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Influenza A(H1N1) Cases Nearly Double Over Weekend
Tuesday, 12 May 2009, 11:23 am | United Nations
New York, May 11 2009 5:10PM The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today that the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of the influenza A(H1N1) virus has increased to 4,694 – nearly double the figure reported last Friday – including ... More >>
Top UN Envoy Deplores Raid On Congolese Village
Tuesday, 12 May 2009, 11:22 am | United Nations
New York, May 11 2009 3:10PM The top United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has condemned the raid carried out by Rwandan rebels on a village in the north-eastern part of the country, which sent residents fleeing into the nearby ... More >>
Pakistan: UN Calls For Global Support
Tuesday, 12 May 2009, 11:21 am | United Nations
New York, May 11 2009 2:10PM The United Nations refugee chief today appealed for international solidarity to support the hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis fleeing the violent conflict in the north-west as the Government tries to defeat a militant ... More >>
Cameroon: UN Funds Multi-Million Dollar Scheme
Tuesday, 12 May 2009, 11:21 am | United Nations
New York, May 11 2009 2:10PM The rural poor across Cameroon are set to receive a cash injection of close to $14 million from the United Nations in an effort to reduce poverty, increase income and improve livelihoods. More >>
Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
Tuesday, 12 May 2009, 11:19 am | United Nations
New York, May 11 2009 1:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the need to generate momentum in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, warning that the situation on the ground could worsen easily without fresh efforts by both sides as well as ... More >>
Kenyan Villagers To Test Carbon Benefits Project
Tuesday, 12 May 2009, 11:19 am | United Nations
New York, May 11 2009 11:10AM Villagers in western Kenya are the latest participants in a project carried out by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and its partners to calculate how much carbon can be stored in trees and soils when the land ... More >>
Iraq: UN-Supported Primary School Study
Tuesday, 12 May 2009, 11:17 am | United Nations
New York, May 11 2009 10:10AM Children in nearly half of the primary schools in Iraq are studying in unsafe and unhealthy environments, according to a United Nations-backed survey that was released today. More >>
Solidarity On Buddhist Day Of Vesak
Sunday, 10 May 2009, 4:51 pm | United Nations
New York, May 9 2009 10:10AM In a message commemorating Vesak Day, which marks the birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the world to learn from the spiritual leader's sense of compassion. More >>
UN Expands Presence In Afghanistan
Sunday, 10 May 2009, 4:50 pm | United Nations
New York, May 9 2009 10:10AM The United Nations opened its 20th office in the northern Sar-i-Pul province of Afghanistan on Saturday, continuing the world body's drive to promote development across the strife-torn nation. More >>
Pakistan: ‘Massive Displacement’ In North-West
Saturday, 9 May 2009, 12:44 pm | United Nations
New York, May 8 2009 2:10PM The United Nations agencies tasked with protecting refugee and children’s rights today expressed deep concern over the “massive displacement” in north-west Pakistan caused by the widening armed conflict between Government forces ... More >>
South African Presidential Inauguration
Saturday, 9 May 2009, 12:42 pm | United Nations
New York, May 8 2009 5:10PM Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro is in Pretoria where she will attend, on behalf of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the inauguration of South African President-elect Jacob Zuma on Saturday. More >>
Pause In Deaths From Influenza A(H1N1)
Saturday, 9 May 2009, 12:36 pm | United Nations
New York, May 8 2009 4:10PM Although the number of influenza A(H1N1) infections jumped by over 400 worldwide in the last day with two more countries reporting cases of the virus, there were no new deaths from the disease, the United Nations health agency ... More >>
Upcoming UN Economic Summit ‘Timely And Historic’
Saturday, 9 May 2009, 12:36 pm | United Nations
New York, May 8 2009 4:10PM The upcoming United Nations meeting to tackle the global financial crisis is both “timely and historic,” the President of the General Assembly said, urging all States to participate at the highest level and to support ... More >>
Victims Of Recent Violence In Southern Sudan
Saturday, 9 May 2009, 12:35 pm | United Nations
New York, May 8 2009 2:10PM The top United Nations relief official travelled to Southern Sudan today, where he met with some of the thousands of men, women and children who have been displaced by recent violence. More >>
Clashes In Eastern Chad Hampering Aid Efforts
Saturday, 9 May 2009, 12:34 pm | United Nations
New York, May 8 2009 3:10PM The recent clashes in eastern Chad are hindering the efforts of the United Nations and its partners to assist the hundreds of thousands of civilians taking refuge there, a senior peacekeeping official said today, calling ... More >>
Bahrain And Switzerland On Ban’s Itinerary
Saturday, 9 May 2009, 12:33 pm | United Nations
New York, May 8 2009 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Manama, Bahrain and Geneva, Switzerland, starting 15 May, a United Nations spokesperson announced today. More >>
Horn Of Africa’s Children At Risk
Saturday, 9 May 2009, 12:32 pm | United Nations
New York, May 8 2009 2:10PM The lives of millions of children in the Horn of Africa are being threatened by chronic food insecurity, conflict and political instability, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned today. More >>
UN Team Probing Rights Violations In Gaza Conflict
Saturday, 9 May 2009, 12:31 pm | United Nations
New York, May 8 2009 12:10PM Members of the fact-finding mission set up by the United Nations Human Rights Council to probe rights violations during the recent conflict in the Gaza Strip wrapped up a week-long meeting in Geneva today. More >>
Urgent International Scrutiny Needed In Sri Lanka
Saturday, 9 May 2009, 12:30 pm | United Nations
New York, May 8 2009 11:10AM A group of independent United Nations experts today called on the Human Rights Council to urgently set up an international inquiry to address the "critical" situation in Sri Lanka amid fighting between the army and ... More >>
Envoy To Darfur Condemns Killing Of Blue Helmet
Saturday, 9 May 2009, 12:24 pm | United Nations
New York, May 8 2009 11:10AM Unidentified gunmen shot dead an international peacekeeper outside his home in South Darfur last night, the joint African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) announced with "deep regret" today. More >>
