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Bid To Include Iraqi Marshlands On Heritage List
Saturday, 6 September 2008, 3:42 pm | United Nations
Two United Nations agencies unveiled a joint bid today to list Iraq’s marshlands, considered by some to be the original Garden of Eden, as a World Heritage Site, capping efforts to restore the ecological viability of the fragile region. More >>
Women with HIV Receive Boost from Fashion Designer
Friday, 5 September 2008, 7:07 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Development Programme UNDP , renowned fashion designer Bibi Russell and Cambodian women living with HIV have joined forces to launch a new line of contemporary bags. More >>
Emergency Aid Expected to Reach Stranded Haitians
Friday, 5 September 2008, 7:02 pm | United Nations
The United Nations food agency expects to be able to send emergency assistance today to Haitians stranded in the flooded northern city of Gonaïves, which was battered by Tropical Storm Hanna on Monday night. More >>
Economic Slowdown in Rich Countries
Friday, 5 September 2008, 6:54 pm | United Nations
While developing countries’ economies are forecasted to expand by 6 per cent this year, that growth could potentially be checked by the slowdown in wealthier nations, according to a new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ... More >>
UNESCO Backs Plan to Build Underwater Museum
Friday, 5 September 2008, 6:51 pm | United Nations
The United Nations cultural agency announced today it will help Egypt build an innovative underwater museum in the Bay of Alexandria on the site of archaeological remains thousands of years old. More >>
Security Council Welcomes Somali Peace
Friday, 5 September 2008, 6:46 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today welcomed the recent signing of a peace and reconciliation agreement by Somalia’s warring political groups and urged the two sides in the troubled Horn of Africa nation to fully implement their commitments under the accord. More >>
Sri Lankan Rice Production Wins Support
Friday, 5 September 2008, 6:34 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization FAO announced plans today to boost rice production in districts of Sri Lanka hit hard by recent floods or conflict and by the soaring cost of many basic foods. More >>
UN Telecomm Agency Partners with Global Coalition
Friday, 5 September 2008, 6:30 pm | United Nations
The United Nations telecommunications agency has teamed up with a global coalition headquartered in Kuala Lumpur to address issues related to cybersecurity, including analyzing and sharing information on threats, early warning and emergency responses. More >>
Food Riot at Refugee Camp in Darfur
Friday, 5 September 2008, 6:27 pm | United Nations
One person was killed and six others were injured during a food riot inside a camp that houses Chadian refugees in the Sudanese region of Darfur, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR reports. More >>
UN Envoy Briefs General Assembly President
Friday, 5 September 2008, 6:23 pm | United Nations
United Nations Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari has briefed the President of the General Assembly on his recent visit to Myanmar, during which he held talks with Government officials on issues such as national reconciliation and how to help the ... More >>
Security Council Welcomes Somali Peace
Friday, 5 September 2008, 11:50 am | United Nations
The Security Council today welcomed the recent signing of a peace and reconciliation agreement by Somalia’s warring political groups and urged the two sides in the troubled Horn of Africa nation to fully implement their commitments under the accord. More >>
UN Plans Major Food Relief Programme
Friday, 5 September 2008, 11:22 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that it is launching a major relief campaign to help more than 6 million people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), which is experiencing its worst food crisis in a decade. More >>
Global Cooperation to Combat Terrorism
Friday, 5 September 2008, 11:13 am | United Nations
The United Nations and the international community must each step up their efforts to deliver concrete results in the fight against international terrorism, the President of the General Assembly said today in New York. More >>
African Ministers Agree to Roll Out Vaccine
Friday, 5 September 2008, 11:07 am | United Nations
Health ministers from sub-Saharan Africa’s “meningitis belt” pledged today to introduce a new vaccine that they hope will immunize more than 250 million people against the deadly disease, at a United Nations-backed conference held in Cameroon. More >>
UN; Gaps in Achieving Development Goals
Friday, 5 September 2008, 11:01 am | United Nations
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has dismissed an appeal by prosecutors against its earlier decision to suspend the trial of the Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, accused of recruiting child soldiers to serve in his militia. More >>
New United Nations Tool
Friday, 5 September 2008, 10:55 am | United Nations
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has dismissed an appeal by prosecutors against its earlier decision to suspend the trial of the Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, accused of recruiting child soldiers to serve in his militia. More >>
International Criminal Court Rejects Appeal
Friday, 5 September 2008, 10:51 am | United Nations
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has dismissed an appeal by prosecutors against its earlier decision to suspend the trial of the Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, accused of recruiting child soldiers to serve in his militia. More >>
Security Council Lauds Launch of Negotiations
Friday, 5 September 2008, 10:47 am | United Nations
The Security Council today warmly welcomed the launch of full-fledged negotiations between the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities, aimed at the reunification of the island. More >>
UN Urges Iran Not To Impose Death Penalty On Juven
Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 4:12 pm | United Nations
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has urged Iran not to impose the death penalty on juvenile offenders, following reports that two minors were recently put to death, in violation of the country’s obligations ... More >>
UN Refugee Chief Meets with Tunisian Officials
Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 4:08 pm | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR is visiting Tunisia to strengthen cooperation between his office and the North African nation, including the establishment of a full-fledged representation, before heading to Iran later this week. More >>
