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UN Burundi Mission Denounces Attacks Against Staff
Friday, 4 April 2008, 11:22 am | United Nations
The UN Integrated Office in Burundi has strongly condemned recent acts of violence against its staff by local ex-employees of the predecessor UN mission in the poor African country who say they still have contractual claims with the operation. More >>
Guyana Official To Head Human Resources Department
Friday, 4 April 2008, 11:21 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon has announced that he has selected Guyana's Catherine Pollard to be the new Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management, calling her appointment a cornerstone of his efforts to strengthen the United Nations in this area. More >>
Investments In Agriculture Will Poverty In Africa
Friday, 4 April 2008, 11:20 am | United Nations
A senior UN official has called for greater investments in agriculture and rural development to boost economic growth and reduce poverty in Africa, both of which are critical to achieving the global target of halving poverty and hunger by 2015. More >>
UN Will Stay In Afghanistan As Long As Necessary
Friday, 4 April 2008, 11:00 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon today pledged the commitment of the UN to stay the course in Afghanistan to ensure peace, security and development in the strife-torn nation. "We shall not leave Afghanistan as long as we are needed by the Afghan people." More >>
School Enrolment Soars In Southern Sudan
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:40 am | United Nations
Some 1.3 million children in Sudan are expected to start classes this year, compared to just 340,000 in 2005, thanks to an initiative supported by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to boost school enrolment and strengthen the education system. More >>
Security Council Focus On Regional Organizations
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:39 am | United Nations
Strengthening the relationship between the United Nations and regional organizations such as the African Union will be the focus of the programme of work at the Security Council this month, its current President told reporters today. More >>
Burkina Faso's Children Educate Children About HIV
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:38 am | United Nations
Thousands of children in Burkina Faso are taking part in peer education programmes to promote awareness among the country's young about the scourge of HIV/AIDS under a project backed by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). More >>
Nepal: Envoy Says Security Appears Under Control
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:37 am | United Nations
On the third stop of his tour of Nepal ahead of historic elections, the United Nations' top envoy in the south Asian country said that security appears to be under control for the poll, despite recent political violence. More >>
Tajikistan And UN Agency Agree On Refugees Deal
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:37 am | United Nations
About 1,000 Afghans who have been living in neighbouring Tajikistan for up to 20 years will be able to apply for permanent residency and citizenship under a cooperation agreement worked out by the United Nations refugee agency and the Tajik Government. More >>
UN Humanitarian Chief 4-Nation Persian Gulf Visit
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:36 am | United Nations
"The purpose of his visit is to strengthen collaboration and partnership between Gulf States and the United Nations in addressing humanitarian issues worldwide," according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). More >>
Accountability & Achievement Of Anti-Poverty Goals
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:35 am | United Nations
Mutual accountability between rich and poor States is the only way forward to achieving the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim said today. More >>
Wyclef Jean Records UN Messages To Haitians
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:35 am | United Nations
Grammy Award-winning Haitian hip hop artist Wyclef Jean has taken to the airwaves of his native country to urge his compatriots to stop committing crimes in a series of ads created by the UN peacekeeping mission to the impoverished Caribbean country. More >>
Liberia: UN Report Recommends Govt Rights Action
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:33 am | United Nations
Legal prohibitions of all forms of violence against children, more resources for rural education and better human rights training for national police are among the recommendations in a new United Nations report on Liberia. More >>
Afghanistan Tops Talks As Ban Ki-moon Meets NATO
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:32 am | United Nations
Afghanistan was a key feature of discussions between Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Romania, which is hosting a three-day summit of the alliance beginning today in Bucharest. More >>
Global Rice Production To Rise By 1.8% In 2008
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:31 am | United Nations
Assuming normal weather conditions, production increases are expected in all the major Asian rice-producing countries - Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Thailand, where supply and demand are currently stretched. More >>
Cypriots 'Right To Have High Expectations' - UN
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:30 am | United Nations
There is a "palpable sense of momentum" in Cyprus toward a lasting solution to the dispute between the Mediterranean island's two communities, the top United Nations political official said today after wrapping up a visit. More >>
Autism: Ban Ki-moon Hails Courage Of Children
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:29 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon paid tribute to the courage of children with autism and their families, who strive every day "to confront the disability with a powerful combination of determination, creativity and hope." More >>
Africa Needs Better Meteorological Monitoring
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:28 am | United Nations
Given Africa's vulnerability to climate change, variability and extreme weather events, better meteorological services are crucial for its development and the struggle against poverty, the head of WMO said today. More >>
Zimbabwe Vote Count Must Be Transparent - UN
Wednesday, 2 April 2008, 12:49 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon today stressed the need for "the utmost transparency" during the counting and tabulation of votes from last weekend's presidential and parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe. Results are still emerging after voters went to the polls on Saturday. More >>
World Waiting For Climate Change Solution
Tuesday, 1 April 2008, 9:05 am | United Nations
People are hoping for a solution which is "based on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities" and "strikes the delicate balance between globally inclusive action and the need to eradicate poverty," Mr. Ban said in a video message. More >>
