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SC Calls On Israel, Palestinians To End Violence
Monday, 29 December 2008, 10:37 am | United Nations
The Security Council on Sunday called on Israel and the Palestinians to immediately end all violence, as Israeli airstrikes in response to rocket attacks by militants in Gaza reportedly killed 270 people and wounded more than 600 in the Strip. More >>
Ban: Renewed Israeli-Palestinian Violence
Sunday, 28 December 2008, 6:13 pm | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon on Saturday appealed for an immediate halt to the renewed violence in the Middle East, after Israeli air strikes -- in response to ongoing rocket attacks by Palestinian militants - reportedly killed at least 150 people in Gaza. More >>
Conduct Of Bangladesh's Parliamentary Polls
Sunday, 28 December 2008, 6:11 pm | United Nations
On the eve of Bangladesh's "highly significant" parliamentary polls, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated his call for a peaceful electoral process in the South Asian nation, which has been beset by political violence and polarization in recent years. More >>
DRC: Ugandan Rebels Said To Massacre Civilians
Sunday, 28 December 2008, 6:09 pm | United Nations
The UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC today rushed a company of Government army troops to the north-east of the vast country, following reliable reports that elements of the Ugandan rebel LRA had massacred at least 15 villagers. More >>
Some Supplies Allowed Into Gaza
Sunday, 28 December 2008, 6:06 pm | United Nations
More than 105 truckloads of food and medical supplies were allowed to enter Gaza today after Israel opened border crossings that had been closed for over a week, the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process ... More >>
Probe Into Bhutto Assassination
Sunday, 28 December 2008, 6:03 pm | United Nations
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he hoped an independent Commission of Inquiry into the circumstance of the killing of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated one year ago, could be established soon. More >>
UN Medical Supplies Arrive In Zimbabwe
Sunday, 28 December 2008, 6:01 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is providing local hospitals in Zimbabwe with critical medical supplies and money to treat pregnant women, amid a collapsing health system and the worst cholera outbreak in the sub-Saharan African country’s ... More >>
Record Drug Seizure Carried Out By UN
Sunday, 28 December 2008, 6:00 pm | United Nations
Tajik officials trained by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have seized some 560 kilogrammes of hashish and heroin in the single biggest bust in the Central Asian nation’s history. More >>
UN Agencies Launch Campaign To Boost Child Surviva
Sunday, 28 December 2008, 5:57 pm | United Nations
United Nations agencies in Somalia have launched a multi-million dollar campaign aimed at reaching more than 1.5 million children under the age of five and women of child-bearing age across the strife-torn nation with critical interventions to ... More >>
Top Envoy Misquoted On ICC, Says UN Mission
Sunday, 28 December 2008, 5:55 pm | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sudan said today that the world body's top envoy to the African nation has not made remarks about the International Criminal Court (ICC) attributed to him by newspapers in Khartoum. More >>
Ugandan Rebels Said To Massacre Civilians E. DRC
Saturday, 27 December 2008, 1:56 pm | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today rushed a company of Government army troops to the north-east of the vast country, following reliable reports that elements of the Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance ... More >>
Some Supplies Allowed Into Gaza As Crossings Open
Saturday, 27 December 2008, 1:55 pm | United Nations
More than 105 truckloads of food and medical supplies were allowed to enter Gaza today after Israel opened border crossings that had been closed for over a week, the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process ... More >>
Independent Probe Into Bhutto Assassination Soon
Saturday, 27 December 2008, 1:53 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he hoped an independent Commission of Inquiry into the circumstance of the killing of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated one year ago, could be established soon. More >>
Cholera Deaths Top 1,500 In Zimbabwe
Saturday, 27 December 2008, 1:51 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is providing local hospitals in Zimbabwe with critical medical supplies and money to treat pregnant women, amid a collapsing health system and the worst cholera outbreak in the sub-Saharan African country’s ... More >>
Record Drug Seizure Carried Out In Tajikistan
Saturday, 27 December 2008, 1:49 pm | United Nations
Tajik officials trained by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have seized some 560 kilogrammes of hashish and heroin in the single biggest bust in the Central Asian nation’s history. The drugs were seized during the search of a truck ... More >>
Agencies Launch Campaign To Boost Child Survival
Saturday, 27 December 2008, 1:48 pm | United Nations
United Nations agencies in Somalia have launched a multi-million dollar campaign aimed at reaching more than 1.5 million children under the age of five and women of child-bearing age across the strife-torn nation with critical interventions to ... More >>
Sudan: Top Envoy Misquoted On ICC, Says UN Mission
Saturday, 27 December 2008, 1:47 pm | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sudan said today that the world body's top envoy to the African nation has not made remarks about the International Criminal Court (ICC) attributed to him by newspapers in Khartoum. More >>
Nearly $8 Billion In Iraqi Debt Cancelled
Saturday, 27 December 2008, 1:46 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed the decision of the 19-member Paris Club of nations to cancel the remaining 20 per cent of Iraq’s debt from the Saddam Hussein era – amounting to $7.8 billion – and called on other creditors to take similar ... More >>
Darfur: UN-African Union Force Reaches Over 60%
Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 2:04 pm | United Nations
The joint African Union-United Nations mission in the strife-torn Darfur region of Sudan received an additional 45 troops today, bringing the number of military staff to 12,242 – just over 60 per cent of the total military component of the force. ... More >>
Zimbabwe'sCholera Epidemic Not Under Control
Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 11:03 am | United Nations
23 December 2008 – The worst cholera epidemic ever recorded in Zimbabwe is still not under control after infecting nearly 24,000 people, with the death toll approaching 1,200, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported today. More >>
