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More States Endorse UN Illegal Fishing Treaty
Friday, 30 April 2010, 1:36 pm | United Nations
Five more States have signed a United Nations treaty that aims to curb illegal fishing by denying port docking rights to ships involved in the illicit practice. More >>
Unresolved Issues Adding To Tensions In Lebanon
Friday, 30 April 2010, 1:34 pm | United Nations
Recent tensions in Lebanon and the region highlight the need to tackle unresolved issues related to the country’s sovereignty and stability, such as the presence of armed militias, a senior United Nations envoy said today. More >>
DR Congo: First Batch Of Gorillas Reach Reserve
Friday, 30 April 2010, 1:30 pm | United Nations
United Nations peacekeepers in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have airlifted four endangered gorillas to a safer habitat to keep them from being illegally trafficked or eaten before they are released back into the wild. More >>
UN Chief Arrives In DR Congo To Review Needs
Friday, 30 April 2010, 1:28 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations humanitarian official today arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for a five-day visit intended to highlight relief priorities and urge improved protection of civilians in the central African country. More >>
Sudan: UN Mission To Remain To Support Peace Pact
Friday, 30 April 2010, 1:26 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today extended for another year the mandate of the UNmission supporting the 2005 agreement that ended the decades-long north-south civil war in Sudan, stressing the need to complete all remaining tasks under the peace pact. More >>
UN To Provide Computers To Palestinian Children
Friday, 30 April 2010, 1:23 pm | United Nations
A non-profit organization that helps make computers available to children is partnering with the United Nations to provide laptops to nearly half a million refugees in the occupied Palestinian territory. More >>
Kuwait Reparations Panel Pays Out $590 Million
Friday, 30 April 2010, 1:21 pm | United Nations
The United Nations commission that settles damage claims in connection to Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait today made $590 million available to nine successful claimants. More >>
Soccer Star Urges Fans To Blow Whistle On Hunger
Friday, 30 April 2010, 1:19 pm | United Nations
Brazilian soccer sensation and the youngest Ambassador Against Hunger for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Kaká is appealing to the millions set to tune into this summer’s World Cup to take a stand against hunger. More >>
Banning Chemical Weapons The Way To Honour Victims
Friday, 30 April 2010, 1:16 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for strengthening the international treaty banning chemical weapons as a way to honour all those who have lost their lives to this scourge. More >>
Cameroon: Investigation Into Death Of Journalist
Friday, 30 April 2010, 1:11 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding press freedom today called for a full investigation into the “tragic” death in jail of a newspaper editor in Cameroon. More >>
UN Urges Restraint Ahead Of Maoist Protests
Friday, 30 April 2010, 1:05 pm | United Nations
The United Nations human rights office in Nepal is urging restraint by all sides to prevent violence during upcoming protests announced by the Maoists, while stressing the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. More >>
Ban Outlines Hopes For Disarmament Ahead Of Review
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 6:00 pm | United Nations
The Earth’s very future leaves no alternative but to pursue nuclear disarmament, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he emphasized that the United Nations is destined to lead global efforts on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. More >>
South African Singer & Guyanese Cricketer Join UN
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 5:57 pm | United Nations
Grammy award-winning musician Lebo M and West Indian cricketer Ramnaresh Sarwan are the latest personalities from the entertainment and sports worlds to join United Nations efforts against HIV/AIDS. More >>
Iraqi Detainees Offered Free Legal Aid
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 5:18 pm | United Nations
Iraqi detainees can receive free assistance in mounting in their legal defences, thanks to a United Nations-backed scheme aimed to help vulnerable prisoners. More >>
Ban Talks Middle East Peace With Israeli Official
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 5:16 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak today discussed the prospects for progress on the Middle East peace process, with the United Nations chief voicing hope that proximity talks will begin shortly. More >>
UN To Cut Food Rations For Conflict-Affected Yemen
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 5:13 pm | United Nations
The United Nations food agency will be forced to cut rations for tens of thousands of people affected by the conflict in north-western Yemen starting this Saturday because stocks have dwindled as a result of limited funding. More >>
UN Official Appointed To Senior Political Post
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 5:10 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Tayé-Brook Zerihoun, who currently heads the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cyprus, to a senior political post at the world body’s Secretariat in New York, it was announced today. More >>
Haiti Can Get Back On Its Feet , UN Envoy Says
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 5:08 pm | United Nations
The coming year will be a very challenging one for Haiti as it seeks to recover and rebuild from January’s earthquake, but with the right international support the country can embark on a new era of stability and growth,the UN said today. More >>
UN Pushes For Energy Access To Fight Poverty
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 5:03 pm | United Nations
Increasing access to clean energy and improving its efficiency will be vital to both enhancing global prosperity and combating climate change, according to a new report by Ban Ki-moon’s advisory group on the nexus between energy and climate. More >>
UN To Stamp Out Child Malnutrition In Niger
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 5:00 pm | United Nations
The UN has joined forces with authorities in Niger to fight malnutrition among children under the age of two in the West African nation, where a food crisis has affected more than half of its 14 million-strong population. More >>
