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$100M In Emergency Funds Set Aside For Food Crisis

Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 8:56 am | United Nations

The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator has decided to reserve $100 million from the world body's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to address immediate issues stemming from the food crisis triggered by the recent surge in global food prices. More >>

Heart Diseases, Strokes: World's Biggest Killers

Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 8:54 am | United Nations

"We tend to associate developing countries with infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. But in more and more countries the chief causes of death are non-communicable diseases, such as heart disease and stroke." More >>

Srgjan Kerim Pays Tribute To Int'l Law Commission

Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 8:52 am | United Nations

Srgjan Kerim paid tribute to the International Law Commission (ILC) on its sixtieth anniversary today, describing it as "a living testament to the importance that the General Assembly attaches to the progressive development of international law. More >>

UN Peacebuilders Discuss Sierra Leone Assistance

Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 8:49 am | United Nations

19 May 2008 - Representatives of the United Nations, individual Member States, regional organizations, the private sector and civil society have gathered today in New York to discuss how to increase the level of international involvement in Sierra Leone's ... More >>

Food Crisis, Climate, Flu Are Main Health Threats

Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 8:47 am | United Nations

The global food crisis, climate change and pandemic influenza are the main threats to human health, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO). "These three critical events have the potential to undo much hard-won progress in public health". More >>

UN Increases Aid In Quake-Affected S.W. China

Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 8:43 am | United Nations

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are stepping up their support to authorities in China as they deal with relief efforts in the wake of last Monday's devastating earthquake in Sichuan province. More >>

Ban Ki-Moon To Travel To Burma To Boost Aid Effort

Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 9:56 am | United Nations

Mr. Ban's objective is to reinforce the ongoing aid operation to see how the international relief & rehabilitation effort can be scaled up, and to work with Burma authorities to increase the amount of aid flowing through Yangon to the Irrawaddy delta. More >>

Over 2.6M Somalis Could Go Hungry, FAO Warns

Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 9:46 am | United Nations

More than 2.6 million Somalis - comprising 35 per cent of the Horn of Africa nation's population - need food assistance due because of the deteriorating humanitarian situation triggered by skyrocketing food prices. More >>

UN Feeding 1000s Sudanese Who Fled Disputed Town

Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 9:46 am | United Nations

"Today we are distributing vital food assistance in two locations in Agok," said Coordinator David Greesly. "A total of five food centres are being set up covering some 18 villages. We are also providing clean water and health care". More >>

Nepal: UN Condemns Maoist Murder Of Businessman

Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 9:44 am | United Nations

19 May 2008 - The United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) has condemned the recent killing of a local businessman, Ram Hari Shrestha, after Maoist army commanders acknowledged to the mission that the murder was committed by members of their group. More >>

UNHCR Praises Yemen For Protecting Fleeing Somalis

Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 9:43 am | United Nations

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres today praised Yemen for providing protection to people making the dangerous Gulf of Aden crossing from Somalia, and called for more international support for the refugees. More >>

At Least 3 Million Ethiopians Now Need Food Aid

Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 9:42 am | United Nations

3.2m people in Ethiopia are now in urgent need of food. "I am deeply concerned about the food security situation in Ethiopia, and the consequent increasing numbers of malnourished children, as a result of the current drought," UN's John Holmes said. More >>

UN War Crimes Head To Visit Bosnia, Herzegovina

Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 9:40 am | United Nations

The head of the United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the worst war crimes committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s will arrive in Bosnia and Herzegovina today to discuss the country's participation with the court. More >>

ITU Warns Of Widening Internet Broadband Divide

Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 9:38 am | United Nations

With more than half of the world's population now becoming mobile telephone subscribers the digital divide in such phones has been largely bridged, but there remains a widening risk of an Internet broadband divide, the head of the UN ITU warned. More >>

Sr Envoy & Iranian President Confer On Afghanistan

Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 9:37 am | United Nations

"We had a very constructive discussion on the challenges facing Afghanistan and the importance of full cooperation with Afghanistan's neighbours to help secure peace, stability and progress for all people in the region," Kai Eide said. More >>

Ban Ki-Moon Issues Call To Eliminate Cluster Bombs

Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 9:36 am | United Nations

Ban Ki-moon appealed for a new global pact to rid the world of cluster munitions. The devices are "inherently inaccurate and often malfunction," and they pose "a very real danger to civilians, both at the time of use and long after conflicts have ended". More >>

Biodiversity Key To Tacking Global Food Crisis

Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 9:34 am | United Nations

Just 12 crops and 14 animal species provide most of the world's food, and this lack of diversity means that the food supply has become more vulnerable and less sustainable - according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). More >>