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Guinea: June Vote Will Be on Schedule
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 3:47 pm | United Nations
Guinea’s interim President Sékouba Konaté has reassured the United Nations and its African partners that presidential elections will be held as scheduled on 27 June following recent reports of tension among the West African country’s transitional ... More >>
Green Economy: Asian Nations Leading the Way
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 3:45 pm | United Nations
Asian nations, particularly China and the Republic of Korea, are surging ahead of other major world economies with ‘green’ investments as a major part of their economic and employment recovery packages, according to a new book co-published by ... More >>
UN Session on Conserving Resources And Protecting
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 3:43 pm | United Nations
The latest session of the United Nations commission on sustainable use of the world’s resources got under way in New York today with delegates focusing attention on how best to maintain economic development while limiting the current consumption trends ... More >>
Preserving Ocean Life Kicks Off in Paris
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 3:42 pm | United Nations
A United Nations-backed meeting bringing together hundreds of scientists, government officials from developed and developing nations, and others to find a way to ensure the survival of oceans in the face of climate change kicked off today in Paris. More >>
Promoting Freedom of Information
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 3:40 pm | United Nations
Marking the annual World Press Freedom Day, top United Nations officials have called for promoting the universal right to publicly-held information as well as ensuring the safety of all those who work in the media. More >>
Somali Refugees Strain Resources
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 3:39 pm | United Nations
Thousands of Somalis fleeing the violence in their homeland are expected to cross into neighbouring countries this year where they will add to already overcrowded and under-resourced conditions in camps, the deputy United Nations chief for refugees ... More >>
UN Initiative to Enhance Cooperation
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 3:38 pm | United Nations
Some 300 representatives from international human rights organizations converged in Geneva today for a United Nations-organized gathering intended to strengthen global cooperation in efforts to promote human rights and protect victims of violations. More >>
Promising Today’s Children a Better Tomorrow
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 3:36 pm | United Nations
Pledging to help the world’s children “inherit a better tomorrow,” Anthony Lake, veteran United States diplomat, national security adviser to former President Bill Clinton and long-time humanitarian advocate, has taken over the helm of the ... More >>
Haiti Restores Some International Mail Service
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 3:34 pm | United Nations
Haiti announced today that it was partially resuming international mail services for the first time since the January earthquake ravaged much of the country’s national institutions, including the post office, with support from the United Nations postal ... More >>
Afghanistan: Protect Children From Conflict
Monday, 3 May 2010, 11:44 pm | United Nations
Afghanistan's Government has made important commitments to protect children from the impact of armed conflict, according to a new United Nations report. More >>
Deadly Attack on Somali Mosque
Monday, 3 May 2010, 11:42 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy to Somalia today strongly condemned yesterday's deadly attack on a mosque in the troubled country's capital, Mogadishu, calling for an end to indiscriminate killings. More >>
Ban Renews Call for Global Nuclear Disarmament
Monday, 3 May 2010, 11:41 pm | United Nations
With the curtain on a major non-proliferation summit set to rise tomorrow at United Nations Headquarters, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed for a renewed global commitment towards nuclear disarmament. More >>
UNDPTo Promote Development On African Tour
Sunday, 2 May 2010, 11:20 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) begins a four-country visit to Africa today to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the eight anti-poverty targets agreed upon by world leaders with a 2015 deadline. More >>
UN Launches At World Expo 2010 In Shanghai
Sunday, 2 May 2010, 11:18 am | United Nations
Focusing on the theme "One Earth, One United Nations," the world body hopes to showcase the breadth of its work at its state-of-the-art pavilion the World Exposition in Shanghai, China, which kicked off today and is expected to draw 70 million people. More >>
Nepal: Maoist Protests Peaceful, UN Observes
Sunday, 2 May 2010, 11:14 am | United Nations
Today's May Day protests staged by Maoists across Nepal have been organized and peaceful, with security forces also acting in a restrained manner, the United Nations human rights office in the country said today. More >>
UNICEF Ambassador Backs African Anti-Polio Efforts
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 1:11 pm | United Nations
Egyptian actor and United Nations Children’s Fund Goodwill Ambassador Mahmoud Kabil has helped launch an anti-polio campaign in Western and Central Africa where UNICEF and the UN are working with governments and partners to eradicate the virus. More >>
Tajikistan: UN To Roll Out Polio Vaccines
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 1:09 pm | United Nations
Nearly 1.1 million young children in Tajikistan will start receiving vaccines next week against polio, the sometimes deadly disease which has returned to the Central Asian country where it was thought to have been eradicated 13 years ago. More >>
UN-Backed Study Reveals Rapid Biodiversity Loss
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 1:06 pm | United Nations
Global biodiversity has been declining alarmingly despite a pledge by world leaders in 2002 to help curb the loss of earthly life forms, a new United Nations-supported study shows. More >>
Western Sahara: UN Peacekeeping Force Mandate
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 1:04 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission tasked with organizing a referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara for another year. More >>
UN Urges DR Congo To Protect Of Civilians
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 1:01 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations humanitarian official today visited the province of South Kivu in the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and stressed that protecting civilians remains ultimately the responsibility of the national authorities. More >>
