Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register United Nations for InfoPages here.
United Nations - Latest News [Page 319]
Haiti: UN To Look Into Situation Of Disabled
Saturday, 6 March 2010, 11:04 am | United Nations
A working group comprising United Nations experts has been created to look into the situation of Haitians with disabilities, who have been disproportionately affected by January’s catastrophic earthquake. More >>
Honduras: UNESCO Condemns Journalist Attacks
Saturday, 6 March 2010, 11:00 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding press freedom today spoke out against a recent shooting two journalists in Honduras, resulting in one of their deaths, calling it an attack against all people of the nation. More >>
Secretary-General Meets With Leaders In Chile
Saturday, 6 March 2010, 10:58 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will meet today with Chilean President Michele Bachelet and President-elect Sebastián Piñera, who takes office on 11 March, as part of a two-day visit to see the earthquake damage and assess how the United Nations can ... More >>
Cameroon: UN Spotlights Plight Of Refugees
Saturday, 6 March 2010, 10:52 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations official this week sought to raise awareness of the “forgotten tragedy” of ethnic Mbororo refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR), as he stopped in Cameroon, where they are seeking refuge More >>
Upcoming Election ‘Decisive Moment’ For Iraq
Saturday, 6 March 2010, 10:50 am | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Iraq says that the parliamentary election this Sunday will mark a turning point for the whole country. “It is for Iraq a very decisive moment. I think it’s actually the most decisive moment since 2003, the ... More >>
Large Agribusiness Hurting Small Landholders
Saturday, 6 March 2010, 10:48 am | United Nations
In an increasingly globalized food sector dominated by large transnational corporations, small landowners are getting a smaller portion of the food dollar, the independent United Nations expert on the right to food warned today. More >>
Guinea-Bissau: Window Of Opportunity For Stability
Saturday, 6 March 2010, 10:46 am | United Nations
Following the upheaval experienced in 2009 when a series of political assassinations threatened security and stability in Guinea-Bissau, current conditions bode well for progress towards peace and prosperity in the West African nation, a top United ... More >>
Guatemala: UN To Assist Drought-Stricken
Saturday, 6 March 2010, 10:44 am | United Nations
The United Nations, together with the Guatemalan Government and aid partners, today launched a $34 million appeal to counter food shortages affecting 2.7 million people living in the Central American country’s so-called ‘dry corridor,’ which even ... More >>
UN Reaches 2 Million Hungry People In Pakistan
Saturday, 6 March 2010, 10:41 am | United Nations
This latest round of distributions is set to wrap up this week, and will be the last free supplies for many people returning to the northern areas of Swat and Buner, the scene of heavy fighting last year between Government forces and militants, in ... More >>
Somalia: Violence Continues To Claim Lives
Saturday, 6 March 2010, 10:39 am | United Nations
The ongoing clashes in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, continue to spark the concern of the United Nations, which reported today that violence this week claimed some 35 lives. More >>
UN Mission in Côte D’ivoire
Friday, 5 March 2010, 6:23 pm | United Nations
The United Nations mission in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) is closely monitoring efforts to establish a government – including an independent electoral commission – and to resume plans for long-awaited elections in the West African country, where a political ... More >>
Ban’s Climate Change Advisory Group
Friday, 5 March 2010, 6:22 pm | United Nations
Philanthropist George Soros and prominent British academic Nicholas Stern are among the 19 members of the high-level advisory group set up by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon seeking to mobilize financing to help developing countries combat climate change, ... More >>
Students Must Find Common Ground
Friday, 5 March 2010, 6:21 pm | United Nations
Bioethics increasingly has implications for many areas of people’s lives and it is important to identify common ground around which controversial discussions can take place, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told hundreds of students ... More >>
Policy Changes In Occupied Palestinian Territory
Friday, 5 March 2010, 6:20 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations humanitarian official today called for “radical” changes in Israeli policies towards the occupied Palestinian territory to allow people to carry out normal and dignified lives. More >>
UN Envoy’s Talks With Lebanese Prime Minister
Friday, 5 March 2010, 6:20 pm | United Nations
The implementation of the 2006 Security Council resolution calling for a full halt to fighting between Israel and Hizbollah topped a senior United Nations official’s talks with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri today. More >>
Anti-Poverty Targets
Friday, 5 March 2010, 11:16 am | United Nations
The global financial and economic downturn has reversed the gains made in some countries towards attaining the anti-poverty targets world leaders pledged to achieve by 2015, the President of the General Assembly said today, stressing the importance of a high-level ... More >>
UN Enlists Travellers to Aid Global Health
Friday, 5 March 2010, 11:15 am | United Nations
The United Nations wants to raise big money online for the global fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by asking for small donations through the MassiveGood Initiative – which kicks off today in the United States – that will allow people to make ... More >>
UNSC: Monitoring Of Sanctions Against Iran
Friday, 5 March 2010, 11:14 am | United Nations
The Security Council was briefed today by the head its committee monitoring sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, including reports of violations regarding the transfer of arms. More >>
‘Honour Killings’ Cannot Continue
Friday, 5 March 2010, 11:13 am | United Nations
So-called ‘honour killings’ are an extreme symptom of discrimination against women, which – including other forms of domestic violence – is a plague that affects every country, the United Nations human rights chief says, calling on governments ... More >>
UN Chief Heads To Chile To Show Solidarity
Friday, 5 March 2010, 11:11 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Chile later today to express his solidarity with the country’s Government and people in the wake of the recent earthquake and to assess the humanitarian assistance effort. More >>
