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Access To Those In Need In Yemen
Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 11:20 am | United Nations
The top United Nations humanitarian official has urged all sides in the conflict in northern Yemen to ensure that aid workers can reach those in need, noting that insecurity is hampering access to several areas. More >>
UN And Interpol Are 'Natural Partners'
Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 11:16 am | United Nations
Welcoming a new agreement between the United Nations and International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) to enhance policing cooperation in post-conflict areas, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the two organizations "natural partners" in boosting security ... More >>
Nepal: UN Welcomes Fresh Start
Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 11:16 am | United Nations
The United Nations welcomed today's re-launching of the discharge and rehabilitation process of over 4,000 former Maoist fighters -- including child soldiers -- in Nepal, with the world body's top envoy to the Asian nation calling it an important step ... More >>
Averting Unnecessary Deaths In Childbirth
Friday, 9 October 2009, 1:25 pm | United Nations
Investing in quality health care in poor countries can make a dramatic difference to the survival rates of the estimated 500,000 women worldwide who die each year while giving birth, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in an address this evening ... More >>
New UN Satellite Communications Deal
Friday, 9 October 2009, 1:24 pm | United Nations
In a bid to strengthen emergency communications before impending natural disasters strike and to save more lives by better coordinating relief efforts in their aftermath, the United Nations has teamed up with two leading global satellite companies, the ... More >>
UN Aid Chief Arrives In Yemen
Friday, 9 October 2009, 1:22 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations humanitarian official arrived in Yemen today in a bid to garner support for some 150,000 people driven from their homes by an armed conflict between Government forces and a rebel militia that first erupted in 2004. More >>
UN Legal Team Assesses Prisons And Judiciary
Friday, 9 October 2009, 1:21 pm | United Nations
United Nations legal experts are on a 10-day visit to Côte d'Ivoire to study the West African country’s implementation of national laws and its prison administration as well as the judiciary’s interaction with other sectors of society. More >>
Malaria Gets ‘Ugly’ On Hit US Comedy Show
Friday, 9 October 2009, 1:20 pm | United Nations
A United Nations-backed campaign to raise awareness about malaria – which claims over 1 million lives annually – has a starring role on the season premiere of the hit United States television comedy, “Ugly Betty.” More >>
DRC: Stalled Reintegration Of Ethnic Fighters
Friday, 9 October 2009, 1:16 pm | United Nations
A United Nations assessment team has succeeded in restarting the disarmament and integration of some ethnic fighters into the national army in strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after they rejected the process or set preconditions. More >>
Tension At Holy Site In Jerusalem
Friday, 9 October 2009, 1:15 pm | United Nations
A senior United Nations official today visited Jerusalem’s Harem Al Sharif/Temple Mount compound, a site holy to both Jews and Muslims, in a bid to defuse tensions, calling for an immediate end to all provocations following recent clashes in the ... More >>
Efforts To Resolve Western Sahara Dispute
Friday, 9 October 2009, 1:15 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that he intends to appoint a highly experienced United Nations official as the head of the Organization’s efforts to resolve the long-running dispute over the status of Western Sahara. More >>
UN Refugee Agency Enters Facebook Contest
Friday, 9 October 2009, 1:13 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency is harnessing the ever expanding world of cyberspace to raise funds, entering a challenge on a Facebook platform that could net $50,000 to help forcibly displaced Somalis. More >>
Afghanistan: Deadly Suicide Blast In Capital
Friday, 9 October 2009, 1:13 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spoke out against the suicide bombing in Afghanistan this morning that reportedly killed 17 people and injured another 80. More >>
Successful Climate Deal Hangs On Emissions
Friday, 9 October 2009, 1:12 pm | United Nations
A successful new climate change deal hinges on industrialized nations committing to ambitious greenhouse gas emissions targets and reaching agreement on financing to help poor countries adapt, a senior United Nations official said today. More >>
UN Expert Presses United Arab Emirates
Friday, 9 October 2009, 1:11 pm | United Nations
An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged the United Arab Emirates to push ahead with creating robust legal institutions and laws to combat racism aimed at foreign migrant populations, who form the majority in the Persian Gulf nation. More >>
Speedy Financial Support For Somalia
Friday, 9 October 2009, 1:10 pm | United Nations
There is slow but notable progress towards stability in strife-torn Somalia, but international financial support for the transitional government is vital, with speed being the most critical element, the United Nations political chief said today. More >>
India Not To Waver In Fight Against Epidemic
Friday, 9 October 2009, 1:09 pm | United Nations
The role of India’s political leadership is vital to ensure that the country with the highest number of HIV-infected people in Asia achieves its goals of universal access to prevention, care and treatment by 2010, according to a top United Nations ... More >>
Agricultural Investment Needed
Friday, 9 October 2009, 1:08 pm | United Nations
Net investments of $83 billion a year, a 50 per cent increase, must be made in agriculture in developing countries if there is to be enough food to feed over 9 billion people in 2050, according to a United Nations paper published today. More >>
Impartiality In Afghan Polls
Friday, 9 October 2009, 1:06 pm | United Nations
Rejecting “unacceptable” media accusations ranging from impartiality in Afghanistan’s presidential election process to fraud concealment, the top United Nations envoy to the South Asian nation today reiterated his resolve to do all he can to ensure ... More >>
Favouritism In Afghan Presidential Polls
Thursday, 8 October 2009, 10:34 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan has only ever sided with electoral institutions in the country’s recent presidential ballot, and never with any of the candidates, UN officials said today as they refuted allegations of bias. More >>
