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UN Rights Expert On Violence Against Women
Friday, 28 August 2009, 2:22 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 27 2009 1:11PM A South African lawyer who has also worked as an academic in the human rights field and a campaigner against domestic violence has taken over as the new United Nations independent expert to tackle violence against women. More >>
H1N1 (Swine) Virus Found In Turkey
Friday, 28 August 2009, 2:21 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 27 2009 1:11PM The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today that the detection of the H1N1 flu in turkeys in Chile does raise concerns about the spread of the virus in other poultry farms, but added that it ... More >>
Pakistan: Destruction Of Health Facilities
Friday, 28 August 2009, 2:20 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 27 2009 1:11PM With many health centres in north-western Pakistan having been destroyed or looted during recent clashes between Government forces and militants, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today expressed apprehension about ... More >>
UN Mourns Loss Of Iraqi Shi’a Political Leader
Friday, 28 August 2009, 2:18 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 27 2009 10:10AM The top United Nations official in Iraq today extended his condolences on the passing of Shi’a political leader Abdul Aziz Al Hakim, who he said played an important role in stabilizing the country in recent years. More >>
Attacks On Journalists In North-West Pakistan
Friday, 28 August 2009, 12:41 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 27 2009 10:10AM The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today condemned the recent killing of a television journalist in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP), and urged authorities to ensure the safety of ... More >>
Australia Must Aid Indigenous Peoples
Friday, 28 August 2009, 12:38 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 27 2009 10:10AM Despite strides in improving the situation of indigenous people in Australia, an independent United Nations expert today called on the country to build on that momentum to close the gap of “indigenous disadvantage.” More >>
Juvenile Detainees At Guantánamo Bay
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 12:18 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 26 2009 7:10PM The United Nations advocate for children and armed conflict has welcomed the release of Mohammed Jawad, one of the youngest detainees in Guantánamo Bay, and called for all juvenile detainees at the detention camp to be released. More >>
Yearbook For 2006 Spotlights UN’s Efforts
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 12:16 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 26 2009 6:10PM Highlighting events that include the creation of the Human Rights Council and the election of Ban Ki-moon as Secretary-General, the 2006 Yearbook of the United Nations was released today, showing the world body’s unified ... More >>
Entrepreneur Appointed As Goodwill Ambassador
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 12:15 pm | United Nations
The French entrepreneur Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière will be unveiled tomorrow as the newest Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the agency announced today. More >>
History Not a Good Indicator For Weather Forecasts
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 12:14 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 26 2009 6:10PM With the onset of climate change, relying on history is no longer an accurate way of predicting weather patterns, the head of the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said today. More >>
DRC: New HIV/AIDS Treatment Centres
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 12:13 pm | United Nations
The retired basketball great Dikembe Mutombo, along with the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), today unveiled two centres to improve HIV/AIDS treatment in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
Outgoing UN Peacekeeping Chief In Darfur
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 12:11 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 26 2009 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to the work and dedication of the head of the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur, who is leaving his post in the war-scarred Sudanese region next ... More >>
Liberia: UN Confirms Death Of Staffer
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 12:11 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 26 2009 3:10PM The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) today reported the death of one of its civilian staff members who was under investigation for alleged sexual exploitation and abuse of minors. More >>
UN Official Hails Late US Senator Edward Kennedy
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 12:09 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 26 2009 11:10AM The United Nations refugee chief today paid tribute to Edward Kennedy, the United States senator who passed away yesterday at the age of 77 after battling brain cancer, calling him a tireless advocate for refugees and ... More >>
Murder Of Congolese Journalist
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 12:08 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 26 2009 11:10AM The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today expressed its shock and dismay at the latest assassination of a journalist in the vast African nation’s volatile east. More >>
Disregard For Civilian Lives ‘Staggering'
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 12:07 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan has spoken out against yesterday’s suicide bomb attack in Kandahar city which killed at least 41 civilians and wounded over 80 others, saying the perpetrators have shown a “staggering” disregard for ... More >>
Nearly $180 Billion Transferred To Iraq Fund
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 12:06 pm | United Nations
The fund administering proceeds from export sales of petroleum from Iraq has received an influx of nearly $180 billion through the end of last year, acknowledging that an Iraqi-run committee is ready to assume responsibility for the scheme. More >>
African Union-UN Mission Bid Farewell To Darfur
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 11:30 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 25 2009 5:11PM The head of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur and its military chief are meeting with colleagues and local government officials as they wrap up their tours of duty in the strife-torn Sudanese region. More >>
Agriculture Key To Recovery From Financial Crisis
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 11:28 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 25 2009 5:10PM Any recovery programme to pull the Asia-Pacific region out of the global recession, which has morphed into a food crisis, must include sustainable agriculture measures, participants concluded at a United Nations meeting in Beijing. More >>
Palestinian Efforts To Build Up State Institutions
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 11:27 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 25 2009 4:10PM The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process has welcomed today’s announcement by Prime Minister Salam Fayyad of plans to build up Palestinian state institutions. More >>
