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New UN Deputy Envoy For Afghanistan
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 12:32 pm | United Nations
New York, May 27 2009 4:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Robert Watkins of Canada as deputy United Nations envoy for Afghanistan, with responsibility for development and humanitarian affairs. More >>
Scale Of Sri Lanka Aid Effort is Simply ‘Huge’
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 12:31 pm | United Nations
New York, May 27 2009 4:10PM The United Nations humanitarian wing said today that the overall scale of the relief operation in Sri Lanka, where nearly 300,000 people have been displaced by the recent conflict, remains “huge,” while an action plan ... More >>
UN Downgrades Economic Forecast For 2009
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 12:30 pm | United Nations
New York, May 27 2009 3:10PM The United Nations has downgraded its economic forecast for 2009, from an already pessimistic estimate made five months ago, and said the poorest countries would be hit the hardest. More >>
DPRK Nuclear Test Threatens Global Disarmament
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 12:29 pm | United Nations
New York, May 27 2009 2:10PM The recent nuclear and missile tests conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) jeopardize continuing global efforts to achieve nuclear disarmament, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned. More >>
Deadly Attack In Pakistani City Of Lahore
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 12:26 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the bombing today in the Pakistani city of Lahore, in which some 30 people were reported killed and 250 wounded. More >>
Support Following South Asian Cyclone
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 12:25 pm | United Nations
New York, May 27 2009 1:11PM United Nations agencies are providing technical support to assess the damage in southern Bangladesh following Cyclone Aila, which killed at least 100 people in the South Asian nation and also hit parts of neighbouring ... More >>
AIDS Work In Africa ‘Mismatched’
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 12:24 pm | United Nations
New York, May 27 2009 12:10PM The publication of potential “mismatches” between prevention strategies and the actual causes of HIV/AIDS in some African countries has already helped to improve efforts to combat the disease, according to the lead ... More >>
Babies Die Needlessly Due To Lack Diagnosis
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 12:23 pm | United Nations
New York, May 27 2009 12:10PM Many infants are dying unnecessarily worldwide because they are not being tested early enough for HIV and not receiving treatment if they have the virus, a new United Nations-backed video is warning. More >>
Mozambique’s Child Health Week – UNICEF
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 12:21 pm | United Nations
New York, May 27 2009 10:10AM A five-day nationwide campaign in Mozambique has brought vitamins, vaccinations and nutrition screening to over 3 million children under the age of five, the latest effort to bring the country closer to reaching the globally ... More >>
General Assembly Postpones Economic Summit
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 12:20 pm | United Nations
New York, May 26 2009 6:10PM The General Assembly has postponed until late June the high-level gathering aimed at assessing the global economic crisis and seeking solutions which take the interests of all nations into account, it was announced today. More >>
Top UN Official Calls For Development ‘New Deal’
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 1:41 pm | United Nations
New York, May 26 2009 6:10PM The current global economic crisis – the deepest in decades – has underscored the need for a “new deal” for development that addresses both climate change and poverty, the head of the United Nations Development Programme ... More >>
Cancer Fight In Developing World Gets Boost
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 1:37 pm | United Nations
New York, May 26 2009 7:10PM Two United Nations agencies are launching a joint initiative aimed at strengthening and accelerating efforts to fight cancer in developing countries, using their respective strengths in the areas of health and radiation medicine. More >>
Security Council Counter-Terrorism
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 1:34 pm | United Nations
New York, May 26 2009 5:10PM An important part of the work of the Security Council’s counter-terrorism committees is stocktaking and reviewing efforts so as to ensure the effectiveness of United Nations sanctions regimes, the heads of three subsidiary ... More >>
UN Envoy Calls For National Reforms In DR Congo
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 1:26 pm | United Nations
New York, May 26 2009 4:10PM The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has called for swift implementation of “reforms of the state services” to fight poverty and corruption. More >>
Sri Lanka: Inquiry Into Alleged Abuses
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 1:23 pm | United Nations
New York, May 26 2009 3:10PM Investigating human rights abuses allegedly committed against civilians by both the Government of Sri Lanka and Tamil rebels will help the country transition into a new future, the United Nations human rights chief stated. More >>
Humanitarian Wing Assisting Tajik Flood Victims
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 1:21 pm | United Nations
New York, May 26 2009 3:10PM The United Nations is assisting the Government of Tajikistan in meeting humanitarian needs following recent severe floods, which have killed at least 28 people and displaced some 10,000, including by providing over $100,000 to ... More >>
Funds For Yellow Fever Vaccine Stockpile
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 1:20 pm | United Nations
New York, May 26 2009 1:10PM United Nations agencies and their partners are appealing for funds to replenish the global emergency supply of yellow fever vaccine, warning that if stocks run out by next year as expected, the disease could break out in the ... More >>
Use Of New Technology To Fight Poverty
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 1:19 pm | United Nations
New York, May 26 2009 1:11PM Experts on information and communications technology (ICT) from the United Nations, private industry, non-governmental organizations and government agencies are meeting today in Geneva to look at ways to use the latest ... More >>
Belarus Making Strides In Combating Trafficking
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 1:18 pm | United Nations
New York, May 26 2009 1:11PM The United Nations independent expert on human trafficking today commended Belarus – which is creeping towards becoming a source, transit and destination country for victims – for its efforts to combat the scourge. More >>
People Still Streaming Out Of Pakistan
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 1:17 pm | United Nations
New York, May 26 2009 12:10PM Clashes between Government forces and militants in north-west Pakistan are continuing to uproot people from their homes, with nearly 130,000 people being registered daily as displaced, according to the United Nations ... More >>
