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Ahead Of Quartet Talks, Ban Meets Officials In UK
Friday, 2 May 2008, 9:58 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met today in London with senior officials who will take part in tomorrow's meeting of the Middle East diplomatic Quartet being held as part of efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. More >>
Meeting Basic Food Needs Problematic For Afghans
Friday, 2 May 2008, 9:58 am | United Nations
Rising food prices in Afghanistan have left millions of people struggling and in need of assistance, a senior official from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today, after assessing the food security situation in the country. More >>
Jamaican Children Need Hope To Resist Violence
Friday, 2 May 2008, 9:57 am | United Nations
Jamaican children need more opportunities, support and hope to resist and rise above violence, former child soldier and UNICEF Advocate for Children Affected by War Ishmael Beah said at the end of a two-day visit to the Caribbean nation. More >>
Killing Of Chad Aid Worker Condemned By UN
Friday, 2 May 2008, 9:56 am | United Nations
1 May 2008 - The United Nations humanitarian chief today strongly condemned the killing of Pascal Marlinge, Country Director of Save the Children-UK in Chad, and extended his condolences to the agency and to Mr. Marlinge's family. More >>
Asia-Pacific Nations Agree On Renewable Energy
Friday, 2 May 2008, 9:55 am | United Nations
Asia-Pacific countries reached an agreement at a United Nations meeting in Bangkok to boost their collaboration on developing renewable energy in a bid to decrease their reliance on fossil fuels and enhance their long-term energy security. More >>
Marginalized Must Be Remembered In Food Crisis
Friday, 2 May 2008, 9:55 am | United Nations
Solutions to the current food crisis spurred by soaring global food prices must include marginalized groups, the top United Nations human rights official said today, joining the call issued by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the international community to ... More >>
UN To Draw Up Plan To Address World Food Crisis
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 11:31 am | United Nations
The UN is aiming for a comprehensive plan to tackle the global food crisis "around which the institutions and leaders around the world can coalesce," Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes said today. More >>
Nearly 175 Displaced Timorese Families Return Home
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 11:24 am | United Nations
Nearly 175 families uprooted in the violence that swept through Timor-Leste three years ago are set to return to their homes today, a move welcomed by the United Nations as a breakthrough in efforts to tackle the issue internally displaced persons (IDPs). More >>
Postal Services Important Element Of Development
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 11:20 am | United Nations
The Secretary-General said that the postal sector makes a well-known contribution to development, and pointed out that the UPU helps developing countries develop trade-related infrastructure and supply capacity, especially in Africa. More >>
Secretary-General To Host Middle East Quartet Meet
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 11:12 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon will chair a meeting of the diplomatic Middle East Quartet - comprising the United Nations, the European Union, Russia and the United States - later this week in London. The gathering will review all aspects of the peace process. More >>
Gaza Power Supplies Critically Low, Warns UN
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 11:11 am | United Nations
Due to disruptions at the Nahal Oz fuel crossing - which was attacked earlier this month by Palestinian militants - fuel supplies for Gaza are critically low, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process warned today. More >>
Iraq Must Spend More On Basic Services For Kids
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 11:06 am | United Nations
The Secretary-General's Special Rep for Children and Armed Conflict has called on the Iraqi Govt to spend more on basic services, noting that a large portion of the strife-torn nation's children are going to school or receiving proper care. More >>
Small Arms Thwart Stability, Development, SC Told
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 11:04 am | United Nations
The threat to international peace and security posed by the uncontrolled trade in small arms and their excessive accumulation and proliferation cannot be overemphasized, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today. More >>
Network To Link Sub-Saharan Development Partners
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 11:03 am | United Nations
The UN International Fund for Agriculture approved a grant to create FIDAfrique-IFADAfrica, which will link existing networks in Western, Central, Eastern and Southern Africa. The initiative will allow those working to reduce rural poverty More >>
Colombia: Calls To End Attacks On Rights Defenders
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 11:01 am | United Nations
"Concrete and concerted action is needed to stop the endemic impunity for the crimes and violations committed against human rights defenders," said the experts, all of whom report to the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council. More >>
New Envoy Discusses Afghanistan With US Officials
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 11:00 am | United Nations
The new United Nations envoy to Afghanistan has just wrapped two days of meetings with United States officials in Washington, D.C., during which they expressed their full support for the world body's efforts in the strife-torn nation. More >>
UN Extends Mandate Monitoring Arms In Somalia
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:15 am | United Nations
In a unanimously-adopted resolution, the Council called on the four-member group to "continue to investigate any means of transport, routes, seaports, airports and other facilities used in connections with arms embargo violations." More >>
Timor-Leste: UN Welcomes Surrender Of Fugitives
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:14 am | United Nations
The attacks of 11 February had threatened the country, and UNMIT head Atul Khare shares "the feelings of the entire community in welcoming the peaceful submission of Gastão Salsinha and his men. They must now face justice." More >>
'Intimidation, Violence And Torture' In Zimbabwe
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:12 am | United Nations
Intimidation, violence and torture are being used to take retribution against supporters of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) after last month's presidential elections in Zimbabwe, according to a group of UN human rights rapporteurs. More >>
Only 4% Iraqis In Syria Plan Return Home: Report
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:11 am | United Nations
Only 4 per cent of Iraqi refugees currently plan to return to their own country, while almost all have fled their homeland because of direct threats or general insecurity, according to a report out today from the UNHCR. More >>
