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UN Ethics Panel To Reconsider Human Cloning Ban
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 10:14 am | United Nations
The permissibility of therapeutic cloning will be the focus of a United Nations ethics panel later this month. More >>
Plans For World’s First Anti-Corruption Academy
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 9:50 am | United Nations
A new agreement between the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Criminal Police Organization sets the stage for the establishment of the world’s first training centre devoted to education and training to combat corruption. More >>
Indonesian Police Unit Joins UN Darfur Force
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 9:46 am | United Nations
130 officers from the Indonesian Formed Police Unit have arrived in Darfur to strengthen the efforts of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force working to quell the violence in the strife-torn Sudanese region. More >>
More Common Chemicals Found To Harm Health
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 9:43 am | United Nations
Scientists today started reviewing some everyday and industrial chemicals used in such products as carpets and medical equipment to determine whether they should be added to a United Nations-backed major treaty banning hazardous chemicals. More >>
Afghanistan: UN Envoy Welcomes Cabinet Reshuffle
Monday, 13 October 2008, 1:34 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has welcomed the changes announced by President Hamid Karzai to his 26-member cabinet, stating that they reflect the priorities set by the Government and its people. More >>
Greek, Turkish Cypriot Leaders To Meet Weekly
Monday, 13 October 2008, 10:59 am | United Nations
The leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities met today to continue talks on the reunification of the Mediterranean island nation, and agreed to meet on a weekly basis to keep up the momentum of the negotiations. More >>
Ban: UN Emergency Relief Fund Largely Successful
Monday, 13 October 2008, 10:56 am | United Nations
The United Nations $500 million emergency fund set up to speed relief for natural and man-made disasters and save thousands of lives that would otherwise be lost to delay has largely achieved its objectives. More >>
Campaign In Iran Aims To Cut Road Accident Rates
Monday, 13 October 2008, 10:53 am | United Nations
With 28,000 people dying in traffic accidents in Iran every year, one of the highest rates worldwide at 20 times the global average, the United Nations Children’s Fund has launched an awareness-raising campaign on road safety. More >>
Health Experts Develop Emergency Reponse In Africa
Monday, 13 October 2008, 10:46 am | United Nations
Experts with the UN World Health Organization have identified ways to further strengthen the way national health systems in Africa function during and after emergencies such as disease outbreaks, flooding and malnutrition. More >>
Ban: More Resources Needed For Mental Health Care
Monday, 13 October 2008, 10:40 am | United Nations
Greater efforts are needed to address the difficulties in providing mental health care and protecting the human rights of those with severe disorders, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. More >>
Rwandan Minister Pleads Not Guilty To Genocide
Monday, 13 October 2008, 10:37 am | United Nations
A former top Rwandan official has pleaded not guilty to ten counts of genocide and other crimes at the United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the 1994 mass killings in the small Great Lakes nation. More >>
6 Million Ethiopians In Need Of Emergency Food Aid
Monday, 13 October 2008, 10:32 am | United Nations
The United Nations’ humanitarian arm has warned that food insecurity is worsening in Ethiopia, with over six million people now in need of emergency aid to stay alive. More >>
UN: End Violence Towards Women In Conflict Zones
Monday, 13 October 2008, 10:30 am | United Nations
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) today urged European Union (EU) Member States to take practical steps in preventing sexual violence against women in conflict and post-conflict situations. More >>
Former Finnish President Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Monday, 13 October 2008, 10:26 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed the award of the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize to former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari. More >>
Financial Turmoil Could Usher In New ‘Green’ Era
Monday, 13 October 2008, 10:22 am | United Nations
The current global market crisis could provide an opportunity for the world financial system to reconstruct itself to promote “green” growth, the top United Nations climate change official said today in New York. More >>
Ban: Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Deal At An "Impasse"
Monday, 13 October 2008, 10:20 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the parties in Zimbabwe to step up their efforts to reach a “workable agreement” following the power-sharing deal reached earlier this month that ended months of political upheaval. More >>
Ban Urges Rebels, Army To Cease Fire In DR Congo
Monday, 13 October 2008, 10:16 am | United Nations
Voicing “increasing concern” at developments in the border areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, Sec.-Gen. Ban Ki-moon today called on rebels and the Congolese Government to immediately observe a ceasefire. More >>
UN Deplores Killing Of Iraqi Parliament Member
Monday, 13 October 2008, 10:13 am | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Iraq today strongly condemned the assassination of an Iraqi member of parliament, Saleh al-Auqaeil. More >>
100 Feared Dead In Latest Gulf Of Aden Smuggling
Monday, 13 October 2008, 10:10 am | United Nations
Around 100 people are believed to have died off the coast of Yemen after being forced overboard by smugglers in the Gulf of Aden, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. More >>
Haiti In Desperate Need Of-Economic Development
Sunday, 12 October 2008, 12:59 am | United Nations
The recovery and humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti – an impoverished country devastated recently by four successive storms in as many weeks – will not succeed unless the international community addresses the nation’s social and economic crisis, ... More >>
