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Latin America And Caribbean on the Rise Again
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 3:35 pm | United Nations
Latin America and the Caribbean is consolidating its recovery from the global economic slowdown, posting higher-than-expected growth in recent months, although some countries in the region face serious pitfalls, according to a new United Nations report. More >>
African Border Dispute Goes to UN World Court
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 3:34 pm | United Nations
The West African countries of Burkina Faso and Niger have submitted a dispute over their common border to the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) as part of a wider agreement by the two States to resolve the situation peacefully. More >>
Extension to Treaty Protecting UN Personnel
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 3:32 pm | United Nations
A protocol that expands an international treaty aimed at protecting United Nations staff members and other humanitarian workers will enter into force within a month after the United Kingdom became the latest country to ratify it. More >>
Progress in Darfur Peace Talks
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 3:31 pm | United Nations
The negotiations taking place in Doha aimed at bringing an end to the conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan are making good progress, according to the joint United Nations-African Union mediator. More >>
Intervention at Kabul Conference
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 8:06 pm | United Nations
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Minister Rassoul. And I am honored to join representatives from more than 70 countries and organizations to stand in strong support of a peaceful, prosperous, and stable Afghanistan. I want to thank President ... More >>
Support for Afghan Peace And Development Efforts
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 12:35 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced support for the priorities laid out by the Afghan Government to advance peace and development and called on the country’s men and women to rally around these efforts, as he opened a major international conference ... More >>
Feeding Millions of Hungry People in Niger
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 12:34 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today said it is boosting the delivery of aid to Niger, where up to eight million people are experiencing severe food shortages as a result of a prolonged drought that has caused crop failure and livestock deaths, ... More >>
Media’s Role in Promoting Middle East Peace
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 12:32 pm | United Nations
The role of the media in fostering dialogue and understanding between Israelis and Palestinians will be the focus of a two-day United Nations meeting to be held later this week in Portugal’s capital, Lisbon. More >>
Angola: Polio Outbreak May Spread
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 12:31 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is warning there is a high risk that a recent outbreak of polio in Angola could spread to neighbouring countries and urged action to ensure that local children are vaccinated against the disease. More >>
UN Welcomes Steps by Eritrea And Djibouti
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 12:30 pm | United Nations
The United Nations today welcomed steps by Eritrea and Djibouti to resolve their border dispute through mediation by Qatar, saying Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was ready to provide technical support if needed to facilitate a settlement. More >>
Zambian Vaccination Campaign Against Measles
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 12:29 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are this week helping authorities in Zambia as they try to immunize more than 1.6 million children following a deadly outbreak of measles in the Southern African nation. More >>
Kyrgyz Security Forces: Human Rights Violations
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 12:28 pm | United Nations
Security forces in southern Kyrgyzstan are responsible for human rights violations, ranging from arbitrary detention to torture, threatening the fragile peace in the area six weeks after it was rocked by deadly inter-ethnic violence, a top United ... More >>
HIV Testing And Treatment for Infants
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 12:27 pm | United Nations
The United Nations health agency today said that while access to treatment for children with HIV has reached a new milestone, many more lives could be saved if more infants started receiving medication earlier. More >>
Viet Nam: Citizenship for Cambodian Refugees
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 12:24 pm | United Nations
Viet Nam’s steps towards granting citizenship to thousands of former Cambodian refugees makes the country a global leader in ending and preventing statelessness, the United Nations refugee agency said today. More >>
Nutritious Food and HIV/AIDS Treatment
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 12:22 pm | United Nations
A simple yet nutritious diet can improve the effectiveness of treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today, urging health-care providers, governments and other partners to incorporate good nutrition ... More >>
Funding to Help Run Summer Recreation Initiative
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 10:55 pm | United Nations
The United Nations agency that helps Palestinian refugees has welcomed a €2 million donation by the European Union to help fund the agency’s Summer Games, an annual recreation programme that allows children to take part in sports, drama, arts and ... More >>
Development Can Help Nations Consolidate Peace
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 10:50 pm | United Nations
Fostering economic development in countries emerging from conflict can only help to promote political and social stability, senior United Nations officials underlined today, stressing the strong ties between poverty eradication and security. More >>
Iraq: Lack of Funding Hampering Aid Efforts
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 10:58 am | United Nations
The United Nations humanitarian arm warned today that a lack of funding is hampering efforts to assist vulnerable Iraqis, with food distributions to hundreds of thousands of pregnant women and schoolchildren already having been suspended. More >>
Rising HIV Epidemic Among Eastern European Youth
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 10:56 am | United Nations
An underground HIV epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia is intensifying at an alarming pace, and the issue is being exacerbated by high levels of social stigma holding young people back from seeking treatment, the United Nations Children’s ... More >>
UN Chief to Appeal for Afghan Unity
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 10:54 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is headed to Kabul for a major international gathering on Tuesday at which he will call on Afghans to unite in the interest of peace and development in their country. More >>
