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Pacific: UN Meeting To Review Development Goals
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 12:19 pm | United Nations
Top officials from 14 small island developing nations in the Pacific Ocean are gathering in Vanuatu today for a United Nations-backed meeting to review strides made in sustainable development. More >>
Nepal: Release Of All Child Soldiers By Maoists
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 12:18 pm | United Nations
The final batch of the nearly 3,000 child soldiers who served in the Maoist army during Nepal's decade-long civil war have been discharged and re-entered civilian life today, in a move hailed by United Nations officials as a milestone in the country's ... More >>
Ban Calls For Partnership For African Development
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 12:08 pm | United Nations
The global food and energy crises and climate change, and coupled with the financial and economic crises, have eroded economic and social gains made in Africa over the past decade, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns in a new report, calling for a stronger ... More >>
West African Collaboration For Gender Equality
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 10:54 am | United Nations
Gender equality, respect for women’s rights and the fight against sexual violence in West Africa received a new weapon in its arsenal today with the launch of a United Nations initiative to enhance cooperation among all stakeholders in the region. More >>
Haiti: Racing Against Time, UN Seeks Shelters
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 10:52 am | United Nations
The United Nations said today it is racing against time to bring in hazard-resistant tents for Haiti’s earthquake victims before the rainy season starts, provide sufficient agricultural input to save the next planting season, and raise greatly increased ... More >>
Chad: Herders To Benefit From UN Water Projects
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 10:49 am | United Nations
The United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty has granted Chad $19.5 million to finance a water project for nomadic herders in the arid sub-Saharan Sahel region. More >>
DR Congo: Over 8,000 Women Raped By Combatants
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 10:06 am | United Nations
The number of women raped in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where sexual violence committed by warring factions has become endemic, topped 8,000 last year, according to fresh estimates released by the United Nations Population Fund ... More >>
‘Clean’ Growth In Developing Nations – UN
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 10:00 am | United Nations
Instead of belt-tightening in this time of financial crisis, resources must be redirected to spur ‘clean’ economic growth in developing nations, according to a report from the United Nations trade agency issued today. More >>
ICC Dismisses Case Against Darfurian Rebel Leader
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 9:56 am | United Nations
The International Criminal Court (ICC) today declined to confirm the charges made against a rebel leader accused of directing the September 2007 attack that killed a dozen African Union peacekeepers in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region, citing ... More >>
Gains In Pakistan’s HIV Response Threatened - UN
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 9:52 am | United Nations
Although Pakistan has a plan of action to tackle HIV and AIDS, the country is facing a lack of resources that could jeopardize an effective and timely response to the epidemic, according to the lead United Nations agency on the issue. More >>
Haiti: UN Starts Irrigation Clearing Programme
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 9:48 am | United Nations
The United Nations agricultural agency has launched a scheme for some 600 Haitians affected by the Caribbean country’s devastating earthquake to quickly clear irrigation canals in a bid to save this season’s bean and maize crops, the Food and Agricultural ... More >>
UN Welcomes Release Of Abducted Red Cross Worker
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 9:46 am | United Nations
Another international aid worker abducted in the strife-torn Sudanese-Chadian border area has been released in a move hailed by the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID), which has had some of its own members kidnapped. More >>
Iraq: UN Condemns Killing Of Female Candidate
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 9:44 am | United Nations
The leading United Nations official in Iraq today strongly condemned the assassination of a female candidate in the northern city of Mosul ahead of the start of the electoral campaign for the 7 March general elections. More >>
Pacific Nations Gather For UN Development Meeting
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 9:41 am | United Nations
Top officials from 14 small island developing nations in the Pacific Ocean are gathering in Vanuatu today for a United Nations-backed meeting to review strides made in sustainable development. More >>
Nepal: UN Hails Release Of All Child Soldiers
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 9:39 am | United Nations
The final batch of the nearly 3,000 child soldiers who served in the Maoist army during Nepal's decade-long civil war have been discharged and re-entered civilian life today, in a move hailed by United Nations officials as a milestone in the country's ... More >>
UN Defends Conclusions Of Climate Change Report
Sunday, 7 February 2010, 11:46 am | United Nations
The great weight of science still supports the findings in a landmark 2007 report from a United Nations-backed panel of experts that global warming is man-made, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said today following recent attacks from ... More >>
UN Urge End To Female Genital Mutilation
Sunday, 7 February 2010, 11:43 am | United Nations
While there has been progress in reducing the incidence of female genital mutilation or cutting in several countries, there are still three million girls who continue to be at risk each year, United Nations officials warned today, calling for redoubled ... More >>
Funding Crisis Threatens UN Aid Efforts In Yemen
Saturday, 6 February 2010, 12:40 pm | United Nations
Two United Nations agencies today warned that a lack of funding is hampering their efforts to assist the estimated 250,000 civilians uprooted by conflict in Yemen, with the UN refugee agency saying it has received less than three per cent of the ... More >>
International Strategy For Afghanistan
Saturday, 6 February 2010, 12:17 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today welcomed the communiqué from the recent international conference on Afghanistan, saying it set a clear agenda and agreed priorities for peace and security in the country, and was underpinned by a comprehensive strategy ... More >>
Côte d’Ivoire: Violence Mars Voter Registration
Saturday, 6 February 2010, 12:11 pm | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire has deplored recent violence in the towns of Katiola and Divo and appealed for calm as the voter registration appeals process for the upcoming elections takes place. More >>
