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Kosovo Duo On Trial At Tribunal Over Intimidation
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 10:07 am | United Nations
Kosovo's ex-minister for culture, youth and sport and a former newspaper editor will appear before the UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia after being charged with contempt of court for allegedly trying to intimidate a witness. More >>
Guinea-Bissau: UN To Spend $6M On Peace Efforts
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 10:05 am | United Nations
The UN Peacebuilding Fund has agreed to provide Guinea-Bissau with $6 million to support the Government's efforts relating to the upcoming legislative elections, security sector reform, the judiciary, the police and youth employment. More >>
UN To Assist Farmers Threatened By Climate Change
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 10:05 am | United Nations
Some 10,000 farmers in five African countries, where crops are expected to be badly affected by climate change, are to receive help from the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in the form of low-cost rain gauge equipment and roving seminars. More >>
Asia-Pacific Must Encourage Sustainable Energy Use
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 10:04 am | United Nations
"The Asia-Pacific is lagging behind in providing access to energy services," Mr. Ban said in a message to the ministerial segment of the 64th session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. More >>
UN Promotes Peacebuilding In Kenya After Election
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 10:02 am | United Nations
United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have brought together 120 national leaders from around Kenya for a peacebuilding workshop following the violence and unrest that broke out after the country's recent election. More >>
Ban Ki-moon Speaks Out Against Attack On Karzai
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 9:42 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned today's attack against Afghan President Hamid Karzai that occurred during a victory parade in the war-torn nation's capital Kabul, claiming the lives of two Parliament members and injuring nine others. More >>
Renewed Violence Drives Thousands Out Of Mogadishu
Monday, 28 April 2008, 9:57 am | United Nations
Some 7,000 people have fled the Somali capital Mogadishu after a new round of fighting this week that killed a significant number of civilians and reportedly wounded 200 people, including women and children, the UN refugee agency announced. More >>
IAEA Probe Claim On Syrian Plant Bombed By Israel
Monday, 28 April 2008, 9:54 am | United Nations
The IAEA will conduct an investigation after receiving information from the U.S. alleging a Syrian installation destroyed by Israel last year contained a nuclear reactor. Syria is obligated to report planning and construction of any nuclear facility. More >>
Doctors' HIV Treatments Nearly As Good As Advanced
Monday, 28 April 2008, 9:52 am | United Nations
Treatment of HIV-infected people by doctors looking for simple signs of deteriorating health - such as weight loss or fever - are almost as effective as those relying on advanced laboratory tests, a new United Nations-backed paper has found. More >>
Nepal: UN Still Awaiting Final Results For Polls
Monday, 28 April 2008, 9:51 am | United Nations
The UN Mission in Nepal is still awaiting the final results of the recent Constituent Assembly polls, while the country's Election Commission announced that the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has won 100 of the 335 seats. More >>
Poor Farmers Get $200M Boost To Face Food Crisis
Monday, 28 April 2008, 9:40 am | United Nations
The UN rural development arm announced today that it is providing $200 million for poor farmers during upcoming cropping season to alleviate the suffering of hundreds of millions of people facing hunger and malnutrition due to soaring food prices. More >>
Tackling Drought Crucial For Food Crisis Solution
Monday, 28 April 2008, 9:38 am | United Nations
Both drought and unsustainable water management have played a key role in the current problem, and managing drought risk is essential to finding a long-term solution to the crisis, according to the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. More >>
Languages Focus Of Annual UN Book & Copyright Day
Thursday, 24 April 2008, 10:10 am | United Nations
Bookshops, libraries, schools, publishers, authors' societies, cultural institutions in 100+ countries are holding events maarking the annual World Book and Copyright Day, designated by UNESCO to celebrate the enduring value of the written word. More >>
Education Access For All Children In Afghanistan
Thursday, 24 April 2008, 10:09 am | United Nations
UN envoy Kai Eide today reaffirmed the commitment of the world body: "Education is a fundamental right for every human being. It fosters dignity, freedom and is vital if we are to enable Afghanistan to mobilize all the resources of its people," More >>
Asia-Pacific Countries Share Climate Change Data
Thursday, 24 April 2008, 10:07 am | United Nations
Participants from Asia-Pacific countries will have an opportunity to share good practices on ways to cut greenhouse gases while reducing poverty at a meeting convened today in Bangkok by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. More >>
Tribunal Starts Project To Safeguard Court Legacy
Thursday, 24 April 2008, 10:06 am | United Nations
The UN tribunal set up to deal with the worst war crimes committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s and the UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute have begun a joint project to transfer the knowledge gained from the tribunal's work. More >>
New Participants Join UN Scheme To Slash Emissions
Thursday, 24 April 2008, 10:04 am | United Nations
A Latin American beauty corporation, a boutique French advertising agency and a UK think tank are among ten new participants which have signed on to a United Nations Internet-based scheme in a bid to hasten climate neutrality. More >>
New Push For Bed Nets To Prevent Malaria Deaths
Thursday, 24 April 2008, 10:03 am | United Nations
"Nothing But Nets" is a grassroots campaign created to raise awareness about malaria, which still kills about one million people every year, most of them children, and help fund the distribution of life-saving bed nets. More >>
Israelis & Palestinians Engaged In Intensive Talks
Thursday, 24 April 2008, 10:01 am | United Nations
Israelis and Palestinians are currently engaged in the most intensive negotiations on issues pertaining to final status since the political process broke down almost 8 years ago, a senior UN official told an open meeting of the Security Council today. More >>
UN Human Rights Expert Urges Somalia Ceasefire
Thursday, 24 April 2008, 10:00 am | United Nations
An independent United Nations human rights expert has condemned the killing of civilians in Somalia, including a number of religious leaders, and called for an immediate end to the violence that has flared up in recent weeks in the Horn of Africa nation. More >>
