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UNESCO Deplores Killing Of A Filipino Journalist
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 10:04 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom has condemned the killing of Philippine journalist Aresio Padrigao, the sixth media professional to be murdered in the South-East Asian nation this year. More >>
UN Agency Kicks Off A New Food Operation
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 10:01 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it is launching an emergency operation to help 580,000 vulnerable people this winter in Kyrgyzstan, where many families are struggling as a result of high food prices and the global economic slowdown. More >>
Violence Against Women Remains Widespread
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 9:58 am | United Nations
Violence against women is the least punished crime in the world, United Nations officials said today, urging governments to end the widespread impunity and to take measures to ensure that laws and policies aim to protect women. More >>
UN Appeals For East And West Africa
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 9:54 am | United Nations
The United Nations today set in motion further elements of the African regional component of its $7-billion annual humanitarian appeal, seeking help for millions of people suffering from drought, floods, high food prices, etc. More >>
Somali Parties Agree To Tackle Problem Of Impunity
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 9:50 am | United Nations
Welcoming a workshop at which the parties to a recent Somalia peace accord tackled the challenge of impunity, the top United Nations official for the strife-torn country has called on the international community to support them. More >>
UN Disarmament Kicks Off in Korea and Brazil
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 9:42 am | United Nations
Two United Nations disarmament events kick off today in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Brazil as part of the world body’s efforts to promote the non-proliferation of weapons across the globe. More >>
Ban Deplores Attack on President of Guinea-Bissau
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 9:39 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned this morning's attack on the residence of the Guinea-Bissau President by elements of the armed forces, just one week after legislative elections were held. More >>
U.N. Virtual Campaign To Fight Hunger
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 4:36 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today called for people from all walks of life to join its online “virtual wall” to fight hunger, an initiative that will provide free meals for nearly 60 million children worldwide who go to school ... More >>
UN Aims To Ensure Adequate Funds To Meet Goals
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 4:33 pm | United Nations
Representatives of governments, business and civil society are set to meet this weekend in Doha, Qatar, at a United Nations conference focusing on ensuring sufficient financing to meet key development goals amid mounting concern about the impact of the current ... More >>
Dialogue Between Warring Parties Crucial To Peace
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 2:16 pm | United Nations
Encouraging dialogue between the Congolese Government and rebels is critical to securing peace in the war-torn far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
Renewed Fighting in Darfur
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 1:32 pm | United Nations
The joint United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has sent a team to verify allegations by the Sudan Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/M) of Government attacks on a village in South Darfur province following reports of renewed fighting ... More >>
Ban Dispatches UN Team To Fiji
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 12:21 pm | United Nations
A United Nations team is currently in Fiji as part of efforts by the world body to help the interim Government and other major political forces in the Pacific archipelago resolve their ongoing problems. More >>
Gaza’s Desperate Population Receives Limited Aid
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 11:42 am | United Nations
Israel reopened crossings into the Gaza Strip today, allowing limited supplies to reach the 1.5 million inhabitants largely dependent on humanitarian aid, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process reported. More >>
Ban Voices Outrage After Murder Of Journalist
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 11:08 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed his deep distress at hearing of the murder of a journalist working for a UN-sponsored radio station in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
UN Security Council Mission Arrives in Afghanistan
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 10:16 am | United Nations
A team landed in the Afghan capital, Kabul, today to assess the war-torn country’s progress towards peace and rebuilding, as well as to underscore the importance of regional cooperation for governance, security and development. More >>
UN Efforts to Save Ozone Layer
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 10:13 am | United Nations
24 November 2008 – The United Nations should twin its efforts to combat ozone depletion and climate change to reap the greatest economic and environmental benefits, governments concluded at a recent global gathering. More >>
UN Refugee Chief Lauds Iran’s Generosity
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 10:10 am | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has lauded Iran’s long record of generosity in hosting uprooted Afghans and called on the international community to do more to ensure they can finally go home and rebuild their lives. More >>
UN Scheme Gives Kenyan Prisoners Clean Water
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 10:06 am | United Nations
24 November 2008 – Some 3,000 prisoners, staff and their families in Kenya will have access to clean water and basic sanitation thanks to a new United Nations-backed programme. More >>
Migiro Calls on African Leaders to Close Gender Ga
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 10:03 am | United Nations
Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro has warned that glaring gender disparities experienced by African countries will undermine efforts to achieve sustainable development across the continent. More >>
Central Africans Hit Hard by Malnutrition
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 9:58 am | United Nations
More than one in every 10 Central Africans in their country’s northwest is acutely malnourished, the United Nations humanitarian wing reported today as it called on international donors to support more than 100 separate projects. More >>
