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Recent Progress In Somali Peace Talks
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 10:22 am | United Nations
The senior UN envoy to Somalia today welcomed the latest round of talks on critical issues – such as justice and reconciliation, the unity government and security issues – to further the peace process in the war-ravaged Horn of Africa. More >>
Benazir Bhutto Selected For UN Human Rights Prize
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 10:19 am | United Nations
The slain Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto and a nun murdered in Brazil three years ago were among the recipients of a United Nations prize, awarded for outstanding work in the field of human rights, the General Assembly President announced today. More >>
Conditions Worsen In Gaza For Palestinians
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 10:17 am | United Nations
The top United Nations relief official in the occupied Palestinian territory today appealed to donors to provide urgent funds to address the deteriorating humanitarian situation there, particularly in Gaza. More >>
Latin American Ministers Gather At UN
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 10:13 am | United Nations
The current financial crisis, coupled with volatile food and fuel prices, threatens to undo years of hard-earned growth, stability and human development in Latin America. More >>
Gender Violence In Iraq Will Undermine Families
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 10:11 am | United Nations
The top UN official in Iraq has called for the urgent establishment of a national legal framework guaranteeing the protection of women, warning that continued gender violence threatens to undermine the country’s families and society. More >>
UN Humanitarian Official Begins Visit To Darfur
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 10:07 am | United Nations
The top United Nations relief official kicked off a six-day visit to the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur today by stopping at a camp sheltering nearly 90,000 people uprooted by conflict. More >>
Israeli-Lebanese Calm May Lead To Progress
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 10:04 am | United Nations
While pleased that relative calm continues to prevail between Israel and Lebanon, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he is disturbed by the repeated exchanges of threats between Israel and Hizbollah and believes greater progress should have ... More >>
UN Condemns Attempt to Kill Guinea-Bissau Leader
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 10:00 am | United Nations
The Security Council today strongly condemned the attempted coup d’état in Guinea-Bissau over the weekend and urged all political groups in the fragile and impoverished West African country to resolve their disputes peacefully. More >>
Millions Join UN Urging Governments To Step Up
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 9:56 am | United Nations
More than five million individuals around the world have sent a clear and unequivocal message to their governments to take decisive action in stopping the relentless cycle of violence against women. More >>
Continued Talks Between Israel And Palestinians
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 9:52 am | United Nations
The top United Nations political official today voiced regret that Israel and the Palestinians will probably not reach an agreement by the end of this year under the negotiating track launched last in the United States city of Annapolis. More >>
Transfer Of Displaced Congolese To Safer Locations
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 9:47 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency is set to begin moving Congolese civilians displaced by the recent fighting in the east of the strife-torn nation from the camps in which they were staying to more secure locations away from the violence. More >>
Challenges Remain For UN In Kosovo
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 9:44 am | United Nations
The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) has faced significant challenges over the past five months to its ability to perform the vast majority of its tasks after Kosovo’s declaration of independence. More >>
Ban To Attend Next Round Of UN Climate Talks
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 9:38 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will attend the next round of United Nations climate change talks which kick off in Poznan, Poland, next month, it was announced today. More >>
Greenhouse Gas Level Reached All-Time High In 2007
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 9:34 am | United Nations
Greenhouse gases, which drive global warming, continue to increase and carbon dioxide concentrations reached their highest level ever in 2007, according to a publication released today by the UN World Meteorological Organization. More >>
Countries Progressing Ahead of Development Forum
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 2:13 pm | United Nations
Countries are reaching some consensus on the key issues ahead of this weekend’s critical United Nations conference on the need to strengthen financing for development for poor countries amid a time of global economic turmoil, General Assembly President ... More >>
UN Team Holds Talks With Top Afghan Officials
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 11:52 am | United Nations
Members of the Security Council continued their visit to Afghanistan today by meeting with President Hamid Karzai and his Cabinet, as well as other senior national and international officials, as part of their efforts to assess the country’s progress ... More >>
Humanitarian Conditions Worsen in Zimbabwe
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 11:22 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced alarm at the deteriorating humanitarian conditions inside Zimbabwe, where an estimated 6 million people could soon require food aid. More >>
UN-Backed Talks On Cyprus Peace Process
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 10:14 am | United Nations
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders continued United Nations-sponsored talks on the reunification of the Mediterranean island today, focusing on the issues of federal offences and the federal police. More >>
Millions Of Children With No Hope Of Education
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 10:12 am | United Nations
Millions of children around the world are denied opportunities to go to school, condemning them to a life of poverty, a United Nations report says today, blaming governments and international aid donors for not taking on the task of reducing global inequalities ... More >>
Brazil Targets Sexual Exploitation Of Children
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 10:09 am | United Nations
Nearly 3,000 participants from over 125 countries have gathered in Rio de Janeiro today for a three-day United Nations-backed congress to combat the increasing scourge of sexual exploitation of children and adolescents. More >>
