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Gaza’s Water Supply In Danger Of Collapse
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 4:10 pm | United Nations
The Gaza Strip’s underground water system is in serious danger of collapse after recent conflict compounded years of overuse and contamination, a report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today warns. More >>
War-Torn Northern Yemen: 150,000 Displaced
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 4:10 pm | United Nations
A senior United Nations humanitarian official is on a four-day visit to Yemen to assess the needs of tens of thousands of people uprooted by armed conflict in the north as the world body seeks to arouse international donor awareness to the crisis. More >>
Nuclear Proliferation Dangers Highlight
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 4:09 pm | United Nations
Concerns stemming from the dangers of the proliferation of nuclear weapons underscore the importance of the safeguards system of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. More >>
West Africa: Floods Could Trigger Disease Outbreak
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 11:29 am | United Nations
Deadly floods that have swept across West Africa could lead to outbreaks of diarrhoea, malaria and other communicable diseases, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned today, calling for funding to respond to the emergency. More >>
Ending Violence And Abuses Endured By Women
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 11:28 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spotlighted the “shocking” abuse, violence and discrimination suffered by women, in a call for action to empower the gender that make up over half the world’s population. More >>
Kenya: Angelina Jolie Visits Camp Housing Refugees
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 11:27 am | United Nations
Visiting the world's largest refugee camp, housing refugees from Somalia, on the Horn of Africa nation's border with Kenya, Academy award-winning actress and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations refugee agency Angelina Jolie today characterized ... More >>
Traffic Noise To Become Quieter
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 11:26 am | United Nations
Road traffic should get quieter in the near future, thanks to a new procedure for measuring noise in vehicles, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). More >>
UN Food Agency Mourns Death Of A Champion
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 11:25 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today mourned the passing of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Norman E. Borlaug, thanking him for being the agency's "great champion in the battle against hunger." More >>
Nepal: Concrete Action To End Impunity
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 11:24 am | United Nations
Nepal's Prime Minister has pledged to take concrete steps to address serious violations, especially ending impunity, a move welcomed by the United Nations human rights office in the South Asian nation (OHCHR-Nepal). More >>
New UN Agency To Deal With Rights Of Women
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 11:22 am | United Nations
Four United Nations agencies and offices will be amalgamated to create a new single entity within the Organization to promote the rights and well-being of women worldwide and to work towards gender equality. More >>
Sessions Open With Call For UN Reform
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 11:21 am | United Nations
The General Assembly opened its 64th annual session today with its new President, Ali Treki of Libya, calling for reform of the United Nations with an expanded Security Council representing full geographic diversity and an Assembly that has the ability ... More >>
Efforts Ongoing To Achieve Robust Peacekeeping
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 11:19 am | United Nations
The United Nations is pressing ahead with efforts to boost its peacekeeping capacity, from ensuring sufficient personnel and equipment for operations to providing effective support on the ground, to help transform the lives of people worldwide, top officials ... More >>
Momentum To Reach Disarmament Goals
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 11:09 am | United Nations
Recent “encouraging” developments in the disarmament arena have provided a crucial window of opportunity for the international community to achieve its non-proliferation goals, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. More >>
Rocket Firing Into Israel From South Lebanon
Monday, 14 September 2009, 11:44 am | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon said it has launched an investigation into an incident today in which at least two rockets were fired from the southern part of the country into northern Israel. More >>
Timor-Leste: UN-Backed Training Centre
Monday, 14 September 2009, 11:43 am | United Nations
Timor-Leste’s police force, known as PNTL, has taken over the United Nations-supported police training centre as part of the gradual handover of responsibility by the world body’s peacekeeping mission to local law enforcement officers. More >>
Lebanese Must Form Unity Government
Monday, 14 September 2009, 11:41 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has encouraged all parties in Lebanon to continue their efforts to form a national unity government, after the Prime-Minister designate announced today that he is abandoning efforts in this regard after more than 10 weeks of trying. More >>
Israel Must Lift Book Blockade Of Gaza Schools
Monday, 14 September 2009, 11:40 am | United Nations
The main United Nations agency caring for Palestinian refugees today called on Israel to lift its blockade of Gaza to allow in educational materials for schools, stressing that these can serve as a major weapon in promoting tolerance and peace. More >>
Ban Voices Continued UN Support For ICC
Monday, 14 September 2009, 11:39 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed the continued support of the United Nations for the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which he said has become the “centrepiece” of the global criminal justice system since it came ... More >>
Around 88,000 People Displaced By Floods
Monday, 14 September 2009, 11:38 am | United Nations
An estimated 48,000 people uprooted by severe flooding in Burkina Faso are sheltering in temporary accommodation such as schools, churches and public buildings while another 40,000 are living with host families, the United Nations reported today. More >>
Food Shortages In Guatemala
Monday, 14 September 2009, 11:37 am | United Nations
Urgent funding is needed to help combat an acute hunger crisis that is ravaging much of Guatemala, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned. More >>
