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In Cote D'ivoire, UN Mission Dismantles Posts
Monday, 7 April 2008, 9:09 am | United Nations
The UN peacekeeping mission in Côte d'Ivoire has now dismantled almost all of its military observation posts in the former zone of confidence separating the Government-held and rebel-controlled areas of the country as part of last year's accord. More >>
Global Warming Continues, Regardless Of La Nina
Monday, 7 April 2008, 9:08 am | United Nations
The long-term trend of global warming is continuing, despite the current La Niña weather phenomenon that is bringing relatively cooler temperatures to parts of the Equatorial Pacific region, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said today. More >>
Fruition Of First Disability Rights Treaty Hailed
Monday, 7 April 2008, 9:07 am | United Nations
The top UN human rights and development officials today welcomed news that yesterday the first international convention on the rights of persons with disabilities got its twentieth ratification, meaning that the landmark treaty will now come into force. More >>
Haiti: Situation Still Tense After Violent Protest
Monday, 7 April 2008, 9:05 am | United Nations
The UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti said today that the situation remains tense in Les Cayes after yesterday's demonstrations over the rising cost of living in the impoverished Caribbean nation led to an attack against the local UN office. More >>
UNHCR Appeals For $40M For Displaced In Darfur
Monday, 7 April 2008, 9:04 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today issued an appeal for $40.3 million to provide protection and assistance to refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) in Sudan's conflict-wracked Darfur region in 2008. More >>
Iraq: Improved Aid Worker Security, Access Needed
Monday, 7 April 2008, 9:03 am | United Nations
"Unfortunately, in Iraq today access is often hindered by ongoing hostilities and restrictions on freedom of movement," Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes told reporters in Jordan. "Aid workers must be able to reach people." More >>
Marking 'Grim' Darfur Anniversary, Ban Urges Focus
Monday, 7 April 2008, 9:02 am | United Nations
Avowing that the situation in Sudan's Darfur region remains as grim, or worse, than it was four years ago when the Security Council first took up the issue, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for an immediate focus on the fundamentals of peace. More >>
Stability Vs. Prospects For Georgian-Abkhaz Peace
Monday, 7 April 2008, 9:01 am | United Nations
Unlike the tensions that characterized much of the last two years, the past few months have witnessed a relatively stable security situation along the ceasefire line between the Georgian and Abkhaz sides, which could contribute to improving relations. More >>
Annual Meetings On Anti Poverty Goals Proposed
Sunday, 6 April 2008, 12:55 am | United Nations
The General Assembly should meet every year until 2015 to take stock of the progress towards the Millennium Development Goals ( MDGs ) and to hold all partners to account for the commitments they have made to fight poverty and other ills, its President ... More >>
Civil Rights Teachings Resonate With UN’s Goals
Sunday, 6 April 2008, 12:53 am | United Nations
The ideas espoused by Martin Luther King Jr., including racial harmony, poverty eradication and human rights for all, resonate with the aims of the United Nations, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said today, paying tribute to the life of the United States cῩvil ... More >>
UN Unit Calls For Follow-Up On Assassinations
Sunday, 6 April 2008, 12:51 am | United Nations
With only 6.7 per cent of journalists’ murders leading to convictions, an arm of the United Nations agency mandated to protect freedom of the press is calling on Governments to report on investigations into attacks on media personnel, which have ... More >>
Lesotho 4th To See (RED) Funds To Fight AIDS
Friday, 4 April 2008, 11:37 am | United Nations
Lesotho has become the fourth country assisted by the United Nations-backed Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to receive funds from the consumer-driven RED initiative, launched in 2006 by Bono and Bobby Shriver, nephew of John F. Kennedy. More >>
Former Leader Of Kosovo Acquitted Of War Crimes
Friday, 4 April 2008, 11:34 am | United Nations
The UN tribunal set up to deal with the worst acts committed during the Balkan wars of the 1990s today acquitted a former prime minister of Kosovo of charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Judges found the evidence was sometimes inconclusive. More >>
Reopening Of Key Cyprus Crossing Raises Hopes
Friday, 4 April 2008, 11:32 am | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Cyprus welcomed today's opening, after more than four decades, of the Ledra Street crossing in Nicosia, calling it a historic symbol of the renewed drive to bring together the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities. More >>
AIDS Report: Major Gains Treating Women, Children
Friday, 4 April 2008, 11:31 am | United Nations
A UN report released today shows progress in treating children with AIDS and preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV, but urges greater efforts to stem the tide. There were some 2.1 million children under 15 living with HIV in 2007. More >>
Ban Ki-moon Hails Intl Treaty On Disability Rights
Friday, 4 April 2008, 11:27 am | United Nations
"The Convention will be a powerful tool to eradicate the obstacle faced by persons with disabilities," she said, pointing to discrimination, segregation from society, economic marginalization, and lack of opportunities for participation..." More >>
Ecuador: UNICEF Support To Young Flood Victims
Friday, 4 April 2008, 11:26 am | United Nations
UNICEF is continuing its relief efforts in Ecuador, where thousands of people are still living in temporary shelters in the wake of torrential rains and floods that have pummelled the country since the start of the year. More >>
Senior UN Official Urges Support For Mine Action
Friday, 4 April 2008, 11:25 am | United Nations
While the number of victims of landmines and explosive remnants of war has dropped significantly in the last decade, continued support is crucial to eliminating the threat posed by these deadly devices and ensuring a mine-free world. More >>
Nepal Election: UN Unit Urges Respect For Rights
Friday, 4 April 2008, 11:24 am | United Nations
A week ahead of Constituent Assembly elections in Nepal, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in the country is urging all political parties and the Nepalese people to abide by the electoral code of conduct. More >>
Chad, CAR, Darfur Must Be Tackled Together - UN
Friday, 4 April 2008, 11:23 am | United Nations
The flare-up of civil strife, cross-border tension and displacement involving Chad, the Central African Republic (CAR) and Sudan should be addressed in a unified manner that is outside the mandate of the mission currently being deployed by the UN. More >>
