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Millions In Developing Nations On HIV Treatment
Tuesday, 3 June 2008, 1:11 pm | United Nations
The close of 2007 witnessed almost 3 million people in low- and middle-income countries receiving anti-retroviral (ART) treatment, but nearly twice that number still require life-saving medicines, according to a new United Nations study released today. More >>
UN Mission Calls On Darfurians To Seek Peace
Tuesday, 3 June 2008, 1:10 pm | United Nations
Mr. Anyidoho explained the mandate and role of UNAMID to the tribal leaders and reminded them that many peacekeepers from different parts of Africa had laid down their lives in the cause of peace in Darfur. "Don't let their sacrifices go in vain." More >>
Chad, CAR: Release Of Child Soldiers Welcomed
Tuesday, 3 June 2008, 1:09 pm | United Nations
Chad has agreed to release all former child combatants held in detention, while armed rebel groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) have also committed to freeing any children in their ranks, a top United Nations envoy announced today. More >>
Progress In System Of Scrutinizing States Hailed
Tuesday, 3 June 2008, 1:06 pm | United Nations
The top UN ons human rights official has praised the progress made so far in the new system of examining the performance of the world body's 192 Member States, as she delivered her final address in the post to the Human Rights Council. More >>
Security Council Speaks Against Piracy Off Somalia
Tuesday, 3 June 2008, 1:05 pm | United Nations
In a unanimously adopted resolution, the 15-member body said it was "gravely concerned by the threat that acts of piracy and armed robbery against vessels pose to the prompt, safe and effective delivery of humanitarian aid to Somalia. More >>
Liberia: UN Sadness At Soccer Stadium Tragedy
Tuesday, 3 June 2008, 1:04 pm | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia (UNMIL) today voiced its sadness at yesterday's tragedy in which nine soccer fans died in a stadium crush during a World Cup qualifying match between Liberia and the Gambia. More >>
Ban Ki-Moon ‘Delighted’ At Adoption Of Convention
Sunday, 1 June 2008, 1:14 pm | United Nations
New York, May 30 2008 12:00PMUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the adoption of the Convention on Cluster Munitions today in Dublin, and encouraged States to ratify the new agreement. More >>
Conserving Plant And Animal Species Not A Luxury
Sunday, 1 June 2008, 1:12 pm | United Nations
Protecting the world’s many species of plants and animals from extinction should not be considered a luxury option, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro has told a gathering of female environment ministers, urging them to take the lead in ... More >>
Food Prices Will Remain High Over Next Decade - UN
Friday, 30 May 2008, 7:39 am | United Nations
Over the next decade rice and sugar prices will increase by less than 10 per cent, wheat by less than 20 per cent, butter coarse grains and oilseeds will rise 30 per cent, and vegetable oils over 50 per cent. Coherent action is urgently needed. More >>
New Hope For Iraq After Years Of War, Says Ban
Friday, 30 May 2008, 7:36 am | United Nations
"If I were asked to use one word to describe the situation in Iraq today, I would choose the word 'hope,'" Mr. Ban said, speaking in Stockholm to the meeting on the Compact, the five-year plan to promote peace and development in the strife-torn country. More >>
UN Honours 60 Years Of Service By Peacekeepers
Friday, 30 May 2008, 7:35 am | United Nations
"Serving far from home in challenging and dangerous environments, these men and women represent the best the international community has to offer; we pay tribute to their sacrifice and dedication in pursuit of the noble goals of the United Nations." More >>
Austrian Jurist Elected Tribunal Head In S. Leone
Friday, 30 May 2008, 7:34 am | United Nations
An experienced Austrian judge has been chosen as the new President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), the United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal set up to deal with the worst abuses during the long civil war in the West African country. More >>
UN Envoy To Visit Sahel About Regional Challenges
Friday, 30 May 2008, 7:32 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations envoy heads to West Africa next week for a three-country mission aimed at spotlighting the effects of climate change, the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and other challenges facing the countries of the Sahel. More >>
Serbian Ultranationalist Facing Contempt Charges
Friday, 30 May 2008, 7:31 am | United Nations
Prosecutors have charged Mr. Petkovic because of his failure to answer a confidential subpoena issued last month to appear as a witness in the ongoing trial of Vojislav Šešelj, the president of the Serbian Radical Party (SRS). More >>
Importance Of Human Rights Values In UN Policing
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 7:46 pm | United Nations
Human rights values must be paramount to all aspects of UN policing in peace operations. Individual officers should consider themselves to work for a police service, as opposed to a police force. Policing must be based on human rights values. More >>
Poverty Reflected In Children's Schools & Homes
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 10:49 am | United Nations
Social inequality has a major impact on the kind of schooling children receive and poses a big challenge to equal learning opportunities, according to a report released today by the UNESCO. Social inequality affects a child's opportunity to learn. More >>
Burma: UN Call For Release Of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 10:03 am | United Nations
Top UN officials today expressed their disappointment over the decision by the Government of Myanmar to extend the house arrest of pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. ""Her release will be critical in facilitating national reconciliation". More >>
Ban Ki-Moon Congratulates Nepal On First Assembly
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 10:02 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated the people of Nepal on the "historic" first meeting of the Asian nation's Constituent Assembly. "The people of Nepal have clearly spoken for peace and change through the 10 April Assembly election". More >>
UN Urges Donors To Fund Burma Relief Efforts ASAP
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 10:00 am | United Nations
The UN estimates that about 40 per cent of the 2.4 million people affected by Cyclone Nargis have been reached with some form of aid from local, national or international agencies. Most of those reached are in the Yangon Division in the south of Myanmar. More >>
More Sharp Increases In Global Food Prices Likely
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 9:59 am | United Nations
Further sharp price hikes and continued volatility in markets for food supplies appear to be likely for the next few seasons, according to a report released today by the United Nations FAO in the run-up to a summit on the global food crisis. More >>
