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Two Birds with One Stone – Poverty And Climate
Thursday, 8 April 2010, 1:35 pm | United Nations
In a novel track in the battle against global warming, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has given 800 poor families in Tajikistan thousands of seedlings to plant not only to provide fruit, but to offset the carbon footprint of vehicles ... More >>
Peacekeeper Killed by Insurgents in DRC
Wednesday, 7 April 2010, 1:37 pm | United Nations
A United Nations peacekeeper and two contractors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were shot dead by insurgents who attacked the capital of Equateur province, Mbandaka, yesterday, first striking at the governor’s mansion and national assembly ... More >>
UN Internal Appeals Tribunal Concludes 33 Cases
Wednesday, 7 April 2010, 1:36 pm | United Nations
The new United Nations internal appeals tribunal created to adjudicate on disputes between staff and management has completed its first session during which it concluded 33 cases. More >>
People Facing Food Crisis in Niger
Wednesday, 7 April 2010, 1:35 pm | United Nations
United Nations aid agencies and their partners in Niger today appealed for an additional $132.9 million to fund humanitarian programmes in the West African country, which is facing a severe food crisis following poor harvests caused by inadequate rainfall ... More >>
Series of Deadly Bombings in Baghdad
Wednesday, 7 April 2010, 1:34 pm | United Nations
The Secretary-General’s special envoy in Iraq today strongly condemned the latest series of bombings in Baghdad that killed dozens of people, including a United Nations staff member and her son, and injured many other civilians. More >>
Protesters Seize Government Building in Kyrgyzstan
Wednesday, 7 April 2010, 1:33 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed concern over reports that demonstrators in Kyrgyzstan had seized a Government building and urged them to show restraint and respect the rule of law. More >>
India: Millions To Benefit From Education Act
Sunday, 4 April 2010, 1:09 pm | United Nations
Three United Nations agencies are hailing what they described as a “ground-breaking” new act that legalizes the right to free and compulsory education for all children between the ages of 6 and 14 in India. More >>
DR Congo: Women Fight Under-Representation In Govt
Friday, 2 April 2010, 12:40 pm | United Nations
The United Nations is boosting the efforts of women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to overcome decades of low female participation in politics and achieve their rightful role in governing the vast African country and rebuilding it after ... More >>
French-Speaking Countries In Fighting AIDS
Friday, 2 April 2010, 12:38 pm | United Nations
The United Nations agency that fights HIV/AIDS today pledged to strengthen its cooperation with some 50 French-speaking countries to combat the deadly disease that has infected more than 4 million people in the group, just two weeks after undertaking a similar ... More >>
Efforts To Improve Refugee Protection In Morocco
Friday, 2 April 2010, 12:36 pm | United Nations
Efforts by the United Nations refugee agency to address refugee protection and mixed migration in Morocco have helped to improve protection, but significant challenges remain, the agency said in a new report. More >>
Kenya: ICC Prosecutor Welcomes Decision
Friday, 2 April 2010, 12:30 pm | United Nations
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) today welcomed the body’s decision to grant his request to investigate alleged crimes against humanity committed in the wake of disputed Kenyan elections two years ago, and said he expects at least ... More >>
UN: Migrant Discrimination In Japan
Friday, 2 April 2010, 12:28 pm | United Nations
Migrants in Japan face discrimination, exploitation and other forms of mistreatment, an independent United Nations human rights expert said, urging the Japanese Government to strengthen their protection. More >>
Protection and Benefits For Migrant Workers
Friday, 2 April 2010, 12:27 pm | United Nations
A new study by the United Nations labour agency calls for adopting a “rights-based approach” to provide better protection for the world’s 105 million migrant workers, who continue to experience challenges such as low wages and unsafe working conditions. More >>
Five Journalists Killed In Honduras In March
Friday, 2 April 2010, 12:25 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today spoke out against the murders of two radio journalists ambushed last week, bringing the total number of media professionals killed in the Central American nation last month ... More >>
Ban Calls For Wholesale Rebuilding Of Haiti
Friday, 2 April 2010, 12:13 pm | United Nations
Dozens of nations and organizations today pledged almost $10 billion in immediate and long-term aid to help Haiti recover from the recent devastating earthquake, just hours after Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a day-long donors’ conference ... More >>
New Head For UN Mission In Chad And CAR
Friday, 2 April 2010, 12:11 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today named a veteran United Nations official as his Acting Special Representative for the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT), which was set up over two years ago amid increasing unrest, ... More >>
UNSC Congratulates Iraqis On Successful Elections
Friday, 2 April 2010, 12:09 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today congratulated the people and Government of Iraq on a successful parliamentary election, and said it looked forward to the certification by the Supreme Court of the results announced last week. More >>
World Descends Upon UN Headquarters
Friday, 2 April 2010, 12:00 pm | United Nations
United Nations Headquarters in New York was bursting at the seams today as delegates from countries large and small attended a donors’ conference to show solidarity with Haiti in the wake of January’s catastrophic earthquake and help lay the foundations ... More >>
Ban Names New Top UN Envoy For Haiti
Friday, 2 April 2010, 11:58 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today named Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Edmond Mulet as his Special Representative in Haiti in succession to Hédi Annabi, who died in the earthquake that devastated the impoverished Caribbean country ... More >>
Climate Change Body Commit To Limit Emissions
Friday, 2 April 2010, 11:55 am | United Nations
The United Nations announced today that 75 nations have submitted their pledges to cut or limit emissions of greenhouse gases by 2020, following last year’s climate change conference in Copenhagen. More >>
