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UN Delivers Food For Over Half A Million In Haiti
Friday, 3 October 2008, 10:17 am | United Nations
The UN World Food Programme is expanding its relief operations across hurricane-devastated Haiti, supplying enough stocks of food to reach 500,000 people as the Caribbean country tries to recover from the recent series of deadly storms. More >>
Iraq: UN Strongly Condemns Recent Deadly Bombings
Friday, 3 October 2008, 10:13 am | United Nations
Voicing concern over recent bombings in Iraq that have killed dozens of civilians and wounded scores more, the UN called Iraqis to maintain their unity in foiling “those who want to push them back into the murderous cycle of sectarian violence.” More >>
Rocket-firing UN Helicopters Attack Rebels In DRC
Friday, 3 October 2008, 10:10 am | United Nations
United Nations attack helicopters firing rockets went into action in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today after rebels attempting to advance against the Government opened fire on UN reconnaissance planes. More >>
Iraqi Election Law Must Provide Minorities' Rights
Friday, 3 October 2008, 9:45 am | United Nations
The top UN official in Iraq has called on the country’s legislature to reinstate a provision regarding the rights of minority communities into the provincial election law passed last week. More >>
Gandhi’s Legacy Of Non-Violent Struggle Vital Now
Friday, 3 October 2008, 9:42 am | United Nations
The legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, whose non-violent struggle led to an independent India and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom around the globe, is vital in today’s world where the rights of too many people are still violated. More >>
Ban: Landlocked Developing Countries Need More Aid
Friday, 3 October 2008, 9:39 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the international community to show the same generosity in helping the world’s 31 landlocked developing countries overcome their trade-hobbling isolation as it did last week. More >>
UN Seeks Comment On Curbing Harmful Alcohol Use
Friday, 3 October 2008, 9:35 am | United Nations
With more than two million people dying from alcohol-related causes annually, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a month-long online forum to give a voice to the public on how to curb harmful consumption. More >>
UN Food Convoy Reaches Displaced Sri Lankans
Friday, 3 October 2008, 9:31 am | United Nations
A UN food convoy today crossed into the Vanni region of northern Sri Lanka, the scene of recent clashes between Government forces and rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, to offer a lifeline to an estimated 200,000 displaced civilians. More >>
UN Spotlights Plight Of Millions Of Detainees
Friday, 3 October 2008, 9:28 am | United Nations
The top United Nations human rights official today called for increased attention to the plight of those worldwide who are deprived of their liberty and are being held in prisons and other places of detention, often illegally. More >>
Annual UN Treaty Event Concludes With 80 Actions
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 1:41 pm | United Nations
The annual UN treaty event to promote universal participation in more than 500 multilateral global pacts drew to a close today with 43 Member States signing or ratifying 80 separate conventions, agreements, treaties and optional protocols. More >>
New UN Peacebuilding Office Opens In Sierra Leone
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 1:38 pm | United Nations
A new United Nations peacebuilding office opened in Sierra Leone today to assist in the continued recovery following the civil war that wracked the West African country during much of the 1990s. More >>
UN Deplores Targeting Of Sri Lanka Food Aid Truck
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 11:57 am | United Nations
United Nations officials in Sri Lanka today deplored the placing of explosives by an unknown group on a Government truck that was due to join a UN food convoy in the north of the country. More >>
UN, Humanitarian Staff Face Major Safety Threats
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 10:58 am | United Nations
Sec.-Gen. Ban Ki-moon has called for collective responsibility and closer collaboration between the UN and Member States to protect the Organization’s staff, who are facing increasingly serious threats to their safety. More >>
UN Fund To Benefit Victims Of Unrest In Africa
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 10:48 am | United Nations
More than a million people struck by violence in the Central African Republic will receive life-saving assistance under funding announced today by the new UN Common Humanitarian Fund. More >>
Myanmar Cyclone Victims Need Sustained Support
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 10:45 am | United Nations
The United Nations and Myanmar Government have stressed the need for continued assistance to the some 2.4 million people affected by Cyclone Nargis, noting that nearly half of the $482 million appeal launched in July remains unfunded. More >>
Green Revolution Needed To Combat Hunger In Africa
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 10:41 am | United Nations
A new Green Revolution is urgently needed in Africa to curb the suffering of the most vulnerable people, according to the top United Nations relief official, who recently saw first-hand how the current dire food crisis is affecting Ethiopia. More >>
UN To Help Landlocked Countries Achieve More Trade
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 10:38 am | United Nations
The UN today began three days of high-level consultations aimed at boosting foreign direct investment in the world’s 31 landlocked developing countries to strengthen their participation in international trade and the global economy. More >>
Georgia: UN To Assess Plight Of Displaced Citizens
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 10:21 am | United Nations
An independent United Nations human rights expert today began a four-day visit to assess the current situation of those displaced by last month’s conflict in Georgia, which uprooted some 192,000 people from their homes. More >>
UN: Youth Can Look ‘Cool’ While Saving The Planet
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 10:16 am | United Nations
An updated version of an initiative by two UN agencies, seeking to reverse current “throw-away” trends by reducing waste from discarded products, allows youth to be trendy while also taking part in the fight against climate change. More >>
UN, Myanmar Advocate Safe Infant Feeding
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 10:13 am | United Nations
The UN and the Govt. of Myanmar are pushing for safe infant feeding practices, as efforts continue to respond to the crisis of melamine-contaminated milk products in China that has driven over 54,000 children to seek medical treatment. More >>
