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Iraq: Displaced Christians Begin To Return Home
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 9:55 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency reported today that some of the Christian families forced to flee their homes in northern Iraq last month are beginning to return to Mosul as the security situation in the city shows signs of improvement. More >>
South Asian Experts Address Lack Of Water Access
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 9:53 am | United Nations
Over 100 experts are gathering at a United Nations-backed meeting kicking off today in Bangladesh to address the problem of water in Asia, where half the people still have no access to adequate sanitation. More >>
Kenya: UN Provides Emergency Relief After Floods
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 9:50 am | United Nations
The United Nations humanitarian wing has dispatched an emergency team to western Kenya, where floods following heavy rainfall have forced more than 7,000 families out of their homes and submerged entire villages. More >>
UN Warns Of Damage From Legal Rave Drug Special K
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 9:47 am | United Nations
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that ketamine, a legal substance used to tranquilize horses, has taken the world’s dance scene by storm, despite the risk it poses to the brain, kidneys and other internal organs. More >>
United Nations Urges Halt To Afghan Executions
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 9:44 am | United Nations
The United Nations human rights chief voiced her dismay today after several prisoners were put to death in Afghanistan in recent days and urged the Government to stop any further planned executions. More >>
Possible Global Body Slated To Tackle Biodiversity
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 9:42 am | United Nations
The possibility of establishing a United Nations-supported scientific intergovernmental body to address biodiversity loss and protect ecosystems is being discussed at a global conference which kicked off in Malaysia today. More >>
Zimbabwe: UN Cuts Back Food Aid To Millions
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 9:40 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today that it is facing a serious funding crisis in providing life-saving aid to over 4 million people in Zimbabwe suffering the effects of a disastrous harvest. More >>
Anniversary Of Kristallnacht Pogrom Against Jews
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 2:10 pm | United Nations
A film screening and a panel discussion are being held at UN Headquarters today as the world body observes the 70th anniversary of the Kristallnacht, the violent pogrom in Germany and Austria against Jews and their homes and synagogues. More >>
Afghanistan: UN Opens New Office In Baghlan
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 12:05 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has opened its newest office in Pul-i-Khumri, the capital of the country’s northern Baghlan province, bringing the total number of its field offices to 18. More >>
UN Chief Distressed At Plight Of Palestinians
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 11:55 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed profound concern over the humanitarian suffering in the Gaza Strip while stressing the importance of the Middle East diplomatic Quartet in the ongoing efforts to promote peace between Israel and the Palestinians. More >>
Haiti: UN Helps Rescue Efforts In School Collapse
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 11:02 am | United Nations
The top UN humanitarian official today expressed his “heartfelt condolences” to those affected by the school building that collapsed in Haiti last week, as local authorities reported at least 89 people have died and 150 sent to a hospital. More >>
UN ‘Distressed’ At Plight Of Palestinians In Gaza
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 10:17 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed profound concern over the humanitarian suffering in the Gaza Strip while stressing the importance of the Middle East diplomatic Quartet in the ongoing efforts to promote peace. More >>
Global Fund Awards $3 Billion To Fight Diseases
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 10:15 am | United Nations
The United Nations-backed Global Fund announced today that it has approved 94 new grants worth $2.75 billion to projects aimed at fighting HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. More >>
UN Rushes Aid As Fighting Continues In DR Congo
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 10:13 am | United Nations
The UN is rushing relief to civilians affected by the violence engulfing the far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as the world body’s peacekeeping mission in the vast African nation reports that fighting continues intermittently. More >>
UN Deplores Double Bombings In Iraqi Capital
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 9:23 am | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Iraq has condemned the double bombings that struck Baghdad’s Kasra district today, killing dozens of innocent civilians and wounding many others. More >>
Pact On Explosive Remnants Of War A Vital Tool
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 9:14 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged countries to make full use of the global agreement on explosive remnants of war, a deadly scourge that kills and maims innocent civilians long after armed conflicts have come to an end. More >>
Jordan Pledges Extra Police Force To UN In Liberia
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 9:12 am | United Nations
Jordan has become the first country to pledge an additional unit to United Nations police in Liberia, answering Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s call for extra forces to support their Liberian counterparts. More >>
Yemen: UN Prepares Response Plan For Flood Victims
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 9:09 am | United Nations
United Nations agencies and their humanitarian partners are finalizing a response plan to help some 650,000 victims of deadly floods in eastern Yemen, aimed at covering food, water, sanitation and health care. More >>
UN Peacekeepers Help In Rescue Effort In Haiti
Sunday, 9 November 2008, 2:15 pm | United Nations
United Nations peacekeepers are helping rescue workers dig through the rubble of a school building in Haiti after it collapsed this morning, killing at least 11 children and severely injuring dozens more. More >>
UN Industrial Agency Partners With China To Tackle
Sunday, 9 November 2008, 2:11 pm | United Nations
New York, Nov 7 2008 2:10PM The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has joined forces with China to address climate change by increasing clean energy projects under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and ... More >>
