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Climate Change Resulting In Green Economies
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 10:59 am | United Nations
20 February 2008 – More and more companies are embracing environmentally-friendly policies and investors are pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into cleaner and renewable energies, according to a new publication released today by the United Nations ... More >>
Ban Welcomes Ugandan Agreement With Nth. Rebels
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 10:57 am | United Nations
20 February 2008 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the signing of an agreement by the Ugandan Government and the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) to set up accountability and reconciliation measures to help end the conflict that ... More >>
Violence Not An Option -- UN Envoy To Kosovo
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 10:56 am | United Nations
20 February 2008 – All sides in Kosovo, which declared its independence from Serbia on Sunday, must refrain from violence, the top United Nations official there said today, noting that the situation is currently calm following yesterday’s attacks ... More >>
Aerial Bombing In W. Darfur Forces UN To Relocate
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 9:37 am | United Nations
19 February 2008 – The United Nations refugee agency has had to withdraw its staff from the volatile Sudanese-Chadian border area after a series of aerial bombardments over the past two days in West Darfur that have also sparked deep concern from Secretary-General ... More >>
UN Development Programme Chief Visits To W. Africa
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 9:35 am | United Nations
19 February 2008 – The head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has begun a three-country mission to West Africa, where he is promoting efforts to boost economic performance in the impoverished region. More >>
DRC Needs Bolstered Monitoring Of Arms Shipments
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 9:33 am | United Nations
19 February 2008 – The Group of Experts dealing with illegal arms flows into and around the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has called for the strengthening of the monitoring capacity of the United Nations Mission in the vast African nation. More >>
UN Regrouping In Eritrea To Speed Up Relocation
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 9:32 am | United Nations
19 February 2008 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) will be regrouping its personnel and equipment in Asmara in a bid to facilitate its relocation because of Eritrea’s lack of cooperation in the efforts of blue ... More >>
UN Secretary-general Lauds Peaceful Pakistan Polls
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 9:19 am | United Nations
19 February 2008 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the people of Pakistan for the largely peaceful conduct of yesterday’s parliamentary elections. More >>
Forests Play Key Role Against Climate Change - UN
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 9:17 am | United Nations
19 February 2008 – Sustainably managing the world’s forests is going to be crucial to combating and mitigating the effects of climate change, a United Nations official has told the largest-ever gathering of experts from national forestry and wildlife ... More >>
Nepal: UN Deplores Violence Against Protesters
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 9:15 am | United Nations
19 February 2008 – The Secretary-General’s Special Representative to Nepal today expressed deep concern over the recent violence in the Terai region which has claimed one life and seriously injured many others. More >>
Ex-Minister In Rwanda Brought Before UN Tribunal
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 9:13 am | United Nations
19 February 2008 – A former Rwandan government official has been arrested and handed over to the United Nations war crimes tribunal set up to deal with the genocide to face trial over his alleged role in the mass killings that engulfed the small African ... More >>
Ban Ki-moon Dispatches Sr UN Official To Sri Lanka
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 9:11 am | United Nations
19 February 2008 – A senior United Nations political official will tomorrow kick off a week-long mission to Sri Lanka, which has been troubled by violence in recent years, to examine the world body’s work in the island country after a request from ... More >>
Political Accord Only Way To End M. East Conflict
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 9:10 am | United Nations
19 February 2008 – Only a permanent political settlement ending the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory and giving Palestinians their independence “can fundamentally alter the economic and humanitarian problems of the Palestinian people and bring ... More >>
Peace Accord Between N. & S. Sudan Still On Track
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 9:08 am | United Nations
19 February 2008 – The top United Nations envoy to Sudan told the Security Council today that the implementation of the January 2005 comprehensive peace agreement ending the long-running north-south civil war remains on track, despite being behind schedule. More >>
Philippe Douste-blazy To Lead UN Dev. Financing
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 9:06 am | United Nations
19 February 2008 – With official development assistance (ODA) still insufficient to achieve global anti-poverty targets by 2015, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed France’s former foreign minister Philippe Douste-Blazy to develop and ... More >>
UN's Migiro Underscores Necessity Of Collaboration
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 9:04 am | United Nations
19 February 2008 – Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro has wrapped up a two-day stop at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok, where she underscored the necessity of bolstered collaboration ... More >>
200K+ Afghans Hit By Severe Cold To Receive UN Aid
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 5:38 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 19 2008 - United Nations agencies are delivering emergency aid to ease the plight of more than 200,000 Afghans suffering under a harsh Central Asian winter that has already claimed hundreds of lives in recent weeks. More >>
Japan Contributes To UN Headquarters Renovation
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 4:58 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 19 2008 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the move of the Japanese parliament to approve payments for the renovation plan for United Nations Headquarters in New York and for the world body’s expanding peacekeeping operations. More >>
Ugandan Agreement With Rebels Brings Progress
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 4:32 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 19 2008 - The United Nations envoy for the peace process between the Ugandan Government and the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) says a deal signed by the two sides early this morning represents real progress in the continuing negotiations ... More >>
Greece, Former Yugo Rep. Macedonia Resume Talks
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 3:20 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 19 2008 - Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia today held United Nations-led talks in the Greek capital, Athens, over the official name of the latter country and related outstanding issues in the latest phase of efforts ... More >>
