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Two Snr UN Appointments Outlined By Ban Ki-moon
Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 12:28 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the details of two new appointments in senior positions in the world body in areas ranging from internal management of the Organization to economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean. More >>
Disappointment At Continuing Violence In Darfur
Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 12:27 am | United Nations
Ongoing military activities by Darfur's rebel groups as well as reprisal actions by the Sudanese Government and its allied militia are costing lives and limiting humanitarian operations in the strife-torn region, the UN Secretary-General says. More >>
Refugees Can Resume Returning To Afghanistan
Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 12:26 am | United Nations
After security concerns prompted the UN to suspend assistance to Afghan refugees who are voluntarily returning to their home country from Peshawar in Pakistan, UNHCR announced today that it will reopen its voluntary repatriation centre. More >>
Ban To Speak On Nuclear Disarmament At Harvard
Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 12:25 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will deliver a speech on nuclear disarmament next week at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The event is scheduled to take place on 23 May. More >>
Zimbabwe: UN Concern Over Poilitical Violence
Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 12:24 am | United Nations
"These incidences of violence are occurring in the communal, farming and urban areas and there are indications that the level of violence is escalating in all these areas and could reach crisis levels," UN spokesperson Michele Montas told reporters. More >>
Sorrow, Pledges Of Help After Deadly China Quake
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 10:42 am | United Nations
UN officials voiced their sorrow and sympathy for the victims of the earthquake that struck south-western China, killing thousands of people, and pledged the support of the UN in any humanitarian efforts following the disaster. More >>
Rice Production To Hit Record High '08, Prices Up
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 10:40 am | United Nations
Preliminary forecasts show harvests surging by 2.3% and reaching an all-time high of over 600 million tons, but prices will remain high in the immediate future because a large portion of this year's crop will only be harvested end of 2008. More >>
Inaugural Meeting Of Food Crisis Task Force Starts
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 10:39 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon convened the inaugural meeting of a high-level task force of senior UN officials aimed at addressing the food crisis, noting that there was an urgent need to help the millions of people already suffering. More >>
Marshall Is. Accedes To Pollution, Safety Treaties
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 10:38 am | United Nations
The Marshall Islands, one of the world's major shipping nations, has acceded to five important International Maritime Organization conventions that aim to discourage environmental pollution and promote safety on the high seas. More >>
Africa's Fast Growing Market In Communication Tech
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 10:36 am | United Nations
Africa has been the fastest growing market worldwide in communication technology over the past three years and will continue to emerge as an important market for the industry, according to the head of the UN International Telecommunication Union. More >>
Global Pact On Disability Rights, Entry Into Force
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 10:35 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon hailed the entry into force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as "a new dawn in the fight for the well-being of people with disabilities," at a special commemorative event at the UN General Assembly. More >>
Security: UNHCR Suspends Afghan Refugee Returns
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 10:33 am | United Nations
A spokesperson for the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan told a news conference in Kabul today that the voluntary return operation had been suspended because of security considerations in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar. More >>
Lebanese Parties Must Resume Dialogue, Ban Says
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 10:32 am | United Nations
Deploring the violence that has engulfed Lebanon over the past week, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all parties in the fractured country to resume dialogue as part of a process that should culminate in the election of a president. More >>
Summit On Private Sector Role & Climate Change
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 10:31 am | United Nations
Organizers expect hundreds of top executives, government officials, leading experts and heads of civil society to attend to assess how the private sector can play a role in addressing global warming through innovative business approaches. More >>
Talks Begin Between Somali Govt And Opposition
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 10:30 am | United Nations
Talks between the Somali Govt and an opposition group began today, and the top UN envoy to the war-torn Horn of Africa nation said that he was pleased that leaders have made the well-being and safety of their people their priority. More >>
UN WFP Steps Up Aid To Cyclone-Stricken Burma
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 10:28 am | United Nations
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) today announced that its food aid has reached more than 27,000 people in the areas of the Irrawaddy delta hit hardest by Cyclone Nargis, which left a path of death and destruction after striking Myanmar last week. More >>
UN Peacebuilding Commission Start Visit To Burundi
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 10:27 am | United Nations
A delegation from the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) - established to help countries recovering from war avoid sliding back into conflict - began a six-day mission to Burundi to assess how to help the small Central African nation rebuild. More >>
Alarm At Violence In Outskirts Of Sudanese Capital
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 10:26 am | United Nations
Mr. Ban "condemns strongly the use of armed force and military means by JEM for the achievement of political ends and calls for an immediate cessation of fighting and a renewed commitment to a peaceful resolution of outstanding issues". More >>
Developing Countries' Fisheries Network Reaches 25
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 10:25 am | United Nations
The FishInfoNetwork (FIN), a UN-organized network linking fisheries in developing countries, has reached its 25-year mark. Set up by FAO, the programme connects independent intergovernmental organizations to boost post-harvest handling and marketing of fish. More >>
Africa Still Faces Challenges, Says UN
Sunday, 11 May 2008, 12:21 am | United Nations
Africa is making “very good progress,” but must tackle challenges in areas including transportation, infrastructure and water, a senior United Nations said today, as the annual Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) is under way Ῡn New York. More >>
