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Public Hearings On Kosovo Independence Issue
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 12:46 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 29 2009 12:10PM The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations’ principal judicial organ, announced today that it will hold public hearings starting on 1 December on the question of Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence ... More >>
Support For Somalia More Crucial Than Ever Before
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 12:45 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 29 2009 12:10PM The top United Nations envoy for Somalia today called on the Security Council to take “concrete” steps to help bring stability to the strife-torn nation, stressing that the support of the international community is ... More >>
‘Seal The Deal’ On New Climate Change Pact
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 12:44 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 29 2009 12:10PM The September summit on climate change in New York will be the largest ever gathering of leaders on the issue, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he urged United Nations Member States to “seal the deal” ... More >>
Tackling Impunity Key To Peace In Nepal
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 12:43 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 29 2009 10:10AM Lack of accountability is hindering progress in the peace process in Nepal, the top United Nations human rights official in the country said today, calling for perpetrators of violations, committed both during the decade-long ... More >>
Internet Access Critical Catalyst To Development
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 12:42 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 29 2009 12:10PM The importance of speedy Internet access to stimulate economic growth across Asia and the Pacific was underlined by participants of a regional United Nations information and communications technology (ICT) gathering that wrapped ... More >>
Reparations Panel For Invasion Of Kuwait Pays Out
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 12:40 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 29 2009 10:10AM A total of $430 million was disbursed today to 10 successful claimants by the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), which settles the damage claims of those who suffered losses because of Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait. More >>
Darfur’s Civil Society Groups
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 2:10 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 28 2009 6:10PM Civil society groups operating in Sudan’s Darfur region will be allowed to carry out unhindered voter education activities ahead of national elections scheduled for next year, the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping ... More >>
Influenza A(H1N1): Most Vulnerable Age Groups
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 2:10 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 28 2009 6:10PM The focus of the United Nations health agency’s efforts in easing the impact of influenza A(H1N1) has shifted to identifying age groups most at risk from contracting the virus, a World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson ... More >>
Aid Agencies Call For Opening Of Gaza Crossings
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 2:08 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 28 2009 5:10PM Just one month before the start of the academic year in Gaza, the education of thousands of school students is being jeopardized by the ongoing blockade of crossings into the area, a chorus of United Nations voices warned ... More >>
Central African Republic: Trouble in North-East
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 2:07 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 28 2009 5:10PM The situation in the north-eastern corner of the Central African Republic (CAR) remains precarious after recent attacks by armed rebels and bandits against civilians, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council ... More >>
Center For Intellectual Property Disputes
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 2:05 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 28 2009 5:10PM Asia’s first centre for dealing with disputes related to intellectual property including trademarks, copyright and patent issues will open in Singapore, the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ... More >>
Somalian Refugees Leaving Across Gulf Of Aden
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 2:04 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 28 2009 10:10AM Fleeing escalating violence in the capital, Mogadishu, and central Somalia, thousands of Somalis are making the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden to begin new lives in Yemen, the United Nations refugee agency reported ... More >>
A Cleaner Way To Chill Out
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 2:02 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 28 2009 3:10PM The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is launching a project in six African countries to replace ageing refrigeration systems with more energy-efficient versions and cut down on the consumption of ozone-depleting ... More >>
Pooling Of Fiscal Resources To Beat Recession
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 2:01 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 28 2009 2:10PM Large-scale government stimulus packages are closed off to many nations across Asia and the Pacific, the top United Nations official for the region told a gathering of senior finance and central bank representatives, ... More >>
Deadly Sectarian Clashes In Northern Nigeria
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 2:00 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 28 2009 1:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed his concern over reports of another round of sectarian violence in northern Nigeria, which has apparently led to scores of deaths. More >>
Mongolia A ‘Role Model’ For Developing Countries
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 1:59 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 28 2009 1:10PM Mongolia is “a role model for many developing countries,” making progress in the fight against poverty, successfully transiting to democracy and taking an active role in United Nations peacekeeping missions, Secretary-General ... More >>
UN Offices In Afghanistan Targets of Rocket Fire
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 1:58 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 28 2009 12:10PM Rebel insurgents in Afghanistan have launched a rocket attack on a United Nations compound in the western province of Herat, causing damage to a vehicle and equipment, the UN mission to the war-wracked nation said in a statement ... More >>
Shooting Of Mexican Journalist
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 1:57 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 28 2009 10:10AM The head of the United Nations agency championing press freedom today condemned the latest murder of a Mexican journalist, the fifth such killing of a media professional in the country this year. More >>
Congolese Prisons Need Urgent Overhaul
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 4:50 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 27 2009 7:10PM Long-term international support is needed to overhaul the prison system in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where inmates routinely have to sleep in disease-ridden hallways and men, women and children incarcerated ... More >>
More Integrated Approach To Fire Prevention Needed
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 4:49 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 27 2009 7:10PM The increasing threat posed by fires around the world means policy-makers must take a more integrated approach to preventing, monitoring and responding to such blazes, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ... More >>
