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UN Campaign Links African Farmers To Food Bloggers

Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 7:38 am | United Nations

The funds raised by the online raffle will support WFP'ss work in the tiny Southern African nation of Lesotho, where the agency has been helping rural communities by purchasing surplus grain from small-scale farmers. More >>

Small Island Nations Seek Action On Climate Change

Monday, 10 December 2007, 8:53 am | United Nations

Small island States today called on industrialized countries to take a leadership role at the Bali Climate Change Conference and adopt targets to keep the world from warming past the point where catastrophic impacts would occur. More >>

UN, Sudan Agree On Importance Of Darfur Force

Sunday, 9 December 2007, 3:46 pm | United Nations

Representatives of the United Nations and the Government of Sudan today issued a joint statement stressing the importance of deploying the African Union-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and urging international support for this effort. More >>

Renewable Energy Can Mitigate Carbon Emissions

Sunday, 9 December 2007, 9:33 am | United Nations

Renewable energy is increasingly being used as a mainstream alternative to the fossil fuels which are responsible for greenhouse gas emissions, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says in a new report. More >>

Execution Of Three Japanese Prisoners Dismays UN

Saturday, 8 December 2007, 9:00 pm | United Nations

The top United Nations human rights official today deplored the execution of three prisoners - including one aged over 75 - in Osaka, Japan, and appealed to the East Asian nation to reassess its approach to the death penalty. More >>

Deaths In Burma Crackdown More Than Govt Figures

Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:48 am | United Nations

"Several reports of killings indicate that the figure provided by the authorities may greatly underestimate the reality," Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro states in a report to be presented to the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council next Tuesday. More >>

Ban Ki-moon Gets Contact Group Report On Kosovo

Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:47 am | United Nations

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has received the report of the 'Contact Group' of countries working to address the status of Kosovo, the Serbian province which has been run by the United Nations since 1999. More >>

DPR Korea: Progress Reviewing UNDP Activities

Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:46 am | United Nations

The External Independent Investigative Review Panel - led by Miklos Németh, the former Prime Minister of Hungary and a current member to the Advisory Council of Transparency International - "is making substantial progress," it said in a statement. More >>

UN Aviation Agency Wants Greener Industry

Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:45 am | United Nations

Global air transportation has brought millions of jobs, a major boost to the world economy and valuable savings in time for many people, but its benefits may be in jeopardy unless the industry takes more steps to improve its environmental performance. More >>

Child Soldiers Use Continues In Myanmar, Burundi

Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:44 am | United Nations

Despite calls to stop the abominable practice, children continue to be recruited and used as child soldiers in Myanmar and Burundi, according to the United Nations envoy for children in armed conflict who has just presented two new reports on the ... More >>

Fresh Round Of Talks On W. Sahara Next Month

Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:43 am | United Nations

A third round of United Nations-backed negotiations on Western Sahara, bringing together representatives of Morocco and Frente Polisario, will take place early next month, it was announced today. More >>

Somalia: UNICEF Urges For Access To Help Wounded

Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:43 am | United Nations

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today urged all sides to the current conflict raging in Somalia's capital Mogadishu to allow safe access for women and children across checkpoints so they can receive life-saving medical care. More >>

Preventive Diplomacy Office In C. Asia Set To Open

Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:42 am | United Nations

The United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia will be inaugurated on Monday in an initiative by the world body to help the region's countries respond more proactively to cross-border challenges and threats. More >>

UNICEF Initiative Lets Kids Share Stories Online

Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:41 am | United Nations

Young people from around the world will be able to record and share their stories online in various languages thanks to a new project launched today by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), technology giant Google and the non-profit organization. More >>

Former Prov. Leader Of Rwanda Gets Life Sentence

Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:40 am | United Nations

A former Rwandan provincial leader has been sentenced to life in prison by the United Nations tribunal dealing with the country's 1994 genocide after it convicted him for his role in the killings, including the massacre of hundreds of Tutsis who had ... More >>