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UN Envoy In Sudan To Leave Post Next Month
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 9:25 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy in Sudan has announced he will step down from the post at the end of next month after more than two years in the African nation. More >>
Corruption Biggest Concern For Afghans
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 9:23 am | United Nations
While violence and poverty are widely thought to be the major challenges confronting Afghanistan, nearly 60 per cent of the population said corruption is their biggest concern, according to a new United Nations report. More >>
Financial Crisis Threatens To Set Back Education
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 9:20 am | United Nations
The global financial crisis threatens to deprive millions of children in the world’s poorest countries of an education, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, with a knock-on effect on future economic growth, poverty reduction and progress in health and other ... More >>
Haiti Relief Effort Must Be Part Of Wider Focus
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 9:17 am | United Nations
Last week’s catastrophic earthquake in Haiti not only provides a symbol of extraordinary faith, enduring hope and international solidarity amid the worst devastation, it must also serve as a reminder of the global community’s wider responsibilities ... More >>
3,500 More UN Peacekeepers Authorized For Haiti
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 9:14 am | United Nations
The Security Council today backed Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s call to increase the overall force levels of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti to support the immediate recovery, reconstruction and stability efforts following last week’s ... More >>
Next Year Can Be ‘Historic’ For Disarmament
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 9:12 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced optimism that 2010 will be a “historic year” for progress on disarmament and non-proliferation goals, vowing to press ahead with efforts to rid the world of weapons of mass destruction. More >>
Guinea: Ban Welcomes Steps To Restore Order
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 9:10 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed recent strides made towards restoring constitutional order in Guinea, which has been gripped by unrest since Government forces opened fire on unarmed protesters at a rally last year, killing at least 150 ... More >>
UN Backs Efforts To Reach Compromise In Guinea
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 1:30 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 18 2010 7:10PM A United Nations-backed group has voiced support for the efforts shown by all sides in Guinea to reach a compromise to the political crisis that has engulfed the poor West African nation since Government forces opened fire ... More >>
As Iraq Progresses, UN To Focus On Development
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 1:28 pm | United Nations
United Nations efforts to help Iraq continue to evolve with the war-torn country’s progress as the Government is now seeking increasing support for social and economic development in the years to come, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said ... More >>
Iraqi Calligrapher, Polish Publisher Win UN Award
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 12:53 pm | United Nations
An Iraqi poet and calligrapher and a Polish publisher and academic have been awarded the United Nations-backed Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture for 2009. More >>
UN: Haitian Relief Needs Strong Coordination
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 10:26 am | United Nations
United Nations officials have stressed the need for a strongly coordinated effort to bring vital assistance to the roughly 3 million people affected by last week’s earthquake in Haiti, amid the devastated infrastructure and logistical challenges ... More >>
Haiti: UN Urges Protection For Child Quake Victims
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 10:22 am | United Nations
New York, Jan 18 2010 4:10PM United Nations independent experts today voiced concern about the impact of the Haitian earthquake’s impact on the country’s children, who are always the most vulnerable to any disasters. More >>
Changing Lifestyle Challenge For Improving Health
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 9:25 am | United Nations
Despite progress on many fronts to improve global health, the world still faces persistent challenges, from insufficient funding and capacity to the resistance by many to make needed lifestyle changes, the head of the United Nations health agency warned today. More >>
UN Allocates $100 Million To Neglected Crises
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 9:20 am | United Nations
The United Nations today allocated some $100 million to boost the humanitarian response in 14 ongoing but underfunded emergencies, ranging from Afghanistan to Yemen, where people are suffering the effects of hunger, malnutrition, disease and conflict. More >>
Afghanistan:UN Deplores Militant Attacks In Kabul
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 9:18 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today strongly condemned this morning’s coordinated deadly attacks, for which the Taliban have claimed responsibility, in the capital, Kabul, decrying the militants’ “staggering disregard” for civilians. More >>
Ban: More Peacekeepers To Quake-Devastated Haiti
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 9:16 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for an additional 3,500 United Nations troops and police officers to be deployed to Haiti, which was devastated last week by a catastrophic earthquake, to ensure that aid reaches the victims of the disaster ... More >>
UN Urge Efforts To Help Least Developed Countries
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 9:13 am | United Nations
Senior United Nations officials today called for greater efforts to help the world’s poorest countries meet their development targets, as a three-day meeting kicked off in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to examine a decade of assistance to this group of nations. More >>
Ban: UN Commitment To Ensure Food Security
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 9:11 am | United Nations
With the global economic downturn causing the “disastrous combination” of high food prices and reduced buying power, leaving hundreds of millions more people unable to feed themselves or their families, the United Nations today reiterated its commitment ... More >>
Secretary-General Lands In Quake-Devastated Haiti
Monday, 18 January 2010, 10:19 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Haiti, which was struck by a catastrophic earthquake on Tuesday, to show his solidarity with the people of the impoverished Caribbean nation and assess for himself the scale of the devastation. More >>
UN Food Aid Reaches 60,000 Haitian Quake Victims
Monday, 18 January 2010, 9:38 am | United Nations
The United Nations has so far extended food assistance to 60,000 people in the capital of Haiti, which was struck by a catastrophic earthquake last week, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expected to touch down in Port-au-Prince this afternoon. More >>
