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Haitians In UN’s Cash-For-Work Scheme

Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 12:20 pm | United Nations

Thousands of Haitians are gaining a semblance of normalcy following the recent devastating earthquake in their homeland by gaining employment and rebuilding their neighborhoods through a cash-for-work scheme run by the United Nations. More >>

UN Experts on Secret Detention

Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 11:25 am | United Nations

Despite the fact that international law clearly prohibits secret detention, the practice is widespread and “reinvigorated” by the so-called global war on terror, several independent United Nations experts stated, outlining a series of steps aimed at curbing ... More >>

Refugees And Costa Ricans To Fight Intolerance

Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 10:08 am | United Nations

Young refugees and Costa Ricans are taking to their airwaves to combat intolerance and xenophobia in the Latin American nation as part of a United Nations-backed initiative.An armed group threatened to kill her brother eight years ago, prompting Annye’s family ... More >>

Accusations Of Inflating Risk Of H1n1 Flu Pandemic

Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 9:26 am | United Nations

The top United Nations flu official today rejected allegations that the World Health Organization exaggerated the severity of the H1N1 influenza pandemic under pressure from business interests. More >>

UN: Agriculture Drives Developing Countries

Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 9:22 am | United Nations

Agriculture spurs economic growth, a senior United Nations official said today, ahead of this week’s gathering of the world’s business and political leaders in Davos, Switzerland, where he hopes to give voice to smallholder farmers from Africa, Asia ... More >>

DR Congo: UN Assisting Thousands Uprooted

Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 9:18 am | United Nations

The United Nations refugee agency said today it is assisting over 100,000 civilians who have fled eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in recent months due to the ongoing military offensive against Hutu militants and banditry by armed groups. More >>

UN Warns Of Complexity Of Haitian Relief

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 1:39 pm | United Nations

The head of the United Nations agency tasked with providing life-saving food supplies to victims of the catastrophic earthquake which struck Haiti underscored today the size and complexity of the challenge posed by the disaster to UN relief operations. More >>

Somalia: UN Deplores Deadly Bombing In Capital

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 1:27 pm | United Nations

The leading United Nations official for Somalia condemned today’s deadly explosion at a hospital in Mogadishu that took place hours after he visited the capital for talks with senior Government officials and African Union peacekeepers. More >>

Five Days Buried Alive, UN Worker Recalls Rescue

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 11:15 am | United Nations

For five days, Jens Kristensen felt like he was living in a coffin. Under the twisted mountain of rubble of the United Nations headquarters in Haiti, the aid worker was enclosed in a five-foot long space so dark that it made no difference if his eyes ... More >>

Queen Elizabeth Plans To Address UN Assembly

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 10:29 am | United Nations

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the announcement from Buckingham Palace that Queen Elizabeth II will visit United Nations Headquarters in New York in July. More >>

Postal Sector Crucial To Haiti’s Recovery – UN

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 10:26 am | United Nations

The postal sector, a key economic “motor”, will help to spur recovery in Haiti in the wake of a catastrophic earthquake earlier this month, a senior United Nations official said today. More >>

Visit To UN Caps Off Trip For Gaza’s Top Students

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 10:22 am | United Nations

Fifteen young female students from the Gaza Strip capped off a trip of a lifetime today at United Nations Headquarters in New York, the final stop on a week-long visit to the United States they received for their achievements in a human rights education ... More >>

UN To Help Set Up Police Academy In Guinea-Bissau

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 9:50 am | United Nations

The United Nations anti-crime agency is supporting efforts to rebuild a safe and stable Guinea-Bissau by facilitating the construction of a training centre for the West African nation’s security forces. More >>

UNESCO Head Condemns Mexican Journalist’s Killing

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 9:49 am | United Nations

The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today condemned the killing of a Mexican radio reporter who focused on crime, calling on authorities to do their utmost to bring those behind the attack to justice. More >>

Outgoing UN Envoy Calls For Peace Talks

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 9:43 am | United Nations

Dialogue must continue in the oil-rich town of Abyei, Ashraf Qazi, the outgoing top United Nations envoy to Sudan, has said, underscoring that peace in the disputed area will help to bolster the stability of the African nation as a whole. More >>

UN Match To Raise Funds For Haitian Victims

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 9:42 am | United Nations

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced appreciation to the international soccer legends set to take the field in this evening’s annual Match Against Poverty, which will donate all proceeds to relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti in the wake ... More >>

UN Takes Part In Emergency Donor Meeting On Haiti

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 9:40 am | United Nations

Senior United Nations officials are joining foreign ministers from more than a dozen countries, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other agencies today in Montreal for an emergency donor meeting on Haiti’s future in the wake of this month’s ... More >>