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Nigeria Must Set Example For Rest Of Africa
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 2:01 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency leading the global effort against HIV and AIDS has commended the Nigerian Government for its progressive policies, while calling for greater efforts to tackle the epidemic and set an example for the rest of Africa. More >>
UN: Communications Prices Falling Worldwide
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 2:00 pm | United Nations
Prices for information and communication technology ( ICT ) services are falling worldwide, and services continue to grow, propelled by mobile cellular use, but broadband Internet remains outside the reach of many in poor countries, the United Nations ... More >>
UN: Timor-Leste Has Made ‘Remarkable Progress’
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 1:13 pm | United Nations
Timor-Leste has made “remarkable progress” since the violence that disrupted it in 2006, but the long-term goals of recovery and development may prove even more challenging, the top United Nations envoy to the small South-East Asian country said ... More >>
UN Sounds Alarm Over ‘Blood Feuds’ In Albania
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 1:10 pm | United Nations
An independent United Nations human rights expert today voiced concern over Albanian society’s widespread acceptance of settling personal scores through deadly violence and prevalence of violence in the home. More >>
Ban Praises Latin American, Caribbean Cooperation
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 1:09 pm | United Nations
While praising the significant progress made in strengthening regional cooperation and in pursuing greater economic and social integration among Latin American and Caribbean countries, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a United Nations-backed meeting ... More >>
Over 60,000 Haitians Vaccinated
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 1:07 pm | United Nations
More than 60,000 people in earthquake-devastated Haiti have been vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and other diseases, but additional teams are urgently needed to wrap up this immunization campaign, the United Nations World Health Organization ... More >>
Rechargeable, Light, Clean Stoves Win UN Prize
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 1:01 pm | United Nations
A pair of grassroots initiatives bringing environmentally friendly stoves and rechargeable lighting to remote communities in several countries are the recipients of this year’s prestigious Sasakawa Prize, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced ... More >>
Africa: Protecting Migrating Children
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 1:00 pm | United Nations
With cross-border movement of unaccompanied minors reaching into the thousands, senior officials from 15 Eastern and Southern African countries are thrashing out ways to strengthen cooperation for the protection of children at risk, at a three-day United ... More >>
Over 7M In Niger Facing Food Insecurity
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 12:56 pm | United Nations
More than 7 million people in Niger, which last week saw its Government overthrown in a coup d’état, are facing food insecurity, the United Nations health agency warned today. More >>
Anti-Poverty Scheme: Sri Lankan Farmers to Benefit
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 12:54 pm | United Nations
Nearly 58,000 farming households in Sri Lanka are expected to benefit from a United Nations-funded programme designed to improve their livelihoods, boost their incomes and enhance their participation in the marketing and selling of their products. More >>
Greater Efforts Needed To Curb Global Warming
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 12:50 pm | United Nations
Nations must make more aggressive pledges to slash greenhouse gas emissions to avoid global temperatures rising by 2 degrees Celsius and prevent the worst possible effects of climate change, warned the United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP ) in a ... More >>
UN Approves $5M To Sustain Yemen Aid Programme
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 12:49 pm | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) has approved a nearly $5 million internal loan to bridge an acute funding gap so that it can continue providing life-saving assistance to hundreds of thousands of people uprooted by clashes between ... More >>
UN Envoy Meets With Côte D'ivoire African Mediator
Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 2:34 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy in Côte d'Ivoire today met with the African mediator seeking to end the political crisis threatening the much-delayed elections in the divided West African country. More >>
Private Sector, Philanthropies must empower women
Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 12:52 pm | United Nations
The United Nations launched a new effort today to expand its partnership with the private sector and philanthropies in the battle for complete gender equality and the empowerment of women, not only as a necessary human right but as economic common ... More >>
Liberia: Development of Security Major Challenge
Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 12:14 pm | United Nations
More than a decade after its civil war, Liberia is heading towards reconciliation but significant challenges remain in the development of its security and legal institutions, which will impact the future of the United Nations mission there, Secretary-General ... More >>
UN Urges Smart Technologies to Protect Health
Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 12:13 pm | United Nations
With the mountains of hazardous waste from electronic products growing exponentially in developing countries, sometimes by as much as 500 per cent, the United Nations today called for new recycling technologies and regulations to safeguard both public ... More >>
Niger: UN, African Officials Meet Coup Leaders
Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 12:10 pm | United Nations
A joint mission of United Nations and African officials have met with those responsible for last week’s coup d’état in Niger as they visited the capital, Niamey, to assess the situation on the ground. More >>
UN Joins with Giants To Tackle Internet Terrorism
Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 12:09 pm | United Nations
The United Nations and computer giants, including Microsoft and Google, are joining forces to identify ways to combat terrorists’ use of the Internet to recruit members, organize criminal acts and raise money. More >>
UN To Improve Monitoring of Climate Change
Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 12:06 pm | United Nations
The climate change challenge is real and every social, economic and environmental sector will be affected, said the head of the United Nations weather agency at the opening of a climatology meeting in Antalya, Turkey, that is focusing on improving ... More >>
Sierra Leone:War Crimes Lawyer as Top Prosecutor
Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 12:03 pm | United Nations
A United States attorney, who leads the prosecution against former Liberian president Charles Taylor, has been named by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as the new Prosecutor of the United Nations-backed tribunal trying the worst acts committed during the ... More >>
