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Assassination Of Guinea-Bissau’s President
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 2:32 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 2 2009 2:10PM United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the killing of the president of Guinea-Bissau and his chief of staff, calling on the national authorities to maintain the rule of law and bring those responsible ... More >>
‘Unfinished’ Decolonization Efforts
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 2:31 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 2 2009 2:10PM With 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories still remaining, the United Nations must step up its decolonization efforts, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, calling for greater cooperation between these areas and administering ... More >>
Upcoming Anti-Racism Conference
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 2:30 pm | United Nations
The United Nations human rights chief today once again urged all Member States to put aside their differences and work towards ensuring a successful outcome to next month’s conference on intolerance, racial hatred and discrimination, noting these ... More >>
UN’s Information Technology Development
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 2:29 pm | United Nations
The most advanced nations when it comes to information and communication technology (ICT) are found in northern Europe, with Sweden topping the list, according to a new ranking released today by the United Nations of 154 countries worldwide. More >>
Durable Peace Must Be Foundation For Rebuilding Ga
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 2:27 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 2 2009 9:10AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed today to international donors to provide the crucial funds needed for Gaza's reconstruction after the recent Israeli offensive, while stressing once again the importance of a durable ceasefire ... More >>
Efforts To Rid World Of Landmines Must Go On
Monday, 2 March 2009, 12:37 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 1 2009 3:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the tireless efforts undertaken over the past decade to rid the world of anti-personnel landmines, while stressing that much work remains to eliminate this global scourge. More >>
Media Report About UN Envoy In Sudan
Monday, 2 March 2009, 12:36 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 1 2009 3:10PM The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) has strongly protested a report in today's Al-Raed newspaper alleging that Special Representative Ashraf Qazi admitted that the Mission provided information about the country to the ... More >>
Relations Between Rwanda And DR Congo
Monday, 2 March 2009, 12:34 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 1 2009 3:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President Paul Kagame discussed the situation in the border region between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today during their meeting in Kigali, the current stop on the United ... More >>
Start Of Lebanon Tribunal 'Decisive Milestone'
Monday, 2 March 2009, 12:33 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 1 2009 3:10PM Just over four years after former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri and 22 others were killed in a terrorist attack in Beirut, the international tribunal set up to try the perpetrators began its work today, marking what Secretary-General ... More >>
Tanzania An African Model For Stability
Sunday, 1 March 2009, 12:28 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 27 2009 6:10PM On the last full day of his official visit to Tanzania today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the country a model for overcoming some of Africa’s thorniest challenges in a press conference in the country’s capital, ... More >>
Anniversary Of Anti-Landmine Treaty
Sunday, 1 March 2009, 12:26 pm | United Nations
Last year bomb disposal experts cleared over 200,000 landmines around the world, contributing to the progress made in ridding the anti-personnel and anti-vehicle explosives from the planet over the past decade, the United Nations Mine Action Team ... More >>
‘Acts Of Violence’ In Bangladesh Mutiny
Sunday, 1 March 2009, 12:24 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 27 2009 8:10PM United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned what he called the “brutal acts of violence,” in the two-day mutiny by members of the Bangladesh Rifles border guards, which have resulted in a mounting death toll. More >>
Former Rwandan Chaplain Sentenced To 25 Years
Saturday, 28 February 2009, 12:11 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 27 2009 1:10PM A former chaplain in Rwanda’s armed forces was sentenced today to 25 years for the abduction, murder and sexual assault of Tutsi civilians by the United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the mass killings that engulfed ... More >>
Advances In Fight Against Deadly Disease
Saturday, 28 February 2009, 12:09 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 27 2009 1:10PM Although progress has been made towards reducing malaria deaths, currently around 1 million a year, to near zero by the end of 2015, the international community needs to intensify its efforts to reach the goal, stressed a new United ... More >>
Polio Immunization Campaign Underway In Africa
Saturday, 28 February 2009, 12:08 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 27 2009 2:10PM Some 53 million children under the age of five, including every girl and boy in Nigeria, have been targeted by a mass polio immunization campaign across West Africa, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced today. More >>
New Head Of Key Regional Security Group
Saturday, 28 February 2009, 12:06 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 27 2009 5:10PM Given the depth and quantity of challenges on the international community’s agenda, the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) will continue to boost its partnership with the United Nation, its new Chairperson ... More >>
Notable Rise In Violence Against Civilians
Saturday, 28 February 2009, 12:04 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 27 2009 2:10PM There has been a notable rise in violations against civilians and attacks on humanitarian workers in North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), leading to new displacement, the United Nations Office ... More >>
40,000 Displaced Somalis Return To Their Capital
Saturday, 28 February 2009, 12:02 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 27 2009 10:10AM Although the Somali capital is witnessing some of the worst clashes in months, more than 40,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned to Mogadishu in the last six weeks, the United Nations High Commissioner ... More >>
Planted Forests Increasingly Critical
Saturday, 28 February 2009, 11:57 am | United Nations
New York, Feb 27 2009 1:10PM Planted forests – which provided wood that is renewable, energy efficient and environmentally friendly – have become increasingly critical to future supplies, according to a new study by the United Nations Food and Agriculture ... More >>
Condition Of Sri Lankans Trapped By Clashes
Saturday, 28 February 2009, 11:55 am | United Nations
New York, Feb 27 2009 5:10PM The top United Nations humanitarian official today voiced concern for the hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans pushed into a progressively shrinking pocket of land in the northern part of the country due to clashes between ... More >>
