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Afghanistan: Deadly Kabul Attack
Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 12:06 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Afghanistan strongly condemned today’s deadly attack in the capital, Kabul, which claimed more than one dozen lives. More >>
Effectiveness of Food Delivery in Crisis Zones
Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 12:05 pm | United Nations
In a bid to ensure that the hungriest and most vulnerable people in crises are fed, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is tapping into the expertise of those at the forefront of business, humanitarian aid and technology. More >>
Review of Landmark UN Environment Conference
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 11:28 am | United Nations
As preparations kicked off today in New York for a global summit to review progress since the historic United Nations environment conference held in Rio de Janeiro nearly 20 years ago, a senior official stressed the need for greater efforts to achieve ... More >>
DRC: Mandate of UN Force
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 11:27 am | United Nations
Members of the Security Council have wrapped up what they called an “extremely intense” listening tour in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to study options for the future of the United Nations mission there, whose mandate expires ... More >>
Internal Displacement at Highest Level Since 90's
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 11:25 am | United Nations
More than 27 million people were uprooted by violence within their countries in 2009, the highest number since the mid-1990s, according to a new United Nations-backed study. More >>
Lack of Communal Reconciliation in Kosovo
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 11:24 am | United Nations
The absence of a significant process of reconciliation between the communities in Kosovo, which declared its independence from Serbia in 2008, together with economic difficulties, continues to present the risk of social unrest, a senior United Nations ... More >>
Asia-Pacific Leaders Meet
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 11:23 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged leaders in Asia and the Pacific to cooperate and take bold action to seek ‘green’ solutions to their long-term economic recovery, as they gather in the Republic of Korea to review regional development policies. More >>
Discrimination Hurts Fight Against HIV
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 11:22 am | United Nations
More than 90 per cent of men having sex with men in the Asia-Pacific region, a group in which HIV prevalence has reached alarming levels, do not have access to prevention and care services due to an adverse legal and social environment, a United Nations-backed ... More >>
Increasingly Global Nature of Organized Crime
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 11:21 am | United Nations
As organized crime increasingly transcends national borders, the best way to combat these networks is to strike at the heart of their markets, not just intercept criminal groups, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said today. More >>
If Music Be the Food…, Play on
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 11:12 am | United Nations
The United Nations today mobilized some of the foremost artists of Africa and the airwaves of the world in launching a song and video to drum up support for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of combating hunger and poverty across the ... More >>
‘Greening’ Global Fisheries Could Boost Fish Stock
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 11:10 am | United Nations
An $8 billion investment annually in rebuilding and ‘greening’ the world’s fisheries could both increase fish catches and generate $1.7 trillion in long-term economic returns over the next four decades, according to a new United Nations report. More >>
Lesson for Global Action Against Disease
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 11:07 am | United Nations
Global health challenges facing the world can only be overcome through collective efforts similar to the international campaign that resulted in the eradication of smallpox three decades ago, the head of the United Nations health agency said today. More >>
United States Joins Alliance Of Civilizations
Sunday, 16 May 2010, 11:13 am | United Nations
The United States government today announced it is joining the UN Alliance of Civilizations. It will be the 100th member country of the initiative. "I am pleased that the United States has announced its intention to join the Alliance," said Ban Ki-moon. More >>
Message on International Families Day
Thursday, 13 May 2010, 3:37 pm | United Nations
Rising social and economic disparities create both pressures and incentives for people to leave their homes in search of better opportunities. Many migrate out of necessity due to poverty, unemployment, political or armed conflicts or violations of human ... More >>
Armed Violence a Major Obstacle to Development
Thursday, 13 May 2010, 3:32 pm | United Nations
Armed violence remains one of the main obstacles to the achievement the social development and poverty alleviation targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the United Nations development chief said today at a conference to address the problem. More >>
Fear of More Darfur Clashes
Thursday, 13 May 2010, 3:32 pm | United Nations
Fears of a possible military battle in North Darfur are causing people already staying in camps for the internally displaced to flee again, the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) reported today, adding that it is monitoring the situation. More >>
UN Troop Cuts in Chad Continue
Thursday, 13 May 2010, 3:29 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today decided to extend the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad for another two weeks, as it continues to examine possible options for a reduction of troops and a revised mandate for the force. More >>
Haitian Quake Survivors Helped Out
Thursday, 13 May 2010, 3:28 pm | United Nations
As Haiti continues to recover from January’s catastrophic earthquake, the head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced an increase in cash- and food-for-work programmes for the country. More >>
Ban Stresses Importance of UN-Canada Relations
Thursday, 13 May 2010, 3:27 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the importance of the relationship between the United Nations and Canada, saying that the ties are even more significant this year when the country will host the summits of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized ... More >>
Funds to Alleviate Plight of Somali Refugees
Thursday, 13 May 2010, 3:26 pm | United Nations
In the face of a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation, the United Nations refugee agency is calling for stepped up funding to help those displaced both inside and outside Somalia. More >>
