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Collective Action At The Heart Of Climate Change
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 11:56 am | United Nations
On the eve of the largest-ever gathering of world leaders on the issue of climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today underscored the urgent need for collective action to save the planet. More >>
Education For Millions More African Children
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 11:55 am | United Nations
A United Nations-backed campaign to bring education to millions of children in Africa is expanding to reach millions more after exceeding its initial target by raising more than $50 million. More >>
UN Presence In Liberia And Sierra Leone
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 11:54 am | United Nations
The Security Council today extended the mandates for one year of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia and the world body’s peacebuilding office in neighbouring Sierra Leone. More >>
Drought And Conflict Aggravate Hunger In Africa
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 11:53 am | United Nations
The crop prospects in the Horn of Africa for this year are poor, on the heels of below-average rainfall, violence and displacement, will intensify hunger in the region, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) cautioned today. More >>
G20 Could Save Up To 11 Million Jobs This Year
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 11:52 am | United Nations
The so-called Group of 20 (G20) industrialized nations can take measures which could generate or save up to 11 million jobs in their respective countries this year, according to the head of the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO). More >>
Supermodel Goodwill Ambassador For Environment
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 11:51 am | United Nations
One of the world's most recognizable faces will lend her good looks to the cause of global environmental action, with supermodel Gisele Bündchen of Brazil being designated a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) ... More >>
Relief Workers In Eastern DRC Under Attack
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 11:50 am | United Nations
Violent attacks against humanitarian workers operating in the volatile North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) increased by 26 per cent in the first six months this year compared to the same period a year ago, according ... More >>
65 Dead Or Missing In Gulf Of Aden
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 11:49 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency said today that 16 people lost their lives and 49 others are missing and presumed dead in three separate smuggling incidents in the Gulf of Aden over the last two days. More >>
Certification Of Afghan Poll Results
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 11:48 am | United Nations
Welcoming today's announcement on an agreement to resolve issues before certifying the presidential elections results in Afghanistan, the top United Nations envoy to the country stressed that the South Asian nation's people must be informed of the ... More >>
Keeping Babies HIV-Free In Africa
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 11:47 am | United Nations
Efforts to curb HIV transmission from mothers to their children in Africa have received a boost, thanks to a new partnership between the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and a UN-backed initiative seeking to help lift villages on the ... More >>
War Crimes By Both Sides In Gaza Conflict
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 11:46 am | United Nations
The United Nations fact-finding mission on the Gaza conflict at the start of this year has found evidence that both Israeli forces and Palestinian militants committed serious war crimes and breaches of humanitarian law, which may amount to crimes against ... More >>
Ted Kennedy Wins Top UN Award For Aiding Refugees
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 11:46 am | United Nations
The late United States Senator Edward Kennedy has been awarded the most prestigious United Nations refugee award for his record of more than 45 years as an unparalleled champion of refugee protection and assistance. More >>
Election Of New UNESCO Chief Heads
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 11:44 am | United Nations
A fourth round of voting will be held on Monday to try to select the next head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) after none of the candidates for the post were able to obtain a majority of ballots yesterday. More >>
Kazakhstan: Abuse Of Uzbek Refugees
Friday, 18 September 2009, 11:51 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today expressed its concern over the temporary detention and alleged mistreatment of Uzbek refugees and asylum-seekers that took place last week in Kazakhstan’s capital, Almaty. More >>
‘Neglected’ Humanitarian Crisis In Yemen
Friday, 18 September 2009, 11:50 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations official today appealed to the international community to bolster its support to assist 150,000 people uprooted by conflict in Yemen, a humanitarian crisis that he said has largely gone unnoticed and could worsen. More >>
Most Vulnerable Must Not Be Forgotten
Friday, 18 September 2009, 11:47 am | United Nations
With the global economy beginning to show signs of turning the corner, the head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today issued an urgent plea to ensure that those hardest hit by the financial crisis – considered by many to have started ... More >>
G20 Countries Must Help Lower Global Trade Barrier
Friday, 18 September 2009, 11:47 am | United Nations
A top United Nations trade official today called on the leaders of the G20 group of industrialized and developing countries at their summit meeting next week to ensure success of talks aimed at lowering trade barriers around the world. More >>
UN Political Chief Arrives In Sri Lanka
Friday, 18 September 2009, 11:46 am | United Nations
The United Nations’ top political official arrived in Sri Lanka today to discuss resettlement, political reconciliation and accountability for alleged human rights violations in the island nation where Government forces defeated Tamil separatists ... More >>
Serbia-Russia Partnership On Nuclear Waste
Friday, 18 September 2009, 11:45 am | United Nations
Serbia will send its nuclear waste for reprocessing and disposal to Russia as part of a new agreement which will pave the way for economic and social development, the head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today. More >>
Haiti And Dominican Republic Partner
Friday, 18 September 2009, 11:44 am | United Nations
Haiti and the Dominican Republic have joined forces with the support of the United Nations to tackle environmental degradation resulting from rising water levels in lakes near their common border. More >>
