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Top UN Envoy Urges Revision Of Attack Practices
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 1:27 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today called for a revision of the agreement between the Government and international military forces on detention, house searches and the use of air power, which has led to the deaths of many civilians. More >>
Climate Change Among Issues To Steer Buisness
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 1:24 pm | United Nations
The global crisis in financial markets and looming economic recession has focused the corporate world’s attention on critical non-financial issues – such as climate change – important to its future survival, the head of the United Nations initiative ... More >>
Gaza Crossings Remain Closed
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 1:22 pm | United Nations
All crossings for goods going from Israel into the Gaza Strip, home to 1.5 million Palestinians, are closed today, the United Nations reported. More >>
2008 Among 10 Warmest Years On Record
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 1:20 pm | United Nations
The year 2008 is likely to rank as the 10th warmest year on record since the beginning of the instrumental climate records in 1850, although the global average temperature was slightly lower than previous years of the 21st century. More >>
Billions Needed To Develop Water Infrastructure
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 1:17 pm | United Nations
Delegates attending a pan-African ministerial conference have welcomed a proposal attempting to secure billion-dollar commitments for building critical hydropower and agricultural irrigation systems across the continent. More >>
Trademark Owners To Benefit From Treaty
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 1:15 pm | United Nations
A United Nations-backed global treaty that will ease the process of registering and licensing trademarks is set to become effective next year, having now received the required number of ratifications to enter into force, the world body announced today. More >>
Bangladesh’s State Of Emergency Ahead Of Polls
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 1:13 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the lifting today of the state of emergency in Bangladesh as “a positive step” towards ensuring the right of all of its citizens to free, fair and credible parliamentary elections. More >>
Proposed Referendum In Basra
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 1:12 pm | United Nations
Preparations are in place enabling the people of the oil-rich Iraqi province of Basra to officially demonstrate their support of a proposed referendum to form a region with some devolved power from the central Government, the United Nations Assistance ... More >>
Coming Year Promises To Be Crisis-Prone
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 1:10 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today that the coming year promises to be no less difficult than 2008, which he called the “the year of multiple crises.” More >>
Crucial Step For Indigenous Rights
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 1:08 pm | United Nations
An independent United Nations human rights expert has praised the Nicaraguan Government for giving the indigenous Awas Tingni community the title to its traditional lands. More >>
Ben Affleck And Mick Jagger Join Forces
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 1:06 pm | United Nations
Actor-director Ben Affleck and Rolling Stone singer Mick Jagger today released a short film to help raise $23 million for United Nations efforts to pay for clean water and emergency aid kits for 250,000 people driven from their homes. More >>
Piracy Problem Inseparable From Overall Crisis
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 1:03 pm | United Nations
As the United Nations Security Council strengthened efforts today to fight piracy off the Somali coast, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that the problem could not be divorced from the need to bring Peace. More >>
Data Vital For Mitigating Natural Disasters
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 1:01 pm | United Nations
With climate change likely to increase both the frequency and severity of natural disasters, the United Nations today launched guidelines to help States pre-emptively amass the data vital for effective relief operations to avoid compounding the original ... More >>
Haiti: Blue Helmets Raise Funds
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 12:58 pm | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti, known as MINUSTAH , collected over $20,000 and put its muscle behind renovation work on four schools in the storm-battered island. More >>
Cooperation Among Developing Nations
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 12:56 pm | United Nations
Current global crises, ranging from food to fuel and finance, offer an opportunity to increase solidarity among developing countries, the President of the General Assembly said today, stressing the potential benefits of South-South cooperation for dealing ... More >>
On-Going UN-Backed Peace Process
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 12:54 pm | United Nations
The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders continued United Nations-sponsored talks on the reunification of the Mediterranean island today, pledging to meet again before the year’s end to examine issues concerning state and federal law. More >>
Israel And Palestinians Must Fulfill Obligations
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 11:38 am | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today called on Israel and the Palestinians to fulfil their obligations under the so-called Roadmap peace plan seeking a two-State solution to the Middle East conflict, and to refrain from any steps that could undermine ... More >>
Rebels Reportedly Pressuring Displaced Congolese
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 11:34 am | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today said it is very concerned about reports that rebels are putting pressure on those displaced by the deadly fighting in the far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to return to their ... More >>
Proceeds From Toy Sales Go To UNICEF Projects
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 11:32 am | United Nations
This holiday season scores of projects aimed at improving the education of school children around the world are set to profit from an IKEA initiative to the tune of €5 million (almost $7 million), the United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF) ... More >>
Restoring Confidence In Financial Markets
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 11:29 am | United Nations
The private sector, as well as the alliance of businesses created by the United Nations in 2000, has an important role in helping to bring the global economy back on track, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, noting that what began as a financial crisis ... More >>
