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New Somali PM Should Spur Reconciliation
Monday, 26 November 2007, 9:07 am | United Nations
The appointment of a Colonel Nur Hassan Hussein as Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia should spur efforts to promote reconciliation in the country, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. More >>
UN Refugee Agency Cautious About Returns To Iraq
Monday, 26 November 2007, 9:04 am | United Nations
Responding to recent public reports about refugees returning to Iraq in limited numbers, a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today cautioned against an organized effort to send civilians back to the war-ravaged country. More >>
UN Envoy Discusses Cote D'ivoire Peace With Pres.
Monday, 26 November 2007, 9:04 am | United Nations
The new United Nations envoy to Côte d'Ivoire and the country's president have held their first talks on the peace process healing the divide between rebel-held north and government-controlled south. More >>
Tourism Meeting To Focus On Climate Change
Monday, 26 November 2007, 9:03 am | United Nations
As preparations build for next month's landmark conference on climate change in Bali, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the decision by the World Tourism Organization's General Assembly to focus on the issue. More >>
Security Incidents Drive More Sri Lankans To Flee
Monday, 26 November 2007, 9:03 am | United Nations
Security incidents in eastern Sri Lanka are driving recently returned displaced people to flee their homes once again, a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today, calling on the Government to take measures in response. More >>
UN Urges Greater S. Leone Reconciliation Efforts
Monday, 26 November 2007, 9:02 am | United Nations
The United Nations and Sierra Leone's Human Rights Commission have teamed up with civil society groups to urge the country's Government and the international community to intensify efforts to carry out recommendations made by a Truth and Reconciliation ... More >>
UN Trains Congolese Traffic Police In Ituri
Monday, 26 November 2007, 9:00 am | United Nations
Aiming to reduce traffic accidents and foster respect for the rules of the road, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) has completed training of nearly 50 police officers in Ituri province. More >>
'Grave Violations' Of Children's Rights In Burma
Monday, 26 November 2007, 9:00 am | United Nations
Grave child rights violations, including recruitment into armed groups, continue in Myanmar, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report, calling on the Government to take measures to address the problem which is common to both ... More >>
UNHCR Registers Refugees, Asylum Seekers In Malawi
Monday, 26 November 2007, 8:59 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency is working with the Government of Malawi on a registration exercise aimed at improving the protection, management and assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in the country. More >>
UN, AU Continue Pressing For Progress In Darfur
Monday, 26 November 2007, 8:59 am | United Nations
Mediators from the African Union and the United Nations aiming to advance the Darfur peace process have wrapped up a two-day visit to North Darfur after holding a meeting with the Sudan Liberation Army-Unity leadership there. More >>
Seoul Gives Over $4M To Project Between Koreas
Monday, 26 November 2007, 8:38 am | United Nations
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Republic of Korea today agreed to set up a Trust Fund that addresses key environmental issues in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). More >>
Iraq: UN Backs Conference On Human Rights
Monday, 26 November 2007, 8:37 am | United Nations
Human rights and civil society in Iraq took centre stage at a conference attended by representatives from the country's Government, Iraqi civil society, dignitaries from Jordan, the European Commission and the United Nations, held in Amman. More >>
Somalia: UN Envoy Hails Nomination Of New PM
Monday, 26 November 2007, 8:37 am | United Nations
Welcoming the nomination of Nur Hassan Hussein as the new Prime Minister of Somalia, the senior United Nations envoy to the country today voiced hope that this move would pave the way for unity. More >>
Kenya: UNHCR Urges Access To Detained Somalis
Monday, 26 November 2007, 8:36 am | United Nations
Ms. Pagonis pointed out that Kenya's own laws require the Government to refrain from forcibly returning people to a place where their lives are in danger - and grant the right to present their claim for asylum. More >>
Another $6M In Funds For Cyclone-hit Bangladesh
Monday, 26 November 2007, 8:36 am | United Nations
The United Nations today announced that it would disburse an additional $6 million to support relief efforts for hundreds of thousands of cyclone survivors in Bangladesh, as UN agencies continued rushing aid to the affected population More >>
Indonesia: UN Hails Progress Combating Torture
Monday, 26 November 2007, 8:35 am | United Nations
In a statement issued in Geneva, he voiced appreciation to the Government for having invited him but said in a number of instances, his unimpeded access to places of detention was compromised, including his ability to carry out private interviews ... More >>
UNHCR Opens New Office In N. Kivu Amid Fighting
Monday, 26 November 2007, 8:35 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency has opened a new field office to help displaced Congolese in the volatile province of North Kivu amid a fresh outbreak of fighting in the area More >>
UN Urges Nepalis To Cooperate On Minors
Monday, 26 November 2007, 8:34 am | United Nations
The UN and local non-governmental organizations intervened, and "the girls were not returned to the cantonment" but on 19 November, CPN-M cadres returned to the girls' home and abducted one of them, while the other escaped. More >>
UN Warns That Viral Disease Could Spread In Sudan
Monday, 26 November 2007, 8:34 am | United Nations
Rift Valley Fever, a viral disease affecting people and animals, could spread in Sudan amid preparations for the Eid Al Idha Muslim holiday, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) warned today. More >>
UN Fund Supports Microfinance In Pakistan
Monday, 26 November 2007, 8:33 am | United Nations
The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has announced that it will provide a $35 million loan to a new $46 million programme making microfinance services available to about 160,000 new clients - at least half of them women. More >>
