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Drugs and Violent Crime Threatening Caribbean
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 11:45 am | United Nations
New York, Feb 9 2009 5:10PM Despite the Caribbean region’s natural assets, it is beset by ills such as drug trafficking and violent crime, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. More >>
UN Emergency Aid Reaches Pakistanis
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 10:44 am | United Nations
Several United Nations agencies have begun delivering urgent humanitarian relief to thousands of people forced from their homes as a result of a military offensive against insurgents in Pakistan’s north-western Swat Valley region. More >>
Haiti: UN Calls For Participation in Senate Elect
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 10:06 am | United Nations
The United Nations mission in Haiti has called for the widest possible participation of all political currents in April polls for a third of the Senate, stressing that this is the best way to ensure the credibility and universal acceptance of the results ... More >>
Myanmar: UN Launches Post-Cyclone Recovery Plan
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 9:52 am | United Nations
Speaking at the launch of a plan to rebuild the lives of millions in Myanmar affected by last year’s Cyclone Nargis, the top United Nations official to the region today stressed that strong foundations need to be in place to move beyond emergency relief ... More >>
UN: ‘Peace Club’ Launched In Darfur Sec Schools
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 9:50 am | United Nations
A club for youth to exchange ideas on peace, to be established in all schools of secondary and above levels in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region, was launched this weekend, the African Union-United Nations joint peacekeeping operation there said ... More >>
UN Deplores Suicide Attack In Northern Sri Lanka
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 9:42 am | United Nations
The United Nations has condemned today’s suicide attack at a registration centre for civilians fleeing the fighting in northern Sri Lanka, which killed and wounded many civilians, including children. More >>
Building Peace Requires Patience And Urgency - UN
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 9:36 am | United Nations
The daunting challenges that still face Sierra Leone, seven years after a brutal civil war, require both urgent action and patience on the part of the international community, the head of the United Nations operations in the West African country ... More >>
Pakistan: UN Calls For Kidnapped Staff Member
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 9:31 am | United Nations
The United Nations today repeated its appeal for the release of a staff member who was abducted last week in western Pakistan. More >>
Team Dispatched To Head Political Talks In Fiji
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 9:28 am | United Nations
A joint United Nations and Commonwealth team set off today for Fiji to help the interim Government and other major political forces in the Pacific archipelago agree on the terms and conditions for talks aimed at restoring democracy. More >>
DR Congo: Impact Of Fighting On Civillians
Monday, 9 February 2009, 12:30 pm | United Nations
DR CONGO: TOP UN OFFICIAL SEES IMPACT OF FIGHTING ON CIVILIANS New York, Feb 8 2009 5:10PM The United Nations humanitarian chief saw first-hand the physical and emotional impact of war on the men, women and children of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... More >>
UN Recommends Steps Aiding Groups in Econ Crisis
Monday, 9 February 2009, 10:03 am | United Nations
As governments scramble to shore up failing financial institutions and inject stimulus packages into deteriorating economies, the impact on the most vulnerable groups in all societies is going unnoticed, a United Nations commission warned today. More >>
UN: Move To Repatriate Hutu Fighters Increases
Monday, 9 February 2009, 9:58 am | United Nations
The United Nations has repatriated 335 former Rwandan Hutu fighters and their dependents from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the past month alone as part of an effort to end a source of conflict since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. More >>
Somalia: New Govt "Heralds" New Era - UN
Monday, 9 February 2009, 9:53 am | United Nations
All Somalis should grasp the opportunity presented by the election of the country’s new president and other recent political developments to rebuild the strife-torn nation, which has been plagued by violence and humanitarian suffering for too long, ... More >>
UN: Weak Laws Leaves E. Africa Prey To Org. Crime
Monday, 9 February 2009, 9:43 am | United Nations
Conflict, weak governance and uncertain rule of law make East African States vulnerable to a host of criminal activities, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC) said today as it convened a conference in Nairobi, Kenya, to develop a concerted ... More >>
UN Demands Immediate Return Of Seized Gaza Aid
Monday, 9 February 2009, 9:37 am | United Nations
The United Nations agency tasked with assisting Palestinian refugees today demanded the return of over 3,500 blankets and some 400 food parcels confiscated by police, who broke into one of its warehouses and seized the supplies, which were meant for ... More >>
Overall Security Remains Fragile In N/S Sudan
Monday, 9 February 2009, 9:31 am | United Nations
Four years after a peace accord ended two decades of north-south civil war in Sudan, the overall security situation remains fragile and unpredictable as a 2011 referendum looms on whether the South should secede or remain united with the rest of the country, ... More >>
Madagascar Protests Turn Deadly
Monday, 9 February 2009, 9:21 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged all parties in Madagascar to resolve their differences peacefully, while condemning the violence that erupted in the island nation's capital yesterday reportedly killing at least 25 people and injuring dozens. More >>
200 Children Pulled From Armed Groups In DR Congo
Sunday, 8 February 2009, 2:42 pm | United Nations
More than 220 children have been separated from armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) within the past week, the United Nations mission in the country, known as MONUC, said today, as the UN’s humanitarian chief embarked on ... More >>
Refugees Pouring Into Chad In Dire Need Of HelpU
Sunday, 8 February 2009, 2:40 pm | United Nations
In Dire Need Of Help – UN Central African Republic Refugees Pouring Into Chad In Dire Need Of Help – UN More >>
Majority Of World Population Face Water Shortages
Sunday, 8 February 2009, 12:11 pm | United Nations
Two-thirds of the world’s population will face a lack of water in less than 20 years, if current trends in climate change, population growth, rural to urban migration and consumption continue, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro ... More >>
