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Chief Executives Back UN Anti-Corruption Pact
Saturday, 9 May 2009, 12:22 pm | United Nations
New York, May 8 2009 10:10AM In a letter addressed to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon chief executives from some of the world's leading companies have thrown their support behind a United Nations treaty aimed at combating corruption. More >>
Support For Displaced Pregnant Women
Friday, 8 May 2009, 3:21 pm | United Nations
New York, May 7 2009 4:10PM The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said today it is stepping up support for women and girls affected by the conflict in northern Sri Lanka, particularly those who are pregnant, amid disruptions to reproductive ... More >>
Sudan: Ejection Of Aid Groups
Friday, 8 May 2009, 3:20 pm | United Nations
New York, May 7 2009 5:10PM The top United Nations humanitarian official today reiterated his disappointment at the Sudanese Government’s decision to expel over a dozen aid agencies from its war-torn region of Darfur earlier this year, while welcoming ... More >>
Ban Urges Support For Press Freedoms
Friday, 8 May 2009, 3:18 pm | United Nations
New York, May 7 2009 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Member States to uphold press freedoms and support the work of independent media. More >>
World Needs Parliamentarians’ Influence
Friday, 8 May 2009, 3:16 pm | United Nations
New York, May 7 2009 5:10PM The world needs the influence of parliamentarians in addressing a number of urgent, inter-related global concerns, including the current financial turmoil, climate change and the recent H1N1 flu outbreak, Secretary-General ... More >>
Cholera Outbreak In Zimbabwe Continues To Decline
Friday, 8 May 2009, 3:15 pm | United Nations
New York, May 7 2009 5:10PM The cholera outbreak that took hold of Zimbabwe from last August sustained its downward trend last month while aid agencies continued their efforts to combat the disease, according to the latest United Nations update. More >>
UN Food Distribution In Eastern Chad
Friday, 8 May 2009, 3:14 pm | United Nations
New York, May 7 2009 4:10PM The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it has temporarily suspended food distribution for some 22,000 Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad owing to a rise in insecurity. More >>
‘Shrinking Space’ For Palestinians In Bethlehem
Friday, 8 May 2009, 3:12 pm | United Nations
New York, May 7 2009 3:10PM Israeli measures have reduced the amount of land available in Bethlehem for Palestinian use, limited the area’s access to resources and restricted its potential for development, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of ... More >>
Settlement Of Dispute Over Sudanese Town
Friday, 8 May 2009, 3:11 pm | United Nations
New York, May 7 2009 2:10PM As legal arguments in the case over Abyei, an oil-rich town straddling northern and southern Sudan, ended today at a United Nations-backed tribunal in The Hague, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon encouraged the parties to achieve ... More >>
Influenza A(H1N1) Infections Top 2,000
Friday, 8 May 2009, 3:10 pm | United Nations
New York, May 7 2009 3:10PM The number of people infected with the influenza A(H1N1) virus has topped 2,000, the United Nations health agency confirmed today, stressing that although symptoms for the vast majority of the cases are mild, there is no room ... More >>
Weapons Still Threatening Lebanon’s Stability
Friday, 8 May 2009, 3:09 pm | United Nations
New York, May 7 2009 2:10PM While noting further strides towards strengthening Lebanon’s sovereignty, a top United Nations official today highlighted the continuing threat posed by the proliferation of weapons and armed groups in the country. More >>
Leaders In Climate Disaster Response Honoured
Friday, 8 May 2009, 3:08 pm | United Nations
New York, May 7 2009 2:10PM Among the five winners of the first-ever Green Star Awards – honoured for work in response to environmental emergencies – are a Brazilian scientific support centre and a leading Swiss laboratory, the United Nations Environment ... More >>
UN Expands Presence In Southern Afghanistan
Friday, 8 May 2009, 3:07 pm | United Nations
New York, May 7 2009 1:10PM The United Nations today opened its 19th office in Afghanistan, in Tirin Kot, the capital of the southern province of Uruzgan, as part of its continued expansion across the strife-torn nation. More >>
Food Production Will Not Solve Hunger Crisis
Friday, 8 May 2009, 3:06 pm | United Nations
New York, May 7 2009 1:10PM An independent United Nations expert warned today that ramping up food production on its own would not alleviate the suffering of the hundreds of millions going hungry around the world. More >>
Italy’s Return Of Boat People To Libya Regrettable
Friday, 8 May 2009, 3:04 pm | United Nations
New York, May 7 2009 11:10AM The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today voiced concern after Italy sent some 230 people it rescued yesterday off the waters of Malta back to Libya before a proper assessment of their possible protection ... More >>
UN Recommends Increased Trade Within Asia-Pacific
Friday, 8 May 2009, 3:03 pm | United Nations
New York, May 7 2009 10:10AM Taking measures to boost trade among Asia-Pacific nations will be critical for governments in the region to help their economies recover from the turmoil sparked by the financial crisis in the West, according to a new set of ... More >>
‘Strong Signal’ To Climate Change Negotiators
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 12:32 pm | United Nations
New York, May 6 2009 7:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon must ensure that a high-level summit slated for September send a “very clear and strong signal” to negotiators aiming to reach a new United Nations climate change deal in Copenhagen this December, ... More >>
Sri Lanka’s Displaced Now Numbers Over 192,000
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 12:31 pm | United Nations
New York, May 6 2009 6:10PM The United Nations humanitarian wing said today that over 192,000 people have fled the conflict zone in northern Sri Lanka, where clashes continue between Government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). More >>
Meetings With Israeli, Lebanese Officials
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 12:30 pm | United Nations
New York, May 6 2009 6:10PM The United Nations peacekeeping chief today voiced hope that ongoing talks will lead to a quick end to the dispute over Ghajar, a village that straddles the so-called Blue Line separating Lebanon and Israel, as he met with ... More >>
Plight Of Displaced In North-West Pakistan
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 12:29 pm | United Nations
New York, May 6 2009 5:10PM The United Nations refugee chief today voiced his deep concern at the plight of tens of thousands of civilians uprooted by the ongoing conflict in north-western Pakistan, as his agency steps up its humanitarian assistance to ... More >>
