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Relief Chief Meets With Civilians In DR Congo
Sunday, 8 February 2009, 11:58 am | United Nations
New York, Feb 7 2009 4:10PM The top United Nations relief official today urged all parties to the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to ensure the protection of civilians, as he met with authorities and displaced people in the volatile ... More >>
Women Must Be Included In Solving Economic Crisis
Sunday, 8 February 2009, 11:56 am | United Nations
Governments must give women a key role in making decisions aimed at resolving the current global economic crisis, which is likely have a serious impact on the full realization of gender equality, a United Nations committee warned today. More >>
UN Condemns Murder Of Kenyan Journalist
Sunday, 8 February 2009, 11:44 am | United Nations
The chief of the United Nations agency that champions press freedom today condemned the murder of a Kenyan journalist who had investigated police corruption and whose beheaded body was found in a forest on 29 January. More >>
UN Rushing Relief Supplies For Somali Refugees
Sunday, 8 February 2009, 11:41 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency and its partners are sending staff and vital relief supplies to assist some 10,000 new asylum-seekers who have arrived in the Somali Region of south-east Ethiopia since the beginning of the year after fleeing insecurity ... More >>
UN Teams Up With Olympic Committee
Sunday, 8 February 2009, 11:38 am | United Nations
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) has signed an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) aimed at giving hope to disadvantaged and vulnerable youth through sport. More >>
UN-Backed Forum Aims To Help Cambodia
Sunday, 8 February 2009, 11:34 am | United Nations
The effects of the global financial collapse and market meltdown may threaten impressive gains to Cambodia’s economic growth and poverty reduction over recent years, delegates at a United Nations-supported forum heard today. More >>
Tens Of Thousands Stranded Without Aid
Sunday, 8 February 2009, 11:30 am | United Nations
United Nations agencies stand ready alongside non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to provide emergency relief and assistance to the 30,000 people forced from their homes by renewed violent conflict in the South Darfur region of Sudan. More >>
UN Officials Welcome Release Of Colombian Hostages
Sunday, 8 February 2009, 11:24 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the top United Nations human rights official today welcomed the recent liberation of six Colombian hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), calling for the immediate release of all hostages ... More >>
Officials Receive UN Training On Refugees
Saturday, 7 February 2009, 12:24 pm | United Nations
Employees of two Canadian Government agencies recently received training from the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) to enable them to better address refugee and asylum issues. “We view these opportunities to share information as ... More >>
Georgia: UN Expands Longer-Term Recovery Projects
Saturday, 7 February 2009, 12:11 pm | United Nations
The United Nations is expanding its efforts to help Georgia tackle the longer-term challenges of last year’s conflict with Russia by restoring livelihoods and improving public services, after easing the immediate humanitarian impact of hostilities that ... More >>
Nepal: UN Rights Office Welcomes Progress
Saturday, 7 February 2009, 12:07 pm | United Nations
The United Nations human rights office in Nepal today welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to order police to name top officials regarding the 2003 enforced disappearances of five students, calling on the Government to bring those behind such acts to justice. More >>
Preservation Of Sunken British Warship Urged
Saturday, 7 February 2009, 12:04 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations cultural agency today called for the preservation of a British man o’war sent to the bottom of the English Channel by a storm in 1744 with all hands and, it is said, a sizeable gold treasure. More >>
Angelina Jolie Voices Support For Myanmar Refugees
Saturday, 7 February 2009, 11:59 am | United Nations
Hollywood star and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations refugee agency Angelina Jolie has called on the Thai Government to allow greater freedom of movement for tens of thousands of refugees confined to makeshift camps after fleeing neighbouring ... More >>
World Cannot Afford To Ignore Climate Change
Saturday, 7 February 2009, 11:56 am | United Nations
The world must tackle the growing threat of climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a sustainable development summit in New Delhi today, stressing that the crisis threatens to roll back development gains and lead to further economic ... More >>
Ban Arrives In Pakistan For First Official Visit
Thursday, 5 February 2009, 4:19 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived today in Islamabad for his first State visit to Pakistan, holding talks with senior officials and meeting with United Nations personnel in the South Asian nation. More >>
Bombing Continues Near UN Camp in South Darfur
Thursday, 5 February 2009, 3:30 pm | United Nations
Weapons fire, aerial bombing and armed patrols were observed throughout the day near a major camp of the African Union-United Nations mission in Darfur (UNAMID), as civilians fled fighting in the southern part of the violence-torn region of Sudan. More >>
Sri Lanka: Bombed Hospital Now Empty, UN Says
Thursday, 5 February 2009, 1:37 pm | United Nations
A hospital in the zone of fighting between the Government and rebel forces in north-eastern Sri Lanka, which has been the scene of heavy shelling and aerial bombardment for several days, was empty this morning, the United Nations reported. More >>
Developing Countries To Help Each Other In Crisis
Thursday, 5 February 2009, 1:33 pm | United Nations
Trade, investment and other cooperation between developing countries – so called “South-South exchange – could soften the blow of the economic crisis on vulnerable economies, the head of the United Nations agency that promotes commerce to fight ... More >>
Somalia: SC Urges New President To Embrace Peace
Thursday, 5 February 2009, 10:45 am | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today voiced concern over the growing violence in Somalia, while it commended the Horn of African country’s lawmakers on the recent election of their new President. More >>
Iraq: Peace Maintained At Provincial Polls
Thursday, 5 February 2009, 10:41 am | United Nations
The Security Council today welcomed the holding of provincial, or governate, elections in Iraq on 31 January, while the top United Nations envoy to the strife-torn country called the poll a solid foundation for further progress this year. More >>
