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Call For Global Action To Forge Rapid Accord
Sunday, 24 January 2010, 11:50 am | United Nations
The failure of last month’s United Nations summit in Copenhagen to agree on ambitious and immediate global action to combat climate change means that the task has become more, not less urgent, a senior UN official said in an opinion piece published today. More >>
New Head Of Peacekeepers In Darfur Arrives
Sunday, 24 January 2010, 11:47 am | United Nations
Veteran Nigerian diplomat Ibrahim Gambari, who most recently served as top United Nations envoy for Myanmar, arrived in Sudan today to assume his new duties as Joint Special Representative and head of the joint African Union-UN peacekeeping mission ... More >>
UN Urges Parties To Work For Peace In Nepal
Saturday, 23 January 2010, 3:48 pm | United Nations
A top United Nations envoy has encouraged Nepalese parties to work productively to advance the country’s fragile peace process and create the conditions to permit the world body to wind up its work there. More >>
Bowling And Batting For A Greener Planet
Saturday, 23 January 2010, 3:46 pm | United Nations
Pushing ahead with its efforts to promote eco-friendly sports, the United Nations teamed up with Indian cricket today to reduce its carbon footprint and tap into the vast popularity of the sports’ stars to raise environmental awareness among the ... More >>
Joint UN Team To Assess Protection Issues In Haiti
Saturday, 23 January 2010, 3:43 pm | United Nations
A team of United Nations staff dealing with human rights and displacement is headed to quake-hit Haiti today to assess a range of protection issues in the wake of the disaster that has left one third of the country’s 9 million inhabitants in need ... More >>
Perfuming The Path In UN Battle For Biodiversity
Saturday, 23 January 2010, 3:42 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 22 2010 2:10PM The United Nations has mobilized the fashion and cosmetics industries in an “eco-fashion” battle to curb the unprecedented loss of the world’s biodiversity, from over-harvesting wild species for their skins or natural fibres ... More >>
Quake Disaster Offers Reconstruction Opportunities
Saturday, 23 January 2010, 3:40 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 22 2010 2:10PM As relief efforts continue in the wake of the devastating quake which struck Haiti last week, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today emphasized the need to rebuild the impoverished Caribbean nation and “turn disaster into opportunity.” More >>
Health Care Must Adapt To Help Conflict Victims
Saturday, 23 January 2010, 3:39 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 22 2010 1:10PM Governments, United Nations agencies and others have been slow to adapt to the changing nature of conflict in their efforts to provide health care to those affected by violence, according to a new study co-authored by ... More >>
Bill Threatens Fight Against HIV
Saturday, 23 January 2010, 3:38 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 22 2010 10:10AM The so-called ‘Anti-Homosexuality Bill’ under consideration by the Ugandan Parliament not only violates the fundamental human rights of Ugandans, but will also impede efforts to combat HIV, a United Nations independent expert warned ... More >>
Ban & Bill: Talks On Haitian Reconstruction
Friday, 22 January 2010, 12:25 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and United Nations Special Envoy Bill Clinton today stressed the need to help get the Haitian economy back on its feet as soon as possible in the aftermath of last week’s devastating earthquake, as emergency humanitarian ... More >>
UN Death Toll From Haitian Earthquake Reaches 61
Friday, 22 January 2010, 12:24 pm | United Nations
The number of United Nations staff killed in last week’s Haitian earthquake has climbed to 61 as rescuers continue their efforts to both find people alive and recover bodies from the collapsed headquarters of the UN peacekeeping mission in the country’s ... More >>
UN Mission In Nepal Extended By Four Months
Friday, 22 January 2010, 10:14 am | United Nations
The Security Council voted today to extend the United Nations political mission in Nepal (UNMIN) by nearly four months amid heightened tensions in the Asian country ahead of the issuing of a new constitution. More >>
Ban To Attend Major Afghan Conference In London
Friday, 22 January 2010, 9:33 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will take part in next week’s international conference aimed at helping Afghanistan to chart its way forward in the wake of last year’s presidential elections and build a more secure and prosperous country, it was announced ... More >>
Ban Urges Israel To End Obstacles To Peace
Friday, 22 January 2010, 9:30 am | United Nations
Israel’s settlement construction on occupied Palestinian territory, its annexation of East Jerusalem which remains part of that territory, and its blockade of Gaza are hindering Middle East peace efforts, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today More >>
Ivorian Presidential Polls Possible, Says UN
Friday, 22 January 2010, 9:20 am | United Nations
Côte d’Ivoire has made significant gains in recent months towards holding its long-awaited presidential elections, and if the remaining issues are resolved, the polls could be held this spring, the top United Nations envoy to the West African ... More >>
Haiti: UN-Backed Operations Expand Beyond Capital
Friday, 22 January 2010, 9:17 am | United Nations
United Nations-supported relief efforts to reach the countless victims of Haiti’s devastating earthquake are expanding to areas away from Port-au-Prince, the capital, to smaller towns and communities as aid agencies struggle to ramp up their operations ... More >>
UN Welcomes Release Of Malaria Data
Friday, 22 January 2010, 9:15 am | United Nations
The envoy leading United Nations efforts against malaria today praised one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies for its plan to open up its database to scientists in hopes of promoting research to help combat the deadly disease. More >>
Post-Quake Recovery In Haiti Begins With Farmers
Friday, 22 January 2010, 9:12 am | United Nations
As rescue operations continue after last week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, simultaneous efforts are needed to support agriculture in the poor Caribbean country as the spring planting season approaches, the head of the United Nations agriculture ... More >>
Ban Praises Resilience Of Haitian People
Friday, 22 January 2010, 9:10 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon lauded the faith and resilience of the Haitian people in the wake of last week’s catastrophic earthquake, saying he was confident that, with the support of the international community, they will overcome this tragedy. More >>
UN Lauds Start Of Ballot Printing For Iraqi Polls
Friday, 22 January 2010, 9:06 am | United Nations
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraqi (UNAMI) today congratulated Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) for kicking off the ballot process to print over 26 million ballots for the upcoming parliamentary elections. More >>
