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Concern Over Call For ‘Sudanization’ Of Aid
Wednesday, 18 March 2009, 1:58 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 16 2009 7:10PM The top United Nations humanitarian official said he has been “taken by surprise” over media reports today that Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir has called for all international aid groups to leave the vast African ... More >>
Colombia’s Indigenous Must Be Protected
Wednesday, 18 March 2009, 1:57 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today voiced concern over the ongoing displacement of indigenous communities in Colombia and called for investigations into credible reports of abuses. More >>
Chad: Blazes Rip Through Sudanese Refugee Camps
Wednesday, 18 March 2009, 1:54 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency said today it was hastening to replace supplies and put preventive measures in place after five accidental fires swept through two camps for Sudanese refugees in remote eastern Chad in the past four weeks. More >>
First Iraqi Family Departs To Resettle In Germany
Wednesday, 18 March 2009, 1:50 pm | United Nations
Germany's plans to resettle 2,500 Iraqi refugees has begun with a young couple who flew out of Jordan with a son who needs urgent medical treatment for a heart defect, the United Nations refugee agency announced today. More >>
Staff Abducted In Somalia
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 11:57 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 16 2009 9:10AM The United Nations is working to secure the unconditional release of four staff members who were abducted this morning by unknown armed men in south central Somalia, the world body said. More >>
Calls To Improve Safety For Iraqi Journalists
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 11:55 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 16 2009 10:10AM The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom has condemned the recent suicide attack in Baghdad that killed 33 people, including two journalists, and called for measures to ensure safety for media professionals ... More >>
Afghan: UN-Backed Polio Immunization Drive
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 11:54 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 16 2009 11:10AM President Hamid Karzai has kicked off a United Nations-backed polio vaccination drive targeting some 7.7 million children in Afghanistan, one of four countries, along with India, Nigeria and Pakistan, where the disease is still ... More >>
Economic Crisis Poses Dire Risks To Forests
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 11:52 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 16 2009 12:10PM The global economic turmoil has resulted in reduced demand for wood, shrinking investments in industries and forest management, according to this year’s United Nations “State of the World’s Forests” report. More >>
UN Staff Member Forcibly Recruited By Rebels
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 11:51 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 16 2009 1:10PM The United Nations today voiced its “grave” fears for the safety of one of its staff and three family members, including a 16-year-old girl, forcibly recruited this weekend by the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil ... More >>
Joint Ugandan, Congolese Operation Against Rebels
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 11:49 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 16 2009 1:10PM As Ugandan troops began withdrawing from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after a three-month joint operation to flush out a notorious rebel group, the United Nations’ top envoy in the country praised the cooperative ... More >>
Lebanon To Benefit From New UN Pact With UAE
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 11:48 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 16 2009 2:10PM The United Nations agency tasked with assisting Palestinian refugees will be able to improve living conditions for thousands living in Lebanese camps thanks to a new partnership with the United Arab Emirates. More >>
Cybersquatting Cases Continue To Balloon
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 11:45 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 16 2009 2:10PM Allegations of cybersquatting, or holding web domain names hostage for profit, rose to record levels in 2008 with even greater increases looming, the United Nations’ agency for intellectual property rights said today. More >>
Haiti: Dialogue And Support Is Crucial
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 11:43 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 16 2009 4:10PM As the United Nations Security Council completed its four-day mission to Haiti this weekend, it stressed that national dialogue and international support were critical to meet coming challenges in security, stability, recovery ... More >>
UN Workers In Somalia Released
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 11:42 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 16 2009 5:10PM The four United Nations staff members who were abducted earlier today by unknown armed men in south central Somalia have now been released, the world body has confirmed. More >>
Talks With Iraqi Leaders On Kirkuk
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 11:41 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 16 2009 5:10PM The top United Nations envoy to Iraq is continuing consultations with authorities in the strife-torn nation over power-sharing in the disputed northern city of Kirkuk and development in parts of Nineveh and Diyala governorates. More >>
Blue Helmets Take Over From European Force In Chad
Monday, 16 March 2009, 12:47 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 15 2009 1:10PM United Nations peacekeepers in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) today took over the military and security responsibilities of European forces in the two strife-torn nations. More >>
Release Of Abducted Relief Workers In Darfur
Monday, 16 March 2009, 12:46 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 15 2009 1:10PM The joint United Nations-African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission to Darfur (UNAMID) has welcomed the safe release of four aid workers who had been abducted at gunpoint three days ago. More >>
Arctic Peoples Must Adapt To A New Environment
Monday, 16 March 2009, 12:44 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 13 2009 1:10PM Indigenous Arctic peoples must be consulted on ways to preserve their ways of life and boost employment opportunities as the northern ice retreats due to climate change, a group of experts convened by the United Nations ... More >>
Pakistan Allows Afghan Refugees To Stay
Monday, 16 March 2009, 12:41 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 13 2009 1:10PM The Pakistani Government today reached an agreement with the United Nations refugee agency allowing some 1.7 million Afghans to continue sheltering in their country until the end of 2012. More >>
Somalia: Top UN Envoy Praises New Government
Monday, 16 March 2009, 12:39 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 13 2009 12:10PM The United Nations’ top envoy for Somalia today lauded progress made in the past month by the new Government of the Horn of Africa country, which has been torn by factional strife since the overthrow of Siad Barre in 1991. More >>
