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Madagascar: Ending Political Crisis
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 3:16 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 5 2009 1:10PM A senior United Nations official is participating today in fresh talks aimed at peacefully resolving the ongoing political crisis in the Indian Ocean nation of Madagascar. More >>
Elections Pose Major Challenge For Sudan
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 3:14 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 5 2009 2:10PM Local election authorities in the Sudan face a complex challenge in holding the conflict-ridden country’s first multi-party polls in decades, the top United Nations official tasked with assisting in the voting process warned ... More >>
Overcrowded Kenyan Refugee Camp
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 3:13 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 5 2009 3:10PM The United Nations refugee chief has appealed for a massive injection of funds to help residents in Kenya’s sprawling and overcrowded Dadaab complex, which he described as “the most difficult camp situation in the world.” More >>
Spain And UN Unite To Help Island Nations
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 3:12 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 5 2009 5:10PM Small island developing States, among the world’s most vulnerable countries, have received a boost of nearly $3 million to give them better access to technology, thanks to a joint initiative by the United Nations Department ... More >>
Clandestine Drugs Manufacturing In Guinea
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 3:11 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 5 2009 5:10PM The United Nations voiced concern today over evidence recently uncovered in Guinea suggesting that undercover narcotics operations are producing illicit drugs on a large scale in the small West African country. More >>
Effective Partnerships Vital For Peacekeeping
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 3:10 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 5 2009 4:10PM A top United Nations official underscored today that effective partnerships are the cornerstone of the world body’s new vision for peacekeeping, the focus of a day-long Security Council meeting. More >>
Attacks Against Civilians In Southern Sudan
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 3:41 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 4 2009 7:10PM Security Council members today condemned the “grave attacks” in southern Sudan this weekend that have killed at least 185 people, many of them women and children. More >>
EU and US Forestry Sector Hit Hard By Recession
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 3:39 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 4 2009 6:10PM The current economic crisis has pushed the European and the United States forestry sector into an even larger slump, according to a new United Nations study. More >>
Iraq: New UN Envoy Voices Cautious Optimism
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 3:38 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 4 2009 6:10PM The new top United Nations envoy for Iraq voiced cautious optimism today as the country regains its sovereignty, but warned of potential dangers ahead, pledging full UN support for the economic and social development of the violence-scarred ... More >>
Civilian Deaths In Nigerian Clashes
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 3:37 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 4 2009 10:10AM The top United Nations human rights official today expressed deep concern over sectarian clashes in northern Nigeria, especially over reports of civilians killed during the fighting between a local Muslim sect and Government ... More >>
Pakistan’s Guinness World Record For Tree Planting
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 3:36 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 4 2009 11:10AM The top United Nations environment official has lauded Pakistan’s efforts in setting a Guinness World Record for planting over 500,000 trees in one day, part of the South Asian nation’s pledge in the global Billion ... More >>
UN Nuclear Watchdog’s: €25 Million Budget
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 3:34 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 4 2009 12:10PM The United Nations nuclear watchdog’s board has approved an almost €25 million increase in the agency’s 2010 budget enabling the watchdog to continue its work. More >>
Darfur: Infantry Troops Join African-UN Force
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 3:33 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 4 2009 1:10PM The first infantry soldiers from Burkina Faso arrived today in Darfur to serve with the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission to the troubled Sudanese region, as more blue helmets from three other countries ... More >>
Faith-Based Groups Propel Development
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 3:32 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 4 2009 3:10PM Faith-based groups play a key role in promoting development, the head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has said, stressing the need for stepped-up cooperation between the world body and religious organizations in ... More >>
US: Private Contractors Must Not Infringe Rights
Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 12:37 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 3 2009 6:10PM A group of United Nations independent experts on mercenaries today voiced concern over the limited scrutiny of private security contractors by the United States Government, calling on greater transparency to prevent impunity ... More >>
Cruelty Dealt To Congolese Women
Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 12:36 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 3 2009 6:10PM The award-winning Uruguayan actor and star of Argentine television, Osvaldo Laport, has expressed horror at the abuse suffered by women in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after returning from a visit to the ... More >>
Productivity Of Small-Scale Female Farmers
Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 12:35 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 3 2009 5:10PM Poor farmers in Africa, Asia and Latin America are set to receive a productivity boost through new United Nations-led agricultural projects funded by a €34 million donation from the European Union (EU), the UN World Food ... More >>
Afghanistan: Process To Heal Fractious Country
Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 12:34 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 3 2009 5:10PM Political reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan must accelerate after this month’s presidential elections, the top United Nations envoy to the war-ravaged country has stressed, warning that regardless of the result of ... More >>
Sri Lanka: UN Supports Anti-Measles Campaign
Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 12:33 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 3 2009 10:10AM More than 36,000 children living in camps in northern Sri Lanka after being uprooted by the recent conflict will be vaccinated against measles in a special child health campaign launched this week by the Government, ... More >>
UN Atomic Energy Agency’s Board Gathers
Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 12:32 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 3 2009 11:10AM With the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog having warned recently that funding limitations are a major obstacle to verification, the body’s board is meeting in Vienna today to discuss its upcoming budget. More >>
