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Georgia's Human Rights Record Still Of Concern
Friday, 29 February 2008, 8:36 am | United Nations
While Georgia has made some recent progress, it must take action on areas ranging from its treatment of detainees to restoring trust in its judicial system to boosting the living conditions of internally displaced persons (IDPs). More >>
Moldova: Emergency Assistance In Wake Of Drought
Friday, 29 February 2008, 8:27 am | United Nations
Enough seed corn is being distributed so that more than 30,000 farming households can start their spring season planting in the coming months, while some 9,000 tons of livestock fodder has already been delivered to over 20,000 households. More >>
Madagascar: WFP Providing Aid To Cyclone Victims
Friday, 29 February 2008, 8:26 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has started distributing emergency food assistance to tens of thousands of people in Madagascar, where at least 73 people have died and almost 150,000 others have been left homeless after Cyclone Ivan. More >>
Insecurity Hindering Return Of Afghan Refugees
Friday, 29 February 2008, 8:25 am | United Nations
"What has struck me during this visit is the variety of situations Afghan refugees are living in and the fact that the lack of security in Afghanistan is topmost in influencing their decisions to return home," Ms. Feller said. More >>
Envoy Deplores Attacks En Route To Iraqi Holy City
Friday, 29 February 2008, 8:24 am | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Iraq has strongly condemned the suicide attacks which earlier this week left dozens of people dead and wounded as they headed to the holy city of Karbala. More >>
UN's Ban Urges ccelerated Progress In Kenyan Talks
Friday, 29 February 2008, 8:23 am | United Nations
"It is critical that the two sides maintain the positive momentum," Mr. Ban's spokesperson said in a statement. "It is also critical that the two leaders exercise their responsibility to the people of Kenya who continue to suffer amid this volatile situation." More >>
Ban To Address Geneva Human Rights, Trade Bodies
Friday, 29 February 2008, 8:23 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel on Monday to Geneva, where he will address the seventh session of the Human Rights Council as well as the executive session of the board of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). More >>
No New Restrictions Reported By UN In Eritrea
Friday, 29 February 2008, 8:22 am | United Nations
No new restrictions have been reported today from Eritrea on the regrouping of the United Nations peacekeepers there in preparation for their temporary relocation to Ethiopia, though the vehicles blocked yesterday were unable to complete their tasks. More >>
Dafur: B'deshi Police First Long-Distance Patrol
Friday, 29 February 2008, 8:21 am | United Nations
A Bangladeshi formed police unit (FPU) with the hybrid UN-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur (UNAMID) has conducted its first long-distance patrol, aiming to both test its operational capacity and enhance the visibility of the UN Police. More >>
UN Rally To End To Female Genital Mutilation
Friday, 29 February 2008, 8:20 am | United Nations
Ten United Nations agencies have banded together to help eliminate the harmful practice of female genital mutilation within a generation, stressing the need for strong leadership and greater resources to protect the health and lives of millions of women and girls. More >>
Convicted Bosnian Serb To Serve Term In Belgium
Friday, 29 February 2008, 8:19 am | United Nations
A former Bosnian Serb soldier and military policeman convicted by a United Nations war crimes tribunal of torturing and raping Muslim women and girls during the Balkan wars of the 1990s will serve the remainder of his 15-year jail term in Belgium. More >>
India's Control Of Bird Flu Outbreak Commended
Thursday, 28 February 2008, 9:01 am | United Nations
The recent, worst-ever outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Indian state of West Bengal seems to have been brought under control by the swift and comprehensive measures taken by the country's authorities. More >>
Middle East Peace Process Needs Changes - UN Envoy
Thursday, 28 February 2008, 8:49 am | United Nations
Robert H. Serry, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process: "Ordinary people understandably have little confidence that the political process is delivering," whether they live in the occupied Palestinian territory or in southern Israel. More >>
Top UN Political Official En Route To Moscow
Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 9:22 am | United Nations
The United Nations political chief is on his way to Moscow to discuss a number of issues with Russian officials, as part of a regional tour that also included visits to Tokyo and Seoul. More >>
World Now Rich In Fertilizer Supply, UN FAO Says
Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 9:21 am | United Nations
"High commodity prices experienced over recent years led to increased production and correspondingly to greater fertilizer use," Jan Poulisse, a fertilizer expert for FAO, said in announcing the findings of the report. More >>
UN Re-Starts Repatriation Of Sudanese Refugees
Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 9:20 am | United Nations
A convoy of vehicles carrying 605 people left Ethiopia's Bonga camp for Sudan's Blue Nile state at the weekend, expecting to reach their destination by today, UNHCR reported. Almost two thirds of the group were aged under 18. More >>
Displaced Darfurians Move To New Camp, Others Flee
Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 9:19 am | United Nations
As violence continues to rage in Sudan's Darfur region, a group of 500 villagers who fled their homes two weeks ago will find refuge at a newly opened camp outside of El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur state. More >>
Over 5,500 Chadians Relocated To Refugee Camp
Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 9:18 am | United Nations
More than 5,500 Chadians who fled fighting in their capital, N'Djamena, earlier this month and have been living in temporary sites in north-eastern Cameroon have now been relocated to a newly equipped camp in the village of Maltam. More >>
Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis On The Rise, WHO Says
Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 9:17 am | United Nations
Rates of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis - which takes longer to treat and requires more expensive drugs that have potentially serious side effects - are at an all-time high, according to a new report by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO). More >>
Nordic Arctic Vault To Safeguard World's Crop Seed
Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 9:16 am | United Nations
The establishment of the Global Seed Vault was facilitated by the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, a global legal framework for conserving and accessing crop diversity, adopted by FAO member countries. More >>
