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Ban On Plan To Rid World Of Nuclear Weapons
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 1:40 pm | United Nations
Highlighting recent progress in efforts to achieve nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged nations to build on the momentum. More >>
Efforts To Thwart Rebels In Eastern DR Congo
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 1:37 pm | United Nations
Progress in bringing stability to the war-wracked east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is mixed, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report. More >>
Former Costa Rican Vice-President To UN Post
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 1:32 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of former Costa Rican Vice-President Rebeca Grynspan to be second-in-command at the United Nations agency tasked with providing countries with the knowledge, experience and resources that ... More >>
UNESCO Chief Pays Tribute To Congolese Artist
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 1:28 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today paid tribute to Jean Serge Essous, a Congolese musician who served as one of the agency’s Artists for Peace. More >>
UN Calls For Global Measures On Drug Trafficking
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 1:26 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today called for greater international cooperation in fighting drug trafficking, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon terming it a leading threat to global peace and security. More >>
Tuberculosis Treatment Strategy Saves Lives
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 1:22 pm | United Nations
A change of strategy for treating patients suffering from tuberculosis has cured 36 million people worldwide and saved up to 8 million lives over the last decade and a half. More >>
Tough Times Ahead For Shipping Industry
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 1:20 pm | United Nations
Around 80 per cent of global trade is transported by sea but challenging times are ahead for the shipping industry, which is faced with a surge in the supply of vessels and tumbling freight rates amid the economic crisis More >>
Future Of Humanity Hinges On Conference, Ban Says
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 1:17 pm | United Nations
The outcome of the historic United Nations climate change conference under way in Copenhagen will have reverberations for the future of humanity and the planet, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. More >>
Ban Looks To UN Budget Committee To Support Plan
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 1:09 pm | United Nations
The United Nations faces unprecedented security challenges in many regions of the world, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the General Assembly’s budget committee today. More >>
Nearly 5 Million Ethiopians Will Need Food Aid
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 11:08 am | United Nations
Some 4.8 million Ethiopians will require emergency food and related aid costing $270 million for the first six months of 2010 in a country already plagued by prolonged drought and crop failure. More >>
Iraq: Ban Deplores Series Of Deadly Car Bombings
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 11:05 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned today’s series of car bombings across Baghdad that have killed or injured scores of residents of the Iraqi capital. More >>
Arms Smuggling Networks Fuel DR Congo Conflict
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 10:24 am | United Nations
Minerals and arms smuggling worth millions of dollars persists in eastern DRC despite international sanctions, fuelling rebel strength despite national army operations, and army and rebel soldiers continue to kill civilians, More >>
Ban Supports Plan To Boost Security
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 10:20 am | United Nations
The United Nations faces unprecedented security challenges in many regions of the world, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the General Assembly’s budget committee today, as he sought support for almost $300 million in new funding to make the Organization ... More >>
Security Council Calls For Credible Ivorian Polls
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 10:16 am | United Nations
The Security Council today called for the holding of credible presidential elections in Côte d’Ivoire at the earliest date possible, after the much-delayed polls were recently postponed again. More >>
Murder Of Another Mexican Journalist
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 10:12 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom has condemned the murder of Mexican journalist José Emilio Galindo Robles, the second such killing in less than one month. More >>
Bananas Weathering Economic Crisis
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 10:51 am | United Nations
Bananas are withstanding the impact of the global economic crisis more than most agricultural commodities, with consumers regarding the fruit as a necessity in their diets, according to a new report issued by the United Nations Food and Agricultural ... More >>
UN Agency Zeroes In On ‘Green Industry’
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 10:50 am | United Nations
The United Nations agency entrusted with accelerating sustainable industrial development in poorer States opened its general conference today, focusing on the opportunities offered by “green industries” in both combating climate change and attaining ... More >>
Continued Economic Stimulus Measures are Key
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 10:49 am | United Nations
A premature withdrawal of national economic stimulus packages could delay a jobs recovery boon for years and throw 40 million more people worldwide on to welfare, a new United Nations report warned today. More >>
Assisting Myanmar’s (Burma's) Development Efforts
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 10:47 am | United Nations
The United Nations will support a review of Myanmar’s efforts to achieve the global anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and help the country improve its agricultural sector, a senior official with the world body said ... More >>
Release Of Abducted UN Staff Desired
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 10:45 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to become directly involved in securing the release of two staff members of the joint African Union-United Nations mission in Darfur who have been held hostage now for 100 days, ... More >>
