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'Climate Change Refugees' Are Already A Reality
Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 5:56 am | United Nations
Climate change is forcing people around the world to leave their villages or even their countries because of the increased frequency of floods and droughts and the re-emergence of diseases, UN General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim said today. More >>
Arab Cities To Launch Campaign To Combat Racism
Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 5:55 am | United Nations
Several cities across the Arab world are to launch a campaign to fight racism, discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance, with the support of UNESCO. The project aims to help municipalities share their experiences to improve policies to fight discrimination. More >>
Backing The Drive To End Violence Against Women
Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 5:53 am | United Nations
Prime ministers and foreign ministers from 10 countries have signed on to the "Say NO to Violence against Women Campaign" - a move welcomed by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), which is organizing the drive. More >>
Efforts Urged To Recover Missing Kuwaitis In Iraq
Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 5:51 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for renewed efforts by all parties towards recovering the remains of Kuwaiti and other nationals missing since the 1990 Gulf war, in a report detailing the activities of his new envoy on the issue. More >>
UN Security Chief Steps Down Over Terrorist Attack
Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 5:26 am | United Nations
The head of United Nations security - Sir David Veness - has resigned, saying he will shoulder full responsibility for any security lapse that may have occurred concerning the deadly terrorist attack against UN facilities in Algiers last December. More >>
UN Rights Official To Visit Pakistan On Final Trip
Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 5:25 am | United Nations
Ms. Arbour, a Canadian Supreme Court justice and ex-prosecutor of UN war crimes tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, assumed the post of High Commissioner in 2004 after her predecessor, Sergio Vieira de Mello, was killed. More >>
More Funding Needed To Fight Illegal Fishing - UN
Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 5:24 am | United Nations
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has appealed for $1m to help developing countries deny port access to boats involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, preventing the import, transhipment or laundering of illegally caught fish. More >>
Ecuador Opens Refugee Office On Colombia Border
Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 5:20 am | United Nations
The Government of Ecuador today opened its first refugee office along the border with Colombia with the support of the UNHCR. The new refugee office is located a few kilometres from the Colombian border in the northern city of Lago Agrio. More >>
War Crimes Tribunal Boss Reports Serbia To Council
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 11:28 am | United Nations
The President of the United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the worst war crimes committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s has reported Serbia to the Security Council for failing to cooperate with the court. More >>
UNHCR Restores Many Schools In Northern Uganda
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 11:27 am | United Nations
The UN refugee agency has restored 134 primary schools in northern Uganda, allowing thousands of children to return to classes, after the damage and destruction caused by two decades of conflict between Govt forces and rebel Lord's Resistance Army. More >>
UNCEF, UNHCR To Cut Costs Of Vaccines In Pakistan
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 11:24 am | United Nations
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the world body's refugee agency have signed an agreement that will lead to significant savings in the purchase of vaccines for Afghans and locals living in and around Pakistan's refugee settlements. More >>
UN Envoy Travels To Greece For Macedonia Talks
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 11:23 am | United Nations
The United Nations mediator in talks between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will head to the region later this week for another round of consultations on the long-running dispute over the name of the latter country. More >>
Hazardous Waste Meeting: Phone Disposal Discussed
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 11:22 am | United Nations
"The use of mobile phones has grown exponentially from the first few users in the 1970s, to 1.76 billion in 2004, and more than 3 billion in April 2008," according to a news released issued by the UNEP and the Secretariat of the Basel Convention. More >>
UN Assists S Africa In Wake Of Xenophobic Violence
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 9:51 am | United Nations
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has established a telephone hotline for refugees and asylum-seekers and is also assisting the Government with efforts to register displaced people in Gauteng province, scene of much of the recent violence. More >>
IAEA Begins To Verify Syrian Nuclear Reactor Claim
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 9:14 am | United Nations
A team from the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency has arrived in Syria to probe allegations that an installation destroyed by Israel last September was a nuclear reactor. The IAEA is treating the information received with the seriousness it deserves. More >>
Zimbabwean Polls Should Be Postponed - Ban Ki-Moon
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 9:06 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged authorities in Zimbabwe to postpone the presidential run-off election slated for Friday, in light of ongoing violence and the "understandable decision" by the opposition candidate to withdraw from the polls. More >>
Winners Inspiring Govts To Excel In Public Service
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 6:52 am | United Nations
The winners of this year's UN public service awards should inspire governments around the world to step up their efforts to deliver vital basic services and improve the daily lives of their people, Migiro said today. More >>
British Children's Author Partners With UNESCO
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 6:50 am | United Nations
Under the partnership which will be launched on 25 June, Ms. Child - an author and illustrator of children's books - and her publisher Hachette Children's Books will donate the royalties from her best-selling book "That Pesky Rat" for 3 years to UNESCO. More >>
Darfur Potential Food Crisis, Needs Action Now
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 6:49 am | United Nations
United Nations agencies operating in Darfur are calling for urgent action to avert a potential food crisis this year in the war-wracked Sudanese region resulting from ongoing insecurity, a bad harvest and rising food prices. More >>
UNHCR Demands Release Of Abducted Somali Staffer
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 6:48 am | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of a Somali staff member who was abducted on Saturday from his home outside the war-torn capital, Mogadishu. More >>
