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Niger: Ban Calls for Peaceful Resolution
Saturday, 20 February 2010, 1:54 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned the coup d’état in Niger after renegade soldiers reportedly stormed the presidential palace on Thursday with the stated aim of returning the country to democracy. More >>
UN to Help Developing Countries Curb Emissions
Saturday, 20 February 2010, 12:58 pm | United Nations
Developing countries with energy intensive industries will benefit from a United Nations-backed project launched today to draw up a technological blueprint for capturing and storing global warming gas emissions, a crucial step in averting dangerous climate ... More >>
ICC Asks For More Information For Kenyan Probe
Saturday, 20 February 2010, 12:54 pm | United Nations
The International Criminal Court (ICC) today asked for additional information as it decides whether or not to go forward with an investigation into the deadly post-election violence clashes which rocked Kenya in December 2007 and January 2008. More >>
French Businessman Joins Goodwill Ambassadors
Saturday, 20 February 2010, 12:52 pm | United Nations
French businessman Yazid Sabeg has become the latest addition to the roster of celebrity advocates who use their talent and fame to raise awareness of the work and ideals of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). More >>
If Seas Not Protected East Asia Could Suffer
Saturday, 20 February 2010, 12:46 pm | United Nations
East Asia’s economically viable coastal habitats and ecosystems are under threat from pollution, alien invasive species and other factors which could impact the region’s poverty levels unless urgent action is taken, the United Nations Environment Programme ... More >>
UN Ready to Assist Pakistanis Trapped By Sonwfalls
Saturday, 20 February 2010, 12:44 pm | United Nations
United Nations humanitarian agencies stand ready to help local authorities in Pakistan’s Upper Swat region where some 100,000 people need food, clothing, blankets and other non-food items after heavy snowfalls and avalanches blocked several roads and left ... More >>
Haiti: Situation Improving But Challenges Remain
Saturday, 20 February 2010, 12:23 pm | United Nations
More and more survivors of Haiti’s earthquake are receiving vital assistance but it is clear that not everyone in need has yet been reached and much more remains to be done, particularly in terms of emergency shelter and sanitation, a top United ... More >>
Nearly 20,000 Somalis Have Fled Capital
Saturday, 20 February 2010, 12:21 pm | United Nations
Nearly 20,000 people have been uprooted from their homes in the Somali capital by renewed clashes between the forces of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and opposition groups since the start of February, the United Nations refugee agency ... More >>
Africa: UN Hails Pact To Protect Displaced
Saturday, 20 February 2010, 12:20 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today called on all African Union (AU) member countries to follow Uganda's example and ratify the first legally binding international treaty to provide legal protection and aid to millions of people displaced within their ... More >>
UN Unveils Website Promoting Peace through Sport
Saturday, 20 February 2010, 12:18 pm | United Nations
The United Nations today lifted the curtain on a new website showcasing the transformative power of sport in furthering peace and creating positive social change around the world. More >>
Tackling Impunity Key Challenge for Central Africa
Saturday, 20 February 2010, 12:02 pm | United Nations
Addressing impunity for human rights violations is one of the top challenges facing the Central African Republic (CAR), as it enters the final stretch before elections, a senior United Nations official said today. More >>
Resources Needed For Early Recovery in Yemen - UN
Saturday, 20 February 2010, 12:01 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations development official has called on the international community to provide urgently needed resources to respond to the humanitarian needs stemming from the conflict in northern Yemen and to enable early recovery to begin now that ... More >>
UN Promotes Multilingualism For International Day
Saturday, 20 February 2010, 11:48 am | United Nations
The United Nations will today launch UN Language Days, a new initiative which seeks to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six of its official working languages throughout the Organization. More >>
Ban Following Developments In Niger
Friday, 19 February 2010, 12:32 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is closely following developments in Niger, where renegade soldiers reportedly stormed the presidential palace earlier today and the whereabouts of the West African nation’s leader remains unclear. More >>
Haiti: Un Launches Largest-Ever Appeal
Friday, 19 February 2010, 12:12 pm | United Nations
The United Nations and its aid partners today issued a call for nearly $1.5 billion to assist 3 million Haitians – one third of the Caribbean nation’s population – following last month’s colossal earthquake, making it the largest-ever humanitarian ... More >>
Millions of Egyptian Children Live in Poverty
Friday, 19 February 2010, 11:59 am | United Nations
Millions of Egyptian children continue to live in poverty, despite recent gains made for young people, particularly on the legislative front, a study commissioned by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has found. More >>
UN Panel Seek to Bridge Cultural Divides For Peace
Friday, 19 February 2010, 11:57 am | United Nations
The United Nations today inaugurated a panel of prominent political, intellectual and religious figures from all regions entrusted with furthering peace founded on justice, respect for human rights, gender equality and solidarity in the context ... More >>
Timor-Leste: Encouraging, But Challenges Remain
Friday, 19 February 2010, 11:37 am | United Nations
Many of the underlying causes that contributed to the 2006 political crisis in Timor-Leste remain, despite recent encouraging signs, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns, calling the country’s security and justice institutions fragile and possibly unable to ... More >>
World’s Poorest Must Diversify to Beat Poverty
Friday, 19 February 2010, 10:55 am | United Nations
Economic diversification is vital if the world's most poverty-stricken countries, some of them depending on a single or a few raw materials or commodities, are to escape their predicament, a top United Nations trade official said today. More >>
Thailand: UN Warns Of Mass Deportations
Friday, 19 February 2010, 10:53 am | United Nations
A large number of migrant workers from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos face the threat of deportation from Thailand if the Government goes ahead with its nationality verification process, an independent United Nations human rights expert warned today. More >>
