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Food Aid Needed To Avert Catastrophe In Somalia
Monday, 7 September 2009, 3:10 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is calling on donors to help avert a looming humanitarian catastrophe in Somalia, where half the population – or some 3.8 million people – are in need of assistance. More >>
Nearly 2,840 Deaths Attributed To H1N1 Virus
Monday, 7 September 2009, 3:09 pm | United Nations
There are now at least 2,837 deaths attributable to the pandemic H1N1 which continues to be the predominant circulating virus of influenza both in the northern and southern hemispheres, the United Nations health agency reported today. More >>
Urgent Reform Of Justice System In Haiti Needed
Monday, 7 September 2009, 3:07 pm | United Nations
Demand for justice outpaces the much-needed reform of the justice system in Haiti, the independent United Nations expert on the situation of human rights in the small Caribbean nation has underscored. More >>
UN Envoy Has High Hopes New Lebanese Government
Monday, 7 September 2009, 3:05 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy for Lebanon today voiced hope that the country’s new Government will be formed soon, during talks in Beirut with Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri. More >>
Slash Non-Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Gas Pollutants
Monday, 7 September 2009, 3:04 pm | United Nations
The head of the UNEP today pushed for moves to cut emissions of a range of greenhouse gases and pollutants along with carbon dioxide to more effectively combat climate change, improve human health and reduce damage to crops. More >>
Sport Can Change Attitudes About Disabled People
Monday, 7 September 2009, 3:03 pm | United Nations
Sport can be a transformative force in altering attitudes of what communities think about people with disabilities as well as what these people feel about themselves, the United Nations official tasked with promoting sport for development and peace ... More >>
Belgium’s Decision To Accept Iraqi Refugees
Monday, 7 September 2009, 3:01 pm | United Nations
The United Nations today welcomed the return of Belgium’s refugee resettlement programme marked by the transfer of some 36 Iraqis who were previously sheltered in Syria and Jordan. More >>
Floods Hit Capital Of Burkina Faso
Monday, 7 September 2009, 3:01 pm | United Nations
A United Nations disaster assessment and coordination team arrives today in Burkina Faso, where torrential rains that have soaked much of West Africa have killed at least five people and forced around 150,000 others to find alternative shelter. More >>
China: Newly-Arrived Myanmar Refugees
Monday, 7 September 2009, 3:00 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today called on China to allow it access to civilians who recently arrived in Yunnan province after fleeing violence in north-eastern Myanmar, and proposed a joint needs assessment to offer support for any possible unmet needs. More >>
Displaced Civilians In Southern Philippines
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2:59 pm | United Nations
The United Nations health agency today said it is seeking nearly $1 million to provide assistance to hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. More >>
Humanitarian Crisis In Northern Yemen Intensifying
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2:57 pm | United Nations
As heavy fighting between the Government and rebels in northern Yemen enters its fourth week, the humanitarian crisis in the country is deepening, the United Nations refugee agency warned today. Most critical is the situation in the city of Sa’ada, ... More >>
Air Strike In Northern Afghanistan Kills Dozens
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2:56 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 4 2009 10:10AM The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is sending a team to the north of the country where an overnight air strike by NATO forces against stolen trucks has reportedly led to dozens of civilian deaths. More >>
Madagascar: Power-Sharing Agreement
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2:55 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 3 2009 8:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to all sides involved in the political crisis in Madagascar to maintain their commitment to the power-sharing agreement reached last month and to end their deadlock on the composition ... More >>
Food Aid To Thousands Of Refugees In Yemen
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2:55 pm | United Nations
The United Nations has shipped much needed food supplies to thousands of mainly Somali refugees in Yemen as they mark the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast during daylight hours. More >>
Sri Lankan Official: Plight Of Uprooted Civilians
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2:54 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and a senior Sri Lankan Government official today discussed a number of issues concerning the post-conflict situation in the South Asian nation, including conditions in the camps housing displaced civilians and the importance ... More >>
UN Conference With Civil Society Groups In Mexico
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2:53 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 3 2009 4:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel next week to Mexico City, where he will open the annual United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) conference with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which this year focuses ... More >>
Cautious Optimism Over Haiti’s Future
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2:52 pm | United Nations
There is substantial reason to believe Haiti is moving away from its past of conflict towards a brighter future of peaceful development, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a report released today, while cautioning that progress remains fragile and ... More >>
Humanitarian Needs In China In Wake Of Typhoon
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2:50 pm | United Nations
A United Nations assessment team dispatched to China in the wake of Typhoon Morakot – which has claimed hundreds of lives – has found that humanitarian needs have been met by the local, provincial and central authorities. More >>
Reports Of Post-Election Clashes In Gabon
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2:49 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged restraint by all parties to avoid an escalation of tensions in Gabon, where disturbances have been reported in some parts of the country following last weekend’s presidential elections. More >>
Consolidating Peace In Sierra Leone
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2:48 pm | United Nations
Greater efforts are needed by all Sierra Leoneans to build on the momentum generated by the signing of a key peace pact that led to the cessation of political violence earlier this year, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wrote in a new report released today. More >>
