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Cricket Legend Named UN Goodwill Ambassador
Friday, 12 March 2010, 5:47 pm | United Nations
Adding to his lengthy list of accomplishments, cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar has been named a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). More >>
N And Timor-Leste To Work Together Closely
Friday, 12 March 2010, 5:45 pm | United Nations
The United Nations and the Government of Timor-Leste will be consulting closely on how the world body can best support the country’s efforts to secure a stable and prosperous future between now and 2012, when it is expected that the UN mission will ... More >>
UN Welcomes Independent Probe Into Somalia Aid
Friday, 12 March 2010, 5:44 pm | United Nations
The World Food Programme (WFP) said today it would welcome an independent inquiry into its operations in Somalia, after a United Nations monitoring group alleged that contractors have diverted the agency’s food aid away from the hungry. More >>
Restoring Trust Vital To Nepal’s Peace Process
Friday, 12 March 2010, 5:42 pm | United Nations
All parties involved in Nepal’s peace process must demonstrate their commitment to peace and the democratic process and not get bogged down in short-term political maneuvering, the top United Nations political official said today. More >>
Argentine Soccer Star Joins UNICEF Ambassadors
Friday, 12 March 2010, 5:40 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today unveiled Argentine soccer genius Lionel Messi as its newest Goodwill Ambassador at a ceremony in Barcelona, where he plays club football. More >>
Africa Still Hungry Despite $3 Billion Of Aid
Friday, 12 March 2010, 5:38 pm | United Nations
One in three Africans is chronically hungry, despite $3 billion spent on food aid for the continent annually and $33 billion in food imports, the director of the food security at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has warned. More >>
Victims Of Violence Must Be Supported - Ban
Friday, 12 March 2010, 4:31 pm | United Nations
Violence against women devastates individuals and societies alike, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling for united action to demand accountability, end impunity and support the victims of this global scourge. More >>
Gorilla Fortunes Boosted
Friday, 12 March 2010, 4:28 pm | United Nations
The world’s endangered great apes received a boost from the 2009 United Nations Year of the Gorillas, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said today, citing the funds raised for conservation projects and the increase in publicity on the plight ... More >>
Rise In Strident Rhetoric Concerns Ban
Friday, 12 March 2010, 4:25 pm | United Nations
More than three years after the Security Council adopted a resolution calling for a complete halt to fighting between Israel and the Lebanese group Hizbollah, the situation in the region remains fragile, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a ... More >>
Pakistan: Safety Of Aid Workers Crucial
Friday, 12 March 2010, 4:22 pm | United Nations
United Nations officials today condemned the murder of six aid workers in north-west Pakistan, the latest in a series of attacks against the humanitarian community in the South Asian nation. More >>
Haiti: UN Scaling Up Efforts Ahead Of Rainy Season
Friday, 12 March 2010, 4:18 pm | United Nations
The main priority for post-quake Haiti remains emergency shelter, the top United Nations relief official said today, adding that the world body is scaling up efforts to ensure that everyone has a roof over their heads by the time the rainy season ... More >>
Southern Africa: UN Aid On Alert For Floods
Friday, 12 March 2010, 4:16 pm | United Nations
The United Nations is gathering supplies for some 130,000 people in southern Africa on alert for potential evacuation from flood-risk zones following weeks of torrential rains in northern Mozambique and neighbouring Angola, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. More >>
Tajikistan: Resilience To Disasters Boosted
Friday, 12 March 2010, 4:11 pm | United Nations
The United Nations is helping Tajikistan, a mountainous country prone to natural disasters, enhance its capacity to withstand catastrophes such as floods, avalanches and earthquakes which often destroy homes in the Central Asian nation. More >>
UN ‘Frustrated’ By Israel’s Planned Expansion
Friday, 12 March 2010, 4:01 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated his alarm at Israeli plans to expand its settlements in East Jerusalem, stressing that he shares the deep frustrations of Palestinian leaders and of the members of the Arab League. More >>
UN Concerned Over Italy’s Treatment Of Roma
Friday, 12 March 2010, 3:59 pm | United Nations
The United Nations human rights commissioner, in her first official visit to Italy, today raised concerns that the country’s authorities are treating Roma and migrants as security problems rather than looking at ways to include them in society. More >>
Gaza: Destroying Unexploded Ordnance
Thursday, 11 March 2010, 5:56 pm | United Nations
Special United Nations bomb disposal units today successfully destroyed two unexploded ordnance (UXO) containing white phosphorus in the Gaza Strip, the first of a series of planned activities to be conducted in the region over the coming months. More >>
Rally Behind Chilean Quake Relief Efforts
Thursday, 11 March 2010, 5:55 pm | United Nations
United Nations Member States must play their part to help Chile rebuild after last month’s deadly earthquake and tsunami, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he announced he has tasked senior UN officials with ensuring coordinated support ... More >>
Ban Calls For Renewed Commitment To Peace
Thursday, 11 March 2010, 5:54 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Sudan to renew its commitment to the 2005 agreement which ended the long-running north-south civil war, and to ensure a peaceful transition following next year’s referendum on southern secession. More >>
New UN Satellite Standards
Thursday, 11 March 2010, 5:52 pm | United Nations
New radiocommunication standards for satellite services that could be used to save greater lives in the wake of natural disasters have been approved, the United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) announced today. More >>
Gaza Blockade Nears 1,000-Day Milestone
Thursday, 11 March 2010, 5:51 pm | United Nations
The situation in the Gaza Strip is becoming increasingly dire as the Israeli blockade approaches its 1,000th day, allowing an illegal economy to flourish, the new head of the United Nations agency tasked with assisting millions of Palestinian refugees ... More >>
