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UN Relief Effort After Sudanese Flee Disputed Town
Monday, 19 May 2008, 11:03 am | United Nations
United Nations agencies are preparing to bring humanitarian relief to the tens of thousands of Sudanese who fled the disputed town of Abyei last week because of deadly fighting between Government forces and the southern rebels. More >>
UN's IT Body To Focus On Four Major Concerns
Monday, 19 May 2008, 11:02 am | United Nations
A leading UN body working to spread the benefits of information technology should concentrate on four areas that most concern people around the world. The Global Alliance "should concentrate on programmes that focus on access". More >>
UN Undeterred In Facing Challenges
Sunday, 18 May 2008, 11:44 am | United Nations
The United Nations must not be deterred by the threat of terrorism and the challenge of limited resources from trying to meet its responsibilities, such as curbing climate change, promoting peace and encouraging economic development around the world, Secretary-General ... More >>
Growing Violence In Eastern Chad Alarms UN
Sunday, 18 May 2008, 11:42 am | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is voicing deep concern about the escalating violence inside eastern Chad, where two gendarmes guarding a refugee camp were shot dead earlier this week and an increasing number of vehicles ... More >>
UN Airlift In Sudan Gets Temporary Reprieve
Saturday, 17 May 2008, 11:53 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme announced today that an ongoing humanitarian airlift for Sudan, which has been threatened with closure for lack of funds, has been given a temporary reprieve by new donations. More >>
Unlawful Killings Continue In Afghanistan
Saturday, 17 May 2008, 11:48 am | United Nations
Afghan police and military forces, Taliban insurgents and foreign troops must step up efforts to prevent more civilian casualties, an independent United Nations human rights expert said today, warning that Afghanistan still suffers from large numbers ... More >>
UN In China Reaches Out To Offer Help After Quake
Friday, 16 May 2008, 11:21 am | United Nations
More than 50,000 people may have died as a result of the quake, according to reports in Chinese state media, which measured about 7.9 on the Richter scale when it struck Sichuan province in the southwest of the country on Monday afternoon. More >>
Ban Ki-moon Sends UN Humanitarian Chief To Burma
Friday, 16 May 2008, 11:16 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon has said he is planning to send the organization's highest ranking aid official to Myanmar, to boost efforts to tackle the crisis caused by Cyclone Nargis which swept through the country at the beginning of the month. More >>
Right Of Return Of Displaced To Abkhazia, Georgia
Friday, 16 May 2008, 11:05 am | United Nations
The General Assembly today adopted a resolution in which it recognized the right of return of all refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), regardless of their ethnicity, to Abkhazia, Georgia. 14 votes in favour, 11 against and 105 abstentions. More >>
Kosovo Prison Guard To Serve Jail Term In France
Friday, 16 May 2008, 11:04 am | United Nations
A former prison guard for the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) who was convicted by a UN war crimes tribunal for the murder of nine detainees and the torture of another prisoner will now serve the rest if his 13-year jail sentence in France. More >>
Ban Ki-moon: Role Of Dads & Int'l Day Of Families
Friday, 16 May 2008, 11:03 am | United Nations
Fathers can make a positive impact on the development of their children, but too many men have difficulty taking up the responsibility of fatherhood, UN's Ban Ki-moon said in a statement today to mark the International Day of Families. More >>
'Encouraging' Progress On Peace In Central Africa
Friday, 16 May 2008, 11:02 am | United Nations
Improved political dialogue in the Central African Republic (CAR), a peace conference in the DR Congo (DRC), as well as the deployment of a UN peacekeeping mission in Chad and CAR are all signs of progress towards peace in the region. More >>
Give People With Disabilities IT Access - UN Chief
Friday, 16 May 2008, 11:01 am | United Nations
In a statement released to mark World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, which will be observed on Saturday, Mr. Ban said, "it is vital that we change attitudes and approaches to persons with disabilities, ensuring that their fundamental rights. More >>
Afghanistan: Unlawful, Avoidable Killings Continue
Friday, 16 May 2008, 11:00 am | United Nations
Afghan police and military forces, Taliban insurgents and foreign troops must step up efforts to prevent more civilian casualties, an independent UN rights expert said today, warning that Afghanistan still suffers from large numbers of avoidable killings. More >>
Calls To Deploy UN Peace Force To Somalia Continue
Friday, 16 May 2008, 11:00 am | United Nations
The Security Council today called on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to continue contingency plans to deploy a possible United Nations peacekeeping operation in strife-torn Somalia and to relocate its political office from neighbouring Kenya. More >>
UN Humanitarian Airlift In Sudan Gets Reprieve
Friday, 16 May 2008, 10:59 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that an ongoing humanitarian airlift for Sudan, which has been threatened with closure for lack of funds, has been given a temporary reprieve by new donations. More >>
Much Bigger Aid Effort Needed For Myanmar - UN
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 9:47 am | United Nations
"Even though the Myanmar Government has shown some sense of flexibility, at this time, it's far, far too short," Mr. Ban said today. "The magnitude of this situation requires much more mobilization of resources and aid workers," he added. More >>
Decolonization Process Not Complete - Ban Ki-Moon
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 9:45 am | United Nations
Although decolonization has been one of the UN's great success stories, the fact that 16 non-self-governing Territories remains means that the task has yet to be completed. "Colonialism has no place in today's world," Mr. Ban said. More >>
UN Helps E Timor Avoid Reach Of Global Food Crisis
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 9:42 am | United Nations
The UN is assisting Timor-Leste's Govt to keep the price of rice as low as possible as part of its efforts to minimize the impact of the global food crisis. Worldwide, the rice price has skyrocketed by 200 per cent in past 12 months. More >>
Tea Consumption Must Be Boosted To Match Supply
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 9:39 am | United Nations
"Expanding consumption in producing countries could ease supply pressure at the world level and improve tea prices in the long run," said the study, prepared for the Intergovernmental Group on Tea meeting in Hangzhou, China. More >>
