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More Camps For Pakistan’s Displaced
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:48 pm | United Nations
New York, May 20 2009 1:10PM With thousands of people uprooted by violence in north-west Pakistan continuing to make their way to safety, the United Nations refugee agency said today it is crucial to set up more camps and ensure speedy access to assistance. More >>
Russian Tennis Star Partners With UNESCO
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:47 pm | United Nations
New York, May 20 2009 1:10PM Russian tennis ace, Olympic bronze medallist and Grand Slam champion Vera Zvonareva was named today as a Promoter of Gender Equality by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). More >>
Calls For ‘Deep And Lasting’ Financial Reforms
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:46 pm | United Nations
New York, May 20 2009 1:10PM A public symposium on the global financial crisis has recommended “deep and lasting” reforms to avoid a repetition of the current downturn, according to its sponsor, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ... More >>
Another Step Towards New Climate Change Pact
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:45 pm | United Nations
New York, May 20 2009 12:10PM Progress towards achieving an ambitious new treaty on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is gathering pace, the top United Nations climate change official said today, announcing the online publication of the text ... More >>
Clashes Along Chad-Sudan Border
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:44 pm | United Nations
New York, May 20 2009 12:10PM The joint African Union-United Nations envoy to the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur today called for an end to fighting near the Chad-Sudan border and for the two nations to rein in mounting tensions. More >>
Myanmar: Arrest Of Pro-Democracy Leader
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:43 pm | United Nations
New York, May 20 2009 10:10AM The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has expressed his grave concern over the arrest and trial of opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, coinciding with ... More >>
Ban Travels To Denmark And Finland Next Week
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:42 pm | United Nations
New York, May 18 2009 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is set to visit Denmark next week, followed by his first official visit to Finland, a spokesperson for the United Nations announced today. More >>
DR Congo: Security Council Team Visits Camp
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:41 pm | United Nations
New York, May 18 2009 4:11PM A Security Council delegation on a week-long visit to Africa met with internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today to assess efforts by the Government and the United Nations ... More >>
Darfur Rebel Leader Accused Of War Crimes
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:41 pm | United Nations
New York, May 18 2009 4:11PM A rebel leader accused of having directed the deadly September 2007 attack against peacekeepers in the war-ravaged Sudanese region of Darfur voluntarily appeared today before the International Criminal Court (ICC). More >>
Ban Urges End To Fighting Along Chad-Sudan Border
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:39 pm | United Nations
New York, May 18 2009 4:11PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, concerned by recent violence and tensions in the border area between Chad and Sudan, today urged an end to the hostilities. More >>
Passage For Aid En Route To Western Afghanistan
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:39 pm | United Nations
New York, May 18 2009 3:10PM The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has joined the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in calling for safe humanitarian access to reach 500 needy families in western Farah province. More >>
Somalia: Humanitarian Needs On Upswing
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:38 pm | United Nations
New York, May 18 2009 4:10PM Drought and continuing violence are driving Somalia’s humanitarian needs upward, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today, adding that only one-third of the nearly $1 billion in ... More >>
UN-Backed Forum In Australia Studies Climate
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:36 pm | United Nations
New York, May 18 2009 5:10PM More than 80 scientists, farmers, and agriculture experts from around the globe gathered at a United Nations-backed conference in Queensland, Australia, today to work on long-term sustainability of agriculture through improvements ... More >>
‘New Multilateralism’ Necessary For Disarmament
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:35 pm | United Nations
New York, May 19 2009 10:10AM Calling on nations to seize the current momentum, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appealed for a new multilateral approach to ensure sustainable progress in disarmament. More >>
World’s First Tuition-Free, Online University
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:33 pm | United Nations
New York, May 19 2009 2:10PM A leading arm of the United Nations working to spread the benefits of information technology today announced the launch of the first ever tuition-free online university. More >>
Displacement In Pakistan Largest in Years
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:32 pm | United Nations
New York, May 19 2009 2:10PM Almost 1.5 million people have escaped fighting between Government troops and Taliban militants in north-west Pakistan, the United Nations refugee agency said today, calling the displacement the largest and fastest to occur ... More >>
Food Purchase From Small-Scale Kenyan Farmers
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:30 pm | United Nations
New York, May 19 2009 2:10PM The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has for the first time bought food from small-scale farmers in Kenya under a new initiative aimed at boosting agriculture by connecting farmers to markets. More >>
New Flu Uncovers Public Health’s Successes
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:29 pm | United Nations
New York, May 19 2009 2:10PM Global solidarity is crucial to containing the outbreak of influenza A(H1N1), which has also revealed the successes and challenges public health faces, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. More >>
Clinton Appointed UN Special Envoy For Haiti
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:27 pm | United Nations
New York, May 19 2009 12:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Bill Clinton as the United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti, building on the former United States President’s extensive engagement with the Caribbean nation. More >>
Nepal: Senior UN Official Lauds Supreme Court
Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 1:41 pm | United Nations
New York, May 19 2009 11:10AM The top United Nations human rights official in Nepal today welcomed Supreme Court reforms initiated by the fledgling democracy’s newly appointed Chief Justice. More >>
