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UN Food Agency Spotlights 7 Global Hunger Hotspots
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 10:14 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today drew attention to seven hotspots worldwide - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Chad, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Somalia, Sudan and Zimbabwe - where conflict has led to widespread hunger. More >>
Bangladesh: Mangroves Devastated By Recent Cyclone
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 9:44 am | United Nations
About 40 per cent of the Sundarbans, Bangladesh's renowned mangrove forest, was seriously damaged by the deadly cyclone that struck the delta nation last month, according to a team of experts from UNESCO that has just visited the area. More >>
E. Uganda Moving Into Recovery Phase After Floods
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 9:43 am | United Nations
The United Nations relief wing said today that more than $25 million is needed to help local communities in eastern and northern Uganda recover from the impact of severe flooding earlier this year. More >>
General Assembly Approves Plan To Speed HQ Work
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 9:12 am | United Nations
The General Assembly has approved a series of proposals to speed up the much-need renovation of the United Nations Headquarters complex, a move welcomed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon who said the project could now be completed sooner and with less risk. More >>
Ban Ki-moon Dispatches Top Aides To Algiers
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 8:14 am | United Nations
"Words cannot express my sense of shock, outrage and anger at the terrorist attack on the United Nations mission in Algiers today," Mr. Ban said in a statement issued in Bali, Indonesia, where he is currently travelling. More >>
Former Bosnian Serb Officer Given Temporary Leave
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 8:13 am | United Nations
The trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), which sits in The Hague, ordered today that Vinko Pandurević be released under certain terms and conditions, including that he return to the Tribunal's custody. More >>
UN Agency Seeks Over $1 Billion To Assist Refugees
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 8:12 am | United Nations
UNHCT - which relies almost entirely on voluntary contributions - today called for nearly $1.1 billion to assist the millions of refugees, as well as displaced and stateless persons, around the world. More >>
Ban Ki-moon Deplores Deadly Algiers Attacks
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 6:30 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks which occurred earlier today in Algiers which reportedly killed at least 45 people, including a number of United Nations staff members. More >>
Ban Ki-moon Laments Lack Of Progress On Cyprus
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 6:13 pm | United Nations
The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot sides have made no progress in the past six months in implementing the July 2006 agreement aimed at establishing the framework for a political process on solving the problem can begin. More >>
Migiro Urges Greater Efforts To Protect Oceans
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 6:12 pm | United Nations
Marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Deputy Secretary-General today called on States to work together to protect the marine environment which is under increasing pressure. More >>
Tackling Climate Change, Historical Responsibility
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 6:10 pm | United Nations
"I support the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities when it comes to climate change," Mr. Ban said in an address to the the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok, Thailand. More >>
Migiro Talks With Leaders Of 3 Troubled Countries
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 6:09 pm | United Nations
Migiro has held talks with the leaders of three African countries facing enormous political, economic and social challenges - Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau and Somalia - during her visit to Lisbon, Portugal, this weekend to attend the African Union-European ... More >>
Nobel Laureates Make Strong Call On Climate Change
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 11:09 am | United Nations
Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize today, this year's laureates - Al Gore and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - issued a call for bold and immediate actions to curb global warming. More >>
Preventive Diplomacy Essential, Says Ban Ki-moon
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 10:11 am | United Nations
Preventive diplomacy is not an option but a necessity, given the gravity of so many situations worldwide, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, launching the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia. More >>
UN Counter-Terrorism Office Extended To 31 Mar 08
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 10:11 am | United Nations
The Security Council today extended until 31 March 2008 the mandate of the main office tasked with monitoring the efforts of countries to combat the global scourge of terrorism. More >>
Human Rights Apply Universally, Says Ban Ki-moon
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 10:10 am | United Nations
The freedoms upheld in the historic United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights must be enjoyed by everyone, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today on the occasion of Human Rights Day. More >>
Intl Community's Patience With Burma Running Out
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 8:34 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon today urged Burma's authorities to step up their efforts towards democratization and the full respect of human rights, noting that the international community's patience with the troubled SE Asian nation is wearing thin. More >>
Organic Farming Alone Will Not Ensure Food Securit
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 8:34 am | United Nations
"We should use organic agriculture and promote it," said Jacques Diouf. "But you cannot feed six billion people today and nine billion in 2050 without judicious use of chemical fertilizers." More >>
3 Serbs Temporarily Released From Jail By Tribunal
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 8:33 am | United Nations
Three men facing trial at the United Nations war crimes tribunal set up to deal with the worst crimes of the Balkan wars of the 1990s have been granted temporary release from jail and allowed to return to Serbia while the court is on winter recess. More >>
UN Seeks $3.8 Billion For Humanitarian Emergencies
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 8:31 am | United Nations
The Appeal is made up of ten consolidated appeals for the Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, the DRC, the occupied Palestinian territory, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, the West African region and Zimbabwe. More >>
