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Global Investor-State Accords More Transparent
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:17 am | United Nations
The transparency of international investor-State agreements has improved thanks to more precise definitions and other measures intended to avoid disputes, according to a new report issued today by a UN trade agency. More >>
Massive Global Health Worker Shortage Targeted
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:17 am | United Nations
Training a new community health worker takes between a few months and a year depending on the competencies required, a stark contrast to the three or four years required for a nurse to fully qualify. For a doctor it takes up to eight years. More >>
IAEA Chief In Iran For Talks On Nuclear Programme
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:16 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency begins two days of talks with high-level Iranian officials in Tehran tomorrow in a bid to speed up a resolution of outstanding issues over the country's nuclear programme. More >>
More Funds Needed To Feed Displaced Azerbaijanis
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:15 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today appealed to donors for more contributions to cover the last few months of a $15.9 million operation to feed tens of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Azerbaijan. More >>
Despite Growth, World Economy Will Face Challenges
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:14 am | United Nations
Although the global economy will continue to grow in 2008, a new United Nations report launched today warned that this expansion is under threat, mainly by the slowdown of the United States economy. More >>
UN Grants $7M To Assist Victims Of Kenyan Violence
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:14 am | United Nations
The UN has authorized $7 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund to support relief efforts in the aftermath of the post-electoral violence that tore through Kenya last week resulting in the displacement of some 255,000 people. More >>
UN Darfur Force Faces Greatest Risks Since The '90
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:13 am | United Nations
The top UN peacekeeping official today warned the Security Council that the new, critically under-manned and under-equipped mission in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region faced "probably the greatest risk" to a UN operation in more than a decade. More >>
151K Iraqis Died Violent Deaths In 3 Yrs After '03
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:12 am | United Nations
Some 151,000 Iraqis died from violence between March 2003 - start of the United States-led invasion - and June 2006, according to a large national household survey conducted by the Iraqi Government and the United Nations World health Organization (WHO). More >>
Slow Progress Achieving Targets Of Ivorian Peace
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:11 am | United Nations
While security and political conditions in Côte d'Ivoire have improved in recent months, Ban Ki-moon has cautioned that these are fragile gains given the slow progress in achieving key benchmarks of last year's peace agreement. More >>
More Aid Pledged For Kyrgyzstan Earthquake Victims
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:10 am | United Nations
The international community is stepping up its efforts to rush winterized tents to Kyrgyzstan for nearly 5,500 people displaced in New Year's Day earthquakes and now living in summer tents under temperatures ranging from -15 to -20 degrees C. More >>
UN Investigates Reported Rocket Attack On Israel
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:09 am | United Nations
A UN investigation team have inspected a site in northern Israel where two Katyusha rockets fired from southern Lebanon are reported to have landed and UN peacekeepers have combed locations for potential launching sites. More >>
Asian Economies Will Weather 2008 Uncertainties
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:08 am | United Nations
Key Economic Developments and Prospects in the Asia-Pacific Region 2008" - published by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific - states that the region's resilience will be underpinned by strong growth in China and India. More >>
UN Urges Parties In S Sudan Peace Accord To Settle
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:07 am | United Nations
Hailing the third anniversary of the peace accord that ended two decades of civil war in southern Sudan, the UN today called on all parties to resolve outstanding issues, including redeployment of forces and demarcation of the North-South boundary. More >>
More People In Burma To Benefit From Food Aid 2008
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:06 am | United Nations
Not only have we helped marginalized communities to overcome the immediate difficulties they experience during the monsoon period, but we are helping to reduce the size of the food gap in these areas by improving livelihood opportunities. More >>
Ban To Attend Forum On Bridging Islam/West Divide
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:04 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon will head to Spain next week for the first United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Forum aimed at promoting the global campaign launched by the world body to help overcome prejudices between nations and cultures. More >>
New Round Of UN-brokered Talks On W Sahara Start
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:04 am | United Nations
Reminding the sides of last October's Security Council resolution in which the 15-member body urged them to negotiate "without preconditions," Mr. van Walsum in his opening remarks today appealed to the parties to show the necessary political will. More >>
Liberia: Truth & Reconciliation Activities Resume
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:02 am | United Nations
The UN has welcomed the resumption of activities by Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission which today opened public hearings on the human rights violations that took place during the country's brutal 14-year civil war that ended in 2003. More >>
Int'l Cooperation Vital To Bridging Digital Divide
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:02 am | United Nations
"Bringing more of Africa online is only a first step which must be followed by the provision of content, computers and software to give meaning to this emerging connectivity," the Secretary-General said in an address delivered by Guido Bertucci of the UN. More >>
Ban Ki-moon Appoints New Deputy Envoy For Kosovo
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:00 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Larry Rossin of the United States as his new deputy envoy for Kosovo, the Serbian province run by the United Nations since Western forces drove out Yugoslav forces amid inter-ethnic fighting in 1999. More >>
Kenya: Tensions Ease, Humanitarian Work Increases
Wednesday, 9 January 2008, 11:29 am | United Nations
As the security situation continues to improve, United Nations agencies and their partners have accelerated their efforts to deliver critical relief for up to 255,000 Kenyans displaced by last week's post-election violence. More >>
