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New Forms Of Discrimination Against Women
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 4:30 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 21 2009 5:11PM The United Nations committee which monitors compliance with the international convention on eliminating discrimination against women is 30 years old this year, but as it meets this week at UN Headquarters in New York, ... More >>
UN's Humanitarian Efforts: $5 Billion Shortfall
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 4:30 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 21 2009 5:11PM More than halfway through 2009, United Nations agencies and their humanitarian partners face a nearly $5 billion gap in funding to respond to the most severe crises, with the UN’s top relief official warning today that ... More >>
Women In Cambodia Turning To Sex Trade
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 4:28 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 21 2009 5:11PM The global financial crisis has led to signs of an increase in Cambodian women entering the sex trade, says a new United Nations report, which recommends strengthening social safety nets and improving job training and placement ... More >>
Arab Development Held Back
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 4:27 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 21 2009 3:10PM A widespread lack of basic elements of human security, from access to clean water and freedom from hunger to democracy and a robust rule of law, is denying citizens of Arab countries the ability to fulfil their potential, ... More >>
Growing Insecurity In Somali Capital
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 4:25 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 21 2009 2:10PM Aid workers are finding it increasingly difficult to gain access and provide assistance to residents of the Somali capital because of the worsening conflict there, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. More >>
Efforts Needed To Help Refugees Outside Iraq
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 4:24 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 21 2009 1:10PM A senior official with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has pressed Iraqi authorities to do more to include refugees living outside the country’s borders in its national reconciliation process. More >>
Disease Killing Fish In Zambezi River
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 4:23 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 21 2009 12:10PM A deadly disease devastating fish stocks in Africa’s Zambezi River basin and threatening the livelihoods and access to food of millions of rural people could soon reach other parts of the continent, the United Nations ... More >>
Investigating Killings Of Rights Defenders
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 4:22 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 21 2009 10:10AM United Nations independent human rights experts today said that they stand ready to assist Russian authorities in carrying out an independent investigation into the recent string of murders of human rights lawyers, journalists ... More >>
Ensuring Human Rights For All Afghans
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 4:21 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 21 2009 12:10PM The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today called for strengthening the country’s justice system, which he stressed is fundamental for ensuring the rule of law and respect for human rights. More >>
Ending River Blindness is Possible
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 4:20 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 21 2009 9:10AM Eliminating river blindness is feasible with ivermectin, a commonly-used drug that has contributed to significantly controlling the disease in endemic countries, according to evidence published today in a United Nations study. More >>
Recent Incidents In Southern Lebanon
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 4:19 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 21 2009 3:10PM A top United Nations official has called for restraint following recent incidents in southern Lebanon, including the wounding of several of the world body’s peacekeepers during an investigation into an explosion at an ... More >>
Promise Of ‘Responsibility To Protect’
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 4:19 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 21 2009 1:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today outlined a series of measures designed to prevent genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and related crimes against humanity, stressing “it is high time to turn the promise of the ... More >>
Passing Of US Anchorman Committed To Press Freedom
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 1:30 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 20 2009 8:10PM The head of the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) today paid tribute to the United States journalist Walter Cronkite, best renowned for his work as a television anchorman, who has died aged 92. More >>
Bombings Along Chadian-Sudanese Border
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 1:28 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 20 2009 7:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today deplored reported bombings along or near the Chadian-Sudanese border and urged both countries to exercise restraint and improve their frayed bilateral relations amid rising tensions in the ... More >>
Technological Boost To Albanian School Students
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 1:27 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 20 2009 7:10PM Almost half a million Albanian students now have access to modern computer laboratories, high-speed Internet and training in information technology skills thanks to a new United Nations-backed initiative aiming to improve ... More >>
Bosnian Serb Cousins Convicted By UN Tribunal
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 1:26 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 20 2009 5:10PM The United Nations tribunal set up in the wake of the Balkan conflicts in the 1990s today convicted two Bosnian Serb cousins of war crimes, including the burning alive of scores of Muslim women, children and elderly men, ... More >>
Preparations In Full Swing For Afghan Polls
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 1:25 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 20 2009 12:10PM With one month to go until Afghans elect the country’s next leader, the United Nations said today that preparations are in full swing and that no effort will be spared to ensure security, considered the biggest challenge ... More >>
Text Messages To Spread The Word About Polio
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 1:24 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 20 2009 1:10PM The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will be sending text messages to millions of Zambian parents this week as part of a new initiative to harness modern technology in the fight to prevent polio. More >>
Key Elements Of Nepal’s Peace Process
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 1:23 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 20 2009 2:10PM Progress on key elements in Nepal’s peace process have slowed down or stalled altogether owing to the country’s recent political crisis, says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who proposes a six-month extension of ... More >>
Focus is On Climate Change During Trip To Asia
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 1:22 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 20 2009 4:10PM Climate change, which Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called “the defining challenge of our era,” will feature prominently on the United Nations chief’s visits later this week to China and Mongolia, his spokesperson ... More >>
