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Call For Release Of Children In Maoist Cantonments
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 10:51 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations official today called on Nepal’s authorities and the country’s Maoist forces to immediately free nearly 3,000 children who have still not been formally released from the Maoist cantonments, despite the end of the armed conflict in the ... More >>
Reports That Sudanese Police Attack Displaced Camp
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 10:49 am | United Nations
The United Nations has voiced grave concern over reports that Sudanese police vehicles today surrounded a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in South Darfur and that civilians were killed during subsequent attacks inside the camp. More >>
Gaza: Landing Of Ships Carrying Rights Activists
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 10:48 am | United Nations
An independent United Nations human rights expert today hailed the landing of two wooden boats in Gaza carrying 46 human rights activists as a key symbolic victory. More >>
Indigenous Brazilians Still Suffering Inequalities
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 10:20 am | United Nations
Brazil’s indigenous peoples still struggle to exercise real control over their lives and lands, despite some advances in their conditions and the Government’s commitment to improve the situation, a United Nations human rights expert said today ... More >>
UNESCO Condemns Murder Of Nigerian Journalist
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 10:11 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today deplored the assassination of a senior Nigerian newspaper journalist, who was shot dead last week. More >>
Hollywood Bestows Emmy Award On UN Agency
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 10:09 am | United Nations
The United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has received a coveted Emmy Award for its part in coming up with a means to allow high-quality video to reach devices ranging from mobile phones to High Definition Televisions. More >>
UN Officials In African Meeting To Combat Racism
Monday, 25 August 2008, 2:44 pm | United Nations
United Nations officials, representatives of African governments and civil society experts have gathered in Nigeria today for a three-day conference on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance. More >>
DR Congo: UN Mission Trains Police
Monday, 25 August 2008, 2:30 pm | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is holding training sessions for the vast African nation’s police in a bid to ensure that victims and witnesses of sexual violence are better protected. More >>
Glasgow Wins Place In UN Cultural Network
Monday, 25 August 2008, 1:57 pm | United Nations
Glasgow has been declared a City of Music by the United Nations culture agency, joining its neighbour Edinburgh on its Creative Cities Network, established to promote social, economic and cultural development. More >>
UN Agencies Support Lao Government Flood Efforts
Monday, 25 August 2008, 1:51 pm | United Nations
United Nations humanitarian agencies are assisting the Lao Government to bring relief to more than 150,000 people who have been affected by some of the worst flooding in a century in the South-East Asian country. More >>
General Assembly To Visit Korea
Monday, 25 August 2008, 1:46 pm | United Nations
General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim departs tomorrow night on a three-day visit to the Republic of Korea that will focus on issues ranging from climate change and financing for development to the current food and energy crises. More >>
Successful Trade Talks Can Boost Global Economy
Monday, 25 August 2008, 1:14 pm | United Nations
A successful outcome to global trade talks is vital to strengthening the world economy and improving the livelihoods of millions of poor and vulnerable people, the head of the United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP) said today, following the recent ... More >>
UN Climate Change Talks Kick Off In Ghana
Monday, 25 August 2008, 1:12 pm | United Nations
The latest round of United Nations-sponsored global climate change negotiations began today in Accra, Ghana, bringing together more than 1,600 participants to discuss future greenhouse gas emission reduction targets ahead of a major summit set for ... More >>
Timor-Leste Making Some Strides In Human Rights
Monday, 25 August 2008, 1:11 pm | United Nations
Timor-Leste is making progress in key human rights areas, including adherence to the rule of law, strengthening of the judicial system and addressing past violations, but it needs to do more to consolidate these gains, the United Nations said today. More >>
Somalia: UN Condemns Deadly Violence In Port City
Sunday, 24 August 2008, 1:05 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy to Somalia today deplored this week's outbreak of deadly violence that has engulfed the southern port city of Kismayo and displaced thousands of people from the area. More >>
Probe Into Reports Of Afghan Civilian Casualties
Sunday, 24 August 2008, 1:04 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today called for a thorough investigation of reports that large numbers of civilians were killed during an international military operation in the far west of the country. More >>
UN Agency Monitors Mass Expulsion Of Congolese
Sunday, 24 August 2008, 1:02 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is probing the mass expulsion of Congolese nationals from northern Angola, with as many as 85,000 people being forced across the border by authorities in the past three months alone. More >>
Concern Over Recent US Measles Outbreaks
Saturday, 23 August 2008, 12:28 am | United Nations
New York, Aug 22 2008 11:10AMA United Nations-backed group seeking to slash measles deaths has expressed concern over the recent surge in reported cases of the virus in the United States. More >>
UN Refugee Official Wraps Up Mission To Georgia
Saturday, 23 August 2008, 12:25 am | United Nations
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres today is concluding a four-day visit to Georgia and Russia, visiting people forced to flee their homes by the conflict that began when heavy fighting erupted on 7 August. More >>
UN Mission In Haiti Hopeful Of End To Impasse
Friday, 22 August 2008, 10:58 am | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti today welcomed the decision by some of the country’s political parties to back the new Prime Minister’s political programme, which would end the four-month parliamentary impasse over the formation ... More >>
