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UN Presence In Nepal
Friday, 9 January 2009, 1:13 pm | United Nations
The peace process in Nepal remains a fragile one, with critical agreements on the reintegration of former Maoist combatants still lacking, and will continue to need United Nations assistance, according to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who proposes ... More >>
DRC: Government-Rebel Talks Making Progress
Friday, 9 January 2009, 1:10 pm | United Nations
The latest round of UN-supported Government-rebel political negotiations seeking to quell the violence engulfing the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continued today, with the co-chair reporting slow but steady progress. More >>
UN Joins Forces With Mediterranean Nations
Friday, 9 January 2009, 1:08 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today announced its new partnership with a Mediterranean intergovernmental organization to promote crops and improve fisheries, among other sustainable activities. More >>
Gaza Ceasefire Moves Gain Impetus At UN
Friday, 9 January 2009, 11:59 am | United Nations
Diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict moved into higher gear at United Nations Headquarters in New York today with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling senior officials in the region, the Security Council holding consultations ... More >>
Attention Must Be Paid To Underreported Conflicts
Friday, 9 January 2009, 11:53 am | United Nations
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today called for stepped up action to help victims of conflicts, rising in number worldwide, who do not receive international attention because they are not believed to affect global security. More >>
Calls for Gaza Access For Journalists
Friday, 9 January 2009, 9:52 am | United Nations
The chief of communications and public information for the United Nations today called on the Israeli Government to ensure immediate access for international media into Gaza, stressing the need for “full and independent” coverage of events unfolding ... More >>
Development Chief Announces Decision To Step Down
Friday, 9 January 2009, 9:44 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that he accepts with regret the decision of the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to leave the post in March. More >>
Rockets Fired Into Israel From South Lebanon
Friday, 9 January 2009, 9:14 am | United Nations
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has confirmed that at least three rockets were fired into Israel from south Lebanon, with Israeli forces returning fire, and called for maximum restraint following the attack. More >>
UN Agency Suspends Gaza Relief Operations
Friday, 9 January 2009, 9:12 am | United Nations
A UN agency that is a lifeline for 750,000 Palestinian refugees in Gaza suspended food delivery operations today after Israeli strikes killed two of its drivers on the 13th day of an offensive. More >>
Nuclear Monitoring Pact
Friday, 9 January 2009, 9:08 am | United Nations
An Additional Protocol to the nuclear safeguards agreement between the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United States that boosts access to nuclear information and sites has now entered into force, making the US the last ... More >>
Côte D’ivoire Election Process Moving Ahead
Friday, 9 January 2009, 9:06 am | United Nations
Despite some problems, voter identification and registration in Côte d’Ivoire have been positive overall in the run-up to elections, a key element in resolving a political crisis that in 2002 divided the West African country. More >>
UN Agencies Delivering Aid To Gaza
Friday, 9 January 2009, 9:04 am | United Nations
Despite the violence in Gaza, where a military operation Israel says it launched in response to Hamas rocket attacks has been ongoing for two weeks, United Nations agencies are delivering vital supplies to civilians caught up in the deadly conflict. ... More >>
Government-Rebel Talks Enter Substantive Phase
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 12:45 pm | United Nations
The latest round of the United Nations-supported dialogue between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a leading rebel group entered into its substantive phase today, in a bid to quell the violence engulfing the vast nation’s ... More >>
Israel’s Daily 3-Hour Truces In Gaza
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 12:09 pm | United Nations
The daily three-hour pause that Israel began today on the 12th day of its Gaza offensive against Hamas was a good first step but totally insufficient for the United Nations to aid the 1.5 million civilians living in “increasingly appalling” conditions ... More >>
Refugees Resettled From Nepal Last Year Tops 8,000
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 12:03 pm | United Nations
More than 8,000 refugees from Bhutan left their camps in Nepal for resettlement in third countries in 2008, with the vast majority of them going to the United States, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced today. More >>
Secretary-General Names Two New Senior UN Envoys
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 12:01 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has informed the Security Council of his intention to appoint Christopher Ross of the United States as his Personal Envoy for Western Sahara and Michael von der Schulenburg as his Executive Representative for the UN ... More >>
Darfur: Ban Welcomes US Pledge
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 12:00 pm | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon has thanked United States President George W. Bush for his country’s recent commitment to airlift supplies urgently needed by the joint United Nations-African Union (AU) peacekeeping force in the strife-torn Darfur region of Sudan. More >>
Children In Face Of Global Economic Woes
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 11:57 am | United Nations
A United Nations Children’s Fund ( "http://www.unicef.org/media/media_47027.html" >UNICEF) meeting in Singapore drew over 150 academics, policy advisors, finance ministers and other senior officials to discuss how to best protect children in the face of ... More >>
Child Deaths In Central African Republic
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 11:56 am | United Nations
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has embarked on one of the largest vaccination campaigns in the history of the Central African Republic (CAR), aiming to give 800,000 children the tools they need to address the three leading causes ... More >>
Drug Trade In The ‘Golden Triangle’
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 11:51 am | United Nations
New York, Jan 7 2009 11:10AM The lives of real people affected by the illicit drug trade in the area known as the Golden Triangle – Thailand, Laos and Myanmar – are showcased in a new set of photo stories published by the United Nations Office ... More >>
