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Role Women Play In Efforts To Fight Climate Change
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 11:44 am | United Nations
Climate change strikes it fiercest blow against the poorest, most vulnerable people around the world, according to a United Nations report released today, urging policymakers to heed the role of women – who make up the majority of the poor – in combating ... More >>
Mandate Of European Peacekeepers In Bosnia
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 11:42 am | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today extended for another year the European Union stabilization force (EUFOR) entrusted with ensuring continued compliance by all sides in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement that ended ... More >>
Africa's Integration Into Global Economy
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 11:42 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) warned today that Africa must overcome the obstacles to boosting industrial production and gaining a larger share of world trade to benefit from the global economy. More >>
Camps Housing Sri Lanka’s Conflict-Displaced
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 3:21 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations humanitarian official kicked off his visit to Sri Lanka today with a stop at camps housing some of the civilians uprooted during the country’s decades-long conflict to see what progress has been made in terms of releases and ... More >>
Over 117,000 Displaced Bosnians
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 3:20 pm | United Nations
Political disputes in Bosnia and Herzegovina are impeding the return of over 117,000 people, dooming them to endure the consequences of wartime atrocities 14 years after the end of the Balkan conflict that drove them from their homes, an independent United ... More >>
Ordinary Citizens Can Help World’s Hungry Billion
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 3:19 pm | United Nations
As the number of chronically hungry people tops one billion, the head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is calling on ordinary citizens to mobilize through the “Billion for a Billion” campaign to end hunger. More >>
Malagasy Leaders Should Hold Elections
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 1:05 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today welcomed the power-sharing agreement reached by Madagascar’s current and former leaders, and urged the political forces to end months of internal strife with the establishment of a new Government. More >>
Darfur Peace Talks Resumes Tomorrow In Qatar
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 12:28 pm | United Nations
United Nations-backed mediation talks aimed at bringing peace to the strife-torn Sudanese region of Darfur will resume tomorrow in Doha, Qatar, the world body announced today. More >>
Protecting Civilians From Ugandan Rebels
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 11:44 am | United Nations
The Security Council today called on United Nations missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR) and Sudan to coordinate strategies to protect civilians from the rebel Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), which has ... More >>
Veteran British Journalist Named New Spokesperson
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 11:43 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Martin Nesirky, a veteran journalist from the United Kingdom, as his new spokesperson. More >>
Academia Must Leave Its Ivory Tower
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 11:42 am | United Nations
A top United Nations official today called for a new culture of “intellectual social responsibility” to take education beyond the classroom to the search for real solutions to real problems, with the academic and educational sector pooling its knowledge ... More >>
Mine Blasts Take Terrible Toll
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 11:40 am | United Nations
With over 5,000 casualties last year from landmines that continue to indiscriminately kill and maim decades after they are laid, two senior United Nations officials today warned that, despite significant progress in ridding the world of these explosive ... More >>
Violence Against Kyrgyz Woman Rising
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 11:39 am | United Nations
Despite the encouraging commitments by the Kyrgyz Government, women and girls are increasingly vulnerable to violence, exploitation and destitution, an independent United Nations human rights expert said today following her first mission to the ... More >>
UN Condemns Trial In DR Congo Military Court
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 11:38 am | United Nations
A United Nations report released today criticizes the judicial process in a Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) military court in connection with the trial of a murdered Congolese journalist, including the alleged bribery of the presiding judges. More >>
Women’s Empowerment In Africa
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 11:37 am | United Nations
A week-long United Nations-backed conference on achieving the equality and empowerment of women in Africa has opened in Banjul, The Gambia, with calls for an urgent revamping of current practices on the continent. More >>
$144M Appeal For Storm-Hit Philippines
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 11:36 am | United Nations
International aid agencies are seeking nearly $144 million in a revised appeal to support humanitarian efforts in the Philippines, which was hit by a series of storms since September, the United Nations said today. More >>
Green Energy On Rise Across Africa
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 11:34 am | United Nations
More green energy and climate-friendly projects target Africa than ever before, but the numbers still lag behind Asia and Latin America, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today. More >>
Sth Asian Judges Must Facilitate Access To Justice
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 11:33 am | United Nations
The United Nations human rights chief has called on judges across South Asia to ensure that everyone has access to justice, as part of efforts to combat the scourges of inequality and discrimination. More >>
West Africa: Yellow Fever Vaccination Drive
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 11:32 am | United Nations
The largest-ever mass vaccination campaign protecting populations from the dangerously infectious yellow fever disease will begin next week across three West African countries, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced today. More >>
End The Three-Year Detention Of Lao Hmong
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 11:31 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today called for an end the detention of 158 Lao Hmong, who have been held ever since they were rounded up in Bangkok for deportation three years ago. More >>
