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Eritrea And Djibouti To End Border Dispute
Monday, 14 June 2010, 2:04 pm | United Nations
Commending the agreement reached by Eritrea and Djibouti to peacefully resolve their two-year border dispute, the Security Council today called on the two countries to engage fully in the mediation process to ensure they can strike a final deal. More >>
Civilians Still In The Firing Line In Darfur
Saturday, 12 June 2010, 12:05 pm | United Nations
Sudanese Government-sponsored attacks against civilians continue in Darfur, with thousands of people freshly displaced from their villages and sexual violence against women also widespread. More >>
Ban Praises Cooperation In Eurasian Region
Saturday, 12 June 2010, 12:03 pm | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon praised today the growing cooperation between the UN and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in tackling issues such as terrorism and the global financial crisis. More >>
UN Assists Sri Lanka To Create Jobs For War Widows
Saturday, 12 June 2010, 12:00 pm | United Nations
The UN Industrial development Organization said today it was helping the Sri Lankan Government to provide jobs to an estimated 40,000 widows which bore the brunt of nearly three decades of civil war. More >>
UN Praises Colombian Ruling On Disappearances
Saturday, 12 June 2010, 11:58 am | United Nations
The UN human rights chief today welcomed a Colombian court’s decision to sentence a senior army officer to 30 years in prison for his role in the aftermath of the notorious mass hostage-taking at the country’s Supreme Court complex in 1985 More >>
Former Swiss Leader Elected As Assembly President
Saturday, 12 June 2010, 11:55 am | United Nations
A former leader of Switzerland who was instrumental to his country joining the United Nations eight years ago was today chosen by the world body’s 192 Member States to serve as the next President of the General Assembly. More >>
Guatemala: Over 14 Mil Needed For Storm Victims
Saturday, 12 June 2010, 11:53 am | United Nations
UN aid agencies and their partners in Guatemala today appealed for nearly $14.5 million to provide relief to survivors of Agatha, the first tropical storm of this year’s Pacific hurricane season. More >>
UN Celebrates The Power Of Sport For Peace
Saturday, 12 June 2010, 11:50 am | United Nations
The World Cup soccer tournament kicked off today in South Africa with the United Nations highlighting the critical role that sport plays in promoting both peace and development and in spurring action on a range of vital issues. More >>
Gaza Flotilla Inquiry Must Comply, UN Says
Saturday, 12 June 2010, 11:48 am | United Nations
Any inquiry set up by Israel to investigate the Gaza flotilla incident which led to the deaths of nine civilians must be given a genuine capacity to find facts or it will not be considered credible, the United Nations said today. More >>
UN Dismay At Deaths Of Somali Asylum-Seekers
Saturday, 12 June 2010, 11:46 am | United Nations
The UN refugee agency expressed sadness today after learning of the deaths of nine Somali asylum-seekers who drowned while attempting to reach Mozambique, an increasingly popular route for Somalis trying to flee the violence and suffering in their homeland. More >>
Afghans Can Count On Sustained Support From UN
Saturday, 12 June 2010, 11:43 am | United Nations
The Government and people of Afghanistan can count on the sustained support of the UN and the rest of the international community as they continue to strive for peace and development, the world body’s representative in the country reaffirmed today. More >>
Rebel Group Becoming More Deadly In DR Congo
Saturday, 12 June 2010, 11:39 am | United Nations
The notorious rebel group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army is carrying out ever more deadly attacks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and also continues to abduct children to use as soldiers in its ranks, UN aid workers reported today. More >>
Kyrgyzstan: Ban Calls For Calm
Saturday, 12 June 2010, 11:38 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon called for calm today following reports of renewed clashes and several deaths in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, the latest unrest to hit the Central Asian nation after the violent uprising in April that ousted former president Bakiyev More >>
UN Official Travels to Asia for Talks on Myanmar
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 3:07 pm | United Nations
A senior United Nations official arrived in Singapore today for talks with the country’s authorities about the situation in Myanmar. Vijay Nambiar, who serves as UN Chef de Cabinet, is visiting Asian nations in his capacity as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s ... More >>
Top UN Post in DR Congo
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 3:06 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named Roger A. Meece, a United States national with over three decades of international experience, including in a number of African nations, as the top United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... More >>
Progress on Cyprus Talks
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 3:05 pm | United Nations
Setting up economic, social, cultural, sports and other ties between the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot communities can play a crucial role in promoting progress in the reunification talks under way on the Mediterranean island, Secretary-General ... More >>
Secretary-General Names New UN Envoy for Somalia
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 3:04 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Augustine Mahiga, Tanzania’s Ambassador to the United Nations, to serve as his top envoy for Somalia, which is in the midst of one of the worst humanitarian and political crises in the world. More >>
Global Crises and Anti-Poverty Goals
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 3:03 pm | United Nations
While the global recession and other crises have meant difficult times for developed and developing countries, the United Nations development chief today stressed that achieving the poverty reduction targets with a 2015 deadline is possible, outlining ... More >>
South Africa: Code Denouncing Sex Tourism
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 3:01 pm | United Nations
South Africa’s travel and hotel industries have signed a code of conduct designed to protect children against sex tourism, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today, praising the ethical guide as an enduring legacy of the 2010 World Cup ... More >>
Killing of Pakistani Reporter
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 3:00 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding press freedom today condemned the killing of a television journalist in Pakistan, who was shot while covering attacks on the religious Ahmadi community. More >>
