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Ban Welcomes Amnesty In Myanmar
Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 12:36 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 23 2009 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed an amnesty announced by the Government of Myanmar, which reportedly includes some 23 political prisoners, as a “first step” toward release of all such detainees and further ... More >>
African Union-UN Blue Helmets Beef Up Patrols
Monday, 23 February 2009, 2:28 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 22 2009 6:10PM The joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission to Darfur (UNAMID) reported today that its police unit will conduct the first night patrols at a new community policing centre (CPC) constructed between two large ... More >>
Darfur: Thousands Flee To African Union
Monday, 23 February 2009, 2:27 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 22 2009 2:10PM Aerial bombardments over the South Darfur town of Muhajeria, the scene of recent violent clashes between Sudanese Government forces and a rebel militia, have forced thousands to a United Nations peacekeepers base in search of ... More >>
Rwandan Hutu Militia Must Leave Congolese Soil
Monday, 23 February 2009, 2:25 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 22 2009 11:10AM The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has again urged combatants fighting with a Rwandan militia group in the volatile North Kivu province of the DRC to put down their arms and return ... More >>
Civil Strife and Peacemaking
Sunday, 22 February 2009, 1:36 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 20 2009 6:10PM With over 40 per cent of intra-State warfare tied to the exploitation of natural resources, peacemaking efforts must focus more sharply on environmental factors, according to a report launched today by the United Nations ... More >>
"Languages Make A Difference"
Sunday, 22 February 2009, 1:35 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 21 2009 9:10AM The United Nations pursues multilingualism as a means of promoting, protecting and preserving the diversity of the world's languages and cultures, the world body's top official responsible for its communications said in ... More >>
Release Of Two United Nations Hostages
Sunday, 22 February 2009, 1:28 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 21 2009 11:10AM The two Congolese men, Georges Shanyungu and Célestin Bamwisho, who were kidnapped while working in the eastern province of South Kivu on the UN-supported Amani disarmament programme, were released yesterday in good ... More >>
New Somalia Cabinet Welcomed
Sunday, 22 February 2009, 1:26 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 20 2009 6:10PM A senior United Nations official has welcomed the announcement of the new Somali cabinet, and the fact that the new Government will return to Mogadishu this weekend to begin the vital work of restoring peace, stability and development ... More >>
Poor Farmers In Tanzania To Get $56 Million
Sunday, 22 February 2009, 1:25 pm | United Nations
Smallholder farmers in Tanzania will benefit from a $56 million loan injected into the Government’s agricultural sector from the United Nations in an effort to encourage economic growth and reduce poverty. More >>
Zimbabwe’s Cholera Crisis Worsens
Saturday, 21 February 2009, 4:37 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 20 2009 5:10PM The mounting death toll from Zimbabwe’s devastating cholera epidemic has reached almost 3,800, with more than 80,000 people infected, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today. More >>
Tsunami-Battered Indonesian Region
Saturday, 21 February 2009, 4:35 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 20 2009 6:10PM The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that it has opened its 200th school in Indonesia’s Aceh-Nias region, which was devastated by the December 2004 tsunami. “SDN 34” is the largest school constructed ... More >>
Partnerships For Pacific Island Countries
Saturday, 21 February 2009, 4:32 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 20 2009 6:10PM The United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) today launched new partnerships to help 13 Pacific Island countries develop information and communications technology (ICT) in the region. More >>
Abducted UN Official In Pakistan
Saturday, 21 February 2009, 4:28 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 20 2009 1:10PM The United Nations today renewed its appeal to those holding John Solecki, a staff member abducted in western Pakistan over two weeks ago, to release him immediately without harm. More >>
Action Against Crime
Saturday, 21 February 2009, 4:25 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 20 2009 11:10AM For lasting stability in Haiti, neighbouring countries must help foil trans-national crime through the sharing of information, patrolling, and coordinated operations, according to the head of the United Nations mission in ... More >>
Children Caught In Sri Lankan Conflict
Saturday, 21 February 2009, 4:22 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 20 2009 2:10PM The United Nations official charged with the welfare of children in armed conflict today urged that priority attention be given to the fate of children in northern Sri Lanka, where Government forces are battling the ... More >>
UN And National Human Rights Body
Saturday, 21 February 2009, 4:19 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 20 2009 2:10PM The United Nations today welcomed an agreement with Nepal’s national human rights body on guidelines for collaboration and cooperation in promoting and protecting the rights of people in the South Asian nation. More >>
Recession Threatens Human Rights Of Poorest
Saturday, 21 February 2009, 4:18 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 20 2009 10:10AM The world’s poor and disadvantaged are bearing the brunt of the suffering resulting from the current global financial crisis and ensuing economic turmoil, the top United Nations official for human rights stressed today. More >>
Peacemaking Often Tied To Natural Resources
Saturday, 21 February 2009, 4:12 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 20 2009 6:10PM With over 40 per cent of intra-State warfare tied to the exploitation of natural resources, peacemaking efforts must focus more sharply on environmental factors, according to a report launched today by the United Nations ... More >>
Belgium Takes Senegal To UN Court
Saturday, 21 February 2009, 4:08 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 20 2009 1:10PM Belgium has instituted proceedings against Senegal, pressing for the prosecution of a former Chadian president accused of mass torture and other human rights abuses, in the United Nations court that adjudicates disputes ... More >>
Announcement Of New Somalia Cabinet
Saturday, 21 February 2009, 4:05 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 20 2009 6:10PM A senior United Nations official has welcomed the announcement of the new Somali cabinet, and the fact that the new Government will return to Mogadishu this weekend to begin the vital work of restoring peace, stability and development ... More >>
