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Int'l Year Spotlighting Need For Better Sanitation

Saturday, 5 January 2008, 7:54 am | United Nations

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed the start of the International Year of Sanitation 2008 which draws attention to the plight of over 40 per cent of the world's population living without proper sanitation. More >>

60,000 Burundian Returnees Receive UN Shelter

Saturday, 5 January 2008, 7:53 am | United Nations

With numbers of returnees expected to rise in 2008, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expects that it will have to expand its shelter programme in Burundi, one of the poorest countries in sub-Saharan Africa. More >>

Critical Gaps As UN-AU Force Takes Over In Darfur

Saturday, 5 January 2008, 7:52 am | United Nations

The joint United Nations-African Union force set up to stem the violence in Darfur took the reigns today from the existing AU operation in the war-torn Sudanese region, but Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that critical gaps remain. More >>

Violence In W Darfur Between Rebel Group, Govt

Saturday, 5 January 2008, 7:51 am | United Nations

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his deep concern today over the resumption of hostilities between a rebel group and Government forces in West Darfur. More >>

Concern Over Situation In DR Congo's Troubled East

Saturday, 5 January 2008, 7:50 am | United Nations

Fighting has increased in recent months between Government troops and rebels allied with the dissident army general, Laurent Nkunda, forcing hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee their homes in North Kivu. More >>

Outgoing UN Envoy Expresses Hope For Afghanistan

Saturday, 5 January 2008, 7:48 am | United Nations

Regarding human rights, the Special Representative underscored that true peace cannot be achieved without recognizing past abuses, defending human rights and strengthening the rule of law. More >>

Cote d'Ivoire: UN Mission Speaks Out On Violence

Wednesday, 2 January 2008, 12:57 pm | United Nations

In a press release, UNOCI condemned the latest developments - including clashes of a "military nature," illegal and abusive arrests, as well as summary executions - which it said "violate human rights," and called on authorities to take measures. More >>

UNICEF Challenges 2008: Latin America & Caribbean

Wednesday, 2 January 2008, 12:55 pm | United Nations

Reducing infant mortality and chronic malnutrition, mitigating the impact of natural disasters, and slashing the toll of domestic violence, sexual exploitation and abuse are among the immediate challenges facing UNICEF. More >>

Concerns Over Humanitarian Situation In DRC's East

Wednesday, 2 January 2008, 12:48 pm | United Nations

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed concern over the ongoing insecurity in the conflict-ridden North Kivu province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where clashes have escalated. More >>

Joint United Nations-AU Force Takes Over In Darfur

Wednesday, 2 January 2008, 12:46 pm | United Nations

Top UN Envoy Voices Hope, Concern For Afghanistan

Wednesday, 2 January 2008, 12:42 pm | United Nations

Tom Koenigs, the outgoing Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, today voiced both hope for the strife-torn nation which is moving forward, but expressed concern for the country's security situation. More >>

Violence In W. Darfur Between Rebel Group, Govt

Wednesday, 2 January 2008, 9:18 am | United Nations

The Secretary-General said that he "strongly urges all parties to show restraint and cease all military action in order to create a positive atmosphere for political negotiations leading to a definitive and inclusive peace agreement." More >>

Croatian Commander's Provisional Release Cut Short

Wednesday, 2 January 2008, 1:26 am | United Nations

The UN war crimes tribunal dealing with the worst of the 1990s Balkan war crimes has ordered the arrest of a former Croatian commander for violating the terms of his provisional release by going on a hunting trip without permission. More >>

Food Security At Risk In Ethiopia's Somali Region

Wednesday, 2 January 2008, 1:21 am | United Nations

United Nations officials are increasingly concerned about food security in Ethiopia's impoverished Somali region where conflict between Government forces and the Ogaden National Liberation Front has intensified this year. More >>

Restraint Urged In Kenyan Post-Election Violence

Wednesday, 2 January 2008, 1:19 am | United Nations

Strongly deploring the loss of human lives in Kenya after the announcement of election results, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the security forces there to show utmost restraint and appealed to the population for calm, patience. More >>