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WFP Lauds Calls To Revamp U.S. Food Crisis Policy
Friday, 1 August 2008, 8:04 am | United Nations
The UN World Food Programme has praised a new report by a Washington-based think-tank which calls for the US to take a fresh strategic approach to the global food crisis. "This challenge cannot be solved without US leadership," said WFP's Josette Sheeran. More >>
Radovan Karadzic Moved To Tribunal In The Hague
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 9:29 am | United Nations
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžic has been transferred to the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. Mr. Karadžic, 63, was detained in Serbia last week, nearly 13 years after the first indictment against him was confirmed. More >>
Nepal: Threats Against Journalists Must End - UN
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 9:27 am | United Nations
Cadres of the Madheshi Jandhikar Forum (MJF) have disturbed newspaper distribution and threatened journalists and those selling the Annapurna Post, Himalayan Times and Kantipur Daily for allegedly not giving the group enough coverage. More >>
UN Mission Monitoring Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Ends
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 9:25 am | United Nations
The Security Council today voted unanimously to terminate the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), after restrictions placed on the peacekeeping operation by the latter country undermined its ability to carry out its mandate. More >>
N. Korea Facing Worst Food Crisis Since Late 1990s
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 9:24 am | United Nations
A new UN assessment has found that millions of people in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are experiencing the worst food crisis in almost a decade, owing to successive poor harvests coupled with soaring food prices. More >>
UNESCO Announces 2008 Winners Of Literacy Prizes
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 9:22 am | United Nations
The theme for this year's honours is "Literacy and Health," and the winning projects focus on preventing disease and boosting care and treatment through literacy, highlighting key public health concerns such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. More >>
Srgjan Kerim & Chilean Leader Hold Talks, Santiago
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 9:19 am | United Nations
Climate change, development and the food crisis were among the issues discussed by the President of the General Assembly and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet in Santiago, the first stop on a three-nation tour for the head of the 192-member body. More >>
Public Tours Of UN HQ Changes During Renovation
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 9:18 am | United Nations
The tours will take a new route that is limited to the General Assembly building while renovations of the Security Council permanent chamber are taking place, according to a press release issued today by the Department of Public Information. More >>
Improved Seeds Soon Ready For Farmers In C. Asia
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 9:17 am | United Nations
Improved seeds that are better suited to local conditions will soon be available to millions of farmers in Central Asia through a new regional seed association launched in Ankara, Turkey, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced. More >>
Project Provides Ethiopian Child Workers Schooling
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 9:16 am | United Nations
About 300 children who work in the Lake Awassa fish market will be able to continue their studies at an informal school under the project, which is being implemented with the help of the South Ethiopia People's Development Association and other locals. More >>
Collapse Of Doha Round Of Trade Talks Disappoints
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 12:27 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon today voiced disappointment at the collapse of the Doha round of trade liberalization negotiations, expressing concern over the effect of the breakdown on developing nations. Negotiations broke down after nations failed to reach agreement. More >>
Prospects For Reunifying Cyprus Never Been Better
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 8:32 am | United Nations
The outlook for resolving the long-running dispute on Cyprus looks promising given recent events, including last week's announcement by the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders that they will hold full-fledged talks in early September 2008. More >>
UN Helps Investigate DRC assaults, Sexual Violence
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 8:31 am | United Nations
A human rights team with the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has travelled with Congolese officials and doctors to investigate reports of mass rapes, looting and torture carried out by a group of Maï Maï militiamen. More >>
Ban Stresses Benefits Of Avoiding Armed Conflicts
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 7:41 am | United Nations
Preventing or resolving armed conflicts through political solutions and negotiations provides vital economic benefits to go with avoiding the enormous human costs extracted by war, Ban Ki-moon told a gathering of Islamic scholars today. More >>
Ban's Message To Conference Of Islamic Scholars
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 7:35 am | United Nations
"Although the annual peacekeeping budget has climbed steadily, now at approximately $5 billion, it is still dwarfed by the approximately trillion dollars spent annually on military expenditures and the arms trade." -- Ban Ki-Moon. More >>
Days Of Fielding Only Unarmed Observers Long Past
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 7:06 am | United Nations
The days of UN missions fielding only unarmed observers are long past, according to the outgoing head of the world body's peacekeeping operations, who said today that peacekeepers need to be able to wield force to get respect and make a difference. More >>
Significant Gains Preventing HIV, But Not Enough
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 7:05 am | United Nations
While there have been significant gains in preventing new HIV infections in a number of heavily-affected countries and reducing the number of AIDS-related deaths, the epidemic is far from over in any part of the world, says a new UN report. More >>
Madagascar: Good Progress In Post-Cyclone Recovery
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 3:09 am | United Nations
The head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has lauded the Government and people of Madagascar for the progress made so far with recovery and reconstruction following the deadly cyclone that battered the Indian Ocean island nation in February 2008. More >>
Waistlines Expanding As Mediterraneans Shun Health
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 2:46 am | United Nations
Hailed by experts as keeping people slim, healthy and long-lived, the Mediterranean diet has followers all over the world – but is increasingly disregarded around the region, according to a senior economist with FAO. More >>
UN Scaling Up Food Aid For Struggling W. Africans
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 2:14 am | United Nations
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has announced it is expanding operations in West Africa to feed an additional 1.4 million people who are struggling due to high food prices in Guinea, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Burkina Faso and Senegal. More >>
