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Boosting the Agricultural Sector In Myanmar
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 10:26 am | United Nations
United Nations development officials held talks with Government ministers in Myanmar today aimed at boosting the impoverished country’s agricultural sector to help it reclaim its status as the rice bowl of Asia. More >>
Clashes In North-West DR Congo
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 10:04 am | United Nations
Tribal violence in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has sent 84,000 people fleeing across the border into the Republic of the Congo since last month, with the United Nations refugee agency reporting today that supplies ... More >>
UN Welcomes New Tariff Cuts In Asia
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 10:02 am | United Nations
Hailing new tariff reductions announced by six Asian countries that include three of the region’s largest economies, China, India and the Republic of Korea, the United Nations said today it looked forward to even deeper cuts. More >>
Multi-Year Commitments For Sustainability
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 10:02 am | United Nations
Several major donors have made multi-year commitments to provide significant funding to the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), which aims to save scores of thousands of lives by providing virtually immediate financing in sudden-onset ... More >>
Increased Aid To Fight Malaria Paying Off
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 10:01 am | United Nations
The global drive to eradicate malaria is beginning to show dividends, with more than a third of the most affected African nations slashing the number of cases of the deadly infection by half, according to a new United Nations health agency report ... More >>
Ban Arrives In Copenhagen
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 10:00 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived today in Copenhagen, Denmark, the scene of the historic United Nations climate change conference, to give fresh energy to the negotiations that are set to wrap up at the end of the week with an ambitious new ... More >>
Calls For Universal Abolition Of The Death Penalty
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 9:58 am | United Nations
The top United Nations human rights official today called for the universal abolition of the death penalty, citing a host of reasons ranging from the fundamental right to life to the possibility of judicial errors. More >>
The Human Rights Agenda for the 21st Century
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 1:01 pm | United Nations
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. It is wonderful being back here at Georgetown in this magnificent Gaston Hall, and to give you something to do during exam week. (Laughter.) It’s one of those quasi-legitimate reasons for taking a break – (laughter) – ... More >>
EU Approval Of Internet Copyright Treaties
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 12:59 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with safeguarding intellectual property rights today welcomed the European Union’s ratification of the so-called Internet Treaties. More >>
DR Congo: UN Has Suspended Cooperation With Army
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 12:53 pm | United Nations
United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have suspended logistical or other support for units of the National Armed Forces (FARDC) when there are sufficient grounds to believe their operations would violate human rights, Secretary-General ... More >>
2009: Majority Of Disaster Deaths Climate-Related
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 12:52 pm | United Nations
More than three quarters of those people who died in disasters this year lost their lives to extreme weather events, which caused nearly $15 billion in damages worldwide, the top United Nations official on disaster risk reduction announced today. More >>
Cyprus: UN Mission Extended
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 11:55 am | United Nations
The Security Council today renewed for another six months the 45-year-old United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cyprus, citing “a rare opportunity to make decisive progress in a timely fashion” to reunify the Mediterranean island after a history ... More >>
UN Preparing To Build 10,000 Homes In Afghanistan
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 11:30 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency is slated to build a further 10,000 homes in Afghanistan next year in a bid to ease the return of Afghans who have fled decades of violence in the war-wracked nation and encourage more to come home, a senior official told ... More >>
Attack On West Bank Mosque Draws Condemnation
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 11:22 am | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy to the Middle East has condemned the burning and desecration of a mosque in the West Bank, describing the attack as part of a worrying wider pattern of violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians. More >>
It’s Now Or Never In Bid To Curb Climate Change
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 10:31 am | United Nations
At the start of the most critical week in global efforts to forge a new deal to curb climate change Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today that the world stood at the crossroads between a sustainable future and a path to catastrophe. More >>
UNESCO Honours Chinese Professor
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 10:29 am | United Nations
A pioneering Chinese scientist in the field of bioethics, a specialized discipline dealing with ethical controversies brought about by advances in biology and medicine, was awarded the 2009 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations ... More >>
Peacekeepers To Protect Sudanese Refugees
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 10:28 am | United Nations
United Nations peacekeepers were sent today to protect a camp of refugees from Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region in the north-east of the Central African Republic (CAR) and humanitarian staff working there after an attack, apparently by bandits, left ... More >>
Mounting Humanitarian Crisis In Yemen
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 10:25 am | United Nations
The United Nations humanitarian arm today appealed for more than $177 million to provide the basic survival needs for some 1.6 million Yemenis suffering from acute poverty and a recent escalation in violent clashes in the country’s north. More >>
Resumption Of Death Penalty In Iraq Sparks Concern
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 10:24 am | United Nations
The resumption of the death penalty in Iraq earlier this year is a source of great concern to the United Nations, according to the world body’s latest report covering the human rights situation in the country. More >>
Wangari Maathai To Become UN Messenger Of Peace
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 10:23 am | United Nations
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate and green advocate Wangari Maathai will become a United Nations Messenger of Peace with a special focus on the environment and climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today. More >>
