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Iraq Prepares For Polls

Monday, 16 November 2009, 11:24 am | United Nations

Iraq is entering a crucial period with national elections slated for January, and the international community must help it deliver basic services in “critically under-funded” sectors to ensure stability, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in ... More >>

Afro-Brazilians And Indigenous Groups Face Bias

Monday, 16 November 2009, 11:23 am | United Nations

While Brazil has an “impressive” set of laws and policies to promote human rights and improve socio-economic well-being, indigenous groups and Afro-Brazilians face serious discrimination, injustice and violence, the United Nations human rights chief ... More >>

Banditry Jeopardizing Humanitarian Work In Chad

Monday, 16 November 2009, 11:22 am | United Nations

Humanitarian assistance to tens of thousands of people in eastern Chad is under threat from banditry, which has led several aid agencies to temporarily halt their operations in the face of attacks, the United Nations relief wing reported today. More >>

Cyprus Leaders Centre Ongoing UN-Backed Talks

Monday, 16 November 2009, 11:21 am | United Nations

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders met today to discuss property rights issues during the latest round of United Nations-backed talks aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island. More >>

Probe Into Murder Of Mexican Journalist

Monday, 16 November 2009, 11:20 am | United Nations

The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has condemned the murder of Mexican journalist Vladimir Antuna García, and called on authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice. More >>

Yemenis Fleeing Embattled North

Monday, 16 November 2009, 11:19 am | United Nations

The United Nations refugee agency reported today that an increasing number of civilians are fleeing embattled Sa'ada province in northern Yemen as the fighting between Government troops and Al Houthi rebels rages on. More >>

Investment In Ecosystems For Higher Profits

Monday, 16 November 2009, 11:18 am | United Nations

Governments that invest in natural resources and ecosystems are likely to yield stronger economic growth and higher rates of return, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report released today. More >>

Young People In Chadian Refugee Camps Need Hope

Friday, 13 November 2009, 2:46 pm | United Nations

The top humanitarian official in Chad called for urgent attention to be paid to providing a better life for young men and women languishing in camps for refugees and displaced persons, warning that the alternatives for them would be prostitution or violence. More >>

Speeding Up Progress On Global Anti-Poverty Goals

Friday, 13 November 2009, 10:39 am | United Nations

Ninety new United Nations development projects will be launched over the next three years, a top official said today, to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed at slashing a host of social ills, including extreme hunger and poverty, ... More >>

DR Congo: Amid Alleged Army Atrocities

Friday, 13 November 2009, 9:59 am | United Nations

The top priority for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the DRC is the protection of civilians from abuse, be it from the Government forces that it is mandated to support or armed rebel groups, a senior official said today. More >>

Protection Of Civilians From Cluster Bombs

Friday, 13 November 2009, 9:57 am | United Nations

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged States to remain focused on strengthening the protection of civilians from the inhumane and indiscriminate impact of cluster munitions, in a speech to the parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons ... More >>

Action To Tackle Food Shortages In Southern Sudan

Friday, 13 November 2009, 9:32 am | United Nations

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for greater efforts to prevent the food shortages in parts of Southern Sudan, caused by poor rains and made worse by insecurity, from escalating into a deeper crisis. More >>

Thousands Of Somali's Helped By UN

Friday, 13 November 2009, 9:31 am | United Nations

At least 83,000 Somali children and women benefited from the Child Health Days Campaign carried out with United Nations support in the Afgooye corridor, which hosts displaced people who fled their homes owing to the violence in the capital, Mogadishu. More >>

Maternal Mortality In Eastern Europe

Friday, 13 November 2009, 9:29 am | United Nations

The number of women in Eastern Europe and Central Asia dying from complications in childbirth and pregnancy has been slashed by more than half over the last 10 years, participants at a high-level United Nations gathering in Istanbul heard today. More >>

Emerging From Economic Crisis At UN Forum

Friday, 13 November 2009, 9:26 am | United Nations

Government officials from Central Asian and neighbouring countries, international organizations and financial institutions pledged at a United Nations-sponsored forum today to cooperate in developing the best strategies for an early regional recovery ... More >>

Denmark’s Invite To UN Climate Summit

Friday, 13 November 2009, 9:18 am | United Nations

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly encouraged all heads of State and government to accept the invitation issued by Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen to attend the closing days of next month’s United Nations climate change conference ... More >>