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UNESCO Publishes Guidelines On ICT And Learning
Monday, 7 January 2008, 9:22 am | United Nations
The agency noted that the standards go beyond just addressing ICT skills, and takes into account the specific needs of teachers, curriculum and school organization. More >>
Ban Ki-moon On Death Of Climate Change Scientist
Monday, 7 January 2008, 9:21 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to Bert Bolin - a pioneering scientist on global warming and co-founder of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC). More >>
Ban Tells Al Jazeera UN Stands For Entire World
Monday, 7 January 2008, 9:19 am | United Nations
Expressing sadness that the United Nations and its staff have become targets of terrorist attacks, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has underscored that the world body stands for all the nations, people and faiths of the world. More >>
Rights Experts Deeply Concerned At Kenyan Violence
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 8:08 am | United Nations
In a litany of "great concern," the experts cited the tragic loss of life, the massive displacement, especially in the Rift Valley, which threatens enjoyment of the right to food, health, housing and education, and reports of gang rapes. More >>
DRC: Kivu Armed Groups Urged To Surrender
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 8:07 am | United Nations
Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been forced to flee their homes in North Kivu in recent months after fighting intensified between Government troops and rebels allied with the dissident army general, Laurent Nkunda. More >>
UN Finally Owns Certified Copy Of Its 1945 Charter
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 8:06 am | United Nations
The United Nations holds a certified copy of its own Charter, signed on 26 June 1945 by the Organization's original 51 members, after it was presented to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon by the head of the United States National Archives. More >>
Home & Hospital Treatment For Kids With Pneumonia
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 8:06 am | United Nations
Treating children for pneumonia at home would be a huge benefit, both to families and health systems, Dr. Qazi added, noting that WHO's 2008 guidelines will be updated to reflect the results of the new research. More >>
UN Rushes Aid To Help Flood Stricken Indonesia
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 8:05 am | United Nations
Seasonal torrential rains have impacted central and eastern Java, resulting in over 90 deaths, according to the Indonesian Government. Additionally, more than 30 people are missing. More >>
New Round Of UN-led Talks On W Sahara Next Week
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 8:04 am | United Nations
"As was the case with the previous meetings, and due to the sensitivity of the ongoing discussions, the talks will once again be private," UN spokesperson Michele Montas told reporters in New York. More >>
Gaps In New UN Force In Darfur Must Be Filled
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 8:03 am | United Nations
Mr. Ban notes that the effective functioning of UNAMID will also be highly dependent on the ability of the UN and AU to work with the Government to rapidly resolve the complex technical issues related to its deployment. More >>
Kosovo Status Uncertainty Leading To Instability
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 8:02 am | United Nations
The loss of momentum in making progress towards resolving Kosovo's future status could result in instability in the Serbian province and the greater region, even potentially endangering United Nations staff. More >>
100K Kenyans Need Emergency Aid After Violence
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 8:01 am | United Nations
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is providing enough legumes and oil to the Kenyan Red Cross Society (KRCS) for 100,000 people for one month, initially in the Rift Valley. More >>
Political Solution Urged As S Lanka Truce Breaks
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 8:00 am | United Nations
Mr. Ban is "deeply worried" that the withdrawal from the accord comes amidst intensifying fighting in the North and increasing violence across the country, including the capital, Colombo, his spokesperson said in a statement today. More >>
DRC: UN Supporting Security For Peace Talks
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 8:00 am | United Nations
Last week, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his hope that the summit will help end a conflict that has caused tremendous suffering and has displaced of hundreds of thousands of innocent people. More >>
UN To Mark Galileo's First Use Of Telescope
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 7:59 am | United Nations
The United Nations will mark the 400th anniversary next year of Galileo's use of the telescope to gaze at the stars by focusing its attention on stimulating interest worldwide, especially among young people, in astronomy and science. More >>
UN Operation To Feed 1 Million Displaced Iraq
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 7:58 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today launched $126-million year-long emergency operation to feed more than 1 million displaced Iraqis who are unable to meet their basic needs due to the violence wracking the country. More >>
East Timor: Crackdown On Drugs, Human Trafficking
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 7:57 am | United Nations
At the Moon Bar, 13 women and seven men, all foreign nationals, were arrested for identification purposes related to investigations into the trafficking of women. The managers of both bars were among the arrested. More >>
2007 One Of UN's Deadliest Years - UN Staff Union
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 7:56 am | United Nations
At least 42 United Nations staff members - including 17 who died in the 11 December 2007 attack in Algiers - were killed on duty last year, making it one of the deadliest years for the Organization, according to its Staff Union. More >>
Deadly Wave Of Violence In Post-Election Kenya
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 7:55 am | United Nations
Strongly urging the authorities to do all they can to prevent any further violence, Mr. Ban "reminds the Government, as well as the political and religious leaders of Kenya of their legal and moral responsibility to protect the lives of innocent people. More >>
Liberia: UN Sex Abuse Allegations On The Decline
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 7:54 am | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has released its latest report on sexual exploitation and abuse which reveals a decrease in the number of allegations against its own staff in the last half of 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006. More >>
