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UN Envoy: Myanmar Visit Will Be Brought Forward

Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 3:18 pm | United Nations

New York, Feb 19 2008 - The Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Myanmar said today that his return to the South-East Asian nation may take place sooner than mid-April, the original date proposed by the Government. More >>

Envoy Speaks Against Attacks By Serb Fringe Groups

Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 9:04 am | United Nations

19 February 2008 – While the situation on the ground in Kosovo, which declared its independence from Serbia on Sunday, remains calm overall, the United Nations mission there reported violent attacks today by Serb fringe groups on two boundary ... More >>

UN: Edible Insects Provide Food For Thought

Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 8:59 am | United Nations

19 February 2008 – Experts from around the world have gathered in Chiang Mai, Thailand, at a meeting organized by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to discuss the human consumption of insects, some of which have as much protein as ... More >>

UNICEF & Gulf Charity To Educate 1,000,000 Kids

Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 8:54 am | United Nations

19 February 2008 – The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has partnered with the Gulf charity Dubai Cares to bring education to one million children in need and help contribute to achieving universal primary education by 2015. More >>

UN Spotlight On Worsening Conditions In Gaza

Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 8:45 am | United Nations

18 February 2008 – Concluding a five-day visit to the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel, the top United Nations relief official today highlighted the worsening humanitarian conditions in Gaza and the West Bank resulting from closures and restrictions ... More >>

Restraint Urged After Kosovo Declares Independence

Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 8:42 am | United Nations

18 February 2008 – As the Security Council debated Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the need to ensure the stability of Kosovo, which the United Nations has run since 1999, and the safety and security ... More >>

UN: Australia's Apology To Indigenous Peoples

Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 8:39 am | United Nations

18 February 2008 – A group of independent United Nations human rights experts have welcomed Australia's recent apology to its indigenous peoples for the pain and indignity they endured under the Government's past laws and policies. More >>

UN Appeals $25m Aid For Tajiks Facing Hard Winter

Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 9:56 am | United Nations

18 February 2008 – The United Nations, together with the Government of Tajikistan, today appealed for $25 million to help humanitarian agencies provide adequate food, water, heat and health care during the most severe winter the country has seen in ... More >>

Security Council Holds Emergency Talks On Kosovo

Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 9:53 am | United Nations

17 February 2008 – At the request of the Russian Federation, the United Nations Security Council today held an emergency closed-door session to discuss Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia, with a formal meeting slated for Monday. More >>

Ban Deplores Suicide Attack In S Afghanistan

Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 9:51 am | United Nations

17 February 2008 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the suicide bombing in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar which killed some 80 people, stressing that no grievance or political purpose can justify such attacks. More >>

UN's John Holmes Decries Rocket Attacks On Israel

Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 9:49 am | United Nations

17 February 2008 – The United Nations humanitarian chief today voiced his concern at the impact of indiscriminate rocket attacks against Israel during a visit to the town of Sderot, an area severely affected by bombardments from the Gaza Strip. More >>

Nepal Must End Culture Of Impunity - Rights Chief

Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 9:47 am | United Nations

17 February 2008 – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has called on Nepal to address the culture of impunity that exists in the country, warning that not doing so will threaten the achievement of lasting peace. More >>

Greater Efforts Needed Against Human Trafficking

Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 9:42 am | United Nations

The head of the United Nations anti-crime agency has urged governments, businesses and civil society to boost their efforts to combat human trafficking, including by increasing awareness of the problem and providing greater resources to tackle it. More >>

Impact Of Closures On West Bank Residents Assessed

Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 9:41 am | United Nations

During a visit to the West Bank today, the United Nations humanitarian chief saw the difficulties faced daily by Palestinian residents due to restrictions on the movement of people, goods and services. More >>

US Mortgage Crisis, Rising Prices, Market Turmoil

Monday, 18 February 2008, 12:10 am | United Nations

The sub-prime mortgage market collapse in the United States, rising oil and commodity prices and other factors could combine to hamper the economies of developing countries, the President of the United Nations General Assembly said today. More >>

UN Urges Eritrea Not To Block Mission's Relocation

Sunday, 17 February 2008, 10:34 am | United Nations

Asmara cut off diesel fuel supplies to the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) last December, paralyzing the operation. The mission's advance units started moving by road on 11 February, while UNMEE's main body began its relocation yesterday. More >>