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Bird Flu: Indonesian Man Dies Of H5N1 Infection
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 7:59 am | United Nations
A 47-year-old man from Indonesia's Banten province on the western tip of the island of Java has become the latest human fatality from avian influenza, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has reported. More >>
UN HQ Staff March In Memory Of Fallen Colleagues
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 7:58 am | United Nations
United Nations staff in New York, led by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, today honoured the memory of their colleagues who died in the 11 December terrorist attack in Algiers with a silent march in front of the world body's Headquarters. More >>
Security Council Extends Mandate Of Burundi Office
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 7:58 am | United Nations
Commending Burundi's efforts to consolidate stability and achieve national reconciliation, the Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in that country, known as BINUB, until the end of next December. More >>
Portugal Agrees To Enforce War Crimes Sentences
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 7:57 am | United Nations
Portugal today became the thirteenth European country to agree to enforce a sentence imposed by the United Nations war crimes tribunal that was set up to deal with the worst crimes committed during the Balkan wars in the 1990s. More >>
Rights Chief Endorses Death Penalty Moratorium
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 7:57 am | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) today welcomed the General Assembly's resolution calling on all States to establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty. More >>
Better Irrigation Use Could Reduce Arsenic Threat
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 7:56 am | United Nations
Improved irrigation practices in Asia could reduce the high levels of arsenic found in rice, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, warning of the increased food safety risk posed by the toxic substance. More >>
SC Renews Iraq Force Mandate For Another Year
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 7:17 am | United Nations
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United States-led multinational force (MNF) in Iraq by another year, until the end of 2008, after a formal request from the Government of the Middle East country. More >>
Ivorian Process Of Identifying Voters Is Positive
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 7:16 am | United Nations
Côte d'Ivoire's mobile court hearings, used as part of the process of identifying voters ahead of planned national elections next year, have been generally positive since they resumed in September, the senior electoral official from the United Nations ... More >>
Rich & Poor Nations Must Tackle Climate Change
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 7:16 am | United Nations
After the successful conclusion of the landmark United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, developed and developing countries alike must continue to build on the momentum generated by the meeting, an official from the world body said today. More >>
Sub-Saharan Africa Must Scale Up Efforts On MDGs
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 7:15 am | United Nations
While noting the gains achieved by sub-Saharan African countries in recent years, the Deputy Secretary-General today cited an urgent need to scale up efforts to meet the global anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ... More >>
Nearly 90 Nations Have Reported On Iran Sanctions
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 11:44 am | United Nations
The committee has received seven documents from Member States - two reports under resolution 1737 and five combined reports under resolutions 1737 and 1747 - Belgian Ambassador Johan C. Verbeke, the committee's chairman, told the Council. More >>
ITU Announces Global Standards For IPTV Services
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 8:54 am | United Nations
ITU, the lead United Nations agency for information and communication technology (ICT), today announced the first set of global IPTV standards for providing television services over the Internet. More >>
Gen. Assembly Calls For Death Penalty Moratorium
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 8:51 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed today's adoption by the General Assembly of a resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty, saying he is heartened by signs that capital punishment will eventually be abolished worldwide. More >>
Madagascar: UN Rural Dev. Fund Backs Small Biz
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 8:13 am | United Nations
The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced today that it will spend more than $30 million to help farmers and other rural residents in Madagascar develop microenterprises to boost their incomes. More >>
UNHCR Sends Urgent Supplies To Displaced Iraqis
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 8:12 am | United Nations
"Some families are reported leaving their homes as they fear their villages might be shelled," UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson Astrid van Genderen Stort told a news briefing in Geneva. More >>
Darfur: Envoy Calls For Cessation Of Hostilities
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 8:11 am | United Nations
A senior UN envoy has issued an appeal for all sides to the Darfur conflict to cease their hostilities on the eve of the deployment of a hybrid UN-African Union peacekeeping force to try to quell the violence and suffering in the war-wracked region of western ... More >>
Bollywood Stars Join Anti-Human Trafficking Effort
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 8:08 am | United Nations
Millions of moviegoers will see a two-minute video called One Life, No Price - aiming to raise awareness of this form of modern-day slavery and spur action to prevent and combat this practice - to be shown before the new film, Welcome. More >>
Finding Decent Work An Obstacle For Today's Youth
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 8:07 am | United Nations
The report, which comes more than 10 years after the adoption of the World Programme of Action for Youth, emphasizes that much progress has been made by governments, and especially by young people themselves, to promote the well-being of youth. More >>
Over 1,400 Lost Lives In Gulf Of Aden In 2007
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 6:55 am | United Nations
More than 1,400 people seeking to make better lives for themselves by making the perilous journey from the eastern coast of Africa to Yemen via the Gulf of Aden have died this year. More >>
UN Plan Kicks In To Tackle Rep. Of Korea Oil Spill
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 6:54 am | United Nations
An oil spill contingency plan was launched by the Northwest Pacific Action Plan, directed by the UN Environment Programme, at the ROK's request after the oil tanker Hebei Spirit collided with a barge 100 kilometres south of Seoul. More >>
