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Killing Of Nigerian News Editor
Wednesday, 7 October 2009, 6:08 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today condemned the recent killing of a Nigerian news editor, and called on authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice. More >>
Inspectors To Visit New Iranian Enrichment Plant
Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 11:34 am | United Nations
Inspectors from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit a newly disclosed uranium enrichment facility in Iran on 25 October, the world body said. More >>
Mauritania’s Farmers To Benefit From UN
Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 11:33 am | United Nations
Farmers in Mauritania will receive financial help to turn milk into butter and cheese, to clean and package the vegetables they grow and to add value to other raw products under a $12 million programme unveiled by the United Nations agency tasked with eradicating ... More >>
Election Of Supreme Court Judges In Guatemala
Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 11:31 am | United Nations
An independent United Nations human rights expert today criticized the recent election of judges to the Supreme Court in Guatemala, saying the process was rushed and lacked transparency and objectivity. More >>
Technologies Vital To Tackling Climate Change
Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 11:26 am | United Nations
Information and communication technologies are vital to tackling climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a global forum that kicked off today in Geneva, urging participants to think of creative ways to use the latest technology to usher ... More >>
Women Must Play Full Part In Peace-Building
Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 11:23 am | United Nations
The Security Council today unanimously urged all countries and international bodies to take further steps to ensure full participation of women in all stages of conflict resolution and peace-building, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling it “a ... More >>
Urgent Funding Needed To Fill Teacher Gap
Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 11:22 am | United Nations
A chorus of United Nations officials today warned governments of the dangers in slashing education budgets in the face of the ongoing global economic recession, spotlighting the critical shortage of trained teachers. More >>
Stem ‘Brain Drain’ From Poor States
Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 11:17 am | United Nations
More than one dozen universities in Africa and the Middle East will benefit from a joint project between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and United States computer company Hewlett-Packard that seeks to provide ... More >>
Marking World Habitat Day
Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 11:16 am | United Nations
Mounting urban challenges – including climate change and unplanned development – highlight the need for revitalized and planning to meet the needs of city dwellers, top United Nations officials said today, marking World Habitat Day. More >>
Pakistan: ‘Heinous’ Attack On UN Food Aid Office
Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 11:15 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned today’s suicide attack against the office of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Pakistan in which four staff members were killed. More >>
Reforms To Make The Most Out Of Migration
Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 11:14 am | United Nations
Migration benefits the people who move, their host communities and those that stay behind, the United Nations' latest Human Development Report says, calling today for wide-ranging reforms to maximize those gains and to protect the rights of migrants ... More >>
Jolie Spotlights Plight Of Iraqi Refugees
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:59 pm | United Nations
The award-winning actress and United Nations goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie has urged the international community to not forget the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees who remain unwilling to return to their homeland despite the relative decrease ... More >>
Progress On Improving Efficiency And Coordination
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:58 pm | United Nations
The United Nations has taken a significant step to avoid duplication and strengthen coordination between nine departments and agencies in so-called rule of law activities, a complex field ranging from peacebuilding and the environment to counter-terrorism ... More >>
Progress On Latest Climate Negotiations Mixed
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:57 pm | United Nations
Progress on climate change negotiations, geared towards December’s summit in Copenhagen where a new agreement on limiting greenhouse gas emissions is set to be reached, has been mixed at the latest round of talks, a top United Nations official has reported. More >>
UN Responds To Samoa’s Appeal For Assistance
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:56 pm | United Nations
The United Nations is responding to an appeal for assistance by Samoa, which earlier this week was struck by a tsunami that has wrought devastation on the South Pacific nation. More >>
Somali Upsurge In Fighting
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:55 pm | United Nations
Somali civilians are bearing the brunt in the latest upsurge in fighting in the country’s troubled south central region, the United Nations refugee agency said today, adding that 145 people have reportedly been killed and another 285 injured in heavy clashes ... More >>
UN Peacekeeping Chief
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:54 pm | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping chief next week pays an official visit to Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, the three top national contributors of forces to the many missions with which the world body seeks to restore stability and democracy in conflict-riven ... More >>
Ban Urges Investment In Women And Girls
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:53 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged countries not to waver in their commitments to women and girls in the midst of the ongoing economic crisis, particularly in ensuring their basic human rights. More >>
Ugandans Return To Their Farms After 20 Years
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:52 pm | United Nations
More than a million Ugandans driven from their homes by decades of violent conflict are gradually moving back to their homeland in the north of the country thanks to an innovative United Nations-backed farming project, the Food and Agricultural Organization ... More >>
Ban Heads To Denmark
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:51 pm | United Nations
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today set off to Denmark on the second-leg of his European trip, where he is slated to meet with the country’s Prime Minister and the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). More >>
