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Indonesia: UN Mobilizes To Prevent Epidemics
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:50 pm | United Nations
United Nations emergency personnel in Indonesia’s province of West Sumatra are mobilizing to prevent the outbreak of epidemic diseases and get children back to school two days after a massive earthquake killed at least 1,100 people, trapped ... More >>
Detention Of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:49 pm | United Nations
Myanmar’s Government has missed an opportunity to prove its commitment to holding inclusive elections by extending the house arrest of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, effectively barring her from participating in next year’s polls, says ... More >>
Unemployment Rate Inches Higher
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:48 pm | United Nations
The urban unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean has climbed slightly to 8.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2009, with the United Nations forecasting that rate will stay constant through the end of the year. More >>
Honduras: UN Officials Sound Alarm
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:47 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding the freedom of expression today led a chorus of UN voices expressing concern over the suppression of civil liberties in Honduras following a coup d’état in the Central American country ... More >>
Food Aid In Flood-Stricken South-East Asia
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:46 pm | United Nations
The United Nations is ramping up its relief operations in flood-stricken South-East Asia, appealing for donor support and rushing food to southern Laos where some 250,000 people have been hit by typhoon-spawned rain that have already affected an estimated ... More >>
Now Is The Time To Invest In Haiti
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:45 pm | United Nations
United Nations Special Envoy to Haiti, former United States president Bill Clinton, has led a delegation of 500 business leaders from around the world to the Caribbean country in a bid to unlock what he called Haiti’s “great potential for development.” More >>
Presidential Polls In Somaliland
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:44 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy to Somalia today congratulated officials in the self-declared autonomous region of Somaliland in the Horn of Africa nation for striking an agreement to end a stalemate on delayed presidential elections. More >>
Gandhi’s Message Of Non-Violent Struggle
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:43 pm | United Nations
Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy of non-violence in the face of aggression is an enduring symbol of hope for leaders and grass-roots campaigners alike in defeating the growing number of hostile forces threatening the modern world, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ... More >>
West African Biodiversity Corridor
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:41 pm | United Nations
A plan to develop a biodiversity corridor across the border between Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia will be the focus of discussions to be held in Abidjan next week in cooperation the United Nations and other organizations. More >>
Violations In Honduras Following Coup
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:41 pm | United Nations
Strongly condemning the coup d’état in Honduras in June, the Human Rights Council today called for the restoration of democracy and the rule of law in the Central American country and an immediate end to all violations of human rights. More >>
Deadly Typhoon In The Philippines – UN
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 12:49 pm | United Nations
Poor drainage systems and garbage disposal problems aggravated the impact of a typhoon that struck the Philippines at the weekend and killed hundreds of people, the United Nations disaster prevention agency says as it stressed the need for governments to ... More >>
Independent UN Probe Into Bhutto Killing
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 12:48 pm | United Nations
Members of the independent United Nations commission charged with examining the facts and circumstances behind the December 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto have completed their second visit to Pakistan. More >>
Uneven Progress In DR Congo, UN Reports
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 12:46 pm | United Nations
Progress critical to stabilization in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been uneven, with some rebels being reintegrated into the national army while others continued to attack civilians, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon writes in a new ... More >>
B Clinton To Head To Haiti To Promote Investment
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 12:45 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Special Envoy to Haiti, former United States president Bill Clinton, will embark on a two-day visit to Haiti tomorrow in a bid to boost private sector investment in the impoverished Caribbean nation. More >>
Côte D’ivoire’s Much-Delayed Polls
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 12:44 pm | United Nations
The two months remaining until the much-anticipated presidential polls in Côte d’Ivoire are fraught with major obstacles, including disarmament of militias and reintegration of former rebels, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned in a new report made public ... More >>
Women’s Participation In Peace Efforts
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 12:42 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has highlighted the need to strengthen the involvement of women in peace processes worldwide, noting that nine years after the adoption of a landmark United Nations resolution on the issue, obstacles to their full participation ... More >>
Deadly Indonesian Earthquakes Leave 75 Dead
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 12:41 pm | United Nations
Devastating back-to-back earthquakes have rocked the Indonesian island of Sumatra today, killing at least 75 people and leaving thousands trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings, the United Nations humanitarian wing has reported. More >>
End To Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Desired
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 12:39 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today demanded that all parties to armed conflict take immediate action to protect civilians, including women and children, from all forms of sexual violence, and urged greater measures by States and the United Nations to combat this ... More >>
At Least 4 Million People Receiving AIDS Drugs
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 12:37 pm | United Nations
Over 4 million people are now receiving treatment for HIV, marking a nearly 40 per cent jump from the previous year, but at least 5 million others still do not have access to much-needed medicines, according to a new United Nations report issued ... More >>
Transport For Zimbabwe’s Health Workers
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 12:36 pm | United Nations
The United Nations today provided hundreds of bicycles and motorcycles for Zimbabwean health workers to respond to potential cholera and flu outbreaks, the latest in a series of steps by the world body to help the southern African country confront acute ... More >>
