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UNH Chief to Visit Senegal, Niger And DR Congo
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 3:13 pm | United Nations
United Nations emergency relief coordinator John Holmes heads later this week to West Africa where the combined effects of poverty, food shortages and rapid population growth have put millions of people in a state of chronic vulnerability. More >>
Ban Re-Nominates Guterres And Steiner
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 3:11 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today re-nominated António Guterres as the United Nations refugee chief and Achim Steiner as his top representative on environmental issues. More >>
Icelandic Volcano Poses No Health Threat
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 3:10 pm | United Nations
While eruptions from the Icelandic volcano that have disrupted global air travel have recently ejected less ash, that could change at any time, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned today. More >>
Milk Production: 3% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 3:09 pm | United Nations
Just under three per cent of the global greenhouse gas emissions are a result of milk production, according to a new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). More >>
Australia Detaining Asylum-Seekers
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 3:06 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency has urged Australia to look for alternatives to detaining asylum-seekers arriving by boat who pose no health or security risk to the public, after the Government announced it will reopen a remote facility to house ... More >>
Aid For Quake-Hit Northern Afghanistan
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 3:05 pm | United Nations
The United Nations humanitarian wing is coordinating emergency aid and assessing the damage in northern Afghanistan following a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that reportedly killed at least seven people and injured dozens of others. More >>
British Law to Stop Predatory Financial Funds
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 3:04 pm | United Nations
A United Nations human rights expert on foreign debt today welcomed a landmark debt relief law in the United Kingdom which limits the ability of so-called “vulture funds” to sue the world’s poorest countries in British courts for repayment of ... More >>
Haiti: UN Agency Ramping up Food Aid
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 3:02 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up its assistance in Haiti, pre-positioning rations and distributing meals to those displaced by January’s earthquake ahead of the approaching rains and the upcoming hurricane season. More >>
UN: Cameroonian Soccer Star Eto’o
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 3:01 pm | United Nations
Cameroonian football striker Samuel Eto’o features in a new series of advertisements by the sportswear conglomerate Puma as part of the ‘Play for Life’ partnership campaign which the company and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) formed ... More >>
United Nations Business
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 2:59 pm | United Nations
The President of the General Assembly Ali Treki has met with the President of the Security Council for April, Yukio Takasu of Japan, to discuss important issues on the agendas of the two United Nations principal organs. More >>
Moves by Major Economies Saved Millions of Jobs
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 2:58 pm | United Nations
Policies taken by the so-called Group of 20 major economies (G20) in response to the economic crisis have saved or created some 21 million jobs since last year, according to the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO). More >>
Priorities for China’s Quake-Affected Kids
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 12:40 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today it is preparing to dispatch warm clothing, school tents and supplies to help youngsters affected by last week’s earthquake in western China who are at particular risk from sub-zero temperatures ... More >>
Violence Hampering Aid Deliveries in Darfur
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 12:39 pm | United Nations
Increasing violence has cut off aid deliveries to the mountainous area of Darfur and the living situation for the estimated 100,000 people there will worsen as the dry season comes to an end, the top United Nations humanitarian official in Sudan ... More >>
Donors Must Help Fund Cambodian Genocide Tribunal
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 12:37 pm | United Nations
The United Nations legal chief today called for donors to provide funds to support the UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia trying Khmer Rouge leaders accused of mass killings and other crimes during the country’s genocide in the late 1970s. More >>
Jolie Appeals for Safety in Somalia
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 12:36 pm | United Nations
United Nations Goodwill Ambassador and award-winning actress Angelia Jolie is calling for more international attention and assistance for thousands of Somalis trapped in the country’s capital of Mogadishu by some of the deadliest violence to date. More >>
Crime-Fighting Strategies And Changing Realities
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 12:35 pm | United Nations
A United Nations conference on crime has concluded with a call for Member States to adapt their criminal justice systems to changing times, including through the use of new technologies and looking for ways to combat emerging threats such as cyber- ... More >>
Ban Calls for Respect for Values
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 12:34 pm | United Nations
The annual United Nations forum on indigenous issues opened today with a call from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for Member States to promote development while respecting the values and traditions of indigenous peoples. More >>
Thai Authorities Must Protect Journalists
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 12:33 pm | United Nations
The United Nations agency entrusted with defending the freedom of the press today called on the authorities of Thailand to ensure journalists’ safety after a cameraman was killed and a photographer injured in anti-Government demonstrations earlier this ... More >>
Death of Nepalese Human Rights Defender
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 12:32 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Human Rights Office in Nepal (OHCHR) has expressed its sadness over the death of the Nepalese human rights defender Jay Kishore Labh, describing him as a determined man who pursued justice tirelessly despite personal ill-health. More >>
Next Afghan Elections Must Show Improvement
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 12:31 pm | United Nations
The upcoming parliamentary elections in Afghanistan must be an improvement over last year’s presidential polls, the top United Nations envoy there told the new head of the country’s national electoral body, urging that the process be as transparent ... More >>
