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Uganda, Rebels Make More Progress Towards Peace

Saturday, 23 February 2008, 11:21 pm | United Nations

The United Nations envoy for the peace process between the Ugandan Government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) says more progress is being made in the talks between the two sides as they try to reach a comprehensive peace accord. More >>

Zambian Floods Prompt UNICEF To Hand Out $1M Aid

Saturday, 23 February 2008, 11:20 pm | United Nations

UNICEF will provide over $1 million worth of emergency assistance to about 70,000 Zambian families whose homes have been washed away during deadly recent flooding that has also devastated crop harvests. More >>

More Colombian Refugees Need Support In Ecuador

Saturday, 23 February 2008, 11:20 pm | United Nations

Almost three quarters of the 80,000 Colombians living in northern Ecuador need protection and support, and that number is likely to rise, according to a new survey by the United Nations refugee agency. More >>

Chad Political Detentions Alarm UN Rights Agency

Saturday, 23 February 2008, 11:19 pm | United Nations

The UN human rights agency says it is concerned by the reported abduction and detention of several opposition leaders and members of civil society organizations in Chad, following the recent rebel assault on the capital, N'Djamena. More >>

Destruction In W. Darfur Town Shocking, Reports UN

Saturday, 23 February 2008, 11:18 pm | United Nations

More than 200,000 people have been killed and over 2.2 million others displaced since 2003 because of fighting across Darfur, an arid region on Sudan's western flank, between Government forces, allied militia groups and rebels. More >>

Outstanding Issues Remain For Iran - IAEA Chief

Saturday, 23 February 2008, 11:16 pm | United Nations

The head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today that it has made "quite good progress" in clarifying unresolved issues over Iran's past nuclear programme, but several hurdles remain. More >>

'Utmost Restraint' Needed In Turkey-Iraq Actions

Saturday, 23 February 2008, 11:16 pm | United Nations

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern today over the latest escalation of tension along the Turkish-Iraqi border, appealing for "utmost restraint" in actions there and for respect of the border between the two countries. More >>

Africa's Meningitis Season Less Deadly This Year

Saturday, 23 February 2008, 11:15 pm | United Nations

Africa's "meningitis belt" is so far experiencing much lower levels of cases than at the same time during last year's annual epidemic season, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today. More >>

Nepal: Kids Should Not Take Part In Violent Action

Saturday, 23 February 2008, 9:51 pm | United Nations

UNICEF) and OHCHR today issued a joint warning to all Nepalese to keep the country's children free from harm amid mounting concern that they are frequently participating in violent protests and general strikes. More >>

Aid Delivered To Madagascar After Deadly Cyclone

Saturday, 23 February 2008, 9:50 pm | United Nations

UNICEF has begun distributing blankets, sanitation kits and other emergency supplies to families in affected areas of northern Madagascar after Cyclone Ivan battered the country this week. More >>

Gates Foundation & UN To Mechanize Women's Work

Saturday, 23 February 2008, 9:49 pm | United Nations

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said today it had joined forces with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in an effort to empower rural West African women with diesel engines, and, in doing so, boost their incomes. More >>

Algerian Official Selected Top Envoy For W. Africa

Saturday, 23 February 2008, 9:48 pm | United Nations

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has informed the Security Council of his plan to appoint Algeria's Said Djinnit as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA). More >>

Homes Of 18K Lebanese Air-Raid Victims Rebuilt

Saturday, 23 February 2008, 9:47 pm | United Nations

The United Nations shelter agency said today that it has completed the repair of thousands of buildings in Lebanon that provide homes to some 18,200 people and which were hit by Israeli air raids during the fierce war with Hizbollah in mid-2006. More >>

ASEAN Plays Key Role In Helping Myanmar - UN Envoy

Saturday, 23 February 2008, 9:46 pm | United Nations

Countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have a significant role to play in helping Myanmar on the path to democratization and national reconciliation. More >>

Eritrea: No Obstructions Regrouping Peacekeepers

Saturday, 23 February 2008, 9:46 pm | United Nations

With Eritrea still hindering the temporary relocation of United Nations peacekeepers to Ethiopia, the UN mission to the two countries said today that there were as yet no obstructions to its regrouping in the Eritrean capital of Asmara. More >>

Climate Change Leading To Shrinking Fish Stocks

Saturday, 23 February 2008, 10:16 am | United Nations

The supply of fish stocks will plummet as the world heats up, impacting millions of people in developing nations who depend on fishing for their livelihoods, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). More >>