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UN Sends Food For Nearly 50,000 People
Friday, 1 January 2010, 12:32 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has sent 20 metric tonness of high energy biscuits to aid nearly 50,000 Filipinos forced to leave their homes by a possible eruption of Mount Mayon volcano in the northern Philippine island of Luzon. More >>
Facing Climate Change, UN Aids Developing World
Friday, 1 January 2010, 12:29 pm | United Nations
As part of a project to promote scientific knowledge in the developing world in the face of climate change, the United National environmental agency this month extended its online programme to Yemen More >>
Maldives: UN Helps Protect Children
Friday, 1 January 2010, 12:23 pm | United Nations
Child neglect and abuse, subjects that were long hidden behind closed doors in the traditional society of the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives, are now being dealt with thanks to a United Nations-backed social services programme More >>
Guinea-Bissau: Contraception Saves Lives
Friday, 1 January 2010, 12:21 pm | United Nations
A growing understanding of the role of family planning and the spread of contraception use resulting from greater access to reproductive healthcare is helping to save lives in Guinea-Bissau, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). More >>
Dr Congo: UN Condemns Death Threats
Friday, 1 January 2010, 12:14 pm | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today voiced its deep concerned over recent death threats against its human rights staff and local human rights organizations in Kalemie, in the African nation’s ... More >>
Secretary-General On Climate Change
Friday, 1 January 2010, 12:09 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been speaking to numerous world leaders on the heels of the historic United Nations conference in Copenhagen which recently wrapped up with nations reaching a political agreement on climate change. More >>
UN Helps Resuscitate War-Hit Agricultural Sector
Friday, 1 January 2010, 11:52 am | United Nations
The United Nations agency responsible for financing agricultural development in poor countries has given $10 million to Côte d’Ivoire to help some 86,000 families revive a farming sector affected by the civil war that in 2002 split the West African ... More >>
Afghanistan: UN Voices Concern Over Civilian Toll
Friday, 1 January 2010, 11:40 am | United Nations
As the United Nations investigates a joint raid by Afghan and international forces in which 10 people – mostly students – were killed, the world body’s top envoy to Afghanistan today appealed to all groups to step up efforts to distinguish between ... More >>
UN: Holiday Greetings From Stevie Wonder
Thursday, 31 December 2009, 2:28 pm | United Nations
Stevie Wonder was officially recognized recently by The United Nations as a Messenger of Peace. His inspirational anthem "All About The Love Again" received recognition with a Grammy nomination. More >>
UN Sanctions Against Israel Over Gaza Blockade
Wednesday, 30 December 2009, 12:49 pm | United Nations
The United Nations independent expert on Palestinian rights has again called for a threat of economic sanctions against Israel to force it to lift its blockade of Gaza, which is preventing the return to a normal life for 1.5 million residents after ... More >>
H1N1 May Not Be Conquered Until 2011
Wednesday, 30 December 2009, 12:48 pm | United Nations
The moderate impact of the H1N1 pandemic is the “best possible health news of the decade,” but the head of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today warned that more people – particularly in the southern hemisphere – could become ... More >>
Tsunami-Affected Countries Rebuilding Better
Wednesday, 30 December 2009, 12:47 pm | United Nations
Five years after the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, which left a devastating trail of death and destruction, millions of people have benefited from the influx of aid by rebuilding stronger infrastructure, social services and disaster warning systems ... More >>
UN Asks Laos For Access To Thousands Of Hmong
Wednesday, 30 December 2009, 12:46 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today asked the Government of Laos for access to some 4,000 ethnic Hmong Laotians who were deported from Thailand yesterday although many had been there for over 30 years and some were recognized as being in need of ... More >>
UN Brings Sudanese Tribes Together
Wednesday, 30 December 2009, 12:45 pm | United Nations
The United Nations has paved the way for historic talks between clashing tribes to bolster the fragile peace in the disputed oil-rich area of Abyei, close to the border between Sudan’s north and south and where a referendum on its future is scheduled ... More >>
Insecurity Lowers Afghan Returns 2009, UN Reports
Wednesday, 30 December 2009, 12:45 pm | United Nations
The number of Afghan refugees trickling home from Iran and Pakistan plummeted this year, with the United Nations refugee agency pinning the blame for the low number of returns on insecurity, limited economic opportunities and political insecurity ... More >>
Seizure Of Drugs, Counterfeit Goods
Wednesday, 30 December 2009, 12:44 pm | United Nations
Latin American port authorities are seizing more drug consignments and counterfeit goods along container routes thanks to a United Nations-backed initiative that is showing growing success after its inception six years ago. More >>
Free Identity Cards For Next May’s Polls
Wednesday, 30 December 2009, 12:43 pm | United Nations
New York, Dec 29 2009 9:10AM One million Burundians old enough to vote next May will receive a free national identity card, thanks to a campaign supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other agencies. More >>
Boosting Blue Helmets’ Security
Wednesday, 30 December 2009, 12:28 pm | United Nations
The joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in the war-torn Darfur region and the Sudanese Government have taken the first steps to bolstering the safety of peacekeepers due to a surge in attacks against blue helmets in recent months. More >>
Unresolved Issues One Year On From Gaza Conflict
Monday, 28 December 2009, 10:27 am | United Nations
On the first anniversary of the launch of a three-week Israeli military offensive in Gaza, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced deep concern that neither the issues that led to the conflict nor its worrying aftermath have been addressed. More >>
Unresolved Issues One Year On From Gaza Conflict
Monday, 28 December 2009, 10:01 am | United Nations
On the first anniversary of the launch of a three-week Israeli military offensive in Gaza, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced deep concern that neither the issues that led to the conflict nor its worrying aftermath have been addressed. More >>
