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African Union-UN Peacekeepers In Darfur
Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 12:31 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 3 2009 12:10PM The African Union-United Nations peacekeeping operation in Darfur has provided a financial boost of almost $250,000 for the construction of classrooms, toilets and water pumps in the violence-ridden region of Sudan. More >>
Iraq Crucial Period Ahead Of National Elections
Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 12:30 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 3 2009 1:10PM Iraq is entering a crucial transition period, highlighted by its increased responsibility for its security and the national elections planned for next January, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says. More >>
Israel’s ‘Unacceptable’ Evictions Of Palestinians
Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 12:26 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 3 2009 2:10PM A senior United Nations envoy has deplored Israel’s “unacceptable” evictions of Palestinian refugee families from the homes in East Jerusalem, stressing that the move only serves to amplify already high tensions and ... More >>
Deadly New Violence In Southern Sudan
Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 12:25 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 3 2009 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today ordered United Nations officials to extend all possible assistance to the victims of the latest “heinous” surge of violence in southern Sudan, where 161 people, including 100 women and children, ... More >>
All-Female Newspaper Among Winners
Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 12:24 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 3 2009 2:10PM A newspaper produced entirely by women in rural India is among the four winners of this year’s Literacy Prizes awarded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in recognition ... More >>
Fighting Malnutrition In Nigeria
Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 12:23 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 3 2009 4:10PM The head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today pledged nearly $2 million to shore up nutrition in Nigeria to stem child mortality in the African nation. More >>
Former Somali Officers Attend UN Meeting
Monday, 3 August 2009, 12:31 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 1 2009 5:10PM A United Nations-backed meeting of former high-ranking officials from Somalia's military, police, prison system and intelligence services kicked off today in the latest bid at bolstering the war-wracked country's security ... More >>
Senior Iraqi Judges
Monday, 3 August 2009, 12:30 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 2 2009 1:10PM High-ranking members of Iraq's judicial system today wrapped up a United Nations-organized visit to Singapore aimed at studying the country's use of technology for the administration of justice. More >>
Afghanistan: UN Envoy Urges Election Calm
Monday, 3 August 2009, 12:29 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 2 2009 12:10PM The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today condemned violent attacks on presidential hopefuls ahead of this month''s national and provincial elections, urging all parties to concentrate on the political debate. More >>
Ban Applauds Guinea-Bissau
Monday, 3 August 2009, 12:27 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 31 2009 7:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended the Government, security forces, election officials and political parties of Guinea-Bissau for this week's peaceful staging of the run-off round of presidential elections in the troubled ... More >>
Hundreds Of Activists Illegally Arrested
Saturday, 1 August 2009, 5:52 pm | United Nations
In the Pakistani part of Kashmir several political activists and students have been arrested for observing the demands for an independent Kashmir, free from India and Pakistan. Mr. Sardar Liaquat Hayat, the Central President of the Jammu Kashmir National ... More >>
Ban Applauds Guinea-Bissau
Saturday, 1 August 2009, 5:50 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 31 2009 7:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended the Government, security forces, election officials and political parties of Guinea-Bissau for this week's peaceful staging of the run-off round of presidential elections in the troubled ... More >>
Niger: Secretary-General Urges Restraint
Saturday, 1 August 2009, 5:50 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 31 2009 7:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the people of Niger to refrain from violence and exercise the utmost restraint, days before they vote on a controversial referendum to change the national constitution to allow ... More >>
Journalists Must Do More To Encourage Peace
Saturday, 1 August 2009, 5:48 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 31 2009 6:10PM Journalists can do more to broaden the public dialogue about the situation in the Middle East and help bridge the gap between Israelis and Palestinians, the United Nations’ public information chief has told a seminar on ... More >>
UN Mission Urges Ivorians To Resolve Difficulties
Saturday, 1 August 2009, 5:45 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 31 2009 1:10PM The identification and voter registration process for the upcoming elections in Côte d’Ivoire has encountered some difficulties, including strikes in some parts of the country, the United Nations mission there reported. More >>
Funding Gap Could Ground UN Air Service
Saturday, 1 August 2009, 5:43 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 31 2009 10:10AM The United Nations air service, shuttling aid workers to remote locations to provide life-saving assistance to vulnerable people in Africa, is in danger of being shut down due to a funding shortage, according to the World ... More >>
Civilian Casualties In Afghanistan
Saturday, 1 August 2009, 5:40 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 31 2009 10:10AM The ongoing conflict in Afghanistan continues to take a heavy toll on the country’s civilians, according to the United Nations mission there, which recorded over 1,000 deaths in the first six months of 2009 – 24 per ... More >>
Child Soldiers: Philippine Rebel Group
Saturday, 1 August 2009, 5:39 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 31 2009 2:10PM The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict today welcomed news that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the Islamic rebel group fighting Government forces in the Philippines, ... More >>
UN Economic And Social Council
Saturday, 1 August 2009, 5:35 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 31 2009 3:10PM The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is uniquely placed to address the world’s most pressing development issues, including public health, a top official with the world body said today, as the 54-member group ... More >>
Violence In DR Congo Uproots 56,000 People
Saturday, 1 August 2009, 5:34 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 31 2009 10:10AM The United Nations refugee agency said today that an estimated 56,000 people have been uprooted by the latest wave of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
