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Qatari Prince Wins Certificate Of Honour From UN
Friday, 14 December 2007, 10:42 am | United Nations
Qatar's Crown Prince, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, today received an award from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for his efforts to encourage young people to turn away from narcotics and achieve their full potential through ... More >>
UN To Offset Carbon Emissions From Bali Conference
Friday, 14 December 2007, 10:41 am | United Nations
Joining global efforts to become climate neutral, the United Nations announced today that it will offset the carbon emissions - estimated at around 3,370 tons of carbon dioxide - resulting from its members' travel to and from the historic UN Climate ... More >>
E. Timor Will Need UN Assistance For Some Time
Friday, 14 December 2007, 10:41 am | United Nations
Despite the tremendous gains achieved by Timor-Leste since achieving independence in 2002, it will continue to need United Nations assistance for some time to address its political, security and economic challenges, according to a Security Council ... More >>
CAR: Security Council Calls For National Dialogue
Friday, 14 December 2007, 10:40 am | United Nations
Concerned about ongoing insecurity in the Central African Republic (CAR), the Security Council today urged the Government to redouble its efforts to address the country's ongoing challenges, and to hold a national dialogue with all actors without delay. More >>
UNHCR Exceeds 20,000 Target For Iraqi Refugees
Friday, 14 December 2007, 10:39 am | United Nations
The agency had transferred the files of 20,472 of the most vulnerable Iraqi refugees to be considered for resettlement by 16 countries: the United States, Australia, Canada, Sweden, New Zealand, Ireland, Brazil, Chile, Finland, Norway, Denmark, the ... More >>
'Siege Of Sarajevo' General Jailed For 33 Years
Friday, 14 December 2007, 10:38 am | United Nations
A former Bosnian Serb army general who commanded much of the prolonged siege of Sarajevo has been sentenced to 33 years in prison by the United Nations war crimes tribunal set up to deal with the worst crimes committed during the Balkan wars of the 1990s. More >>
Upsurge In Violent Clashes In E. DR Congo Alarming
Friday, 14 December 2007, 10:37 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that he was deeply concerned by the intense fighting engulfing North Kivu province in the far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), especially its impact on local civilians. More >>
Rising Georgian-Abkhaz Tensions, Restraint Urged
Friday, 14 December 2007, 10:36 am | United Nations
The Secretary-General voiced his support for a Security Council resolution from 15 October which "strongly urges all parties to consider and address seriously each other's legitimate security concerns, to refrain from any acts of violence and provocation. More >>
WFP Mourns Death Of Aid Worker In Algiers Bombing
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 6:59 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today mourned the loss of a staff member who was among those killed yesterday when a car bomb exploded near the Organization's offices in Algiers. More >>
Expectations High For Climate Change Breakthrough
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 6:59 am | United Nations
The world is counting on a breakthrough at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told delegates at the summit, calling the fight against global warming "the moral challenge of our generation." More >>
Algiers Attacks Will Not Deter UN From Vital Work
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 6:58 am | United Nations
Calling the terrorist bombing against the UN premises in Algiers "an attack on us all and our highest ideals," Ban Ki-moon today vowed not to let the tragedy deter the world body from carrying out its mission to help those most in need. More >>
Expectations High For Climate Change Breakthrough
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 11:26 pm | United Nations
The world is counting on a breakthrough at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told delegates at the summit, calling the fight against global warming "the moral challenge of our generation." More >>
Climate Change Threatening Mountain Ecosystems
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 11:25 pm | United Nations
Global warming is harming mountain ecosystems as melting glaciers increase the frequency of flooding and raise the spectre of conflict, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today on the International Day of Mountains. More >>
UN Focus: Creating A World Fit For Children
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 11:20 pm | United Nations
Participants have gathered in New York for an Assembly session to review progress towards "A World Fit for Children" - a landmark plan of action agreed by world leaders in 2002 to improve the well-being of children More >>
Decent Work Key To Achieving Fairer Globalization
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 11:19 pm | United Nations
If globalization is to deliver on its promise of increased opportunities and benefits for all countries, it must be accompanied by decent employment that advances both business and workers, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said today. More >>
Calls To Extend Envoy's Ugandan Peace Mandate
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 11:18 pm | United Nations
In a letter to the Security Council, Mr. Ban said the term of Joaquim Alberto Chissano, his Special Envoy for the LRA-affected areas, should continue through 31 December 2008. More >>
UN Welcomes Rwanda's Abolition Of Death Penalty
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 11:17 pm | United Nations
Along with Gabon, which also recently decided to ban the practice, Rwanda joins "the vast majority of UN Member States that have already done so," Louise Arbour told the Human Rights Council, currently in its sixth session in Geneva. More >>
UN Working For Release Of Staff Member In Brazil
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 11:15 pm | United Nations
The United Nations team in Brazil is working with the country's Government to secure the release of a UN staffer who has been detained after travelling to meet indigenous persons at a reserve in Rondonia state. More >>
Concerns Over Fate Of Kuwaitis Missing Since 1990
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 11:15 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in his most recent report on the issue, noted that since May the number of Kuwaitis and other nationals whose remains were identified remains unchanged, at 233, with no exhumations conducted this year. More >>
UN Special Adviser On Responsibility To Protect
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 10:15 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the agreement of the Security Council to his intention to appoint Edward Luck as his new Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect. More >>
