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Enhanced Sharing Of Data On Small Arms Urged
Thursday, 24 April 2008, 10:00 am | United Nations
Member States need to increase their collection, maintenance and sharing of data on small arms as part of measures to encourage disarmament, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report made public today. More >>
Ivorian Peace Process Tops Ban Ki-moon Agenda
Thursday, 24 April 2008, 9:59 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon reaffirmed the support of the UN for Côte d'Ivoire's peace process, as he arrived in Abidjan, the final stop on a 4-nation tour that also took him to Ghana, Liberia and Burkina Faso. More >>
Beijing Games Focus Of UN, Olympic Committee Talks
Thursday, 24 April 2008, 9:57 am | United Nations
The United Nations Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace and the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have pledged to ensure that this summer's Games in Beijing, China, are celebrated in a spirit of friendship and respect. More >>
Boosting Economies Of Landlocked Developed Nations
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 10:47 am | United Nations
Experts from Asia and Europe have gathered at a United Nations-backed meeting which opened today in Bangkok to discuss progress made in efforts to link landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) in the Asia-Pacific region to sea ports. More >>
Tribunal Partially Overturns Convictions Of Bosnia
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 10:46 am | United Nations
Enver Hadžihasanović will now serve three years and six months in prison - down from the original term of five years - and the sentence for Amir Kubura has been reduced by six months to two years after the ruling by the appeals chamber. More >>
UN Rebuilding Refugee Camps In Nepal And Chad
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 10:45 am | United Nations
Last month, a blaze sparked by an oil lamp spread through an area packed with huts - some of which had been built into walkways - in the Goldhap camp in eastern Nepal, leaving 8,000 Bhutanese refugees without homes. More >>
Afghan Victims Of Abuses Find Voice In The Theatre
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 10:44 am | United Nations
A new theatre show that premiered in Kabul today highlights the need to deal with the impunity of past human rights abuses spanning nearly three decades of conflict in Afghanistan and provides an opportunity for victims to have their voices heard. More >>
UN Honours 7 Global Climate Change Leaders
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 10:36 am | United Nations
This year's United Nations Environment Programme Special Prize was bestowed upon Prime Minister Helen Clark of New Zealand, which has blazed the trail towards climate neutrality and hopes to meet the goal of 90 per cent renewable energy by 2025. More >>
Poorest Yet To Benefit From Trade Liberalization
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 10:33 am | United Nations
Mr. Diarra, the UN's High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, noted that globalization, which is supposed to lead to economic growth and reduce poverty, has served to deepen the disparities between and within countries. More >>
Gaza: UN And Partners Meet On Critical Situation
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 10:31 am | United Nations
The Office of the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East reported that the world body and international agencies operating in the Gaza Strip have held an emergency gathering to review the increasingly dire humanitarian situation. More >>
UN Agency Appeals For $3 Million To Aid Yemenis
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 10:31 am | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is seeking nearly $3 million to assist some 77,000 people affected by a local conflict which erupted between a rebel group and government forces in northern Yemen in 2004. More >>
UN Official Urges Neighbours To Support Iraq
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 10:30 am | United Nations
"The support of neighbouring countries is essential for the stability of Iraq," Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe told a ministerial meeting of Iraq and its neighbours in Kuwait today, the third meeting of its kind. More >>
UN Pledges Help On Liberia Post-Conflict Recovery
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 10:29 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon pledged the continued assistance of the UN to Liberia, which he said has made great strides in recovering from a brutal decade-long civil war, but still faces daunting challenges in areas such as security, rule of law and development More >>
Global Food Crisis Threatening 100 Million+ People
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 10:28 am | United Nations
"This is the new face of hunger - the millions of people who were not in the urgent hunger category six months ago but now are," said WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran, in London. The food price crisis requires a global response, she said. More >>
At 5-year Mark, Darfur Crisis Is Only Worsening
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 10:25 am | United Nations
The world has still not found a durable solution to the suffering of millions of people in the region, the United Nations humanitarian chief told the Security Council today, warning the situation will only deteriorate unless urgent measures are taken. More >>
Colombia: Food Aid For Isolated Indigenous Groups
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 10:24 am | United Nations
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the WFP have started distributing emergency aid to several indigenous communities in east-central Colombia living in an isolated area being disputed by Government forces and irregular armed groups. More >>
Millions Of Afghan Children Still Not At School
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 10:41 am | United Nations
Although over 6 million children returned to Afghanistan's classrooms a month ago at the start of a new school year, United Nations agencies said today that half of the war-torn country's young people are excluded from receiving an education. More >>
Women May Suffer With Increased Biofuel Production
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 10:40 am | United Nations
"Unless policies are adopted in developing countries to strengthen the participation of small farmers, especially women in biofuel production by increasing their access to land, capital and technology - gender inequalities are likely to become more marked." More >>
Annual Indigenous Forum Kicks Off At UN H'Quarters
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 10:39 am | United Nations
"Indigenous peoples live in many of the world's most biologically diverse areas. As custodians of these lands, they have accumulated deep, first-hand knowledge about the impacts of environmental degradation, including climate change." More >>
Trade & Investment Keys To Spurring Africa Growth
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 10:37 am | United Nations
Increased trade and investment, particularly in agriculture, are crucial if Africa is to achieve the kind of growth needed to meeting its development targets, as well as to address the current global food crisis. More >>
