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Cambodia: UN Launches Online Food Insecurity Map
Sunday, 17 February 2008, 10:29 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched an interactive and online map of Cambodia to identify areas of food insecurity so that it can better ascertain where to step up its aid in the South-East Asian country. More >>
Migiro Travels To Thailand For Development Meeting
Sunday, 17 February 2008, 10:29 am | United Nations
Migiro heads to Thailand this weekend to chair the latest regional coordination meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) as part of her efforts to promote development worldwide. More >>
UNHCR Aids 55K Congolese Returning To Katanga
Sunday, 17 February 2008, 10:28 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency is distributing supplies to some 55,000 displaced people who have returned to their homes in the southern province of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
UN Police Trainers To Meet Over Plans For Darfur
Sunday, 17 February 2008, 10:27 am | United Nations
The five-day conference, which is being sponsored by Germany, will start on Monday and will take place at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Accra, Ghana's capital, according to a press release. More >>
Armed Group Prevents Relocation Of Darfurians
Sunday, 17 February 2008, 10:26 am | United Nations
Unidentified gunmen today blocked attempts by the United Nations refugee agency to move 179 Darfurian families away from the volatile border region and into formal camps in eastern Chad, sparking concern among humanitarian officials. More >>
UNESCO On Murders Of Iraqi And Pakistani Journos
Sunday, 17 February 2008, 10:25 am | United Nations
"The intimidation and murder of journalists constitutes a crime not only against the individuals targeted, but also against the whole society," Mr. Matsuura noted in a separate statement. More >>
More Agricultural Investment Needed For Rural Poor
Sunday, 17 February 2008, 10:23 am | United Nations
annual meeting of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has wrapped up with participants issuing a call for stepped-up investment to help poor rural farmers. More >>
Low-Carbon Economy 'Makes Good Business Sense'
Friday, 15 February 2008, 2:30 pm | United Nations
Transitioning to a low-carbon economy will not only help to combat climate change, but also promises to bring huge returns for investors, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told global business leaders. More >>
90K Somali Children Could Die Without More Support
Friday, 15 February 2008, 9:28 am | United Nations
About 90,000 children in war-ravaged Somalia could die in the next few months without immediate supplementary nutrition and therapeutic feeding, an official with UNICEF said today, calling for stepped-up international support. More >>
Relocation Of UN Mission From Eritrea Has Begun
Friday, 15 February 2008, 9:25 am | United Nations
The UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea has begun temporary relocating personnel and equipment from Eritrea to sites on the Ethiopian side of the border because of fuel restrictions imposed by the Government in Asmara. More >>
Attacks In Southern Sudan Concern UN Officials
Friday, 15 February 2008, 9:15 am | United Nations
The UN Mission in Sudan reports that the attacks have taken place across three counties in Central Equatoria, which borders Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, since mid-January. All the attacks have been characterized by violence. More >>
Saudi Women Need Support To Advance Society
Thursday, 14 February 2008, 1:11 pm | United Nations
"Women of Saudi Arabia, in full respect of their societal values, appear ready to embark on a new stage of engagement in contributing to the advancement of their society and that of the coming generations of women and men." More >>
Jordan's King Thanked For Hosting Uprooted Iraqis
Thursday, 14 February 2008, 8:04 am | United Nations
UNHCR and its partners estimate that out of a total population of 26 million, some 4.4 million Iraqis are still uprooted, including 2.4 million displaced inside Iraq and 2 million outside, mainly in Syria and Jordan. More >>
Harsh Tajikistan Winter Prompts UNICEF To Rush Aid
Thursday, 14 February 2008, 8:03 am | United Nations
With Tajikistan facing the harshest winter in three decades amid severe shortages of water and gas supplies, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has rushed in emergency supplies to meet immediate critical needs. More >>
WFP, Vodafone, ICT To Improve Emergency Comms.
Thursday, 14 February 2008, 8:02 am | United Nations
The focus of the partnership will be to standardize ICT solutions used by global aid organizations to speed the ability to set up critical communications networks in the immediate aftermath of a humanitarian crisis. More >>
Timor-Leste: UN Envoy Decries Political Attacks
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 11:47 am | United Nations
A senior UN envoy today decried attempts on the life of the President of Timor-Leste, who was wounded yesterday in a shooting, and the PM, who escaped a separate attack on his motorcade, while praising the maintenance of calm in the country. More >>
La Nina Weather Likely To Last For Some Months
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 11:17 am | United Nations
The current La Niña weather pattern - which began in the third quarter of 2007 - is expected to strengthen and continue through the middle of the year, bringing wetter conditions to Australia and the western Pacific and a drier climate to the Americas. More >>
Ban Ki-moon Mourns Death Of Congressman Tom Lantos
Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 9:18 am | United Nations
"The Secretary-General was deeply saddened to learn of the death of his friend Tom Lantos, the veteran United States legislator, Holocaust survivor, human rights advocate and long-time supporter of the United Nations," a spokesperson for Mr. Ban said. More >>
Myanmar: Upcoming Referendum Must Be Inclusive
Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 9:17 am | United Nations
Reacting to Myanmar's announcement of a constitutional referendum to be held this May, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on authorities to ensure that the process represents the views of all of the South-East Asian nation's people. More >>
$89M Needed For Flood Response In Southern Africa
Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 9:15 am | United Nations
The international relief aid community is seeking nearly $89 million to help hundreds of thousands of people in flood-hit parts of Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today. More >>
