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Afghan Law Restricting Women’s Rights

Friday, 3 April 2009, 12:55 pm | United Nations

New York, Apr 2 2009 11:10AM A new law in Afghanistan seriously curtailing women’s rights, even explicitly permitting marital rape, is a “huge step in the wrong direction,” the United Nations human rights chief said today, calling for its repeal. More >>

Financial Turmoil Could Trigger Dvlpmt Catastrophe

Thursday, 2 April 2009, 9:33 am | United Nations

New York, Apr 1 2009 4:10PM As leaders of the Group of 20 (G-20) nations gear up for their meeting tomorrow, the United Nations is warning that the current global economic crisis threatens to unleash a human development catastrophe in the world’s ... More >>

UN Climate Change Pact Kicks Off In Germany

Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 3:31 pm | United Nations

New York, Mar 29 2009 11:10AM The first round of United Nations-backed negotiations designed to culminate in an ambitious new international climate change treaty in Copenhagen in December got underway today. More >>

UN Forum Seeks To Strengthen Nuclear Security

Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 3:30 pm | United Nations

New York, Mar 30 2009 2:10PM Delegates from more than 90 countries began a three-day meeting in Vienna today to assess seven years of global efforts to improve the protection and control of radioactive material, and to discuss ways to strengthen nuclear security. More >>

Investment In Haiti To Widen Break-Out Opportunit

Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 3:29 pm | United Nations

New York, Mar 30 2009 3:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that he will be asking donors to go beyond traditional assistance and invest in Haiti, at a time he called a crucial turning point for the impoverished Caribbean nation. More >>

Crises Confronting Arab World

Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 3:28 pm | United Nations

From the widening fallout of the global economic crisis to the suffering of victims of armed conflict, the Arab world faces insecurity today and the potential for more tomorrow, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Summit of the League of Arab States ... More >>

Men And Boys Must End Violence Against Women

Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 3:26 pm | United Nations

New York, Mar 30 2009 2:10PM Greater efforts are required worldwide to end violence against women and girls, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stated, stressing that men and boys in particular must play their part. More >>

Calendar For Electoral Review Process

Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 3:25 pm | United Nations

New York, Mar 30 2009 4:10PM The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has welcomed the announcement by the Independent Electoral Commission of a timetable for the electoral review process for local polls. More >>

$3 Million For Victims Of Torrential Floods

Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 3:23 pm | United Nations

New York, Mar 30 2009 4:10PM More than $2,700 000 dollars is urgently needed to support the Government of Namibia in responding to the plight of up to 350,000 people hit by widespread floods, a United Nations spokesperson said today. More >>

Housing Crunch During Financial Crisis

Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 3:22 pm | United Nations

With the world struck by an economic crisis that has its origins in housing credit, the head of the United Nations agency tasked with ensuring adequate shelter for all today said it was doubly important to confront the challenge of affordable housing. More >>

Egyptian Troops Arrive In Darfur

Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 3:21 pm | United Nations

New York, Mar 30 2009 7:10PM The hybrid United Nations-African Union (AU) peacekeeping force in Darfur, known as UNAMID, received a boost today from the arrival of 100 personnel from the second Egyptian Infantry Battalion. More >>

SG Welcomes US Intention To Seek HRC seat

Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 2:10 pm | United Nations

The Secretary-General welcomes the United States announcement that it will seek a seat in the Human Rights Council. More >>

SG Appoints Helen Clark As UNDP Administrator

Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 2:09 pm | United Nations

On 26 March, it was announced that United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, following consultations with the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), wrote to the President of the General Assembly requesting the General ... More >>

Indigenous Groups In Botswana

Monday, 30 March 2009, 12:04 pm | United Nations

New York, Mar 27 2009 2:10PM Botswana’s indigenous peoples still struggle to gain access to health services, education and employment opportunities, despite efforts to improve their situation, according to a United Nations human rights expert who ... More >>

‘Cowardly’ Attack Against Somali Minister

Monday, 30 March 2009, 12:03 pm | United Nations

New York, Mar 27 2009 5:10PM The United Nations envoy to Somalia today strongly condemned the deadly roadside bomb blast which wounded the country’s Interior Minister and killed one of his assistants in the capital, Mogadishu. More >>

Niger Hardest Hit By 2009 Meningitis Epidemic

Monday, 30 March 2009, 10:46 am | United Nations

New York, Mar 27 2009 5:10PM A vast majority of the nearly 25,000 suspected meningitis cases and more than 15,000 deaths worldwide in the first three months of 2009 have occurred in the so-called “African meningitis belt,” hitting Nigeria and Niger ... More >>