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Refugees Gain Sanctuary In The Philippines
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 2:44 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 1 2009 2:10PM The Philippines has become only the second country in the world to be formally designated as a transit country for at-risk refugees on their way to resettlement elsewhere under an agreement reached by the United Nations ... More >>
Plan To Promote Development And Save The Planet
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 2:43 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 1 2009 2:10PM A United Nations report launched today recommends a new Marshall Plan of more than $500 billion per year, or one per cent of global output, to help developing countries ease the impact of global warming and adjust to its ... More >>
UN-Backed Treaty To Stamp Out Pirate Fishing
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 2:41 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 1 2009 1:10PM Some 91 countries have agreed to the final text of a United Nations-brokered treaty aimed at combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced today. More >>
Yemen’s Humanitarian Situation Unravelling
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 2:40 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 1 2009 1:10PM Continuing clashes between Government forces and rebels have trapped civilians inside a city in northern Yemeni city, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported today, stressing that the humanitarian ... More >>
Climate Change’s Effects On The Arctic Rim
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 2:39 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 1 2009 10:10AM Walking the Arctic ice rim today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon got a first-hand view of the impact of climate change, with less than 100 days remaining before the start of the United Nations conference where nations ... More >>
Secretary-General Welcomes Peaceful Polls In Gabon
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 2:38 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 1 2009 10:10AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the peaceful presidential elections in Gabon, calling on the people of the African nation to continue supporting the democratic process. More >>
National Participation In Afghan Peace Campaign
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 2:37 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 1 2009 10:10AM The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan has urged the entire nation to join an ambitious three-week-long peace campaign, which kicked off today when Afghan celebrities, UN staff and civil society representatives held ... More >>
Germany Assumes Control Of UN Coastal Fleet
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 11:47 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 31 2009 4:10PM Germany took the helm of United Nations peacekeeping’s first-ever maritime task force (MTF), which was deployed off the coast of Lebanon in 2006 to curtail arms smuggling following that year’s war Israel-Hizbollah war. More >>
Take A Bite Out Of Organized Crime In East Asia
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 11:46 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 31 2009 5:10PM Greater efforts are needed to win the battle against organized crime in East Asia and the Pacific, according to a new study by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which calls for a fresh approach to tackle ... More >>
Monitoring System For Marine Environment
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 11:44 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 31 2009 3:10PM Significant gaps exist in the understanding and management of the complex processes and trends at work in the world’s oceans and seas, which cover 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface, warned senior United Nations officials ... More >>
Global Access To Climate Data
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 11:43 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 31 2009 2:10PM United Nations talks aimed at boosting access to climate information to help the world’s poor and promote development kicked off today in Geneva, with a top official from the world body voicing hope that such increasing ... More >>
Killing Of Another Journalist In Pakistan
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 11:42 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 31 2009 12:10PM The United Nations agency that defends press freedom has condemned yet another murder of a journalist working in north-western Pakistan after an Afghan television reporter known for his criticism of the Taliban was slain ... More >>
Zambia Fighting Extreme Poverty
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 11:39 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 31 2009 11:10AM An independent United Nations human rights expert has called on the Zambian Government to make good on its promises to reduce the deep poverty in the Southern African nation. More >>
Children Terrorized By Ugandan Rebels
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 11:38 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 31 2009 11:10AM The people of the far northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo live in constant fear of attacks from a notorious rebel group from neighbouring Uganda, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today after ... More >>
Role Of UN In Tackling Today’s Challenges
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 11:37 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 31 2009 10:10AM The United Nations plays a critical role in addressing the current food, climate and other crises, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today in Oslo, as he stressed that Norway is one of the Organization’s strongest partners ... More >>
Forced Labour Of Indigenous Peoples In Bolivia
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 11:36 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 31 2009 9:10AM The indigenous peoples of the Chaco region of neighbouring Bolivia and Paraguay are often trapped into forced labour practices and face discrimination, severe poverty and in some cases systematic violence, the United Nations reported ... More >>
SEA: Meeting To Discuss Green Growth Strategies
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 11:35 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 31 2009 9:10AM Government officials from across South-East Asia have gathered today in western Thailand for a six-day United Nations seminar on how countries can implement low-carbon strategies that will also boost economic growth. More >>
UNESCO Issues Voluntary Sex Education Guidelines
Friday, 28 August 2009, 2:26 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 27 2009 4:10PM New voluntary sexuality education guidelines have been issued by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to help young people learn how to protect themselves against HIV and against abuse ... More >>
Darfur: Senegalese Police Unit Deployed
Friday, 28 August 2009, 2:25 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 27 2009 5:10PM A contingent of police officers from Senegal arrived in Darfur today, adding to the strength of the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force tasked with protecting civilians and ensuring access for humanitarian ... More >>
Mandate Of UN Force In Southern Lebanon
Friday, 28 August 2009, 2:23 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 27 2009 2:10PM The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for an extra year as it commended its role, in concert with the national armed forces, in creating a new strategic ... More >>
