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Kosovo: Ban Ki-moon Deplores Attacks On UN Mission
Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 9:10 am | United Nations
Mr. Ban reaffirmed that UNMIK will continue to take action required by the Security Council resolution 1244, which set up the UN administration after Western forces drove out Yugoslav forces amid inter-ethnic fighting in 1999. More >>
Zambian Flood Victims Aided By UN Telecoms Agency
Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 9:08 am | United Nations
The lead UN agency for information and communication technology (ICT) is deploying satellite phones and terminals to help restore vital communication links in Zambia, where some 400,000 people have been affected by severe flooding. More >>
UN Report: Slow Progress In Tuberculosis Fight
Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 9:07 am | United Nations
Global Tuberculosis Control 2008, released today by the World Health Organization (WHO), reports there were 9.2 million new cases of TB in 2006, including 700K cases among people living with HIV, and 500K cases of multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB). More >>
Conference: Return Of Cultural Treasures Discussed
Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 9:05 am | United Nations
The return of the Stone Birds of Great Zimbabwe, the Axum Obelisk of Ethiopia and a ceremonial mask of the Kwakwaka'wakw people of Canada are among examples of successful restitution of cultural property to be discussed at a UN-backed conference. More >>
Madagascar Ratifies Statute Establishing ICC Court
Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 9:03 am | United Nations
Madagascar has become the latest country to ratify the Rome Statute that sets up the International Criminal Court (ICC), the independent, permanent court that tries people accused of the most serious crimes, such as genocide, war crimes. More >>
Latest Round Of Talks On Western Sahara Begins
Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 9:02 am | United Nations
The fourth round of talks on Western Sahara, bringing together representatives from Morocco and the Frente Polisario under United Nations auspices, got under way today on the outskirts of New York City, according to a UN spokesperson. More >>
World's Glaciers Melting At Record Rate - UN
Monday, 17 March 2008, 11:47 am | United Nations
According to the UNEP-backed World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS), data from nearly 30 reference glaciers in nine mountain ranges indicate that between the years 2004-2005 and 2005-2006, the average rate of melting and thinning more than doubled. More >>
Mexico: Much Remains To Be Done For Migrants
Monday, 17 March 2008, 11:46 am | United Nations
Mexico's ability to protect migrants' rights is one of "contrasts," according to an independent United Nations human rights expert, who said that although the country has made steps towards addressing migrants' needs, much remains to be done. More >>
UN Holds Talks With Serbia's Kosovo Minister
Monday, 17 March 2008, 11:46 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations official today underscored that challenges - which violate Belgrade's pledges to the Security Council - to the mandate of the world body's mission, known as UNMIK, must come to an end. More >>
Iraqi NGOs Receive Funding For Electoral Education
Monday, 17 March 2008, 11:45 am | United Nations
The number of NGO projects receiving funding in each governorate is based on estimates of voter population figures, with priority being given to providing sufficient resources to the campaign in the governorates Anbar, Diyala and Salah-el-Deen. More >>
Iraq: UN Report Says Violent Attacks In Decline
Monday, 17 March 2008, 9:25 am | United Nations
""The extent to which the decrease in violence was sustainable remained unclear... as security improved in parts of Baghdad and other locations, it deteriorated elsewhere with heightened activity by insurgent groups in governorates such as Mosul and Diyala." More >>
New Agreement Between Chad And Sudan Welcomed
Sunday, 16 March 2008, 12:14 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended Chad and Sudan for reaching an agreement regarding reconciliation and the normalization of relations between the neighbouring African nations. More >>
Concern Over Tensions In Tibet Autonomous Region
Sunday, 16 March 2008, 12:11 am | United Nations
The top United Nations human rights official today voiced concern over the rising tensions between protesters and security forces in the Tibet Autonomous Region and surrounding areas of China, noting that there have been reports of deaths and property ... More >>
UN Appeals For $6 Million To Feed Refugees
Sunday, 16 March 2008, 12:09 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today appealed for $6 million so that it can continue to feed up to 90,000 Burundian refugees returning to their home country from neighbouring Tanzania. More >>
Tensions High On Chad-Darfur Border - UN
Saturday, 15 March 2008, 12:58 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 14 2008 1:00PMThe border between Chad and Sudan’s Darfur region remains volatile as the United Nations refugee agency continues to move thousands of civilians who fled recent air and ground attacks against towns in West Darfur ... More >>
Envoy Condemns Attack On UN Court Building
Saturday, 15 March 2008, 12:56 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 14 2008 11:00AMThe Secretary-General’s Special Representative today strongly condemned an attack on the District Court building of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo ( UNMIK) in North Mitrovica, which took place when a large mob ... More >>
UN Refugee Agency Helps Mauritanian Refugees
Saturday, 15 March 2008, 12:54 am | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) has resumed assisting Mauritanian refugees return to their home country from Senegal where they have been in exile for nearly two decades. More >>
UN & OIC Working Together On Terrorism, Tolerance
Friday, 14 March 2008, 1:21 pm | United Nations
Calling the UN and the OIC, which represents one-fifth of the worlds population, natural allies, the Secretary-General also called for sustained cooperation on Middle East conflicts, Darfur, Somalia, extreme poverty and other pressing issues. More >>
Displaced Kenyans Reluctant To Return Home - UN
Friday, 14 March 2008, 1:13 pm | United Nations
Many of the tens of thousands of Kenyans driven from their homes by the violence that has gripped the east African country following last December's contested elections are reluctant to return to their homes, the United Nations reports. More >>
UN Official Deplores Killing Of Chaldean Leader
Friday, 14 March 2008, 1:04 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Iraq today strongly condemned the murder of Monsignor Paul Faraj Rahu, the Archbishop of the Chaldean Church of Mosul, who had been kidnapped by gunmen last month in Mosul in northern Iraq after leaving his church. More >>
