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Debate On Indigenous Peoples Focus Of UN Forum
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 12:56 pm | United Nations
The relationship between indigenous peoples and forests was among the major issues discussed during a forum at UN Headquarters that wrapped up today, with participants voicing concern about the impact on lives and livelihoods of deforestation More >>
UN Urges Strengthening Of Health Care In DPR Korea
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 12:51 pm | United Nations
The quality of health care in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea needs to improve and the country’s Government should allocate more of its domestic budget for health programmes, a senior UN official said today. More >>
Low-Carbon Economic Success Possible In Pacific
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 12:48 pm | United Nations
Regional cooperation and partnerships among the public, private and civil society could help the Asia and Pacific region lead to the development of a road map to low-carbon economic growth. More >>
UN & Sports Federations Team Up For Development
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 12:43 pm | United Nations
Sports organizations can boost their efforts to alleviate poverty and promote peace, a UN official said today as he launched a partnership between the UN and sports bodies to help achieve the social and economic targets. More >>
China: Anti-Poverty Targets Focus Of Discussions
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 12:38 pm | United Nations
The ambitious set of social and economic targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) topped the agenda today as General Assembly President Ali Treki continued his official visit to China. More >>
Tribunal Denies Appeal Of Khmer Rouge Leaders
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 12:36 pm | United Nations
The UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia dealing with mass killings and other crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge three decades ago today dismissed appeals by three of the regime’s leaders to release them from provisional detention ahead of their trials. More >>
Central Africa: Treaty To Combat Arms Trafficking
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 12:33 pm | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon today exhorted ministers from Central African nations to work towards adopting a legal instrument to combat illicit arms trafficking, a move that will help reduce violence and bring peace and security to countries in the sub-region. More >>
Ban Appoints Assistant Secretary-General
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 12:30 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Atul Khare of India as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. More >>
UN Urges EU To Set Example In Refugee Protection
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 12:28 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations refugee agency has urged European Union (EU) members to serve as examples of the proper treatment of refugees and to forge a cohesive regional response to new forms of forced displacement. More >>
Funding Gap Hinders Recovery In Myanmar
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 12:23 pm | United Nations
Two years after Cyclone Nargis left 2.4 million people in need of emergency food, housing, the UN in Myanmar said today that just a quarter of the pledged funds have come in and the gap threatens the long-term revival of the area hit by the disaster. More >>
Crisis Persists In Pakistan’s Swat Valley
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 12:18 pm | United Nations
The effects of the humanitarian crisis sparked by the military offensive against insurgents in north-western Pakistan a year ago persist despite the return of most of the two million people who fled their homes because of the conflict. More >>
UN Calls On All Nations To Join ICC
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 12:09 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on every nation to become a party to the Rome Statute that set up the International Criminal Court, stressing the vital role played by the institution in ending impunity for war crimes, crimes against humanity. More >>
Nepal’s Peace Process Entering ‘Difficult Phase,’
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 12:05 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Nepal today voiced concern that planned Maoist demonstrations tomorrow could result in violence as she warned that the country’s peace process has reached a “difficult phase.” More >>
Environmental Disaster Looms In Ukraine
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 12:00 pm | United Nations
Immediate action is needed to avert an environmental disaster in western Ukraine where toxic materials from former mines could spread into the area and threaten the health of local communities, according to the report of a joint UN-EU mission of ... More >>
Online Guide On May Save 9 Million Lives Annually
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 11:58 am | United Nations
Two United Nations agencies have released a new online guide on where to procure essential medicines formulated for children, a tool which could potentially prevent nine million child deaths from preventable and treatable causes every year. More >>
Advances Improve Atmosphere Of Nuclear Forum
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 11:52 am | United Nations
The latest review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (>NPT) will kick off in a much more positive atmosphere than the last gathering thanks to recent moves by the United States and Russia to slash their nuclear arsenals. More >>
UN Urges Support For Treaty Regulating Military
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 11:49 am | United Nations
A UN expert body is urging broad support for the creation of a new global treaty to regulate the activities of private military and security contractors,stressing a need for strict control mechanisms for this “highly specific and dangerous trade.” More >>
Right To Information Essential To Good Governance
Friday, 30 April 2010, 1:55 pm | United Nations
Everyone has a right to information affecting their lives but too often government secrecy and a lack of accountability ensure that the public are deprived of vital facts, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. More >>
Vaccination Targets Thousands Of Haitian Children
Friday, 30 April 2010, 1:52 pm | United Nations
An estimated 60,000 Haitian children under the age of five will receive life-saving vaccinations in a major immunization campaign that kicks off in the Caribbean country on Saturday, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced today. More >>
Nuclear Forum Offers Iran Chance To Reassure World
Friday, 30 April 2010, 1:46 pm | United Nations
Iran can use next week’s global gathering on disarmament at UN Headquarters to reassure other States of its peaceful nuclear intentions, the forum’s chair said. More >>
