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Darfur: UN Welcomes Steps Towards Peace
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 1:15 pm | United Nations
The joint African Union-United Nations mediator working to help resolve the conflict in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region has welcomed progress made in negotiations between the Government and a key rebel group. More >>
Countries Carry Out UN-Designed Jobs Initiative
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 12:34 pm | United Nations
Several countries have volunteered to implement the Global Jobs Pact designed by the United Nations labour agency last year to guide national and international policies to stimulate economic recovery, create jobs and protect working people. More >>
Ban, Netanyahu Discuss Gaza And Middle East Peace
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 12:31 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met today at United Nations Headquarters in New York, where they discussed a number of issues including the Middle East peace process and the situation in Gaza. More >>
UN Urges Greater Investment For Maternal Health
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 12:29 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban stressed the need to invest more in the health of women and girls, as he joined former model Christy Turlington Burns for the premiere of her new film documenting the preventable tragedy of maternal mortality. More >>
Agricultural Investment Vital In Asia-Pacific
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 12:25 pm | United Nations
The Asia-Pacific region – home to two-thirds of the world’s one billion malnourished people – must see growth in agricultural investment to tackle the hunger challenge, a senior United Nations official stressed today. More >>
Sri Lanka: UN Assured Of Staff Safety
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 12:23 pm | United Nations
The UN said it is closely monitoring developments in Colombo following yesterday’s protests outside the world body’s offices, noting that it has received assurances of the safety and security of its staff from the Sri Lankan Government. More >>
UN With Lebanese, Israeli Military Officials
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 12:19 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations peacekeeping operation in Lebanon today chaired a tripartite meeting bringing together senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). More >>
Accountability Key To Saving Civilians In Conflict
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 12:17 pm | United Nations
The targeting of civilians, sexual violence and the denial of humanitarian access remain widespread in armed conflict, senior United Nations officials told the Security Council today, urging greater efforts to end impunity for such acts. More >>
Africa: Aid Loss May Deprive Children Of Education
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 12:13 pm | United Nations
The United Nations agency tasked with promoting universal education today warned that a lack of adequate funding is undermining efforts by African countries to have an estimated 32 million children who are currently out of school back into classrooms. More >>
China: Report On Lessons From Earthquake Response
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 12:07 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Environment Programme today released a report on lessons learned while working with the Chinese Government to address the environmental impact of the devastating earthquake that hit the country’s Sichuan province in May of 2008 More >>
Quality Education For Children In Conflict
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 12:04 pm | United Nations
The United Nations and its partners today released an important tool to help the 25 million children who are living in conflict-affected areas and are missing out on primary education. More >>
UNESCO To Protect Haiti’s Cultural Heritage
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 12:02 pm | United Nations
An international committee backed by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is meeting to decide what steps to take to protect Haiti’s cultural heritage, much of which was seriously damaged by January’s devastating earthquake. More >>
UN Sport Envoy Attends Football Festival
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 12:25 pm | United Nations
The United Nations envoy on sport today travelled back to South Africa for the various activities lined up during the last week of the World Cup, including the Football for Hope festival in the township of Alexandra in Johannesburg. More >>
Kosovo: UN Appeals For Calm Following Violence
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 11:19 am | United Nations
The top UN envoy to Kosovo today urged all sides to pursue dialogue in the wake of recent “tragic” violence in the region’s north, which remains a flashpoint amid continuing tensions between the Kosovo Albanian and Kosovo Serbian communities More >>
Queen Elizabeth II Hails UN’s Leadership
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 10:42 am | United Nations
Addressing the United Nations for the first time in more than 50 years, Queen Elizabeth II today lauded the world body for its many achievements, while exhorting it to continue playing its lead role in the cause of peace and prosperity for all More >>
New Limits For Melamine In Food
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 10:29 am | United Nations
In an effort to help prevent dangerous contamination of food with melamine, a toxic chemical, the UN food standards body today set new limits for the amount of the substance that can be present in baby formula, other foods and animal feed. More >>
UN Reports End To El Niño Pattern Over The Pacific
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 10:26 am | United Nations
The weather pattern known as El Niño rapidly dissipated in early May, giving way to the development of cool, neutral to weak La Niña conditions in the tropical Pacific Ocean, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization reported today. More >>
Sudan: UN Train Anti-Riot Police Before Referendum
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 10:25 am | United Nations
The United Nations has helped train some 200 anti-riot police officers in southern Sudan, which is preparing for next year’s referendum on whether it should secede from the country. More >>
Israel Praised For Allowing More Goods Into Gaza
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 10:21 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy for the Middle East peace process has welcomed the recent measures announced by Israel to reportedly allow more consumer goods into Gaza, calling them important steps in the right direction. More >>
New Sites Considered For World Heritage List
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 10:19 am | United Nations
For the first time, Kiribati, Marshall Islands and Tajikistan have put forward sites for possible inscription on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). More >>
