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Ban Calls for Easing Hardships of Palestinians
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 9:52 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Israel and the Palestinians to continue their negotiations, as well as to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza. More >>
UN Fund Makes Largest Grants Ever
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 9:48 am | United Nations
24 November 2008 – A United Nations fund that seeks to end violence against women is awarding more money this year than the sum of all its grants since its inception in 1996, earmarking $19 million to 23 projects in 29 countries. More >>
UN Official Calls for Stronger Refugee Protection
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 9:44 am | United Nations
The top United Nations humanitarian official wrapped up a four-day visit to Chad today during which he called for stronger action to restore stability and rein in criminal activity besetting nearly half a million refugees. More >>
UN Official Deplores Latest Bombings in Iraq
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 9:26 am | United Nations
24 November 2008 – The top United Nations envoy to Iraq has strongly condemned the series of bombings that struck Baghdad today, killing and injuring innocent civilians on their way to work. More >>
UN Calls for Response to Violence in Europe
Monday, 24 November 2008, 2:28 pm | United Nations
21 November 2008 – Two United Nations human rights experts today expressed grave concern over the recent rise in anti-Roma sentiment and violent incidents in several European countries, calling for a stronger response from governments. More >>
Gender Disparities in Africa Must be Overcome
Monday, 24 November 2008, 2:25 pm | United Nations
While many African countries have experienced economic growth in recent years, glaring gender disparities remain in the areas of health, higher education, employment and empowerment. More >>
New UN Guide Seeks to Reduce Computer Waste
Monday, 24 November 2008, 2:21 pm | United Nations
21 November 2008 – The United Nations has launched a new guide on how to recycle computer equipment in a way that minimizes the impact of waste on health and the environment, particularly in developing countries, in an era when more than 1 billion ... More >>
UN Rep Expresses Concern at Gaza Situation
Monday, 24 November 2008, 2:18 pm | United Nations
22 November 2008 – The representative of the United Nations-backed Middle East Quartet has added his voice today to the growing international concerns about the humanitarian situation inside the Gaza Strip and the recent renewed violence in Gaza ... More >>
DRC: UN Condemns Murder of Radio Journalist
Monday, 24 November 2008, 2:15 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has condemned last night's killing of a journalist working for a UN-sponsored radio station. More >>
Israel has not Heeded Call to Allow Aid into Gaza
Monday, 24 November 2008, 10:40 am | United Nations
21 November 2008 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced regret that Israel has not yet heeded his call to urgently permit the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the civilian population of Gaza. More >>
Afghan Conflict Claiming more Child Casualties
Monday, 24 November 2008, 10:35 am | United Nations
Children are being killed, exploited and abused in ever-increasing numbers in Afghanistan as the violence across the conflict-ridden country worsens, the United Nations says in a new report released today. More >>
UN Food Agency Resumes Aid Operations in Somalia
Monday, 24 November 2008, 10:32 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has resumed work in northern Somalia after its operations there were temporarily halted following the coordinated series of deadly bomb attacks in the city of Hargeisa late last month that killed two UN ... More >>
High-level UN Panel to Assess Polls in Bangladesh
Monday, 24 November 2008, 10:28 am | United Nations
21 November 2008 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has set up a high-level team to scrutinize the staging next month of parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, which has been beset by political violence and polarization in recent years. More >>
Eastern DR Congo Relatively Calm
Monday, 24 November 2008, 10:23 am | United Nations
The security situation in war-torn east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is calm, with the recent ceasefire apparently holding, the United Nations peacekeeping mission to the country reported today. More >>
Gender Equality Vital for African Development
Friday, 21 November 2008, 10:43 am | United Nations
Without gender equality Africa will be unable to achieve lasting development as it confronts the recent food, financial and energy crises, according to speakers at United Nations-backed conference now underway in Addis Ababa. More >>
Côte d’Ivoire: UN Gives Work Kits to Former Rebels
Friday, 21 November 2008, 10:41 am | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in Côte d’Ivoire has handed so-called reinsertion kits to some 400 newly demobilized former rebels as part of the effort to resolve a crisis that first divided the West African country in 2002. More >>
Somali-Islamist Accord Gives Peace New Impetus
Friday, 21 November 2008, 10:37 am | United Nations
The recent agreement on political cooperation signed between the Somali Government and an Islamic opposition alliance has given the peace process in the strife-torn country renewed impetus. More >>
UN Responds After Flash Floods Strike Ethiopia
Friday, 21 November 2008, 10:32 am | United Nations
United Nations humanitarian agencies are preparing to send emergency supplies to southern and eastern Ethiopia, where flash floods following heavy rains have displaced locals and damaged about 2,000 hectares of cropland. More >>
Costa Rica: Carbon Neutral Airline Cuts Emissions
Friday, 21 November 2008, 10:28 am | United Nations
The world’s first carbon neutral airline, which offsets its harmful gas emissions by investing in ecological projects, has joined a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). More >>
UN Boosts Peacekeeping Force in DR Congo
Friday, 21 November 2008, 10:22 am | United Nations
The Security Council today authorized a temporary increase of more than 3,000 blue helmets serving with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
