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China:3 Months After Quake, UN Continues To Assist
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 12:15 am | United Nations
The Wenchuan earthquake not only devastated lives and livelihoods, but also destroyed basic services and infrastructure when it struck on 12 May. In Sichuan and neighbouring Gansu and Shaanxi provinces, an estimated 5 million buildings collapsed. More >>
Afghanistan: Countdown To International Peace Day
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 12:14 am | United Nations
Launching the 40-day countdown, the envoy said that last year International Peace Day enabled the UN and Afghans to vaccinate thousands of children against disease, deliver hundreds of tons of life-saving food supplies, and to reach out to communities. More >>
Young Need Active Role Combating Climate Change
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 12:13 am | United Nations
Young people... "are adaptable and can quickly make low-carbon lifestyles and career choices a part of their daily lives. Youth should therefore be given a chance to take an active part in the decision-making of local, national and global levels." More >>
Rights Expert Welcomes New Maldives Constitution
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 12:11 am | United Nations
The new constitution, the culmination of nearly four years of work by the Special Majlis, establishes the separation of powers and recognizes the independence of the judiciary. It contains provisions for the creation of a Supreme Court. More >>
DRC: 'Troubling' Evidence Of Abuse By Blue Helmets
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 12:10 am | United Nations
Stressing that he highly valued India's long-standing and valuable support for UN peacekeeping, the Secretary-General expressed his respect for all those peacekeepers from India and other troop-contributing countries who served with honour and commitment. More >>
UN Monitors Deadly Flood Situation In Nth Viet Nam
Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 11:59 am | United Nations
UN humanitarian and development officials are monitoring the situation in the mountains of northern Viet Nam, where heavy rains resulting from a recent tropical storm have killed dozens of people and caused a series of flash floods and landslides. More >>
Haiti: UN & National Police Hold Cooperation Talks
Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 10:07 am | United Nations
Senior officials with the United Nations peacekeeping force in Haiti have met with their counterparts in the Haitian National Police (HNP) in a notorious district of the capital to discuss how to strengthen the relationship between the two institutions. More >>
New Bird Flu Strain Detected In Nigeria, Says FAO
Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 12:21 am | United Nations
Tests conducted by Nigeria and by the FAO show that the new virus strain - which is similar to strains identified last year in Italy, Afghanistan and Iran - is genetically distinct from other forms detected in Nigerian outbreaks in 2006 and 2007. More >>
UN: Business Reform Project In Viet Nam Gets Boost
Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 12:03 am | United Nations
"Consolidated registration reform will contribute to improved transparency in the business environment, facilitate the implementation of the Enterprise Law and reduce the transaction costs and risks in executing business activities in Viet Nam." More >>
UN Assisting 1000s Displaced By Georgia Conflict
Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 12:01 am | United Nations
The UN World Food Programme has begun providing critical humanitarian aid to more than 2,000 people displaced by the escalating conflict in the South Ossetia region of Georgia. WFP distributed a 10-day food ration to more than 1,900 displaced people. More >>
Impunity For War Crimes And Abuses Needs Ending
Monday, 11 August 2008, 1:30 pm | United Nations
In an address yesterday to the American Bar Association in New York, Ms. Migiro said the fight to bring an end to impunity for such crimes is one of the most important ways of ensuring that the rule of law is put into practice worldwide. More >>
Annual Int'l Day Of The World's Indigenous People
Monday, 11 August 2008, 11:00 am | United Nations
In a message to mark the Day, the first observed since the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted last year, Mr. Ban said the Declaration "provides a momentous opportunity for States and indigenous peoples to strengthen their relationships. More >>
Basketball Star Yao Ming Becomes First UNEP Champ
Monday, 11 August 2008, 10:59 am | United Nations
Mr. Yao will work with young people around the world to raise awareness about green issues, tree planting, use energy-efficient light bulbs, harvest rain water and personally advocate for a healthier environment, UNEP said in a press release. More >>
Sudan: Steps To Ease Tensions In Disputed Abyei
Monday, 11 August 2008, 10:57 am | United Nations
The senior United Nations official in Sudan today welcomed the appointment of two top administrators to Abyei, a disputed area in the centre of the country whose status was not resolved in the 2005 peace deal ending the long-running civil war. More >>
UN Security Council Meets Again On Georgia Crisis
Monday, 11 August 2008, 10:46 am | United Nations
The meeting took place after Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement last night calling for an immediate end to the violence, voicing fears that the conflict was spreading beyond the South Ossetia region and the humanitarian toll was rising. More >>
Israel And Palestinians To Boost Postal Services
Friday, 8 August 2008, 10:38 am | United Nations
Israeli and Palestinian postal authorities have agreed to start direct mail exchanges between the Palestinian Authority and the 191 member countries of the United Nations Universal Postal Union (UPU), with mail transiting through Jordan. More >>
Five Groups Honoured With Prize For AIDS Activism
Friday, 8 August 2008, 10:37 am | United Nations
Five community organizations from Ghana, India, Iran, Malawi and Mexico have received special recognition as winners of the Red Ribbon Award, a UN initiative that honours outstanding local leadership and action in responding to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. More >>
India: UN Envoy Lauds $520m Boost To Fight Malaria
Friday, 8 August 2008, 10:15 am | United Nations
The new $520.75 million scheme - designed by the Indian Government, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - will provide prevention services through bed nets and spraying and treatment. More >>
Snr UN Official Convenes Two Days Talks On Chad
Friday, 8 August 2008, 10:04 am | United Nations
The top UN official in Chad and the Central African Republic is convening two days of international talks starting today that are aimed at finding ways to help support the nascent UN peacekeeping mission being deployed to the strife-torn African countries. More >>
UN Official Alarmed At Somali Civilian Casualties
Friday, 8 August 2008, 10:03 am | United Nations
The top UN humanitarian official today expressed his growing alarm at the continuing abuses and civilian casualties in the conflict in Somalia, as well as the challenges faced by humanitarian workers who are increasingly the target of violence. More >>
