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UN Boosts Efforts To Assist Hungry In Sudan
Wednesday, 3 February 2010, 9:37 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up efforts to assist nearly 4.3 million people in southern Sudan where the number of hungry has quadrupled over the past year due to conflict and drought. More >>
Europe Called On To Take Larger Share Of Refugees
Wednesday, 3 February 2010, 9:35 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today called on Europe to play a larger role in refugee resettlement, 90 per cent of which is currently borne by the United States, Canada and Australia. More >>
UN: Somali Violence Uproots 80,000 Civilians
Wednesday, 3 February 2010, 9:33 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today reported that a sharp rise in violence in Somalia in January left nearly 260 civilians dead, in addition to uprooting over 80,000 and causing widespread destruction. More >>
Child Labour Impeding Development In Ecuador
Wednesday, 3 February 2010, 9:31 am | United Nations
Despite the commitment shown by Ecuador to eliminate child labour, the scourge remains a major obstacle to the country’s development efforts, said an independent United Nations human rights expert. More >>
UN Feeds Thousands More With New Food Scheme
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 1:13 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is “cautiously optimistic” about a newly launched scheme that could provide rice to some 2 million Haitians over the next two weeks, and promises to cut down on the recent chaotic scrambles around food ... More >>
African Leaders Join Forces For Malaria Prevention
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 12:23 pm | United Nations
Dozens of African leaders met today in Ethiopia to tackle the challenges facing the continent in the effort to meet the United Nations target of ensuring universal access to malaria control measures by the end of this year. More >>
Haiti: UN Looks To Longer-Term Goals
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 11:30 am | United Nations
As immediate efforts to provide food and other aid to hundreds of thousands of Haitian quake victims improve, the United Nations is also looking to longer-term goals of procuring 200,000 tents for the upcoming rainy season and encouraging many residents ... More >>
UN: On Israel’s Release Of Lebanese Citizen
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 10:58 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations official today welcomed the release of a Lebanese citizen apprehended by Israeli Defense Forces on Sunday in a disputed area of land located on the border between southern Lebanon and the Golan Heights, announcing that the ... More >>
UN: Peacekeeping In Golan Heights
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 10:26 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today named a Filipino general as the new Force Commander for the United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Golan Heights, tasked with observing the ceasefire between Israel and Syria in the region. More >>
UN Turns To Science To Help Combat Illegal Fishing
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 10:24 am | United Nations
Forensic science, more often associated with solving murders in prime time television crime series, is now helping the United Nations fight illegal fishing, fraudulent product substitution and false documentation that not only cheat consumers but also ... More >>
DR Congo: Ugandan Rebels Kill 100 Civilians
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 10:22 am | United Nations
Some 100 people were slaughtered by a notorious Uganda rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last month, the United Nations humanitarian arm has said. More >>
Cyprus Solution ‘Within Reach,’ Says Ban
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 9:39 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon – who as a citizen of the Republic of Korea understands the “emptiness” of a country divided into north and south – voiced optimism today that a solution to long-running problems is “within reach,” calling for ... More >>
Iraq: UN Envoy Shocked By Killing Of Pilgrims
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 9:36 am | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Iraq today expressed his shock and sadness at the suicide bombing targeting Shi’a pilgrims, reportedly killing over 40 people. Media reports say that more than 100 people were also injured in the attack which ... More >>
Afghan Farmers Help Rid Communities Of Landmines
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 9:30 am | United Nations
Farmers and villagers are taking part in United Nations-backed efforts to rid Afghanistan of landmines, which is also providing a much-needed boost to their incomes. More >>
Women Must Play Active Role In Haiti’s Recovery
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 9:20 am | United Nations
Women must be given a key role in all aspects of the emergency relief effort in earthquake-ravaged Haiti for it to be effective and to protect the human rights of the most vulnerable, a United Nations committee warned today. More >>
UNICEF To Bring Safety To Children After Quake
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 9:18 am | United Nations
Where did you sleep last night? Where did you eat? What does your neighbourhood look like? These are some of the questions United Nations staff are asking hundreds of children in Haiti after launching a new programme to keep track of children orphaned ... More >>
U Thant For Steering UN Through Dangerous Decade
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 9:14 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to one of his predecessors, U Thant, on the 100th anniversary of his birth, calling the third holder of the United Nations top post as a statesman of “great skill and quiet persistence,” who steered the ... More >>
UNESCO To Ensure Haitian Artefacts Are Protected
Monday, 1 February 2010, 12:02 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has issued a call to protect Haitian artefacts in the wake of the massive earthquake in a bid to prevent pillaging from the rubble of the Caribbean nation’s numerous ... More >>
UN Marks Tenth Anniversary Of Cyanide Spill
Monday, 1 February 2010, 11:59 am | United Nations
The tenth anniversary of a massive cyanide spill in northern Romania is a reminder of the need for vigilance to prevent industrial accidents, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said today. More >>
UN Chief To Usher Reunification Talks In Cyprus
Monday, 1 February 2010, 11:21 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders for the significant progress made under United Nations-backed talks on reunifying Cyprus, as he arrived on the Mediterranean island for the first time. More >>
