Than 100,000 Afghans Returned Home
Saturday, 28 August 2010, 7:09 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 27 2010 10:10AM The number of Afghan refugees voluntarily returning home from Pakistan and Iran has topped 100,000 so far this year, the United Nations reported today, noting that this is almost twice as many as in 2009. More >>
UN Human Rights Mission On Flotilla Incident
Saturday, 28 August 2010, 7:01 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 27 2010 12:10PM The United Nations Human Rights Council’s international, independent fact-finding mission of high-level experts inquiring into the Gaza flotilla incident on 31 May has wrapped up a week-long visit to Turkey. More >>
Ban Commends Solomon Islanders
Saturday, 28 August 2010, 6:58 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended Solomon Islanders for taking part in peaceful and orderly parliamentary polls that led to the selection this week of Danny Philip as the new Prime Minister of the Pacific archipelago. More >>
Turkey Signs UN Convention
Saturday, 28 August 2010, 3:38 pm | United Nations
Turkey, A Major Ship Recycling Nation, Signs UN Convention New York, Aug 27 2010 4:10PM Turkey, one of the five major ship recycling nations in the world, has signed the United Nations-backed treaty promoting the environmentally friendly recycling ... More >>
