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Aftermath Of Indonesia’s Lethal Earthquake
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2:47 pm | United Nations
As a United Nations team today assessed emergency relief needs in the aftermath of the massive earthquake that struck Indonesia, local authorities said that the death toll has climbed to 57 and more than 3,000 people have been forced from their homes. More >>
Expanding Education Possibilities For All Peoples
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2:46 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 3 2009 1:10PM Making use of the latest information and communication technology (ICT) and innovation can help countries expand educational opportunities for all in a way that also advances development, a senior United Nations official ... More >>
Visit To Kurdistan Region Of Northern Iraq
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2:45 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy to Iraq has met with senior Government figures, lawmakers and other UN officials during a two-day visit to the northern region of Kurdistan aimed at boosting the world body’s engagement in the region. More >>
Former DR Congo Leader To Remain In ICC Custody
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2:42 pm | United Nations
A former senior official of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who has been charged with war crimes will remain in custody ahead of his trial, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided today. More >>
Gaza Water Crisis: Crossings Must Be Opened
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2:41 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations humanitarian official in the occupied Palestinian territory today joined aid agencies in calling for the immediate opening of Gaza’s crossings to allow the entry of spare parts and materials critical to restoring the area’s ... More >>
Negotiations On New Climate Change Pact
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2:40 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, having just witnessed the “sobering reality” of climate change on a visit to the melting glaciers of the Arctic, urged countries to make rapid progress on negotiations for a new international pact to reduce global ... More >>
Helen Clark Boosting Gender Equality
Thursday, 3 September 2009, 12:12 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 2 2009 5:10PM Access to sexual and reproductive health will boost development targets and promote gender equality, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said today, stressing that women have the right to choose for themselves whether ... More >>
Yemen And UN Launch Urgent Appeal
Thursday, 3 September 2009, 12:09 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 2 2009 3:10PM The United Nations, the Yemeni Government and several humanitarian organizations have launched an urgent appeal for $23.5 million to provide food and shelter to an estimated 150,000 people who have been displaced by recent ... More >>
UN Economic Commission For Africa
Thursday, 3 September 2009, 12:08 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 2 2009 3:10PM Experts, government ministers and senior United Nations officials will focus on combating climate change in Africa, including measures for adaptation and mitigation and financial resources and investment, at a forum due ... More >>
Rwandan Efforts To Stop The Spread Of HIV, TB
Thursday, 3 September 2009, 12:07 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 2 2009 2:10PM Senior United Nations officials today praised Rwanda for successfully integrating the treatment of patients suffering from HIV and tuberculosis after witnessing first-hand the delivery of health services in the African nation. More >>
Time Ripe To Tap Into World’s Ecosystems
Thursday, 3 September 2009, 12:06 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 2 2009 2:10PM Efforts to fight climate change can receive a boost from stepped-up investment in restoring and maintaining the world’s multi-trillion dollar ecosystems, ranging from forests to wetlands to river basins, according to a study ... More >>
Deadly Earthquake Strikes Indonesia
Thursday, 3 September 2009, 12:05 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 2 2009 1:11PM United Nations agencies are preparing to take part in an emergency assessment mission on the Indonesian island of Java, where a massive earthquake struck today, killing at least 15 people and causing widespread damage ... More >>
Afghan Opium Market Hit Hard
Thursday, 3 September 2009, 12:03 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 2 2009 1:10PM Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has slumped for the second year, according to a United Nations report released today, which warns that huge, hidden stashes of the illicit drug are a “ticking bomb” in the country ... More >>
Call For Urgent Action On Climate Change
Thursday, 3 September 2009, 11:58 am | United Nations
New York, Sep 2 2009 10:10AM Standing on rapidly melting polar ice, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to the world for urgent measures to be taken to combat climate change to protect the planet for future generations. More >>
Afghanistan: Deadly Attack On Mosque
Thursday, 3 September 2009, 11:53 am | United Nations
New York, Sep 2 2009 10:10AM A senior United Nations official spoke out against today’s suicide bomb attack at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, stressing that it is “indefensible” that such a blast occurred during the holy month of Ramadan. More >>
Improving Disability Rights
Thursday, 3 September 2009, 11:48 am | United Nations
New York, Sep 2 2009 9:10AM Representatives of dozens of countries have gathered today at United Nations Headquarters in New York for the start of a three-day meeting to map out practical ways to strengthen the rights of the world’s estimated 650 ... More >>
Gaza: €13M Injection To Ease Unemployment Crisis
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 2:52 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 1 2009 6:10PM A United Nations-backed employment scheme in Gaza is set to receive a €13 million boost from the European Union that will create more than 1.4 million work days for the jobless in the Strip, the UN agency tasked with ... More >>
100 Haitian Orphans Receive Aid
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 2:50 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 1 2009 5:10PM Nepalese troops serving with the United Nations mission in Haiti, known as MINUSTAH, have delivered food, clothing and medical care to some 112 orphaned children in a remote mountain village, the UN peacekeeping operation ... More >>
African Union-UN Force In Darfur Begins Work
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 2:49 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 1 2009 4:10PM The new Force Commander of the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping operation in Darfur formally assumed his duties today in the troubled western Sudanese region. More >>
Sixteen Somalis Drown In The Gulf Of Aden
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 2:48 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 1 2009 3:10PM Sixteen Somalis died over the weekend trying to start fresh lives in Yemen, joining hundreds of others who have lost their lives this year making the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden, the United Nations refugee agency ... More >>
