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Sudanese Government and UNICEF Sign Agreement
Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 11:01 am | United Nations
23 December 2008 – Sudan’s military and child welfare authorities have partnered with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to protect children’s rights and prevent the recruitment of child soldiers in the war-torn African nation. More >>
Rise In Extreme Weather
Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 10:59 am | United Nations
The United Nations disaster management team was kept busy this year by the rise in hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters caused by extreme weather as well as by increased demand from Governments worldwide for disaster-awareness training. More >>
Cypriot Leaders Renew Pledge To Reach Settlement
Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 10:31 am | United Nations
The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders reaffirmed their commitment today to United Nations-sponsored talks aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island and pledged to reach a settlement as soon as possible. More >>
Thousands Hit By Floods And Avalanches In Colombia
Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 10:30 am | United Nations
The United Nations is bringing $500,000 in emergency food aid to 30,000 Colombians after a volcanic eruption caused massive flooding and avalanches in the northern and western parts of the South American nation. More >>
Protectection Civilians Displaced By Conflict
Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 10:28 am | United Nations
An independent United Nations human rights expert has called on Sri Lanka to significantly improve access for more humanitarian relief and personnel to reach hundreds of thousands of people displaced in the northern Vanni region. More >>
UN Helping Philippines Tackle Ebola Outbreak
Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 10:27 am | United Nations
The Philippine Government has asked the United Nations for help in tackling what appears to be the first global outbreak of the deadly Ebola-Reston virus in pigs, which has attacked hog farms in the South-East Asian nation. More >>
HIV-Positive Youth In Namibia
Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 10:25 am | United Nations
Children and young people living with HIV in Namibia and Tanzania are not getting the kind of moral support they need to further their education, according to the first United Nations report commissioned specifically on the learning needs of this ... More >>
Action Needed To Make Schools Safe From Collapse
Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 10:22 am | United Nations
UNICEF called today for more concerted action to make school buildings around the world safe following the collapse of thousands of schools this year, many of them deadly, due to earthquakes, cyclones and other causes. More >>
UN Peacekeepers In Dr Congo On Alert
Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 10:19 am | United Nations
The UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC has put bases in war-ravaged North Kivu province on high alert and is conducting additional patrols amid increasing concern at “clear evidence” of a build-up of Tutsi rebels. More >>
Guinea: Ban Calls For Peaceful Transfer Of Power
Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 10:15 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today extended his condolences on the passing of General Lansana Conté of Guinea, and stressed the need for a peaceful, democratic and constitutional transfer of power, following a reported coup attempt. More >>
UN Mission To Step Up Protection Of Civilians
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 3:57 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today told UN peacekeepers in strife-torn eastern DRC to prioritize the protection of civilians, including humanitarian personnel, as the number of attacks on aid workers, some of them deadly, passed 100 since the start of 2008. More >>
Rebels To Complete Peace Process By End Of Year
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 2:00 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today called on the Government of Burundi and the last major rebel holdout to complete the final phase of their peace process by the end of this year and desist from any action that could lead to a resumption of ... More >>
Ugandan Rebels Must Sign a Peace Accord
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 1:12 pm | United Nations
The United Nation Security Council today strongly condemned recent attacks by the rebel Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Southern Sudan, and demanded that it immediately sign a previously negotiated ... More >>
UN Arrives In Flood-Stricken Papua New Guinea
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 12:51 pm | United Nations
A five-member United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team has arrived in Papua New Guinea to help identify the aid needs of some 32,000 victims of severe sea swells that hit a wide extent of the northern shoreline. More >>
World Must Help Rebuild Zimbabwe’s Health
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 11:50 am | United Nations
Four independent United Nations human rights experts today called on the Government of Zimbabwe and the international community to do more to rebuild the country’s health system. More >>
Possible Next Steps For Somalia
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 11:48 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon, in a letter to the Security Council, has set out some proposals for the next steps on security and on considerations for a possible peacekeeping option for strife-torn Somalia. More >>
UN Visits Chad To Assess Humanitarian Situation
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 11:46 am | United Nations
The United Nations envoy for Chad has just concluded a mission to the eastern town of Dogdoré to assess humanitarian challenges there resulting from internal strife, rebel activity and a spill-over from the conflict in neighbouring Darfur. More >>
UN Teams With England’s Schools
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 11:45 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has partnered with schools in England to provide nutritious meals next month to school children in some of the world’s poorest countries. More >>
Pakistani Troops Arrive In Darfur
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 11:14 am | United Nations
Eighty-five Pakistani troops arrived in Darfur during the past two days to bolster the strength of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force, known as UNAMID. More >>
Reported Release Of Deposed Mauritanian Leader
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 11:11 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the reported release from house arrest of the President of Mauritania who was overthrown by the country’s military in August, and called for the restoration of constitutional order as soon as possible. More >>
