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Renewable Energy Centre Opens In Cape Verde
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 10:15 am | United Nations
A new regional centre to help develop the renewable energy potential for West Africa opened today in Cape Verde, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), which is supporting the facility, said. More >>
Yerevan Named World Book Capital 2012
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 10:12 am | United Nations
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has chosen the Armenian city of Yerevan as the 2012 World Book Capital as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to promote books and reading. More >>
Countries Must Do More To Resettle Refugees
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 10:11 am | United Nations
With more than 800,000 refugees estimated to require resettlement in third countries in the coming years, the UN refugee agency is calling for countries to allow in more people – who cannot return to their home nations – to begin new lives. More >>
Ban Lauds Caribbean Region's Commitment To Haiti
Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 3:48 pm | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon has commended States in the Caribbean region for their commitment to supporting Haiti following the devastating earthquake in January and urged them to continue their engagement there. More >>
Chinese Actress Named UN Environment Ambassador
Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 3:42 pm | United Nations
Chinese actress Li Bingbing has been appointed as the first national Goodwill Ambassador in China for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). More >>
Mexico: UN Condemns Killing Of Two Journalists
Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 3:39 pm | United Nations
The head of the UN agency mandated to protect the freedom of expression today strongly condemned the murder of two journalists in Mexico, a crime that reportedly brings to six the number of media professionals killed in that country this year. More >>
Darfur Ex-Combatants Opt For Voluntary Discharge
Monday, 5 July 2010, 1:36 pm | United Nations
More than 800 former combatants in the conflict in Sudan's western region of Darfur are expected to take part in a three-week voluntary discharge exercise that began today, with the support of the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission ... More >>
Cooperatives Can And Do Benefit Women Worldwide
Sunday, 4 July 2010, 10:28 am | United Nations
Women in many countries are being empowered through cooperatives, raising their incomes, becoming more self-reliant and in the process overcoming gender stereotypes, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. More >>
Deadly Fuel Truck Blast In DR Congo
Sunday, 4 July 2010, 10:26 am | United Nations
The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has deployed staff and equipment to assist victims at the scene where a fuel truck overturned, caught fire and exploded, killing more than 200 people who had gathered there in an attempt to siphon fuel. More >>
Kyrgyzstan: UN Official Calls For Reconciliation
Saturday, 3 July 2010, 1:00 pm | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has appealed for continued calm in the wake of deadly ethnic clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan to allow for reconciliation efforts to gain traction. More >>
Role Of Women In Advancing Global Development
Saturday, 3 July 2010, 12:58 pm | United Nations
The annual high-level meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council concluded today with Member States stressing the need for greater investment in women and girls and outlining concrete steps to advance gender equality and empower women More >>
Focus On Local Development Aids Cambodia Overall
Saturday, 3 July 2010, 12:57 pm | United Nations
A national strategy for local development in Cambodia could bridge the rural-urban divide and bring the Southeast Asian country closer to achieving the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). More >>
UN Envoy Holds Consultations On Western Sahara
Saturday, 3 July 2010, 12:55 pm | United Nations
The United Nations envoy dealing with Western Sahara is holding consultations in the capitals of the nations comprising the so-called Group of Friends, a diplomatic cluster working to help resolve the dispute over the territory. More >>
UN Leads Efforts To Rebuild Haiti’s Telecom System
Saturday, 3 July 2010, 12:54 pm | United Nations
A global effort led by the UN International Telecommunications Union is endeavouring to accelerate the reconstruction of Haiti’s information and communication technology infrastructure, which was destroyed in the devastating January earthquake. More >>
Lebanon: Freedom For Peacekeepers Must Be Ensured
Saturday, 3 July 2010, 12:51 pm | United Nations
The freedom of movement of United Nations peacekeepers serving in south Lebanon must be fully respected, the world body’s top official in the country said today, voicing concern at recent incidents involving protests directed at blue helmets. More >>
Ban Decries Suicide Bomb Attack At Islamic Shrine
Saturday, 3 July 2010, 12:49 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his strong condemnation of a suicide bombing at a religious shrine in the Pakistani city of Lahore that has reportedly killed more than 40 people and left dozens more injured. More >>
UNESCO Deplores Murder Of Rwandan Journalist
Saturday, 3 July 2010, 12:48 pm | United Nations
The United Nations agency tasked with promoting press freedom today condemned the assassination of a prominent independent journalist from Rwanda, who was gunned down outside his home in the capital, Kigali. More >>
Malawi: Local Farmers Benefit From Purchase Scheme
Saturday, 3 July 2010, 12:47 pm | United Nations
Malawi has become the latest country to join a scheme by which the UN World Food Programme buys surplus from local farmers’ organizations for its aid operations, thereby helping to boost agricultural production and incomes in developing nations More >>
New UN Body Promoting Women’s Empowerment
Saturday, 3 July 2010, 12:44 pm | United Nations
In a historic move, the General Assembly is set to unanimously vote today to create a single United Nations body tasked with accelerating progress in achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment. More >>
Niger: Food Crisis Prompts UN To Scale Up Aid
Saturday, 3 July 2010, 12:42 pm | United Nations
The UN World Food Programme said today it is scaling up its operations in Niger, citing a recent worsening of the situation in the West African nation that has been hit by drought and poor harvests and where child malnutrition has now reached emergency ... More >>
