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Envoy In Talks With Regional Leaders In Singapore
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 3:14 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Adviser on Myanmar is in Singapore, where he is meeting with various regional leaders taking part in this week's summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). More >>
UN Grants $8.8M To Cyclone Victims In Bangladesh
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 3:11 pm | United Nations
The United Nations has allocated $8.8 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support relief efforts in the wake of the deadly cyclone which struck Bangladesh last week, affecting more than 3 million people in the South Asian nation. More >>
Revised Estimates: 33M+ People Living With HIV
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 3:11 pm | United Nations
A new report released today by two United Nations agencies puts the number of people living with HIV at about 33.2 million, down from last year's estimate of 39.5 million, attributing the decrease to more accurate data collection and analysis. More >>
Calls For Working Group On Protection Of Civilians
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 3:07 pm | United Nations
Mr. Ban told a Council debate on the protection of civilians that it was time for United Nations Member States to translate their promises from the 2005 World Summit on the "responsibility to protect" from word into deed. More >>
Advancing Rule Of Law Is Vital Work - Ban Ki-moon
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 10:53 am | United Nations
In a speech to the Annual Parliamentary Hearing, jointly organized by the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Mr. Ban said that advancing the rule of law brought widespread benefits to the international community. More >>
Author, Former Child Soldier Signs On With UNICEF
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 10:51 am | United Nations
"For many observers, a child who has known nothing but war, a child for whom the Kalashnikov is the only way to make a living and for whom the bush is the most welcoming community, is a child lost forever for peace and development. More >>
Afghanistan: UN Urges Safeguarding Civilian Lives
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 10:08 am | United Nations
Speaking to reporters in Kabul, Louise Arbour said that even prior to her current visit to Afghanistan she was concerned by the high rates of civilian casualties caused by both insurgent activities and international military operations. More >>
UN Officials Discuss Accountability At Open Forum
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 10:07 am | United Nations
Accountability for enhancing the effectiveness of the United Nations was discussed by key officials from across the system today at a forum in New York organized by the UN University (UNU). More >>
Armed Bandits Continue Attacks In Darfur, Says UN
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 10:06 am | United Nations
Armed bandits continue to carry out attacks on vehicles across Darfur, especially in the south of the war-torn and impoverished Sudanese region, the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) reported today. More >>
UN Tribunal Charges Former Khmer Rouge Leader
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 9:49 am | United Nations
The United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia trying Khmer Rouge leaders accused of mass killings and other crimes three decades ago has charged a former head of State of the country with war crimes and crimes against humanity. More >>
UN Grants $8.8M For Cyclone Victims In Bangladesh
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 9:28 am | United Nations
UN agencies are currently distributing 208 tonnes of high-energy biscuits to an estimated 850,000 people, while providing shelter materials to 18,000 households and water purification packets to about 48,000 families. More >>
Heroic Seamen Honoured With UN Bravery Award
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 9:27 am | United Nations
Two seafarers who risked their lives to save others in a dramatic rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea last year have been presented with the inaugural Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea by the United Nations International Maritime Organization ... More >>
Pastoralists From Horn Of Africa To Gather, Debate
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 9:26 am | United Nations
The event, the largest ever gathering of pastoralists in the Horn of Africa, will be held from 28 November to 2 December in Hudet in Liben zone of Ethiopia's Somali region and is scheduled to coincide with a visit to the region by the Emergency Relief ... More >>
Liberia: UN Mission Deploys Extra Security
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 9:25 am | United Nations
The United Nations mission in the Liberia (UNMIL) has deployed extra security to the Liberia Agriculture Company rubber plantation following a recent outbreak of deadly violence there. More >>
Ban Ki-moon Stresses Role Of Sci-Tech In Africa
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 9:24 am | United Nations
Marking Africa Industrialization Day today, United Nations officials stressed the importance of science, technology and human resources in supporting the continent's efforts to alleviate poverty and achieve sustainable development. More >>
Preparedness Key To Tackling Global Flu Pandemic
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 9:23 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has underlined the need to make full use of the resources available to prepare for a possible influenza pandemic, warning that no country will be left unaffected should an outbreak occur. More >>
UNHCR In Final Phase Of Somaliland Repatriation
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 9:22 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today began the final phase of its voluntary repatriation programme to help some 1,800 Somali refugees return from Djibouti to Somaliland by the end of this year. More >>
Jordan: UNHCR Pledges $11M For Iraqi Refugees
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 9:20 am | United Nations
Under a funding agreement signed in Amman today, the money will help the Ministry of Health enhance public medical services and primary health centres, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a news release. More >>
Displaced Persons In Somalia Hits 1 Million Mark
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 9:20 am | United Nations
Of this figure, 600,000 have fled the "lawless Somali capital, Mogadishu," Jennifer Pagonis of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) told journalists in Geneva. More >>
Conference Conclusion: Terrorism Never Justified
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 3:07 pm | United Nations
An international counter-terrorism conference in Tunis co-sponsored by the United Nations has wrapped up with participants stressing that no motive can ever justify acts of terrorism and that Islam should not be blamed for the phenomenon. More >>
