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Bangladesh: UN Rushes Aid To Kids Hit By Cyclone
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 11:14 am | United Nations
United Nations agencies and their partners will begin distributing much-needed supplies to children and pregnant and lactating women living in areas recently devastated by Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh. More >>
Death Of 2 Palestinian Refugee Children In Iraq
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 9:38 am | United Nations
Two sick Palestinian refugee children waiting for resettlement from Iraq died in the last two weeks, underscoring the precarious conditions faced by the group, a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today. More >>
Uganda's Deadly Ebola Outbreak Confirmed - UN
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 9:37 am | United Nations
Uganda's Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus - with 16 reported dead - in the west of the landlocked country, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced today. More >>
Burma: UN Envoy Denounces Closure Of Hospice
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 9:36 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy for Myanmar today spoke out against the closure in the South-East Asian nation of a monastery used as a hospice for those living with HIV and AIDS. More >>
Ugandan Rebel Group Members Agree To Disarm
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 9:36 am | United Nations
The seven combatants were escorted on Wednesday by blue helmets from the UN mission (known by its French acronym MONUC) in Ituri district and flown to the city of Bunia a day later for repatriation to Uganda, the mission reported today. More >>
HIV/AIDS Threatening Livestock Production -- UN
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 9:35 am | United Nations
HIV/AIDS is affecting not only humans but is also dramatically impeding livestock production, which is the main source of income for rural households, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) cautioned today. More >>
Global Fund Treats 1.5 Million Living With HIV
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 9:34 am | United Nations
Almost doubling last year's results, the United Nations-backed Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced today that over 1.4 million people living with HIV have received antiretroviral (ARV) treatment through programmes it supports. More >>
UNESCO Condemns Murder Of Pakistani Journalist
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 9:33 am | United Nations
Speaking out against the murder of Pakistani journalist Zubair Ahmed Mujahid, the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today raised alarm about growing pressures on freedom of expression in the ... More >>
Table Salt Likely Cause Of Mass Bromide Poisoning
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 9:33 am | United Nations
Contaminated table salt has been identified as the most likely cause of nearly 500 cases of bromide poisoning that led to an outbreak of a mysterious neurological illness in Angola, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today. More >>
Mideast Peace Conference Significant Breakthrough
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 12:01 am | United Nations
Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe said violence continues to plague both Palestinians and Israelis and the humanitarian conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially the Gaza Strip, were "a source of acute concern." More >>
Day Of Solidarity With The Palestinian People
Friday, 30 November 2007, 11:26 am | United Nations
The Secretary-General said the process launched at Annapolis "must change the lives of Palestinians, and secure their independence and freedom," ending the occupation and creating an independent and viable State of Palestine, at peace with itself and ... More >>
Sudan Urged To Ensure Aid Workers Darfur Access
Friday, 30 November 2007, 11:25 am | United Nations
The top United Nations relief official has begun his visit to Sudan by calling on the Government to ensure safe and unimpeded access for aid workers, particularly those providing vital humanitarian assistance to people affected by the conflict ... More >>
Countries Must Maintain Vigilance Against Bird Flu
Friday, 30 November 2007, 11:25 am | United Nations
Despite significant advances to deal with the deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu in the past two years, countries must maintain their vigilance and cooperate in the face of a possible pandemic, according to a joint United Nations and World Bank report. More >>
Robert Serry, Netherlands, New Middle East Envoy
Friday, 30 November 2007, 11:24 am | United Nations
"In this capacity, Mr. Serry will be the Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Quartet," said UN spokesperson Michele Montas, referring to the diplomatic grouping which brings together the UN, European Union, Russian Federation and United States. More >>
Ban Ki-moon To Join Bali Climate Change Conference
Friday, 30 November 2007, 11:23 am | United Nations
Mr. Ban will take part in the Bali conference from 12 to 14 December, United Nations spokesperson Michele Montas told reporters today, saying he wants to maximize the opportunity provided by the summit to make progress on his signature issue. More >>
Mixed Progress On 'Education For All' Goal - UNESC
Friday, 30 November 2007, 11:23 am | United Nations
The report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) monitors the latest progress towards the goal of "education for all," which the world's governments agreed in 1999 in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, to try to achieve by 2015. More >>
Burma Crisis Tops Talks Between Gambari, Cambodia
Friday, 30 November 2007, 11:22 am | United Nations
Continuing his consultations with regional leaders, the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Myanmar today conferred with Cambodia's Foreign Minister on United Nations efforts to promote dialogue and reconciliation between the Government and the opposition ... More >>
Security Council Team Holds Talks In East Timor
Friday, 30 November 2007, 11:22 am | United Nations
The Security Council delegation visiting Timor-Leste to assess the work of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the tiny nation (UNMIT) today travelled to the eastern district of Baucau for talks with local authorities, political party representatives, ... More >>
1/3 Of Adults In Rich Nations Are Ignorant On AIDS
Friday, 30 November 2007, 11:21 am | United Nations
Among the main findings of the Survey is that the more people know about HIV and AIDS globally, the more concerned they are about the issue and the more compassionate they are towards those directly affected by it. More >>
(PRODUCT)RED Campaign Reaches $50 Million Mark
Friday, 30 November 2007, 11:20 am | United Nations
The United Nations-supported (PRODUCT)RED initiative has received more than $50 million in contributions since its inception last year, bolstering the efforts of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, organizers announced today. More >>
