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UN Urges Thailand to Provide Boat People Refuge
Wednesday, 21 January 2009, 10:31 am | United Nations
Fearing for the well-being of some 126 boat people in Thai custody, the United Nations refugee agency today requested access to the group of stateless Muslims who fled Myanmar to determine their need for international protection. More >>
UN Encourages Somali Parties To ‘Get It Right’
Wednesday, 21 January 2009, 10:26 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy for Somalia today voiced his hope that talks in Djibouti aimed at forming a unity government will succeed and bring stability to the strife-torn nation that has not had a functioning central government since 1991. More >>
Ban Meets With Israeli PM Ahead of Gaza Visit
Wednesday, 21 January 2009, 10:25 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, meeting with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ahead of a visit to Gaza and southern Israel, stressed the importance of the full withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Strip and the need to ensure humanitarian aid for the ... More >>
Iraq: UN Envoy Condemns Killing Of Dignitary
Wednesday, 21 January 2009, 9:54 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy in Iraq today condemned in the strongest terms the third assassination of a political figure in the country in the past three weeks, calling on the Government to guarantee safe and democratic campaign for provincial elections ... More >>
Preparatory Talks For UN Anti-Racism Conference
Wednesday, 21 January 2009, 9:52 am | United Nations
A working group made up of United Nations Member States has begun formal negotiations on a draft outcome document for the so-called Durban Review Conference later this year, which will examine the progress made worldwide since the 2001 global anti-racism ... More >>
Developed World Hardest Hit By Investment Downturn
Wednesday, 21 January 2009, 9:49 am | United Nations
Hitting business in the developed world hardest, foreign direct investment (FDI) dropped by over 20 per cent last year and is projected to fall further in 2009, according to a new United Nations report which warned policy-makers to resist calls for more ... More >>
UN Court Rules Against US On Execution
Wednesday, 21 January 2009, 9:42 am | United Nations
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, found today that the United States had breached its orders when Texas last year executed a Mexican national who had not been informed on arrest of his right ... More >>
Solid Peace In West Africa Requires Collaboration
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 3:05 pm | United Nations
West Africa continues to strengthen its hold on peace and stability, but the 15-nation region needs a well-coordinated approach to overcome food uncertainty and the effects of the global financial downturn, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a report ... More >>
UN Already Assessing Gaza Relief Needs
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 2:53 pm | United Nations
The United Nations has already started assessing the devastating damage and relief needs in the Gaza Strip on the first full day of a truce in fighting between Israel and Hamas, with the overall bill possibly reaching billions of dollars, amid a feeling ... More >>
UN Condemns Taliban Use Of Children
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 2:49 pm | United Nations
A senior United Nations official today strongly condemned the increasing number of attacks using and targeting children in Afghanistan and Pakistan, including both as victims and perpetrators of suicide bombings, which have been claimed by the Taliban ... More >>
Thai King Receives UN Award
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 2:46 pm | United Nations
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand has received an award from the United Nations for his commitment to promoting intellectual property rights and his contribution to society as a prolific inventor. More >>
UN-Supported Programme Helps African Orphans
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 2:44 pm | United Nations
A United Nations-backed scheme aimed at reducing hunger and the spread of HIV/AIDS among young people in Kenya has brought hope to children from the ancestral homeland of United States President-Elect Barack Obama. More >>
UN Provides Cash, Assistance To Flood-Beleaguered
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 2:37 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 19 2009 6:10PM The United Nations has been providing assistance to Fiji, where recent heavy rains have claimed 11 lives and forced over 10,000 people from their homes. More >>
Ban Again Urges Immediate Gaza Ceasefire
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 9:56 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaking in Beirut on Saturday, again urged an immediate ceasefire to end the 22-day Israeli offensive in Gaza, calling on both sides to stop the fighting first and work out the details later in a bid to halt violence. More >>
Family Planning For Refugees In Thailand
Saturday, 17 January 2009, 2:45 pm | United Nations
Two United Nations agencies are teaming up to provide reproductive health care, including family planning information and services, for refugees living along Thailand’s border with Myanmar. More >>
UN Agency Appalled By Devastation In Dr Congo
Saturday, 17 January 2009, 2:43 pm | United Nations
The Ugandan rebel militia terrorizing villagers in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has killed over 500 people and forced some 115,000 to flee their homes since September, the United Nations refugee agency reported today, adding it ... More >>
Food Shortage In Burundi Due To Drought
Saturday, 17 January 2009, 2:01 pm | United Nations
After crops in the north of Burundi withered during a drought between September and October 2008, an estimated 16,500 households in the tiny East African country are facing a severe food shortage, the United Nations World Food Programme ( WFP ) said ... More >>
Greater Investment In Uranium Exploration
Saturday, 17 January 2009, 1:30 pm | United Nations
The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says an increasing number of countries are investing more in uranium exploration in the wake of growing demand from a nuclear power “renaissance” and the resulting surge in nuclear fuel prices. More >>
Humans In Ape Suits Skate To Save Gorillas
Friday, 16 January 2009, 3:47 pm | United Nations
A United Nations campaign to halt the slide towards extinction of one of human-kind’s closest relatives gained moment today with troupe of skaters in ape disguise taking to the rink at London’s Natural History Museum, highlighting the them ‘Gorillas ... More >>
Gay Men Jailed In Senegal
Friday, 16 January 2009, 3:45 pm | United Nations
Stressing that homophobia has no place in the response to the AIDS epidemic, the United Nations today deplored the jailing of nine gay men who were members of a group working to provide condoms and HIV treatment in Senegal, and said it is working with ... More >>
