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Action on Nuclear Disarmament Cannot Wait
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 3:32 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tonight opened an exhibition showcasing the history of the global pact aimed at banning all nuclear tests with a call for countries to take immediate action on disarmament to secure a safer world. More >>
Actress Mia Farrow Bears UN Message of Hope
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 3:31 pm | United Nations
The acclaimed actress Mia Farrow leaves for Guinea tomorrow in her real-life role as United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador to boost funding for maternal and child health in a country where youngsters are among those most ... More >>
Proposals for Reduced UN Force in Chad
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 3:29 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon laid out his proposals for a revised mandate for the United Nations mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad in a new report released today, including a significant reduction of troops in response to the latter ... More >>
Senior UN Official Lauds Mali’s Development
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 3:28 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today concluded a visit to the West African nation of Mali, lauding the efforts the country was making as its strives to alleviate poverty and provide basic social services to the people. More >>
UN Urges Calm in Darfur After Clashes
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 10:27 am | United Nations
The joint African Union-United Nations mission in Darfur today urged the Government and one of the leading insurgent groups in the western Sudanese region to stop fighting as it confirmed that fresh clashes had erupted between the two sides despite a peace ... More >>
Nuclear Review Conference Enters Second Day at UN
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 10:26 am | United Nations
The review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) entered its second day today at United Nations Headquarters with speakers taking up issues ranging from the Middle East, Iran and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to practical ... More >>
Nuclear Treaty: Indonesia to Ratify
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 10:24 am | United Nations
Indonesia has announced that it intends to ratify the United Nations-backed treaty banning nuclear testing, pushing the pact one step closer to fruition. More >>
Honduras: Ban Praises Truth Commission
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 10:23 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised the inauguration of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Honduras as “an important first step” toward binding the wounds in the Central American country opened by last year’s ouster of President José ... More >>
UN Calls on Africa to Enhance Agriculture
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 10:22 am | United Nations
Warning of climate change’s potential to threaten food security in Africa, a new United Nations paper is urging the continent’s countries to take action to develop agriculture and manage natural resources in a sustainable manner. More >>
Life-Saving Treatment for Snake Bites
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 10:20 am | United Nations
The United Nations health agency is publishing new guidelines on treatment for venomous snake bites, which kill at least 100,000 people a year, while highlighting the critical need for appropriate, safe and effective antivenoms. More >>
Food Needed for Nearly 500,000 Hungry Yemenis
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 10:19 am | United Nations
The United Nations food aid agency today appealed to donors to make up for a massive shortfall in funding for Yemen, where it has already been forced to halve rations for hundreds of thousands of hungry people and faces the prospect of a virtually ... More >>
DR Congo: UN Regains Access to Group
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 10:17 am | United Nations
After five weeks of Government operations against ethnic militias, the United Nations refugee agency today said that it is once again able to reach some 35,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who have fled to neighbouring Republic ... More >>
New Funding Cycle to Combat AIDS
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 10:16 am | United Nations
The United Nations agency focusing on HIV/AIDS has welcomed a decision by the global fund which manages resources to combat the disease to start receiving proposals for grants this month, saying the decision will enable countries to maintain the momentum ... More >>
ICC Prosecutor to Travel to Kenya
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 10:14 am | United Nations
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo will travel to Kenya next weekend to start investigations into the violence that broke out in the east African country following the 2007 general elections, and to meet ... More >>
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Must Restore Trust
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 3:55 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today personally urged Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to restore international trust in the peaceful nature of his country’s nuclear programme by adhering to the resolutions of the Security Council and the United Nations ... More >>
Evoking Hiroshima And Nagasaki
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 3:54 pm | United Nations
Remembering the terrible toll of the nuclear attacks during World War II on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a senior United Nations official today appealed for an end to the use of the weapons, which remain an “apocalyptic” threat. More >>
UN Presence in DR Congo Crucial
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 3:52 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations humanitarian official today ended a five-day to areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that have witnessed some of the worst atrocities against civilians, stressing the vital need that UN peacekeepers remain beyond the ... More >>
Mali Can Serve as Example to Africa on Halting HIV
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 3:51 pm | United Nations
Senior United Nations officials on a joint mission to Mali have lauded the country for its progress in expanding HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, stating it can serve as an example to the rest of the continent in tackling the epidemic. More >>
Recent Clashes in South Darfur
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 3:50 pm | United Nations
A United Nations inter-agency assessment mission to a mountainous region of Sudan’s South Darfur state has found that several thousand people uprooted from their homes by clashes in March remain displaced. More >>
UN in Nepal Calls for Stalemate to End
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 3:48 pm | United Nations
As a nationwide strike in Nepal enters a second day, the top United Nations human rights official in the South Asian country is calling on political leaders to neutralize what could be a potentially violent situation before it hinders the peace process. More >>
