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Early HIV Diagnosis And Treatment Saves Lives
Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 10:57 am | United Nations
Early HIV testing and treatment procedures have proved to be life-saving for newborn babies exposed to the virus, according to a United Nations report released today to coincide with World AIDS Day, as several top UN officials warn that much work ... More >>
Global Response To Financial Crisis
Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 10:54 am | United Nations
A United Nations conference set to begin tomorrow in Doha provides a vital opportunity to plan a globally coordinated response to the financial crisis to ensure the well-being of millions worldwide, especially the poor, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed ... More >>
UN Action Plan Seeks To Save The Gorilla
Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 10:52 am | United Nations
Low-volume wood-burning stoves to protect forest habitat, alternative livelihoods to replace bush meat hunting with beekeeping and the promotion of ecotourism are among steps planned under the United Nations Year of the Gorilla 2009, launched today, ... More >>
‘We Are Going Where Others Do Not Want To Go’
Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 10:49 am | United Nations
The 18 United Nations peacekeeping operations worldwide are carrying out their work well under circumstances that are often extremely difficult and in areas where no other major organizations or countries are prepared to be involved, the head of the ... More >>
Human Rights Violations Are Out Of Control In DRC
Friday, 28 November 2008, 12:11 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations human rights official today urged the international community to take urgent action to stop the deteriorating cycle of sexual violence, bloodshed and destruction in the war-torn eastern provinces of the DRC. More >>
United Nations Climate Change Conference
Friday, 28 November 2008, 10:48 am | United Nations
The United Nations Climate Change Conference - Poznań, Poland gets underway on Monday, 1 December. The two-week meeting, the fourteenth Conference of the 192 Parties to the United Nations Framework. More >>
Iran: Takes Hard Line On Women's Rights Supporters
Friday, 28 November 2008, 10:36 am | United Nations
Two independent United Nations experts on human rights issues today voiced deep concern over the Iranian Governments increasingly severe crack down on women's rights advocates in recent years. More >>
UN Urges Afghans To Avoid Recriminations
Friday, 28 November 2008, 9:44 am | United Nations
A Security Council mission wrapped up a visit to Afghanistan today urging the country's leaders and its international partners to intensify their efforts in bringing stability and security to the war-torn country. More >>
Another Congolese Journalist Killed
Friday, 28 November 2008, 9:41 am | United Nations
While adding his voice to the growing chorus of senior United Nations officials condemning last week's murder of a Congolese journalist, the head of the UN agency tasked with defending press freedom today welcomed the call from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. More >>
Nuclear Inspector Calls On Syria and Israel
Friday, 28 November 2008, 9:38 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency today said "it is baffling" that satellite pictures necessary for his investigation into an alleged nuclear reactor site in Syria were not available. More >>
Opium Trade Finances Taliban War Machine
Friday, 28 November 2008, 9:35 am | United Nations
The opium industry is largely funding the Taliban's war budget and is a major source of revenue for criminal groups and terrorists in Afghanistan despite becoming less important to the country's overall economy. More >>
Efforts Needed To Improve Child Survival In Africa
Friday, 28 November 2008, 9:30 am | United Nations
Africa, and particularly sub-Saharan Africa, remains the most difficult place in the world for a child to survive, says a new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF. More >>
Haiti: UN Mission Funds Public Works Projects
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 4:25 pm | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) is providing $250,000 to fund two construction projects in the Central Plateau region of Haiti, one of the poorest regions in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. More >>
Kosovo Mission Reorients Field Presence
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 2:19 pm | United Nations
The UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo is re-orienting its field presence to concentrate in areas occupied by ethnic non-Albanians following Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia, said the top UN official. More >>
Need For Political Stability In Guinea-Bissau
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 1:57 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission has called on Guinea-Bissau’s Government and other senior national figures to do all they can to maintain political stability and avoid violence. More >>
Extra Blue Helmets Will Bring Peace To DR Congo
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 1:45 pm | United Nations
The additional blue helmets that will be deployed to help quell the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will create space for political and diplomatic peace efforts to press ahead. More >>
Wage Cuts For Millions Likely Next Year
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 12:10 pm | United Nations
Wages for millions of workers around the world will be slashed next year because of the current global financial turmoil, the United Nations International Labour Office (ILO) cautioned in a new report today. More >>
Ban Deplores Coordinated Terror Attacks in Mumbai
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 12:01 pm | United Nations
26 November 2008 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned tonight’s coordinated series of shootings and blasts by terrorists in Mumbai, which have killed or wounded scores of people in India’s commercial capital and largest city. More >>
Testing and Access to Drugs May Prevent HIV
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 11:50 am | United Nations
Universal and voluntary testing for HIV and early access to antiretroviral treatment could reduce new cases by 95 per cent within ten years, according to a new study carried out by a group of United Nations experts. More >>
Zimbabwe’s Humanitarian Crisis Likely To Worsen
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 11:33 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations relief official has urged donors to generously support the $550 million appeal launched earlier this week to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe, which she warned will get much worse without “massive” international ... More >>
