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Slovak To Head UN Diplomacy Centre In Central Asia
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:10 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has informed the Security Council of his plan to appoint an experienced Slovak diplomat as the head of the new United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA). More >>
Ban To Focus On Global Health During Atlanta Visit
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:09 am | United Nations
Mr. Ban will be convening a meeting at the Carter Center with the Elders - a small group of world figures ranging from civil society leaders to past heads of State - on critical global health priorities, UN spokesperson Marie Okabe told reporters. More >>
$1B Reparations Paid Out For Kuwait Invasion
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:08 am | United Nations
The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), which settles the damage claims of those who suffered losses because of Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, today announced the disbursement of some $972.4 million to 26 successful claimants. More >>
UN's Ban Calls For Destruction Of Chemical Weapons
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:07 am | United Nations
Marking the Remembrance Day for Victims of Chemical Warfare, Ban Ki-moon called on all States to ratify the treaty banning the deadly weapons. Remembrance Day is "a solemn occasion for the world to pay tribute to all victims of chemical warfare. More >>
Asia-Pacific Development Threatened By Gaps -- UN
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:05 am | United Nations
Without filling gaps in key areas - including child and maternal mortality, environmental sustainability and water and sanitation - countries of the Asia-Pacific region may not be able to meet all of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). More >>
Steps Toward Ivorian Presidential Polls Welcomed
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:04 am | United Nations
The Security Council today welcomed the news that Côte d'Ivoire will be holding previously delayed presidential elections on 30 November, and urged the West African nation to redouble its efforts to meet that vital goal on the path to peace. More >>
UN Offers Help Resolving Zimbabwe Political Crisis
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:04 am | United Nations
The UN stands ready to support regional diplomacy to help end political crisis in Zimbabwe, where violence has flared after last month's presidential elections. The Secretary-General was ready to use his "good offices" to work alongside the AU. More >>
Surging Food Price Threat Is Also An Opportunity
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:01 am | United Nations
The world must not only take immediate action to address the current food crisis, but also take advantage of the higher food prices by assisting farmers in developing countries to thwart similar situations in the future. More >>
Afghanistan: UN Outrage At Latest Suicide Attack
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:00 am | United Nations
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly condemned the suicide bombing that killed a number of civilians in the country's eastern Nangarhar province today, just two days after terrorists struck a parade in Kabul. More >>
High-Powered Task Force Tackles Global Food Crisis
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 9:59 am | United Nations
The Task Force on the Global Food Crisis will bring together the heads of UN agencies, funds and programmes and the Bretton Woods institutions, as well as experts within the UN and leading authorities from the international community. More >>
Peace Solution Must Include Palestinian Refugees
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 9:58 am | United Nations
A sustainable peace in the Middle East will have to factor in a viable and just solution to the Palestinian refugee issue, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a United Nations meeting convened in Paris to assess the condition of the refugees. More >>
Meeting Of Top Officials From Across The UN
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 10:17 am | United Nations
The current global food crisis triggered by soaring prices, the safety and security of United Nations personnel and climate change dominated talks today involving Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other senior officials from the world body. More >>
Biofuel: Criminal Path Leads To Global Food Crisis
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 10:15 am | United Nations
The United States and the European Union have taken a "criminal path" by contributing to an explosive rise in global food prices through using food crops to produce biofuels, according to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food. More >>
Congolese ICC Trial Crucial Step To End Impunity
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 10:14 am | United Nations
The trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, who has been charged by the International Criminal Court (ICC) with recruiting child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), will be "a crucial step in the fight against impunity. More >>
Israel Urged To Exercise Restraint In Gaza
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 10:13 am | United Nations
The Secretary-General spoke out against the continuing attacks and rockets fired by Hamas today against Israel, calling on it and other militant groups to end such acts of terrorism. He also noted that they should not use Gaza as a base of operations. More >>
Gardening Scheme Is A Fresh Start For Afghan Women
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 10:12 am | United Nations
More than 500 GAIN nurseries have been set up throughout Afghanistan since 2005, and by the end of this year, more than 5 million plant saplings will have been grown and over 1 million trees planted. The country is prone to desertification. More >>
UN Officials Deny DRC Peacekeeper Probe Cover-Up
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 10:10 am | United Nations
Senior UN officials said that while the UN took the allegations very seriously, it believed the reports were misleading and false, and neglected to mention a number of important factors. Where allegations had been substantiated, action had been taken. More >>
SC Urges Kabul Attackers Be Brought To Justice
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 10:09 am | United Nations
The Security Council has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on an official ceremony in Kabul, which was attended by President Hamid Karzai and other dignitaries. More >>
UN Rights Chief Urges Restraint In Zimbabwe
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 10:08 am | United Nations
The UN human rights chief, alarmed at reports of continuing post-election hostilities in Zimbabwe, has called on the country's political leaders to restrain their supporters and renounce the use of threats, intimidation and violence against opponents. More >>
DR Congo: 8 Civilians Wounded, UN Condemns Attack
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 10:07 am | United Nations
The UN mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) today condemned what it called a "criminal attack" on a lorry transporting civilians in the country's South Kivu province, which left eight civilians injured, three of them seriously. More >>
