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Pakistan Aid Effort Needs Urgent Funding
Friday, 12 June 2009, 12:01 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 11 2009 4:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appealed to the international community, especially major donors, to respond quickly and generously to the urgent humanitarian and reconstruction needs in Pakistan, where the United ... More >>
Aid Groups’ Expulsion From Within Darfur
Friday, 12 June 2009, 12:00 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 11 2009 4:10PM An immediate crisis has been averted in Darfur following the March expulsion of over one dozen non-governmental organizations (NGOs), but the humanitarian gaps left in the wake of their ouster must be filled to help the ... More >>
UN Declares Global Flu Pandemic
Friday, 12 June 2009, 11:58 am | United Nations
New York, Jun 11 2009 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today cautioned against undue alarm while stressing the need for preparedness, as the United Nations health agency announced that the world is experiencing an influenza pandemic caused by the ... More >>
Coca Cola & Microsoft Promoting Development
Friday, 12 June 2009, 11:56 am | United Nations
New York, Jun 11 2009 2:10PM Coca Cola and Microsoft are among dozens of companies which are adding to their bottom line while helping Africa and Asia meet their development targets as part of a United Nations-backed scheme. More >>
World Facing Global A(H1N1) Flu "Pandemic"
Friday, 12 June 2009, 11:54 am | United Nations
New York, Jun 11 2009 2:10PM The A(H1N1) influenza outbreak has officially reached global pandemic levels, the public health arm of the United Nations announced today, as it raised its warning system to Phase 6. More >>
Sri Lankan Government Must Honour Its Promises
Friday, 12 June 2009, 11:52 am | United Nations
New York, Jun 11 2009 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated how important it is for the Sri Lankan Government to follow up on the commitments it made last month after ending its military operation against Tamil rebels, and said he is writing ... More >>
UN-Backed Appeal To Save Gorillas
Friday, 12 June 2009, 11:51 am | United Nations
New York, Jun 11 2009 1:10PM Delegates from 20 countries have signed a declaration asking governments across the world to help protect the gorilla, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said today. More >>
Talks On Contested Northern Iraqi Boundaries
Friday, 12 June 2009, 11:49 am | United Nations
New York, Jun 11 2009 12:10PM Talks on disputed internal Iraqi boundaries – in the oil-rich, ethnically mixed north – have been launched, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) announced today. More >>
Trans-Asian Rail Agreement Goes Into Effect
Friday, 12 June 2009, 11:47 am | United Nations
New York, Jun 11 2009 11:10AM A railroad agreement aimed at linking 28 countries in Asia and Europe went into effect today, the United Nations announced in Bangkok. More >>
Financial Crisis Hastening Hunger For World’s Poor
Friday, 12 June 2009, 11:46 am | United Nations
New York, Jun 11 2009 11:10AM The global financial crisis has hit the world’s poor and hungry – and their situation is set to get even worse, according to a new study by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). More >>
Violence Could Derail Peace Process In Nepal
Friday, 12 June 2009, 11:44 am | United Nations
New York, Jun 11 2009 10:10AM The United Nations human rights office in Nepal today expressed its concern that increased violence by political parties and affiliated groups, as well as subsequent retaliation threats, could jeopardize the peace process ... More >>
UN Tree-Planting Campaign Reaches 4 Billion Mark
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 1:16 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 10 2009 7:10PM The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today that its campaign to plant 7 billion trees worldwide – in a bid to pressure nations to “seal the deal” on an ambitious new climate change pact this December ... More >>
UN’s Roaming Mediation Team Termed A Success
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 1:15 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 10 2009 7:10PM The United Nations special on-call mediation team has helped respond to sticky problems all over the globe in their first year – and should do more, according to a top official at the world body. More >>
Financial Crisis Could Cause Child Labour
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 1:14 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 10 2009 7:10PM The financial crisis threatens to push more children – especially girls – into child labour, the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report. More >>
Africa Must Take Action To Tackle Financial Crisis
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 1:12 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 10 2009 7:10PM Africa must act swiftly and boldly to mitigate the impact of the current financial and economic crises impacting the continent, according to Government ministers at a United Nations-backed meeting. More >>
Political Will For Nuclear Disarmament
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 1:11 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 10 2009 6:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he perceives an increased political will for disarmament, calling on the international community to seize the momentum and take decisive action to ban nuclear testing worldwide. More >>
Election Of General Assembly President
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 1:10 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 10 2009 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated veteran United Nations diplomat Ali Abdessalam Treki of Libya on his election as the President of the upcoming session of the General Assembly. More >>
Migration Spurred By Climate Change
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 1:09 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 10 2009 4:10PM Climate change has already caused displacement and migration, and could uproot millions more in the future, warns a new United Nations-supported report. More >>
Sierra Leona: Efforts To Consolidate Peace
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 1:08 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 10 2009 3:10PM Despite some impressive gains in rebuilding Sierra Leone seven years after the end of its brutal civil war, the situation in the West African nation remains fragile, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. More >>
Myanmar: Education Sector Needs Funding Boost
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 1:07 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 10 2009 2:10PM Greater support for the educational sector in Myanmar is an urgent priority, a senior United Nations relief official said at a donors meeting, calling for more resources in the country’s schools, many of which were destroyed ... More >>
