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Widespread Sexual Violence In Armed Conflict
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 4:48 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 27 2009 7:10PM The systematic use of sexual violence as a weapon, mainly against women, is rife in armed conflicts in Africa, Asia and Europe, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today in his latest report on the scourge, calling for States ... More >>
Afghani Election Authorities Doing A Good Job
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 4:47 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 27 2009 5:10PM With the fraught task of distributing millions of voting slips to thousands of polling stations successfully completed and campaign rallies in full swing, the United Nations mission in Afghanistan today praised the country’s ... More >>
Team In Southern Sudan In Wake Of Rebel Attacks
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 4:46 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 27 2009 4:10PM United Nations humanitarian workers have taken part in a joint assessment mission in a border area of southern Sudan where hundreds of people have fled recent attacks by the notorious rebel group known as the Lord’s ... More >>
South African Riots Over Housing
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 4:45 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 27 2009 11:10AM The United Nations agency tasked with promoting adequate shelter for all has voiced alarm at the riots over housing and basic services that have engulfed many South African townships over the past week. More >>
Somalia: Initiative To Bolster Security
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 4:44 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 27 2009 12:10PM The senior United Nations envoy to Somalia today welcomed the first meeting in Mogadishu of a joint committee set up to boost safety and security across the war-wracked country. More >>
Central African Town Beset By Recent Violence
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 4:43 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 27 2009 2:10PM A senior United Nations humanitarian official has kicked off a five-day visit to the Central African Republic (CAR) by visiting a north-eastern town that last month was the scene of deadly inter-ethnic violence that also displaced ... More >>
Scheme In Iraq To Improve Basic Services
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 4:42 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 27 2009 11:10AM A $70 million urban development plan aimed at bolstering the delivery of basic services and provision of housing for Iraq’s poor and most vulnerable was jointly launched today by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme ... More >>
Israeli Settlements In Occupied Palestine
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 4:41 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 27 2009 3:10PM The illegal building of new homes and communities continue to occur across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, threatening fragile hopes of a two-state solution to the long-running conflict, top United Nations officials warned ... More >>
Practical Steps To Adapt To Climate Change
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 4:39 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 27 2009 9:10AM Stressing that adaptation to the impact of climate change is an "essential investment in our common future," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged countries rich and poor to take practical steps to deal with the impact ... More >>
High Voter Turnout In Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 4:32 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 27 2009 11:10AM The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) today congratulated election officials and the people of the northern region of Kurdistan for the large turnout, especially among women voters, in last week’s peaceful elections. More >>
Ban Sees First-Hand Impact Of Climate Change
Monday, 27 July 2009, 9:13 am | United Nations
New York, Jul 26 2009 11:10AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spent time with a traditional herder community in central Mongolia today as he highlighted the impact of climate change on landlocked countries on the latest leg of his official visit to Asia. More >>
Somalia: New Effort To Improve Security
Sunday, 26 July 2009, 3:41 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 25 2009 4:10PM The United Nations has taken part in the first meeting of a new joint initiative in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, that aims to boost security and safety across the war-torn country. More >>
Role To Play In Fight Against Climate Change
Sunday, 26 July 2009, 3:40 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 25 2009 3:10PM National and local governments must work more closely together in tackling climate change if the world is going to mount an effective response to the problem, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as his continued to spotlight ... More >>
Timorese Police Assume Control Of Law And Order
Sunday, 26 July 2009, 3:39 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 25 2009 2:10PM Timorese police forces have taken over law enforcement duties from the United Nations in a third district of the fledgling country, the UN peacekeeping mission reported today as it continues to gradually hand over responsibility ... More >>
Deadly Floods Strike Mongolia
Sunday, 26 July 2009, 3:39 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 25 2009 2:10PM The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is helping Mongolian authorities respond to flash flooding that has killed at least 26 people, damaged infrastructure and raised the risk of outbreaks of infectious ... More >>
UN Revises Humanitarian Appeal For Madagascar
Sunday, 26 July 2009, 3:37 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 25 2009 2:10PM The humanitarian wing of the United Nations has announced it is revising downwards its appeal for aid for Madagascar but warned that the country's population still remains highly vulnerable to the impact of cyclones, drought and ... More >>
Military Chief Of African-UN Mission In Darfur
Sunday, 26 July 2009, 3:36 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 24 2009 2:10PM The United Nations and the African Union have announced that a Rwandan lieutenant-general will be the next Force Commander of their joint peacekeeping mission in the Sudanese region of Darfur. More >>
‘Greening’ Agriculture Key To Fighting Climate Cha
Sunday, 26 July 2009, 3:35 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 24 2009 3:10PM Environmentally-friendly farming practices hold the key to combating climate change and poverty, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said today, stressing that ‘green’ agriculture holds the key to dealing ... More >>
Model For Combating Impact Of Climate Change
Sunday, 26 July 2009, 3:34 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 24 2009 1:10AM China can act as a model for developing countries and the wider world by investing in environmentally friendly growth and prioritizing the creation of cleaner energy, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says, urging the leaders ... More >>
Singing Group Named Artist For Peace By UNESCO
Sunday, 26 July 2009, 3:33 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 24 2009 4:10PM The award-winning Philippine Madrigal Singers have been selected as the newest Artist for Peace by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the agency announced today. More >>
