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Middle East Quartet Calls on Israel
Sunday, 22 August 2010, 10:17 am | United Nations
The United Nations and its diplomatic partners in the Middle East Quartet today called on the Israelis and the Palestinians to resume direct talks starting next month with the aim of reaching a wide-ranging agreement within the next 12 months to end the ... More >>
Liberian Strides in Shoring up Peace
Sunday, 22 August 2010, 10:15 am | United Nations
Although Liberia continues to make considerable progress in consolidating peace and security, enduring political and social divides, among other factors, could roll back the strides made so far, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon cautions in a new report. More >>
Persons with Disabilities Can Play Vital
Sunday, 22 August 2010, 10:13 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 20 2010 10:10AM A United Nations meeting which wrapped up in Bangkok today has encouraged businesses to embrace the rights and concerns of persons with disabilities, highlighting the untapped consumer power represented by an estimated ... More >>
Saint Lucia Joins States Party To ICC
Friday, 20 August 2010, 4:10 pm | United Nations
Saint Lucia has joined the list of nations that have ratified the pact establishing the ICC, the world’s first permanent court tasked with trying people accused of the most serious offences, such as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. More >>
UN Initiative Seeks To Help Operations Go Green
Friday, 20 August 2010, 4:00 pm | United Nations
A new online resource centre developed by the United Nations seeks to help reduce the damage done to the environment during humanitarian and relief activities in the aftermath of natural disasters, conflicts and other crises. More >>
UN Urges Renewed Support For Relief Workers
Friday, 20 August 2010, 3:50 pm | United Nations
The Secretary-General marked World Humanitarian Day today by leading a chorus of UN officials in lauding aid workers – some who've died – for their tireless efforts helping those who've lived through wars, catastrophes and other terrible events. More >>
Hellish Ordeal No Barrier To Returning To Calling
Friday, 20 August 2010, 3:40 pm | United Nations
Vincent Cochetel, a staff member atthe UN High Commissioner for Refugees, spent 1998 chained to a bed frame in a dark cellar in the Caucasus. The Frenchman spent 317 days at the mercy of his abductors, who tortured him and deprived him of light. More >>
UN Urges Lifting Of Israeli Restrictions In Gaza
Friday, 20 August 2010, 3:36 pm | United Nations
The UN is calling for the urgent lifting of Israeli military restrictions on civilian access to Gaza’s land and sea, which has eroded the livelihoods of Palestinian residents and worsened the plight of a population already under an economic blockade. More >>
Internal Markets Could Propel Economic Recovery
Friday, 20 August 2010, 3:32 pm | United Nations
To sustain its economic recovery, the Asia-Pacific region needs to create new internal markets by addressing infrastructure gaps and alleviating poverty, according to a UN-backed gathering that wrapped up today in Bangkok, Thailand. More >>
Ongoing Recovery Efforts in Haiti
Thursday, 19 August 2010, 2:57 pm | United Nations
The deputy head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is visiting Haiti to inspect recovery and development projects supported by the agency and intended to help the Caribbean country emerge from the devastation wrought by the massive ... More >>
Direct Talks Between Israelis, Palestinians
Thursday, 19 August 2010, 2:56 pm | United Nations
Efforts to promote direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians are nearing a turning point, a senior United Nations official said today, underlining that success hinges on continued regional and international support. More >>
Afghanistan: UN Health Agency
Thursday, 19 August 2010, 2:55 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 18 2010 10:10AM On the eve of , the United Nations health agency and its partners in Afghanistan are appealing for greater access by and to those most in need of medical assistance. More >>
Donor Response to Pakistani Flood Emergency
Thursday, 19 August 2010, 2:53 pm | United Nations
The response from donors to a request to assist millions of people affected by floods in Pakistan is encouraging, with nearly half of the $460 million required having been received, but the contributions are far from sufficient given the magnitude ... More >>
UN Office to the African Union
Thursday, 19 August 2010, 2:51 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 18 2010 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed an experienced Kenyan diplomat as the first Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (AU), established earlier this year to strengthen links between the two organizations. More >>
Follow-up to Inquiry into Gaza Conflict
Thursday, 19 August 2010, 2:50 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has issued his second report to the General Assembly on the follow-up to the report made by the United Nations fact-finding mission into the deadly conflict in the Gaza Strip that ended early last year. More >>
Deadly Attack Against Blue Helmets in DR Congo
Thursday, 19 August 2010, 2:49 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the overnight ambush of a United Nations peacekeeping base in the troubled far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which has claimed the lives of three Indian blue helmets. More >>
UN Lauds Heroic Efforts on the Front Lines
Thursday, 19 August 2010, 2:48 pm | United Nations
The United Nations will mark the second-ever World Humanitarian Day on Thursday by paying tribute to the life-saving work carried out by aid workers around the globe, often in perilous places, to help those whose lives have been torn asunder by conflict, ... More >>
Russia’s Bat Population under Threat
Thursday, 19 August 2010, 2:47 pm | United Nations
Russia’s bat population, which boasts some 30 species, has been hard hit by the wildfires that swept across the country this summer, and many species may suffer the long-term loss of their habitats, the United Nations warned today. Recent satellite ... More >>
Improvement to Operations by Haitian Police
Thursday, 19 August 2010, 2:46 pm | United Nations
Haiti’s police force is becoming substantially more effective, capturing and arresting a series of suspects accused of recent kidnappings and sending a clear signal to criminal elements, the United Nations peacekeeping mission to the Caribbean country ... More >>
UN Reaches Out to Young Olympians
Thursday, 19 August 2010, 2:45 pm | United Nations
The United Nations has partnered with the organizers of the first-ever Youth Olympic Games to raise awareness about HIV among young people, who account for 40 per cent of all new infections, as well as fight stigma associated with the virus. More >>
