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Talks On Russian-Georgian Conflict Resume
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 12:32 pm | United Nations
The United Nations and its international partners chairing talks on last year’s Russian-Georgian conflict in South Ossetia today voiced concern over a number of recent detentions but noted that the overall security situation on the ground remained ... More >>
Japan’s Decision To Boost Aid To Afghanistan
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 12:31 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed Japan’s intention to increase its assistance for Afghanistan by around $2 billion to a total of $5 billion over the next five years, and said he hopes other nations will follow suit. More >>
Djibouti Repatriates 40 Somali Asylum-Seekers
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 12:30 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency has voiced regret at Djibouti’s forced repatriation of 40 Somali asylum-seekers, including 13 women and children, who were rescued at sea by a Dutch ship in the Red Sea last month. More >>
UN Ready To Work With New Lebanese Government
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 12:29 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated the readiness of the United Nations to work with the new unity government in Lebanon in tackling the challenges facing the country. More >>
Food Shortages Needlessly Incapacitate And Kill
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 12:28 pm | United Nations
An astonishing 200 million children under the age of five, almost all in Africa and Asia, suffer from the debilitating impact of stunted growth resulting from a lack of food and the right nutrients, a new United Nations report warned today. More >>
Protection Of Civilians In Armed Conflict
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 12:27 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations human rights official today called on the Security Council to put more muscle into protecting civilians in armed conflict, citing Israel’s war in Gaza and the situations in Sudan’s Darfur region, the Democratic Republic ... More >>
Relief Efforts In Storm-Battered Philippines
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 12:26 pm | United Nations
The United Nations humanitarian wing said today that relief efforts following the recent storms that battered the Philippines are being hampered by funding shortages, noting that only $26 million of the $74 million appeal launched last month has been ... More >>
Universality Of Global Pact On Mines
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 12:25 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for greater efforts to expand the number of signatories, especially among developing countries and States in conflict, to a global pact banning the use of mines, booby-traps and other explosive devices against ... More >>
UN Honours Nelson Mandela With International Day
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 12:24 pm | United Nations
The United Nations has declared 18 July “Nelson Mandela International Day” in recognition of the former South African President’s contribution to the culture of peace and freedom. More >>
Battle Against Hunger Can Be Won With Policies
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 12:23 pm | United Nations
While the number of hungry people stands at a record 1 billion, the battle against hunger can be won with the right policies, investment and political will, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says in a new report published ahead ... More >>
Invasive Species Pose Huge Threat To Ecosystems
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 12:22 pm | United Nations
It's no longer than a grain of rice. But the mountain pine beetle is an insidious environmental predator, laying waste to swathes of forest in north-western Canada and exposing the local ecosystem to what could be a devastating new front in the ... More >>
Climate Change Treaty: US Must Pull Its Weight
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 12:21 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the United States to take a leading role in forging a new international pact to combat global warming, warning that the consequences of failure outweigh the cost of tackling climate change. More >>
Furnishings Giant IKEA Raises Money For UNICEF
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 2:07 pm | United Nations
More than 500,000 children, mainly in Africa, are expected to benefit from home furnishing and accessories firm IKEA’s Holiday season fundraising campaign, which will donate one euro for every soft toy sold to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the non-governmental ... More >>
UN Receives Provisional Voters’ List
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 12:45 pm | United Nations
Côte d’Ivoire’s independent electoral commission today handed over a provisional voters’ list to the top United Nations envoy there, a step forward towards holding the much-delayed presidential poll in the West African country, split by civil war ... More >>
UNICEF Chief Focuses On Child Health
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 12:44 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said greater attention should be paid to the negative impact of climate change on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people, especially children, as she toured the West African nation ... More >>
Lebanon And Israel Must Do More
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 11:53 am | United Nations
Despite recent “worrying incidents” in southern Lebanon, where Israel and Hizbollah militants battled fiercely three years ago, talk of a new war is alarmist, but all sides must do more to translate the cessation of hostilities into a permanent ceasefire, ... More >>
UN Official Lauds Role Of Sport In The EU
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 10:37 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations official today praised the European Commission for its use of sport in bringing together diverse communities within the continent’s geo-political bloc, as well as helping people in poor countries. More >>
Global Alliance To Protect World’s Biodiversity
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 9:44 am | United Nations
As a year-long campaign to safeguard the world’s biological diversity gets underway, Secretary-General called on countries and people all over the planet to engage in a global alliance to protect life on Earth. More >>
Civilians Escaping Tribal Violence In DR Congo
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 9:43 am | United Nations
The number of civilians fleeing tribal violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into neighbouring Republic of Congo since last week has topped 21,800, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. More >>
Global Pact On Explosive Remnants Of War
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 9:36 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on those States that have not yet done so to adhere to the global pact dealing with explosive remnants of war, noting the deadly toll that these weapons which are left over after conflict takes on society. More >>
