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Urgent Funding Needed To Avert Malnutrition
Friday, 27 February 2009, 1:55 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2009 6:10PM Without an immediate infusion of funding, the already grave malnutrition and disease levels in Somalia will worsen, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) cautioned today. More >>
UN Envoy On Western Sahara
Friday, 27 February 2009, 1:52 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2009 6:10PM As he left for Spain today to continue consultations on Western Sahara, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Personal Envoy on the matter said that his talks with Algerian officials had been “intensive, frank and useful.” More >>
‘Positive Signals’ From Myanmar
Friday, 27 February 2009, 1:51 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2009 6:10PM Ibrahim Gambari recently returned from his seventh visit to Myanmar, as part of United Nations efforts to promote national reconciliation and democratization in the South-East Asian nation. While critics may say his visits ... More >>
Cypriot Leaders Resume UN-Led Talks On Property
Friday, 27 February 2009, 1:49 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2009 4:10PM Focusing on the issue of property, the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders resumed talks today as part of United Nations-sponsored negotiations aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island. More >>
Ban Calls For Release Of Zimbabwe Activists
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 1:02 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2009 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the Government of Zimbabwe to free detained opposition activists and human rights defenders, while pledging the continued support of the United Nations as the country tackles the myriad ... More >>
Bumper Rice Harvests Could Bring Down Prices
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 1:01 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2009 1:10PM The consumer cost of rice, a staple for much of the world, could fall this year thanks to a bumper harvest in 2008, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today, but cautioned that the negative ... More >>
UN Relief Chief Meets With Minority Groups
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 1:00 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2009 2:10PM Meeting with members of indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities impacted by floods, displacement and violence in Colombia, the top United Nations relief official today called for stepped up assistance for these minority ... More >>
Research On Global Warming
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 12:59 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2009 5:10PM Research produced during the International Polar Year 2007-2008 shows clearly that the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctic are losing mass, providing a critical boost to knowledge of global warming, the United Nations’ ... More >>
Guatemala: Progress In Boosting Justice System
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 12:58 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 24 2009 7:10PM Despite strides made in dismantling organized criminal networks in Guatemala, substantial work is still necessary to consolidate the rule of law in the Central American nation, the head of a United Nations-backed commission ... More >>
Drug Resistance Threatens Progress Against Malaria
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 12:57 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2009 10:10AM The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today that the emergence of a drug-resistant form of malaria in South-East Asia could seriously undermine global successes in controlling the disease. More >>
15,000 People Uprooted By Recent Clashes
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 12:55 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2009 4:10PM Over 15,000 people have sought safety in the Zam Zam camp in North Darfur after fleeing the latest outburst of violence in the South Darfur region of Sudan, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ... More >>
‘Widespread’ Police Killings In Kenya
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 12:54 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2009 1:10PM A United Nations independent human rights expert today called on the President of Kenya to acknowledge, and take steps to end, what he called “systematic, widespread and carefully planned” police killings in the East African ... More >>
Food Projects In Zimbabwe
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 12:53 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 24 2009 3:10PM As the cholera toll in Zimbabwe climbs to 83,000 cases, with more than 3,800 deaths, a senior United Nations humanitarian official arrived over the weekend in the country’s capital Harare, to assess responses to the epidemic ... More >>
Urgent Funding Needed To Avert Disease In Somalia
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 12:43 pm | United Nations
Without an immediate infusion of funding, the already grave malnutrition and disease levels in Somalia will worsen, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( OCHA ) cautioned today. More >>
Polar Year Spurs Research On Global Warming
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 11:52 am | United Nations
Research produced during the International Polar Year 2007-2008 shows clearly that the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctic are losing mass, providing a critical boost to knowledge of global warming, the United Nations’ climate agency said today. More >>
North Darfur Camp Hosting Over 15,000 People
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 11:21 am | United Nations
Over 15,000 people have sought safety in the Zam Zam camp in North Darfur after fleeing the latest outburst of violence in the South Darfur region of Sudan, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( OCHA ) reported today. More >>
Kenya Must Confront ‘Widespread’ Police Killings
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 10:55 am | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2009 1:10PM A United Nations independent human rights expert today called on the President of Kenya to acknowledge, and take steps to end, what he called “systematic, widespread and carefully planned” police killings in the East African ... More >>
UN Humanitarian Official Checks On Cholera
Wednesday, 25 February 2009, 2:09 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 24 2009 3:10PM As the cholera toll in Zimbabwe climbs to 83,000 cases, with more than 3,800 deaths, a senior United Nations humanitarian official arrived over the weekend in the country’s capital Harare, to assess responses to the epidemic ... More >>
Stop The Fighting in South Sudan
Wednesday, 25 February 2009, 2:08 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 24 2009 3:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative in Sudan has called on all parties to immediately cease the fighting which erupted today in the southern town of Malakal, stressing the need to ensure the safety and ... More >>
Health Care For Tens Of Thousands
Wednesday, 25 February 2009, 2:03 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 24 2009 5:10PM The ongoing conflict in northern Sri Lanka between the Government and a rebel group is limiting access to health care, putting the lives of tens of thousands of people at risk, the United Nations World Health Organization ... More >>
