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Cyprus Talks Continue Under UN Auspices
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 11:01 am | United Nations
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders held further discussions today on the shape of a federal government of a future bi-communal republic as United Nations-backed talks to unify the Mediterranean island picked up pace. Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris ... More >>
Ban Ki-moon: Obstacles Remain in Sudanese Pact
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 10:58 am | United Nations
The holding of elections and referendums are among the key milestones of the peace agreement ending the long-running north-south civil war in Sudan that have yet to be reached, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a new report( http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=s/2009/545 ... More >>
UN: World Must Recommit to Stop Maternal Deaths
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 10:37 am | United Nations
The target of slashing maternal mortality and ensuring universal access to reproductive health is the furthest from success of all the Millennium Development Goals ( http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/) the world set itself in 2000, a senior United Nations official has warned, calling ... More >>
UN Report: Ivorian Parties Continue to Rearm
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 10:29 am | United Nations
Both sides in Côte d’Ivoire, which has been divided for more than seven years between the Government-controlled south and the rebel Forces Nouvelles-held north, are violating the arms embargo imposed on the country, according to a new United ... More >>
UN and Iraq Sign Deal to Boost Stability, Growth
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 10:14 am | United Nations
The United Nations and the Government of Iraq have enhanced their partnership, joining forces to promote development in the violence-scarred nation. UN Acting Resident Coordinator Naeema Al-Gasseer and Iraqi Minister of Planning Ali Baban yesterday ... More >>
UN Agency Saddened By Death of Partner in Chad
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 10:12 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today expressed its shock and sadness at the death of a colleague working for its government counterpart in eastern Chad who was killed in an ambush over the weekend. Michel Mitna was head of the Chadian refugee body ... More >>
Ban Ki-moon: Multilateralism is Order of the Day
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 2:05 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the need for greater collaboration among nations to address common challenges, including the global economic slowdown, the flu pandemic and climate change, adding that the United States is central to ... More >>
Genocide Trial Adjourned After Karadzi Boycotts
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 2:01 pm | United Nations
The genocide trial of the former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadži opened today before a United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague but was then http://www.icty.org/sid/10250 adjourned by a day after the defendant failed to attend the proceedings. Judge O-Gon ... More >>
UN General Assembly Elects 22 New Members
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 1:56 pm | United Nations
The General Assembly today elected 22 countries to serve on the Economic and Social Council ( ">http://www.un.org/ecosoc/"> ECOSOC), one of the principal organs of the United Nations and the body responsible for coordinating the economic, social and ... More >>
UN Honours British Professor
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 12:03 pm | United Nations
A British professor today received a prestigious lifetime achievement award from the United Nations Development Programme ( http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/october/) for her contributions to advancing the social and economic well-being worldwide. ... More >>
Ban Ki-moon Adresses Climate Change in Copenhagen
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 11:52 am | United Nations
As just over one month remains before nations converge in Copenhagen to ‘seal the deal’ on a new climate change agreement, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has laid out his four benchmarks for success at the negotiations in the Danish capital. Firstly, ... More >>
Conference Examines Drugs in Sports
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 11:36 am | United Nations
A United Nations-backed conference tasked with identifying ways to eliminate drug cheats from sport kicked off in Paris today, focusing on the use of a $2.2 million donation to help national or international anti-doping projects. The three-day gathering ... More >>
50,000 Returning Refugees Benefit from UN Shelter
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 11:23 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency has nearly completed its shelter programme for more than 50,000 of the most vulnerable Afghan returnees this year, bringing to some 1.2 million those who have benefited since the re-integration project started in ... More >>
UN-Backed Court Rules in Sierra Leone Case
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 11:19 am | United Nations
The United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone upheld the convictions and sentences passed on three former rebels in the last judgment by the tribunal to be handed down in the West African nation. The three former leaders of the rebel Revolutionary ... More >>
Those Forced to Aid Terrorists Should Get Asylum
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 11:05 am | United Nations
Women who have been forced by terrorists to provide shelter, food and sexual services should never be denied asylum on the ground that they gave material support to terrorism, an independent United Nations expert said today. “Victims of gender-based persecution, ... More >>
More Than a Million Displaced in Africa
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 11:02 am | United Nations
The total number of people forced from their homes in the past six months by persistent violent conflict in Central and Eastern Africa has topped 1 million, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( http://ochaonline.un.org /">) ... More >>
Pakistanis Continue to Flee Violence in Northwest
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 10:58 am | United Nations
Nearly 14,000 people fleeing the latest round of clashes between Government forces and militants in the north-western Pakistani region of South Waziristan, have been registered, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ... More >>
Top UN Envoy Cocerned Over Iraqi Camp Conditions
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 10:42 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy to Iraq has expressed his concerns over the humanitarian situation in a camp north of Baghdad, housing thousands of Iranian dissidents. Some 3,400 members of the People’s Mojahedeen Organization of Iran (PMOI), also known ... More >>
UN Nuclear Inspectors Arrive In Iran
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 10:16 am | United Nations
Inspectors from the United Nations atomic watchdog have arrived in Iran to visit a recently-disclosed uranium enrichment facility. More >>
Flood Of Pakistani Civilians Fleeing Fighting
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 10:15 am | United Nations
United Nations aid agencies and their partners in north-western Pakistan are preparing emergency relief, including food, water and health services, for up to 250,000 civilians fleeing an intensification of fighting between the Government and militants. More >>
