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DR Congo: UN Attack Helicopters Ready To Respond

Tuesday, 18 November 2008, 10:03 am | United Nations

nited Nations attack helicopters have mounted reconnaissance flights and “are poised to respond to any and all eventualities” in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo after rebel forces violated a ceasefire. More >>

G-20 Leaders Urge Joint Action On Finance Crisis

Monday, 17 November 2008, 11:43 am | United Nations

The Declaration of the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy, issued by the heads of the so-called Group of 20 (G-20) nations yesterday in Washington, includes an agreement on coordinated stimulus packages. More >>

Somalia: UN Ships Food Aid Under Naval Protection

Monday, 17 November 2008, 11:34 am | United Nations

More than 2 million Somalis suffering the combined effects of war, drought, and soaring food and fuel prices will receive deliveries of almost 60,000 tons of food from a UN agency this month, thanks to naval protection from NATO. More >>

Finance Crisis Must Not Deepen Global Suffering

Monday, 17 November 2008, 11:19 am | United Nations

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the leaders of the so-called Group of 20 (G-20) nations to take speedy steps to ensure that the current financial turmoil does not deepen human suffering worldwide. More >>

Critical Period Ahead As Iraq Gears Up For Polls

Monday, 17 November 2008, 11:04 am | United Nations

Iraq is entering a critical period as it prepares for upcoming provincial polls, which provide an opportunity to shape a new political landscape in the fledgling democracy. More >>

Concern Over Rights Of Italy’s Migrant Detainees

Monday, 17 November 2008, 11:02 am | United Nations

A group of independent UNexperts today expressed “significant human rights concerns” over the legal rights of irregular migrants and asylum-seekers in Italy, while otherwise acknowledging the strength of the country’s judicial system. More >>

Actor Charlize Theron Named UN Messenger Of Peace

Monday, 17 November 2008, 10:49 am | United Nations

The Academy Award-winning actor and activist Charlize Theron has been designated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, tasked with promoting efforts to end violence against women. More >>

Serious Displacement Crisis Continues In Colombia

Monday, 17 November 2008, 10:32 am | United Nations

Colombia continues to endure a serious displacement crisis due to new illegal armed groups, new structures of organized crime and the ongoing 45-year-old conflict between the army and irregular armed groups. More >>

Ban Calls For End To Rocket Attacks From Gaza

Monday, 17 November 2008, 10:20 am | United Nations

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for an end to rocket attacks from Gaza against Israel and called on Israel to allow urgently a steady and sufficient supply of fuel and humanitarian aid to the Strip. More >>

Education Vital In Efforts To Defeat Intolerance

Monday, 17 November 2008, 10:09 am | United Nations

Education is one of the most useful ways to overcome intolerance because it highlights similarities between people and helps to spread a healthy respect for differences, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. More >>

Urgent Action Needed Before Global Crisis Worsens

Friday, 14 November 2008, 11:42 am | United Nations

Immediate action is needed to prevent the current financial crisis from becoming a “human tragedy,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned ahead of this weekend’s meeting of the so-called Group of 20 (G-20) nations. More >>

UN Reports Second Day Of Relative Calm In DR Congo

Friday, 14 November 2008, 11:24 am | United Nations

The strife-torn eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has remained relatively calm over the past two days apart from two skirmishes between Government troops and the PARECO/Mayi Mayi militia, the UN reported today. More >>

Darfur: Egyptian Troops Arrive To Boost UN Support

Friday, 14 November 2008, 11:17 am | United Nations

More than 160 Egyptian personnel arrived in Darfur today as part of a large battalion that will boost the strength of the joint United Nations-African Union force deployed earlier this year. More >>

UN Hails EU's Anti-Piracy Force Off Somali Coast

Friday, 14 November 2008, 11:12 am | United Nations

The top United Nations envoy to Somalia has welcomed the decision by the European Union to dispatch ships to combat piracy off the Horn of Africa nation’s coast. More >>

UN Urges End To Senseless Violence In Afghanistam

Friday, 14 November 2008, 11:06 am | United Nations

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has unequivocally condemned three recent attacks that have resulted in numerous civilian deaths and injuries, and called for an end to the “senseless” violence that is plaguing the country. More >>

Man-Made 'Brown Clouds' Darken Cities, Harm Health

Friday, 14 November 2008, 11:03 am | United Nations

A three-kilometre-thick “brown cloud” of man-made pollution, which stretches from the Arabian Peninsula to China to the western Pacific Ocean, is darkening Asian cities, speeding up the melting of Himalayan glaciers and impacting human health. More >>