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Int'l Community Should Help Africa Border Issues
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 10:36 am | United Nations
The international community should support efforts by the African Union to address border issues so that they will no longer be a potential source of disputes, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said. More >>
Afghanistan: UN In Talks With Former Insurgents
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 8:43 am | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said today it intends to continue reaching out to a number of groups previously involved in the insurgency that are now seeking to end the violence and participate in rebuilding the fledgling democracy. More >>
Ban Ki-moon Calls For Solution To Water Crisis
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 8:24 am | United Nations
"Throughout the world, water resources continue to be spoiled, wasted and degraded," Mr. Ban said in a video address to the first-ever Asia-Pacific Water Summit being held in Beppu, on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu. More >>
Rwandan Genocide False Witness Jailed By Tribunal
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 8:24 am | United Nations
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the 1994 Rwandan genocide today sentenced a former witness to nine months in prison for giving false testimony during the trial of the country's former higher education minister. More >>
ILO: People With Disabilities Need Decent Work
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 7:58 am | United Nations
International Labour Organization (ILO) states that although much has been accomplished in recent years to improve the lives of persons with disabilities, millions around the world continue to suffer violations of their rights. More >>
Storm-hit Bangladesh Situation Worse Than Thought
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 7:58 am | United Nations
More than 8.5 million people are now estimated to have been affected by the storm, about 1.5 million more than originally thought, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). More >>
UNESCO Condemns Bombing Of Rebel Radio Station
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 7:57 am | United Nations
The Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today condemned a deadly attack on a radio station run by the rebel Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka. More >>
Bali Conference Opens With Call For Breakthrough
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 7:57 am | United Nations
The United Nations Climate Change Conference opened in Bali, Indonesia today with a call for a clear agenda that will lead countries toward a new deal to address the problem by 2009 so that it can enter into force in 2013 when the current regime expires. More >>
First WFP Meals Served In Mogadishu For 15 Years
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 7:56 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and its partners have started providing meals to tens of thousands of people in the Somali capital of Mogadishu in a first since Somalia's 1993 emergency. More >>
WFP To Double Number Of Refugees In Syria It Helps
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 7:56 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced that it will provide assistance to more than double the number of Iraqi refugees in Syria it is currently helping and called on donors to support the operation. More >>
Dialogue With Sudan Vital To Expediting Assistance
Monday, 3 December 2007, 11:01 am | United Nations
Wrapping up a four-day visit to Sudan, the top United Nations humanitarian official today stressed the need to maintain a constructive dialogue with the Government to ensure that people affected by the conflict in the country's strife-torn Darfur region ... More >>
Calls For Eradicating Modern Forms Of Slavery - UN
Monday, 3 December 2007, 10:02 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has marked the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery with a call for redoubling efforts to wipe out the contemporary forms of this abominable practice under which millions of people around the world continue ... More >>
World AIDS Day Marked With Calls For Leadership
Sunday, 2 December 2007, 7:07 am | United Nations
Marking the 20th annual World AIDS Day, top United Nations officials have called for renewed leadership to tackle the global HIV and AIDS epidemic which has already claimed over 25 million lives worldwide. More >>
Int'l Criminal Court Heading Towards Universality
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 9:52 pm | United Nations
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is now over halfway towards achieving its goal of universal acceptance, the court's President, Judge Philippe Kirsch, told the Assembly of States Parties today, calling for ratifications and accessions by ... More >>
Colombia Must Sustain Recent Steps On Rights
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 11:56 am | United Nations
In his message to the Third International Conference on Colombia, held in Bogotá, Mr. Ban said recent progress in both the human rights and development fields "signal Colombia's resurgence from years of conflict" and pledged to strengthen United Nations ... More >>
Haiti: Abductions, Killings Of Children Denounced
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 11:55 am | United Nations
Condemning a recent spate of kidnappings and assassinations carried out against children in Haiti, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for action to bring the perpetrators to justice. More >>
Ending Visit To E. Timor, UN Team Pledges Support
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 11:54 am | United Nations
Wrapping up a four-day mission to assess the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste, the Security Council today said the international community will provide ongoing support for the world body's efforts in the tiny nation which only ... More >>
Venezuelan Constitutional Reform Alarms Experts
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 11:53 am | United Nations
Three independent United Nations human rights experts today voiced concern about planned constitutional reforms in Venezuela, saying the proposed changes could curb civil liberties and breach the South American country's international treaty commitments. More >>
Ivorian Supplementary Peace Agreements Welcomed
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 11:53 am | United Nations
"It is an encouraging sign to the international community which, on a number of occasions, has reasserted its availability to help Côte d'Ivoire put an end to the conflict which has torn it apart from more than five years." More >>
Security Must Improve For Darfur IDPs To Return
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 11:52 am | United Nations
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes met with IDP representatives at South Darfur state's Ed Daein camp, which is currently home to an estimated 50,000 people. More >>
