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UN Forum To Advance Education In Asia-Pacific
Sunday, 26 October 2008, 11:48 pm | United Nations
Parliamentarians from across Asia and the Pacific are meeting today at a United Nations gathering in Jakarta to address education needs in the region, which, although experiencing rapid progress since 2000, remains home to nearly 28 million children and over 500 ... More >>
UN Fund To Step Up Support For Hurricane Survivors
Sunday, 26 October 2008, 11:47 pm | United Nations
Survivors of this season's four devastating hurricanes in Haiti will receive a boost from the United Nations fund set up to help in the wake of major disasters, the UN relief chief has announced after visiting the struggling Caribbean country. More >>
Chadian Forces To Be Deployed To East Of Country
Sunday, 26 October 2008, 11:46 pm | United Nations
The first contingent of United Nations-trained Chadian army troops will begin their deployment to the east of the country today to help protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in the volatile region. More >>
Kenya’s Post-Election Violence Must Be Tackled
Sunday, 26 October 2008, 11:45 pm | United Nations
The problems that sparked the crisis following last December’s contested Kenyan presidential elections must be dealt with, a top United Nations human rights official said, wrapping up a visit to the East African nation. More >>
Estonia Working Hard To Reduce Child Exploitation
Sunday, 26 October 2008, 11:43 pm | United Nations
Estonia is taking clear steps to protect its children from prostitution, pornography and exploitation, but its young people remain at risk and continued vigilance from authorities is needed, an independent United Nations human rights expert warned today ... More >>
Lebanon Still Faces Serious Challenges
Sunday, 26 October 2008, 11:42 pm | United Nations
Lebanon is taking important steps forward after the deadly sectarian violence earlier this year, but a worrying series of political assassinations and explosions continues to plague the country, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report . More >>
UN Team Begins Study On Improving Coordination
Sunday, 26 October 2008, 11:40 pm | United Nations
A 15-member United Nations inter-agency mission arrived today in the Central African Republic (CAR) to study how to improve the coordination and coherence of the world body’s work in the impoverished and strife-torn country. More >>
Ceasefire Between Gaza And Israel
Sunday, 26 October 2008, 11:39 pm | United Nations
The ceasefire between Gaza and Israel that was reached in June has been “generally effective in reducing the level of political violence,” but has not delivered on Israeli assurances to ease entry and exit of goods and people, an independent United ... More >>
Greater Efforts To Boost Women’s Role In Peace
Sunday, 26 October 2008, 11:38 pm | United Nations
Countries need to take more action to increase the role of women in the search for peace and justice and enhance their input in decision-making, even though positive steps have been made in recent years, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon writes in a report ... More >>
Mine Clearance Team Dispatched To Sudan
Friday, 24 October 2008, 2:05 pm | United Nations
The Swedish Rescue Services Agency (SRSA) has dispatched a four-person explosive ordnance disposal team to assist the United Nations Mine Action Office (UNMAO) in Sudan, it was announced today. More >>
Ugandan Rebels Kill Six Civilians In DR Congo
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 1:35 pm | United Nations
Ugandan rebel forces operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) killed six civilians in a deadly attack in the north-eastern village of Bangadi, the United Nations peacekeeping mission to the DRC reported today. More >>
Talks On Reunification Of Cyprus Going Smoothly
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 11:27 am | United Nations
The leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities continued their talks today on the reunification of the Mediterranean island, focusing the discussion on the composition of a new executive branch of government. More >>
UN Poverty Event Sets New Guinness World Record
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 10:49 am | United Nations
Shattering previous records, nearly 117 million people in 131 countries stood up last weekend as part of a United Nations-led campaign to demand that world leaders keep their promises to halve extreme poverty by 2015. More >>
UN Selects 18 Members Of Economic & Social Council
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 10:43 am | United Nations
The General Assembly today elected 18 countries to serve on the Economic and Social Council, one of the principal organs of the United Nations, for three-year terms starting 1 January next year. More >>
Hazardous Substances Considered For UN Watch List
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 10:40 am | United Nations
Ministers and officials will decide whether to add three hazardous chemicals – including the world’s most widely used form of asbestos – to a trade “watch list” under a United Nations-backed treaty. More >>
Economists, Ban To Discuss Financial Crisis Impact
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 10:35 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will meet with a group of eminent economists tomorrow as part of his evaluation of the impact of the global financial crisis on United Nations efforts to achieve anti-poverty targets. More >>
Human Rights Bodies From 70 Countries Convene
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 10:31 am | United Nations
More than 150 delegates from 71 countries are convening today at a UN conference in Nairobi to explore the roles of national bodies set up to protect or promote human rights. More >>
Swedish Mine Clearance Team Supports UN In Sudan
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 10:21 am | United Nations
The Swedish Rescue Services Agency has dispatched a four-person explosive ordnance disposal team to assist the United Nations Mine Action Office in Sudan, it was announced today. More >>
UN Initiative To Stimulate ‘Green’ Market Growth
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 10:12 am | United Nations
Boosting investment in clean technologies and natural resources is the best way to spur real global economic growth, the UN and the world’s leading economists said today in London at the launch of the new Green Economic Initiative. More >>
Map Of Underground Freshwater Resources Published
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 10:08 am | United Nations
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization will publish the first-ever world map of underground aquifers, which account for some 96 per cent of global freshwater resources. More >>
