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Fighting Abuse In Liberia’s Schools
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 5:24 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 19 2009 6:10PM The top United Nations envoy to Liberia has stressed the need for greater awareness and behavioural changes to combat sexual exploitation and abuse in schools, and reiterated the world body’s commitment to help the West ... More >>
Deadly Blasts In Baghdad
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 5:22 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 19 2009 5:10PM The Security Council today condemned the deadly series of terrorist blasts in Baghdad that have killed nearly 100 people and taken place on the sixth anniversary of the bombing of the United Nations offices in the Iraqi ... More >>
Civilian Impact Of Fighting In Northern Yemen
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 5:21 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 19 2009 4:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expressing concern about escalating hostilities in the mountains of northern Yemen, where civilians are reported to be trapped in the middle of deadly fighting between Government forces ... More >>
Satisfaction From A Lifetime Of Field Work
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 5:20 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 19 2009 4:10PM In a small tent in the Angolan bush, four hours from the nearest major town, Helena Mazarro lived for almost two years. Food was tight in this remote corner in the summer of 1996, and Ms. Mazarro would fly off to Luanda, ... More >>
Israel Must Ease Access Restrictions In West Bank
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 5:19 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 19 2009 3:10PM A senior United Nations official today repeated the world body’s appeal to Israel to ease restrictions on the movement of Palestinians and of goods in the West Bank and Gaza, and urged the prompt resumption and conclusion ... More >>
El Niño Likely To Continue Into 2010
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 5:18 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 19 2009 3:10PM The United Nations agency dealing with weather, climate and water says an El Niño event has begun in the tropical Pacific and is likely to continue into early 2010. More >>
Victims Of Sexual And Physical Violence
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 5:17 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 19 2009 12:10PM For nearly two and a half years, Roselidah Ondeko has been at work in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), helping local women find their voices to speak out about the epidemic of gender-based sexual and ... More >>
UN-African Union Force In Darfur
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 5:16 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 19 2009 12:10PM An advance party of Jordanian police officers arrived in Darfur today ahead of a larger deployment due later this month to strengthen the efforts of the joint United Nations-African Union (AU) peacekeeping force in the ... More >>
Study Examines Hunger Severity Within Nepal
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 5:15 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 19 2009 12:10PM Hunger rates are most severe in the western regions of Nepal, which already ranks near the bottom of the global hunger index, according to a new report by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), which is examining ... More >>
South-East Asian Nations In Fight Against A(H1N1)
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 5:14 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 19 2009 11:10AM The United Nations health agency is providing practical information and technical expertise to countries in South-East Asia to help reduce panic and encourage prevention against the influenza A(H1N1) virus, which has already ... More >>
Remembering Victims Of Baghdad Bombing
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 5:13 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 19 2009 9:10AM United Nations officials and staff are marking the first World Humanitarian Day today by paying tribute to the efforts of aid workers on the frontlines around the globe and by vowing to redouble the international community’s ... More >>
Afghans Cast Their Votes In Tomorrow’s Election
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 5:13 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 19 2009 9:10AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged all eligible Afghan men and women to cast their ballots in tomorrow’s presidential and provincial elections, saying their votes will play a crucial role in helping the country on ... More >>
UNICEF Plays Large Role In Safe Water Forum
Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 11:27 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 18 2009 6:10PM With access to water becoming more challenging every year due to rising demand and unreliable supplies, global experts are meeting in Stockholm this week in a United Nations-backed forum aimed at tackling the adverse ... More >>
Death Of Former Leader Of Republic Of Korea
Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 11:26 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 18 2009 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has wrapped up a visit to his native Republic of Korea (ROK) by paying tribute to former president Kim Dae-jung, who passed away earlier today. More >>
Transition Phase After Conflict is Always Vital
Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 11:25 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 18 2009 5:11PM By the late 1990s Liberia appeared well on the road to recovery. A disastrous civil war had ended, democratic elections had been held, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) were beginning to return home, emergency ... More >>
Medical Help To Conflict-Wracked North Yemen
Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 11:24 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 18 2009 4:10PM The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is rushing medical assistance to northern Yemen, the scene of recent violence pitting Government forces against rebels. More >>
Darfur: The Most Vulnerable Victims Of Conflict
Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 11:23 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 18 2009 4:11PM One of the many frontlines of the efforts to obtain lasting peace in Darfur runs through a nondescript Government building in the sprawling Sudanese town of El Fasher. It’s an office in the Ministry of Social Affairs for ... More >>
Pakistani Host Families Play Crucial Aid Role
Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 11:21 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 18 2009 3:10PM Their names may not make headlines or their faces grace television screens, but to United Nations officials and hundreds of thousands of their fellow Pakistanis, people such as Haji Akbar and Shahzaman are the true heroes ... More >>
Darfur: Gender-Based Crimes
Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 11:20 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 18 2009 12:10PM The police component of the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping operation in Darfur has established a special investigations unit to monitor and report on crimes involving sexual and gender-based violence, ... More >>
Shanghai’s ‘Green’ Efforts Ahead Of Expo 2010
Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 11:19 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 18 2009 10:10AM Shanghai has made strides in ‘greening’ itself ahead of the Expo 2010, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which also called on the Chinese city to continue efforts to decrease its reliance ... More >>
