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Developing Countries Face Large Finance Shortfall
Tuesday, 10 March 2009, 7:57 am | United Nations
With many in the private sector eschewing emerging markets, developing countries – only one quarter of which have the resources needed to prevent a spike in poverty – face a financing shortfall of up to $700 billion this year, according to the ... More >>
Violence Against Women 'Beyond Calculation'
Monday, 9 March 2009, 12:22 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 8 2009 11:10AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today added his voice to a chorus of United Nations officials calling for an end to the routine violence suffered by women and girls around the world, in a message marking the International ... More >>
UN-Backed National Action Plan On Women
Monday, 9 March 2009, 12:21 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 8 2009 10:10AM The Government of Liberia today launched a United Nations-backed national action plan aimed at furthering gender equality, sustainable peace and security in the only African nation with a democratically elected female head of State. The ... More >>
Sudanese President Visits Strife-Torn Darfur
Monday, 9 March 2009, 12:20 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 8 2009 2:10PM Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, who was indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this week, visited the war-ravaged Darfur region today, accompanied by the top United Nations official for Sudan among ... More >>
Road Map To Improve Lives Of Millions
Sunday, 8 March 2009, 12:26 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 6 2009 3:10PM People with disabilities suffer some of the worst violations of their human rights, but a groundbreaking United Nations treaty that entered into force last year provides a road map to improve this situation, the world body’s ... More >>
Ban And Obama To Meet Next Week In Washington
Sunday, 8 March 2009, 12:24 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 6 2009 6:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and United States President Barack Obama will meet next week in Washington to discuss a host of issues, including the global economic crisis, Sudan, Afghanistan and the Middle East, it was announced ... More >>
Discrimination Against Women Weakens All Society
Sunday, 8 March 2009, 12:22 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 6 2009 6:10PM Deeply rooted discrimination against women in the political, economic, social and cultural spheres weakens society as a whole, the United Nations human rights chief said on the occasion of International Women’s Day. More >>
Discrimination Against Women Weakens All Society
Sunday, 8 March 2009, 11:56 am | United Nations
Deeply rooted discrimination against women in the political, economic, social and cultural spheres weakens society as a whole, the United Nations human rights chief said on the occasion of International Women’s Day. More >>
Disability Pact To Improve Millions Of Lives
Sunday, 8 March 2009, 11:51 am | United Nations
People with disabilities suffer some of the worst violations of their human rights, but a groundbreaking United Nations treaty that entered into force last year provides a road map to improve this situation, the world body’s top rights official said ... More >>
UN Calls For End To Violence In Chitwan Protests
Saturday, 7 March 2009, 3:25 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 6 2009 10:10AM The top United Nations human rights official in Nepal is urging all sides in the troubled Chitwan district to exercise restraint and to resolve their differences through dialogue, following the deaths of two protesters ... More >>
Tourism Industry Set To Bounce Back UN Finds
Saturday, 7 March 2009, 3:23 pm | United Nations
In spite of the hit that tourism is taking during the current global economic crisis, the industry will recover and be stronger than ever, the United Nations World Tourism Organization ( UNWTO ) announced today. More >>
Proposed Nuclear Fuel Bank Gets Go-Ahead
Saturday, 7 March 2009, 12:19 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 6 2009 5:10PM A proposed nuclear fuel bank, part of a framework to put uranium enrichment under multinational control to reduce proliferation risks, has attracted enough promised funding to allow a go-ahead for its creation, the United ... More >>
Zimbabwe: People Affected By Cholera, 88,000
Saturday, 7 March 2009, 12:17 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 6 2009 4:10PM Some 88,000 people have now been affected by cholera in Zimbabwe, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced today, noting that the number of new cases reported weekly is dropping. More >>
New US Stance On Reaching Climate Change Pact
Saturday, 7 March 2009, 12:15 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 6 2009 3:10PM There is “enthusiasm” in the current United States Government to pass laws to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and a willingness to work towards a new global climate change pact, a top United Nations official said today. More >>
Kenya: Killing Of Human Rights Figure
Saturday, 7 March 2009, 12:14 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 6 2009 2:10PM The United Nations human rights chief today called for an investigation after the founder of a Kenyan human rights organization was gunned down, one week after meeting with an independent UN expert investigating police killings ... More >>
Tourism Industry Set To Bounce Back
Saturday, 7 March 2009, 12:11 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 6 2009 2:10PM In spite of the hit that tourism is taking during the current global economic crisis, the industry will recover and be stronger than ever, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) announced today. More >>
DR Congo: Militia Group Returns To North Kivu
Saturday, 7 March 2009, 12:08 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 6 2009 1:10PM The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it is extremely worried about the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the eastern Congolese province of North Kivu, where some 160,000 people have been ... More >>
Expulsion Of Aid Groups From Darfur
Saturday, 7 March 2009, 12:05 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 6 2009 11:10AM Adding its voice to the deep concern expressed by Secretary-General Ki-moon and the rest of the United Nations system over the ordered departure of at least 13 aid organizations from Sudan, the UN refugee agency warned today that the ... More >>
UN Expert Urges US Not To Deport Thousands
Saturday, 7 March 2009, 12:03 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 6 2009 11:10AM An independent United Nations human rights expert today asked the United States Government to reconsider deporting tens of thousands of Haitian immigrants in light of the physical and financial damage inflicted on the impoverished ... More >>
Nepal: UN Calls For End To Violence
Saturday, 7 March 2009, 12:01 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 6 2009 10:10AM The top United Nations human rights official in Nepal is urging all sides in the troubled Chitwan district to exercise restraint and to resolve their differences through dialogue, following the deaths of two protesters ... More >>
