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More UN Supplies Pour In To Quake-Affected China
Saturday, 24 May 2008, 8:29 am | United Nations
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is distributing hundreds of tents and quilts to provide emergency shelter for some of the victims of last week's devastating earthquake in China's Sichuan province. The first batch of is due to arrive tonight. More >>
Burma Leader Allows Access For Foreign Aid Workers
Saturday, 24 May 2008, 8:25 am | United Nations
The Secretary-General said the Senior General had agreed that the main airport at Yangon, Myanmar's most populous city, can be used as a logistics hub for international aid so that relief can be distributed more quickly to those in need. More >>
Burma: Ban Ki-Moon Visits Cyclone-Devastated Areas
Friday, 23 May 2008, 10:42 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has seen first-hand today the devastation in Myanmar left by Cyclone Nargis, which has killed tens of thousands of people and uprooted the lives of 2.4 million others since it struck the country earlier this month. More >>
Conditions Worsening In Occupied Arab Territories
Friday, 23 May 2008, 10:41 am | United Nations
The situation for workers in the occupied Arab territories is deteriorating, with rates of working poverty rising, genuine employment declining and individual frustration growing, according to the latest annual report on the issue from the ILO. More >>
China: UN Supplies Medical Kits, Telcoms Gear
Friday, 23 May 2008, 10:40 am | United Nations
One hundred satellite terminals have been deployed to provide accurate coordination of relief and rescue operations by the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU), as UN aid agencies continue their humanitarian efforts. More >>
UNHCR Supports Victims Of Xenophobic Violence, SA
Friday, 23 May 2008, 10:37 am | United Nations
The UNHCR has distributed blankets and mats to the victims of a wave of violent xenophobic attacks in South Africa's Gauteng province since last weekend that have killed dozens of people and forced an estimated 13,000 people to flee their homes. More >>
Loss Of Animal Species And Crops Is 'Devastating'
Friday, 23 May 2008, 10:36 am | United Nations
The extinction of animal species, as well as the reliance on a narrow range of crops, is a major threat to the planet's development and security, Ban Ki-moon said in a statement to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity. More >>
UN Deplores Death Sentences Over Murdered Journo
Friday, 23 May 2008, 10:35 am | United Nations
The UN's top human rights official and its Special Envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today condemned the sentencing to death of three civilians by a Congolese military tribunal in connection with the murder of journalist Serge Maheshe. More >>
West Darfur: Armed Men Ambush UN Peacekeepers
Friday, 23 May 2008, 10:34 am | United Nations
A Nigerian battalion serving with the hybrid United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has been ambushed by dozens of men armed with machine guns, rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, the mission reported. More >>
Former Barbadian Official And Family NGO Honoured
Friday, 23 May 2008, 10:33 am | United Nations
A former deputy prime minister from Barbados and the non-governmental organization Family Care International both received awards today from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). The awards were presented today at a ceremony at UN headquarters in NY. More >>
Sec Council Welcomes Accord To End Lebanese Crisis
Friday, 23 May 2008, 10:32 am | United Nations
The Security Council has welcomed this week's accord to resolve the long-running political stand-off in Lebanon and called for the agreement, which paves the way for a president to finally be elected to be implemented fully. More >>
Nepal Still Faces Challenges After Recent Election
Friday, 23 May 2008, 10:30 am | United Nations
The political parties in Nepal will have to reach agreement on how to form a new government and then successfully draft a new constitution to give the country a chance of lasting stability and economic development. More >>
Solution To Food Crisis Must Address Inequalities
Friday, 23 May 2008, 10:30 am | United Nations
While it is crucial to respond with humanitarian support in the short term, a medium- and longer-term plan must centre on human rights, High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour told a special session on the food crisis at the Human Rights Council. More >>
ILO To Help Pakistan Tackle Abusive Child Labour
Friday, 23 May 2008, 10:29 am | United Nations
The "Combating Abusive Child Labour II" programme will be implemented in cooperation with the Min. of Labour and Manpower, provincial labour departments, employers, workers organizations, local governments, NGOs, research institutions, media, others. More >>
Tribute Paid To Role Of Former Intl Civil Servants
Friday, 23 May 2008, 10:07 am | United Nations
The former staff of the United Nations can play a vital role as mentors and guides "to a whole new generation of international civil servants" at a time when the Organization is facing unprecedented demands, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. More >>
China Quake: UN Steps Up Aid Efforts For Victims
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 6:55 pm | United Nations
Over 41,000 people lost their lives as a result of the quake, which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale. Some 32,000 people are missing, while more than 250,000 others have sustained injuries. Roughly 5 million people have been left homeless. More >>
Xenophobic Attacks In South Africa Deplored By UN
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 10:43 am | United Nations
UN agencies operating in South Africa have expressed deep concern at the outbreak of violent xenophobic attacks in the province of Gauteng in the past week that has led to the deaths of several people and many others being left injured or homeless. More >>
UN Welcomes Indirect Syria And Israel Peace Talks
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 10:42 am | United Nations
In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mr. Ban commended Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert "for taking this important step." He also thanked Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his efforts. More >>
Ban Ki-Moon Will Meet Than Shwe Over Boosting Aid
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 10:41 am | United Nations
Mr. Ban said, "I will meet with senior Government officials in the Myanmar Government, including Senior General Than Shwe." He added it was essential to "expedite all arrangements for facilitating the free movement of international relief aid and workers." More >>
UN Trade Law Group Welcomes Aussie Insolvency Move
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 10:40 am | United Nations
Australia becomes the fifteenth country or jurisdiction to adopt legislation based on the UNCITRAL model on this subject, which was endorsed by the UN General Assembly in 1997 to try to help States harmonize their laws on insolvency. More >>
