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Gaza: Security Council Calls Emergency Meeting
Monday, 5 January 2009, 12:25 pm | United Nations
The Security Council will hold an emergency meeting this evening, hours after Israel launched a ground invasion into Gaza. More >>
Gaza Conflict Threatens Regional Peace & Stability
Saturday, 3 January 2009, 2:57 pm | United Nations
The future of the Middle-East peace process, the stability of the region and the safety of ordinary people in the Gaza Strip have been seriously jeopardized by the “irresponsibility of Hamas rocket attacks” and the “excessiveness of Israel’s ... More >>
UN HR Experts Shock At Scale Of Attacks In Gaza
Saturday, 3 January 2009, 2:56 pm | United Nations
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today said it was “deeply alarmed” at the continuing violence in Gaza and called on all parties to end attacks putting civilian lives at risk. More >>
Ban Denounces Atrocities by Ugandan Rebels
Friday, 2 January 2009, 3:14 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the “appalling atrocities” reportedly committed by the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and southern Sudan, and demanded that ... More >>
UN Feeds over 18,000 Congolese Victims of Attacks
Friday, 2 January 2009, 3:12 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has delivered emergency supplies for more than 18,000 displaced people in the strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who are victims of violence at the hands of the notorious Ugandan ... More >>
Most Homicides in S Africa, Central & S America
Friday, 2 January 2009, 3:10 pm | United Nations
Southern Africa, Central America and South America are the three areas of the world with the highest homicide rates, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which has just published the first comprehensive set of global ... More >>
Emergency Response Fund Reaches Its $450Mil Target
Friday, 2 January 2009, 3:09 pm | United Nations
The United Nations emergency relief fund, set up to speed response to those suffering from natural and man-made disasters, has reached its $450 million annual funding target for the first time, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ... More >>
Envoy Deplores Murder of Iraqi Political Candidate
Friday, 2 January 2009, 3:07 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Iraq today condemned the latest incident in a series of election-related violence in the northern city of Mosul, in which a political candidate was murdered ahead of the provincial polls scheduled for later this month. More >>
UN Seeks $34 Million to Aid Gazans
Friday, 2 January 2009, 3:06 pm | United Nations
The United Nations agency tasked with assisting Palestinian refugees has appealed for $34 million to address the humanitarian needs of the population of Gaza, whose needs continue to mount amid an ongoing Israeli military operation that began on ... More >>
Ban Intensifies Diplomatic Push for Gaza Ceasefire
Friday, 2 January 2009, 3:05 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is “on full alert” as he intensifies diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza fighting, his spokesperson said today, as other United Nations officials voiced disappointment that Israel has so far rejected ... More >>
Gaza Facing ‘Life Or Death’ Situation - Official
Friday, 2 January 2009, 3:04 pm | United Nations
A senior United Nations humanitarian official today painted a desperate picture of the situation in Gaza, calling for an immediate end to the fighting between Israel and Hamas and warning that “we are in a life or death situation for many people.” More >>
Zimbabwe Cholera Death Toll Now More Than 1,600
Friday, 2 January 2009, 3:02 pm | United Nations
The death toll from the worst cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe’s history continues to rise and now stands at 1,608, the United Nations said today, adding that the number of cases of the acute intestinal infection caused by contaminated food or water has ... More >>
Gaza Medical Shortages May Lead to Surge of Deaths
Friday, 2 January 2009, 3:00 pm | United Nations
Warning that hundreds of wounded people in Gaza hospitals face a surge in preventable deaths due to the lack of medical supplies, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has called for an immediate end to hostilities and urged Israel to ensure immediate ... More >>
Blog Site Encourages Iraqis to Take Part in Polls
Friday, 2 January 2009, 2:59 pm | United Nations
A new United Nations-supported blog site just launched in Baghdad is the latest initiative to engage voters in the nascent democracy and motivate them to go to the polls on 31 January 2009 during the country’s provincial elections. More >>
Ban: Israel And Hamas Must Halt Violence
Tuesday, 30 December 2008, 1:28 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today demanded that Israel and Hamas halt their acts of violence, take all necessary measures to avoid civilian casualties, and that Israel keep open all border crossings necessary for the continued provision ... More >>
Military Officer In Darfur Dies After Car-Jacking
Tuesday, 30 December 2008, 12:48 pm | United Nations
A military officer serving with the United Nations-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) died today, after being shot in the leg two days ago during a car-jacking in the strife-torn Sudanese region. More >>
UN De-Mining Programme In Cyprus Threatened
Tuesday, 30 December 2008, 12:45 pm | United Nations
A United Nations-backed landmine clearing operation in Cyprus is in danger of folding next month before its work in de-mining the buffer zone on the island is complete, risking the lives of the local population. More >>
Senior UN Official In Nepal Urges Authorities
Tuesday, 30 December 2008, 12:33 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations human rights official in Nepal pressed its Government today to bring justice for a local businessman murdered by members of the Maoist army earlier this year. More >>
Over 200,000 Afghans To Receive Winter Aid
Tuesday, 30 December 2008, 11:54 am | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and its partners have started to deliver supplies to help an estimated 200,000 Afghan returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) get through the country’s harsh winter. More >>
Somali President To Step Down
Tuesday, 30 December 2008, 11:52 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy to Somalia today called for unity and solidarity among all the people of the strife-torn nation in the wake of President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed’s resignation from office, which he called a “patriotic and courageous” ... More >>
