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Forced Returns Of Asylum-Seekers From Central Iraq
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 10:14 am | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today expressed its concern that some European nations have recently been forcibly returning asylum-seekers from central Iraq -- which has witnessed serious human rights violations and continuing ... More >>
New Pact To Protect Africa's Displaced
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 10:13 am | United Nations
The United Nations human rights chief today welcomed a new treaty to protect and assist those uprooted from their homes due to conflict and natural disasters in Africa, which accounts for nearly half of the world's 26 million internally displaced persons ... More >>
African Swine Fever Spreads To Northern Russia
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 10:12 am | United Nations
The devastating pig disease known as African swine fever (ASF) has now been found in northwest Russia, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today. More >>
Climate Change is Focus of Ban Ki-moon's US Visit
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 10:11 am | United Nations
Climate change was the focus today as Ban Ki-moon kicked off his first visit to Seattle as United Nations Secretary-General, setting out to see firsthand the efforts of United States citizens, communities and businesses to protect the environment. ... More >>
Insurance Industry Can Propel Green Transition
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 10:10 am | United Nations
Top executives from global insurance companies believe their industry can play a crucial role in speeding up the transition to a ‘green’ economy, according to a new survey backed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). More >>
Africa: Climate Change To Accelerate Displacement
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 10:08 am | United Nations
Climate change will lead to ever greater numbers of people being uprooted in Africa, the top United Nations humanitarian official said today, calling for enhanced and swift actions to reduce disaster risk and step up mitigation. More >>
UN Report Helps Developing Nations Go Green
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 10:08 am | United Nations
A new United Nations-backed report released today details how to ensure that developing countries are part of the transition to a ‘green’ economy. With some $500 billion a year expected to be needed to help poorer nations adapt to climate change and at ... More >>
Human Trafficking Victims Address UN Event
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 10:07 am | United Nations
The United Nations hosted a special event at its New York Headquarters today for the victims and survivors of human trafficking, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issuing a broad-based call to action for States to tackle the root causes and ensure ... More >>
Situation For People Living In DPR Korea
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 10:06 am | United Nations
The human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) remains “abysmal” as a result of the repressive nature of the ruling regime, the independent United Nations expert monitoring the situation in the East Asian ... More >>
UN: Must Have Less Fraud in Second Afghan Election
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 9:56 am | United Nations
With just weeks to go before Afghans go back to the polls to choose between President Hamid Karzai and his challenger Abdullah Abdullah, the United Nations said today it wants to see a “better and cleaner” election in the 7 November run-off. “We ... More >>
Burma: Release Political Prisoners Before Election
Friday, 23 October 2009, 10:28 am | United Nations
An independent United Nations expert has called on Myanmar’s Government to release all political prisoners before the national elections planned for 2010 so that the polls can be as inclusive as possible. More >>
UN Mission In Chad Faces Further Temporary Cuts
Friday, 23 October 2009, 10:26 am | United Nations
The United Nations force seeking to provide security in the Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad, already at barely half its mandated strength, will be further constrained in the coming months due to the departure of some units, a top UN official warned ... More >>
Preparations For Afghan Presidential Run-Off
Friday, 23 October 2009, 10:25 am | United Nations
Ballot papers have been printed and delivered, polling stations kits have been packed and distribution began today as preparations got under way for the second round of voting in Afghanistan’s presidential election, the United Nations mission there ... More >>
Deadly Tribal Violence Under Control In Darfur
Friday, 23 October 2009, 10:24 am | United Nations
Peacekeepers serving with the joint United Nations-African Union mission in Sudan’s war-wracked Darfur region have intervened in deadly tribal clashes, bringing the situation under control, it was announced today. More >>
Energy Technologies Crucial In Climate Change
Friday, 23 October 2009, 10:23 am | United Nations
Ensuring that developing countries can access cleaner energy-producing technologies to meet their development needs without increasing pollution will be crucial in the global fight against climate change, a top United Nations official stressed today. More >>
Ethiopia Faces Large Food Shortfall
Friday, 23 October 2009, 10:21 am | United Nations
Ethiopia needs an additional $175 million this year to help feed 6.2 million people ravaged by prolonged drought and crop failure, about 8 per cent of the population, the United Nations humanitarian arm reported today, citing the Government and aid ... More >>
Democracy Vital In Spurring Development
Friday, 23 October 2009, 10:21 am | United Nations
Democratic governance both reinforces and is bolstered by development and human rights, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon underscored in a message to a high-level event drawing thousands of representatives of both governments and non-governmental organizations. More >>
Pop Star Nancy Ajram Named UN Goodwill Ambassador
Friday, 23 October 2009, 10:20 am | United Nations
Award-winning Lebanese pop star Nancy Ajram will use her fame to spotlight the needs of young people in the Middle East and North Africa as she takes on her new role as regional Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) ... More >>
Critical Assistance To Somalia
Friday, 23 October 2009, 10:18 am | United Nations
A shortfall in funding may jeopardize the humanitarian assistance that is urgently needed for roughly 3.6 million people in Somalia, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). More >>
Top UN Official Discusses Natural Disasters
Friday, 23 October 2009, 10:17 am | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Asia and the Pacific and the leader of the Philippines today discussed how the country is coping in the aftermath of a series of deadly storms, as well as the region’s response to the ongoing financial crisis. More >>
