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US President Barack Obama Honours UN Staff
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:25 pm | United Nations
United States President Barack Obama paid personal tribute today to the many United Nations personnel who have been killed worldwide in the line of duty since the Organization began operations in 1945. More >>
UK Calls For ‘Grand’ Global Nuclear Bargain
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:24 pm | United Nations
United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown today proposed a “grand global bargain” between nations that have nuclear weapons and nations that do not, telling the General Assembly that the world was facing a renewed threat of proliferation. More >>
World’s Poorest Deserve Special Attention
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:23 pm | United Nations
At a time of multiple global crises, including those related to finances, food and flu, the poorest and most vulnerable deserve special attention by the international community, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told world leaders gathered at the United ... More >>
UN: Cutting Large Number Of Maternal Deaths
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:22 pm | United Nations
No woman should die needlessly in childbirth with the resources and technology available in the world, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a high-level gathering on the margins of the General Assembly today. More >>
Drug Consumption Should Be Made Illegal
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:21 pm | United Nations
The consumption of drugs should be made illegal to break the increasingly close links with production, trafficking and organized crime, Colombia’s President told the General Assembly today as he warned about the dangers posed by the illicit drug industry. More >>
AIDS Treatment Must Be Extended To Millions More
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:20 pm | United Nations
While praising the progress made in fighting HIV and AIDS, with more than 4 million people in developing countries now on AIDS treatment compared with virtually no one five years ago, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for more funding and “a ... More >>
Time Running Out To Reform Global Governance
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:18 pm | United Nations
French President Nicolas Sarkozy issued a warning at the General Assembly today that time is running out to reform global governance for politics, economics and the environment to address crises on multiple fronts. More >>
Reintegrating Former Rebels Into National Army
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:17 pm | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday began transferring detained former rebels who will be joining the Government army under a recent amnesty programme. More >>
Resources Vital To Achieving Anti-Poverty Goals
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:16 pm | United Nations
Achieving the goals of halving poverty, hunger and other ills by 2015 can be done, the United Nations development chief stated today, stressing that it will take strong partnerships, dedicated resources and unwavering political leadership. More >>
Poor Nations Must Combat Climate Change
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:14 pm | United Nations
Developed countries have a responsibility to help poorer nations in their fight against climate change, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt told the General Assembly’s high-level debate in New York today, underscoring the need for heightened action ... More >>
Korea: Denuclearization Vital For Peace
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:12 pm | United Nations
The President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) told the General Assembly today that denuclearization is essential to achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula, calling for cooperation by the world’s nations to achieve broader disarmament goals. More >>
Honduran Leader Must Be Returned To Power
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:08 pm | United Nations
Brazil’s President today called for a return to power of Honduran leader José Manuel Zelaya following the recent coup d’état in the Latin American nation as he told the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate that political will is ... More >>
Agriculture To Feed Growing World Population
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:08 pm | United Nations
Farmers need to increase global food production by some 70 per cent in the coming decades to feed an additional 2.3 billion people by 2050, warned a paper published by the United Nations food agency today, which calls for urgent investment in agriculture. More >>
600,000 Flood Victims In West Africa
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:07 pm | United Nations
United Nations agencies are stepping up emergency relief efforts in West Africa where severe flooding has affected 600,000 people, damaging infrastructure, schools and hospitals, inundating large swathes of farmland and destroying crops. More >>
US: New Chapter Of International Cooperation
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:06 pm | United Nations
The United States “stands ready to begin a new chapter of international cooperation,” its President Barack Obama told the General Assembly today as he called on the world to redouble its efforts to ensure that the United Nations is central to efforts to ... More >>
Myanmar: Helping to Ensure Credible Elections
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:05 pm | United Nations
Myanmar’s friends and neighbours must “do more in the best interests of Myanmar and its people” by persuading the Government to hold credible elections next year, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. More >>
UN Should Lead Global Efforts To Counter Piracy
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:04 pm | United Nations
Ukraine today called for the creation of a United Nations office in Africa to spearhead global efforts against maritime piracy, saying existing international measures to combat the problem are insufficient to deal with the scale of the problem. More >>
Lebanon: UN Envoy Holds Talks With Leaders
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:02 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon today held discussions with one of the country’s senior parliamentary figures as part of UN efforts to promote an end to the current deadlock on the forming of a national unity government. More >>
Dominican Republic Calls For Global Tax
Friday, 25 September 2009, 12:00 pm | United Nations
Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernández today called on the United Nations General Assembly to consider a possible tax on tax havens, off-shore banks and international financial centres to make up for the damage the global economic crisis has wrought ... More >>
