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Tourism Ministers Tackle Downturn In Global Travel
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 12:56 pm | United Nations
Tourism ministers from around the world have agreed to set up a new UN-backed committee to consider how to respond to the downturn in international travel as a result of the global financial crisis and the impact of climate change. More >>
Stronger Action Needed To Rid World Of Landmines
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 12:40 pm | United Nations
More efforts are needed to eliminate landmines and other explosive devices, despite the great strides made in ridding the world of the deadly weapons, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. More >>
World Bank Pledges $130 Billion For Poor Countries
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 10:38 am | United Nations
The World Bank Group is to substantially increase support for developing countries by as much as $130 billion over the next three years to help them weather the spreading global financial crisis. More >>
Darfur: Ban Welcomes Sudanese Government Ceasefire
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 10:34 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the Sudanese Government’s declaration today of an immediate ceasefire between its forces and the rebel movements in Darfur and also Khartoum’s stated plan to disarm allied militias. More >>
Honduras: Geologists Identify Potential Landslides
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 10:27 am | United Nations
he United Nations has deployed a team of geologists to Honduras to help authorities in the Central American country identify risk zones for landslides and mudslides in the wake of Tropical Storm Paloma. More >>
Chad: Officials Discuss Future Of UN Mission
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 10:25 am | United Nations
A top UN military official is in Chad today for consultations with Government officials on the next stage of operations to bring stability to strife-ridden eastern Chad and the northeast of the neighbouring Central African Republic. More >>
UN Urges Leaders To Fight Against Global Woes
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 10:21 am | United Nations
The General Assembly President told global leaders the world is facing its most difficult period since the founding of the United Nations and urged them to use their “moral strength” in finding solutions to the problems plaguing the Earth. More >>
Gaza Power Plant To Close Without Fuel From Israel
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 9:59 am | United Nations
Israel opened its fuel crossing point with the Gaza Strip today but closed it again after less than 230,000 litres were delivered, citing ongoing clashes on the Gaza side, United Nations officials reported. More >>
Financial Crisis Threatens Global Health Efforts
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 9:45 am | United Nations
The current financial turmoil, exposing the high level of interdependence among countries, could threaten to derail the momentum towards improving global health, the head of the United Nations World Health Organization warned today. More >>
African Economists Meet At UN Conference In Tunis
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 9:42 am | United Nations
Economists and policymakers from across Africa have gathered today in the Tunisian capital for the start of a three-day United Nations-backed conference designed to boost the continent’s economic performance. More >>
UN: Call For Action To Fight Wheat-Killing Fungus
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 9:41 am | United Nations
A UN-backed conference of major wheat producing countries has concluded with a call for urgent international action prevent and control a dangerous fungus that can cause heavy damage to wheat crops and threatens food security. More >>
UN Assists Victims Six Months After Chinese Quake
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 9:37 am | United Nations
The United Nations is pressing on with efforts to help survivors of the massive May earthquake centred in China’s Sichuan province, which claimed some 70,000 lives and left millions of others homeless. More >>
Iraq: Number Of Hungry People Has Dropped Steeply
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 9:34 am | United Nations
The number of people without adequate access to food in Iraq has been slashed by three-quarters, according to a new assessment conducted jointly by the war-torn nation’s Government and the United Nations World Food Programme. More >>
Indonesia: Ban Applauds New Tsunami Warning System
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 9:30 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the launch of the Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System, congratulating the country’s Government for its regional leadership. More >>
World Leaders Gather For UN Meeting On Values
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 9:28 am | United Nations
The General Assembly President expressed optimism today that the high-level "Culture of Peace” gathering will hasten action on such global obstacles as hunger and poverty. More >>
DR Congo Displaced Threatened By Criminal Abuses
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 2:36 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today warned that the perpetrators of recent targeted killings of civilians, looting and rape in the war-torn east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo will face justice. More >>
Ban: Economic Summit Should Tackle Global Warming
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 2:34 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for this weekend’s Washington summit on the global financial crisis to seize the opportunity to tackle global warming as well. More >>
Winter Augments Need Of Pakistani Quake Survivors
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 10:07 am | United Nations
Survivors of a deadly earthquake that struck western Pakistan two weeks ago urgently need winterized tents, blankets, warm clothing, food, health services and restored drinking water supplies. More >>
US Gives $44 Million To Campaign To Fight Bird Flu
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 10:04 am | United Nations
The United States will provide more than $44 million in additional funding to the United Nations’ campaign to combat the global outbreak of bird flu, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization announced today. More >>
UN Gaza Food Aid To Be Cut Unless Supplies Let In
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 10:00 am | United Nations
Food distributions to 750,000 people in the Gaza Strip will end on Thursday unless critical supplies, including wheat, powdered milk and oil, are allowed into the area. More >>
