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Ban Meets With Top US Officials
Friday, 13 March 2009, 10:25 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 11 2009 3:10PM On the heels of his meeting with United States President Barack Obama, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is meeting with key American officials in Washington today. More >>
World Population Will Be Over 9 Billion By 2050
Friday, 13 March 2009, 10:23 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 11 2009 6:10PM The world’s population will hit 7 billion early in 2012 and top 9 billion in 2050, with the majority of the increase taking place in developing countries, according to revised United Nations estimates released today. More >>
Dialogue In Madagascar As Tensions Spiral
Friday, 13 March 2009, 10:22 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 12 2009 4:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for dialogue between the parties to a high-level dispute in Madagascar, as tensions continued to escalate and concern rose over divisions in the armed forces. More >>
Humanitarian Needs After Ouster Of Aid Groups
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 12:33 pm | United Nations
A joint United Nations and Sudanese Government mission to evaluate the need for food, water, health and emergency shelter in Darfur commenced today, as the humanitarian community attempts to recover from the expulsion of 13 major aid groups assisting ... More >>
Somalia’s Commitment To Reconciliation
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 12:30 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 11 2009 6:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has lauded the resolve of Somalia’s leaders and people to press ahead with reconciliation efforts, in spite of the numerous challenges the Horn of Africa nation faces. More >>
Cyprus Talks Focus On European Union Matters
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 12:28 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 11 2009 2:10PM The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders met today in Nicosia to discuss European Union (EU) matters as part of the ongoing United Nations-backed negotiations aimed at reunifying the island. More >>
Stronger Climate Change Measures
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 12:26 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 11 2009 2:10PM Policymakers should consider the threat climate change poses to public health in setting their priorities for action and investments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the United Nations health agency told a conference ... More >>
UN-Backed Fund Against Killer Diseases
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 12:25 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 11 2009 2:10PM The United Nations-backed Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today welcomed an announcement by the United States Congress that it will donate $900 million to its cause for this year. More >>
Soccer Stars To ‘Red Card’ Global Hunger
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 12:24 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 11 2009 12:10PM The biggest stars in professional football and millions of their fans will to score a goal against global hunger in the first-ever Europe-wide soccer weekend to draw attention to the plight of the nearly 1 billion hungry people ... More >>
Efforts Needed To Protect Children’s Rights
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 12:22 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 11 2009 12:10PM A landmark treaty adopted 20 years ago has transformed the way the world views children but greater efforts are needed to ensure that their rights are protected and advanced, the United Nations human rights chief said today. ... More >>
Aid Workers Must ‘Green’ Their Operations
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 12:21 pm | United Nations
Military and civilian aid experts at a United Nations-backed meeting today emphasized the need for a peacekeepers and aid agencies to take a ‘green’ approach in their work to protect the environment and the long-term livelihoods of communities affected ... More >>
Appeal To Rwandan Fighters Is Working
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 12:19 pm | United Nations
The appeal to Rwandan rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to return home is having a positive impact on peace and security in the strife-torn area, the United Nations’ top envoy there said today. More >>
President Obama Discuss Boosting US-UN Cooperation
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 12:17 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 10 2009 9:10PM During a meeting today between United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and United States President Barack Obama, the two leaders agreed on the potential for stepped up US-UN cooperation on a host of issues. More >>
Haiti To Seize Opportunity For Economic Security
Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 1:48 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 10 2009 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who wrapped up a visit to Haiti today, urged the people of the impoverished nation to seize the current momentum to lift it out of its downward spiral and place it firmly on a path to economic ... More >>
Lebanon & Israel: Little Progress Towards Peace
Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 1:45 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 10 2009 7:10PM Although the ceasefire is still in place, very little progress has been made on the Security Council resolution which helped end fighting between the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the armed group Hizbollah two years ... More >>
Inclusive Talks Could Lead To Peace Consolidation
Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 1:43 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 10 2009 6:10PM Recent long-awaited multi-party talks in the Central African Republic (CAR) have provided a window of opportunity to make strides towards consolidating peace in the land-locked nation, a top United Nations envoy told the ... More >>
Forest Management Could Net 10 Million New Jobs
Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 1:41 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 10 2009 5:10PM Ten million new “green jobs” can be created by national investments in sustainable forest management, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said today. More >>
Committee Monitoring Sanctions On Iran
Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 1:39 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 10 2009 5:10PM The head of the Security Council committee monitoring sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme today updated the 15-member body on the panel’s latest work, including the efforts of States to implement those ... More >>
Japan Gives An Almost $8 Million To UN
Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 1:38 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 10 2009 4:10PM The effort to rid the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Chad of unexploded bombs that kill and maim people years after they are laid received a multi-million dollar boost today from the Japanese Government, announced ... More >>
Darfur: UN-African Peacekeepers Shot
Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 1:37 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 10 2009 4:10PM Four peacekeepers were shot and wounded in an attack yesterday on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), as concern grew over the safety of aid workers who have been ordered to leave the ... More >>
