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Pakistani Militants Added To UN Terrorism List
Friday, 12 December 2008, 10:04 am | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions, including a travel ban and assets freeze, on four leaders of a Pakistani militant group blamed by India for last month’s deadly terrorist attack in Mumbai. More >>
UN Official Assesses Operation In Côte D’ivoire
Friday, 12 December 2008, 9:59 am | United Nations
Senior United Nations peacekeeping aide Edmond Mulet is in Côte d’Ivoire to meet with a range of Government officials and discuss the work of the world body’s operation there, known as UNOCI, whose current mandate expires at the end of next month. More >>
Head Of UNESCO Deplores Killing Of Indian Journo
Friday, 12 December 2008, 9:57 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom has condemned the killing of Indian journalist, Vikas Ranjan, the third media professional to be murdered in the South Asian country in recent weeks. More >>
Somalia: Call For Greater Action To Fight Piracy
Friday, 12 December 2008, 9:55 am | United Nations
A United Nations-backed meeting concluded today with participants calling for greater cooperation to combat the rampant piracy off the coast of Somalia, emphasizing that a durable solution to the problem requires peace and stability in the war-ravaged ... More >>
UN Transports Food Shipment To Northern Sri Lanka
Friday, 12 December 2008, 9:50 am | United Nations
The United Nations has shipped another convoy of emergency food supplies to the Vanni region of northern Sri Lanka, as part of its ongoing humanitarian aid effort assisting thousands of people forced from their homes by violent conflict. More >>
Agency For Palestinian Refugees ‘Running On Empty
Friday, 12 December 2008, 9:49 am | United Nations
Cash reserves of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees have plummeted from $60 million in 2006 to just $1 million, enough for less than one day’s average expenditure, a senior official said today, warning of “the very real prospect” ... More >>
UN Appeals For Funds To Cyclone-Battered Myanmar
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 2:47 pm | United Nations
The United Nations has called for funding to help meet health needs in areas of Myanmar that are rebuilding after this May’s devastating Cyclone Nargis which claimed some 140,000 lives and left 800,000 others homeless. More >>
Seven Human Rights Fighters Receive Top UN Awards
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 2:45 pm | United Nations
The United Nations General Assembly today awarded its top human rights prize to seven global advocates ranging from a Congolese doctor who treats female victims of sexual violence, a nun who fought for indigenous rights before her murder in Brazil, and ... More >>
Nepal: UN Bomb Disposal Experts To Resume
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 2:44 pm | United Nations
The Nepalese army has recommended a resumption of its minefield clearance operation, which it conducts with the assistance of the United Nations Mine Action Team, UN spokesperson Michele Montas told reporters today. More >>
Concern Over Inactivity On Issues Since Gulf War
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 2:43 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today urged all parties to make concerted efforts in determining the fate of Kuwaitis and other nationals missing since Iraq’s 1990 invasion, and expressed concern over the lack of progress in finding the Kuwaiti national archive. More >>
Zimbabwe: Call For $6M To Fight Cholera Epidemic
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 2:40 pm | United Nations
The United Nations health agency today called on international donors for $6 million to fight Zimbabwe’s worst cholera outbreak in over a decade, with the toll already reaching over 16,140 suspected cases and 775 deaths since August in the impoverished ... More >>
Terrorism: ‘Collective Resistance’ Best Strategy
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 2:30 pm | United Nations
The Untied Nations must head up a cohesive global drive to tackle the scourge of terrorism, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council today. More >>
Integration Of HIV-Infected In E. Europe Crucial
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 2:15 pm | United Nations
Discrimination and the social exclusion of people living with HIV are undermining efforts to respond to AIDS in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet republics in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), one of the few areas in the world where ... More >>
DR Congo: Talks Making Headway
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 2:13 pm | United Nations
The United Nations envoy tasked with helping to resolve the conflict that has engulfed the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has expressed satisfaction at progress made in talks between the country’s Government and a leading rebel ... More >>
World Bank Facility To Fast-Track $2B To Help Poor
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 1:58 pm | United Nations
The World Bank has created a $2 billion fast-track facility to speed up grants and long-term interest-free loans to help the world’s poorest countries cope with the impact of the global financial crisis, noting a marked slowdown everywhere, including ... More >>
UN Officials Converge For Climate Change Talks
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 11:14 am | United Nations
Ministers and other top officials from nearly 200 nations are gathering today in Poznan, Poland, for United Nations-led negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious global climate change deal next year. More >>
Darfur: UN Gives Equipment For New Sudanese Police
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 11:13 am | United Nations
Facing a surge in hijackings of United Nations and non-governmental organization (NGO) vehicles in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region, the joint UN-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has handed over equipment for two new Sudanese police ... More >>
Thousands Of Children Die From Avoidable Accidents
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 11:11 am | United Nations
Over 2,000 children are killed daily from injuries sustained in preventable accidents and every year tens of millions more suffer injuries that often leave them with lifelong disabilities, according to a new United Nations report. More >>
Cambodia, UN Agree On Need To Strengthen Court
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 10:46 am | United Nations
United Nations and Cambodian officials have agreed on the need to strengthen the UN-backed tribunal trying Khmer Rouge leaders accused of mass killings and other crimes in the south-east Asian country by enhancing its human resources management, ... More >>
Calling To Protect Human Rights Of Vulnerable
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 10:40 am | United Nations
The international community has not lived up to the vision held in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today told a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the landmark document. More >>
