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More Dialogue Vital To Myanmar’s Political Future
Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 10:26 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Myanmar’s Government and opposition to increase dialogue as the Asian country proceeds on the path toward national reconciliation and democratization. More >>
Iran's Juvenile Executions A Cause For Concern
Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 10:23 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his concern over the rights of women and minorities in Iran, as well as over the death penalty, including juvenile executions and stoning, in a new report to the General Assembly. More >>
Iraqi Voters Will Have Full Election Coverage
Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 10:02 am | United Nations
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq has launched a nationwide Election Coverage Network, aimed at providing the country’s citizens with timely, fair and balanced information and reporting on its provincial elections. More >>
Lebanon Needs Tough Laws Against Human Trafficking
Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 9:59 am | United Nations
A new report commissioned by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime calls for strengthening laws and criminal justice mechanisms to combat human trafficking in Lebanon. More >>
$40 Million Agricultural Project Aids India’s Poor
Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 9:54 am | United Nations
A United Nations-backed project worth almost $40 million is aiming to boost agricultural production and employment prospects for some 95,000 poor households in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. More >>
Crises Push More Afghans To The Verge Of Poverty
Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 9:51 am | United Nations
The various crises facing nations today could worsen the plight of millions of underprivileged people in Afghanistan, which is already ranked the fourth poorest country in the world, a senior United Nations development official cautioned today. More >>
Aid Workers Killed In Somalia And Afghanistan
Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 9:43 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spoke out against the recent killing of aid workers in Somalia and Afghanistan, condemning the murders and voicing alarm at the increasing number of attacks against humanitarian staff in both countries. More >>
Iraqis Lead Growing List Of Asylum-Seekers
Monday, 20 October 2008, 10:21 am | United Nations
The number of people seeking asylum around the world is on the rise with Iraqis being by far the top nationality in search of safety, according to a report published by the United Nations refugee agency today. More >>
UN Food Convoy Reaches Sri Lankan Conflict Zone
Monday, 20 October 2008, 10:16 am | United Nations
A major United Nations food convoy arrived today in northern Sri Lanka to assist over 200,000 displaced persons after being forced to turn back yesterday due to fresh fighting in the area. More >>
UN Warns of Threats Ahead Of Ivorian Elections
Monday, 20 October 2008, 10:12 am | United Nations
Côte d’Ivoire still faces formidable obstacles before it can achieve true national reconciliation, a UN report says just weeks before the West African country is slated to conduct much-delayed presidential elections. More >>
UN Explores Mercenary Activity In Central Asia
Monday, 20 October 2008, 10:08 am | United Nations
A group of UN experts have gathered in Moscow today to begin discussions on current practices in the Eastern European and Central Asian regions relating to the use of mercenaries and private military and security companies. More >>
5 Temporary Members Elected To Security Council
Monday, 20 October 2008, 10:05 am | United Nations
The General Assembly today elected Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda to serve as non-permanent members of the Security Council for two-year terms starting on 1 January next year. More >>
All Religions Play Critical Role In Building Peace
Monday, 20 October 2008, 10:01 am | United Nations
All of the world’s great religions have a critical role to play in building and cementing global peace, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told a gathering of Asian religious figures today. More >>
Experts Examine Radiation’s Impact On Patients
Monday, 20 October 2008, 9:59 am | United Nations
A United Nations atomic energy meeting will kick off in Buenos Aires, Argentina, tomorrow, drawing global experts to address safety concerns for patients undergoing tests and scans utilizing ionizing radiation. More >>
9,000 Iraqi Christians Displaced From Mosul
Monday, 20 October 2008, 9:56 am | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has expressed its concern at reports that some 9,360 Christians have been displaced from the Iraqi city of Mosul in the past week owing to threats, intimidation and attacks. More >>
Over 20,000 Displaced Georgians Return To Villages
Monday, 20 October 2008, 9:53 am | United Nations
More than 20,000 people displaced by the fighting that broke out in Georgia in late August have returned to their villages in the buffer zone around the breakaway region of South Ossetia over the past week. More >>
International Day For The Eradication of Poverty
Monday, 20 October 2008, 9:49 am | United Nations
There is no time to waste in the fight against poverty, the Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro warned as she led a gathering at the United Nations to symbolically stand up against poverty today. More >>
UN Urges Boost For Asia-Pacific’s Energy Security
Monday, 20 October 2008, 9:45 am | United Nations
Increased political will is needed across the Asia-Pacific so that the region can shift from energy insecurity to a more sustainable form of energy that helps the most vulnerable, a senior United Nations official has stressed. More >>
UNESCO Deplores Murder Of Another Thai Journalist
Monday, 20 October 2008, 9:39 am | United Nations
The United Nations agency tasked with protecting press freedom today condemned the recent murder of a local newspaper editor in southern Thailand, the second journalist to be killed in the South-East Asian country in less than a month. More >>
Ban, French Leader Urge Action On Financial Crisis
Monday, 20 October 2008, 9:36 am | United Nations
Meeting today in Canada, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and French President Nicolas Sarkozy underscored the need for swift and decisive measures to be taken on the current financial crisis. More >>
