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UN Democracy Fund To Begin 2nd Round Of Funding
Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 9:32 am | United Nations
The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), which awards grants to projects that aim to promote and consolidate new and restored democracies, is opening its second round of funding applications this week. More >>
UN To Appoint Canadian To Head Hariri Inquiry
Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 9:31 am | United Nations
Mr. Ban sent a letter to the Council detailing his intention to appoint Daniel Bellemare, who served until recently as Canada's Deputy Attorney-General, as the Commissioner of the International Independent Investigation Commission (IIIC), UN spokesperson ... More >>
Ban Ki-moon Visits Amazon Rainforest
Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 9:31 am | United Nations
Climate change remained the focus today as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon concluded the South American phase of his latest tour with a visit to the Amazon rainforest and meetings with local indigenous leaders. More >>
Top UN Human Rights Official To Visit Afghanistan
Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 9:31 am | United Nations
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour will visit Afghanistan from 15 to 21 November with the aim of engaging the country's Government in its efforts to promote and protect human rights. More >>
Malnutrition In Kenyan Camps Lowest In Years
Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 9:30 am | United Nations
Three United Nations agencies today hailed the efforts of the international community in turning around a devastating malnutrition crisis in refugee camps in northern Kenya, adding that continued support was vital to maintain the progress already made. More >>
Ex-Minister Charged With War Crimes By Cambodia
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 11:49 am | United Nations
The United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia trying Khmer Rouge leaders accused of mass killings and other crimes three decades ago announced today that a former foreign minister of the South-East Asian country and his wife have been arrested ... More >>
Key UN Climate Change Meeting Starts In Valencia
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 11:49 am | United Nations
Government officials and scientists from around the world have gathered in Valencia, Spain, for a United Nations conference that will culminate with the release later this week of a seminal report on addressing the impacts of climate change. More >>
Efforts To Clear Landmines By 2010 Faltering
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 11:48 am | United Nations
A new report launched today by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) states that not all countries are on track to meeting the deadline of removing anti-personnel landmines by 2010 as called for in a landmark 1997 treaty banning ... More >>
Internet Resources And Accessibility Spotlighted
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 11:47 am | United Nations
Critical Internet resources, access, openness and using the World Wide Web to assist development were among the issues tackled today at the opening in Rio de Janeiro of the second meeting of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum. More >>
UN Peacekeeping Mission In Somalia Not Realistic
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 11:47 am | United Nations
Deploying a United Nations peacekeeping operation to Somalia is not realistic or viable given the war-wracked African country's security situation, the intensifying insurgency and the lack of progress towards any political reconciliation, Secretary-General ... More >>
Govts Must Take The Lead On Use Of Biofuels
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 11:46 am | United Nations
Biofuels have the potential to cause both good and harm and governments must therefore be careful to balance the costs and benefits of developing them as energy sources, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said in Brazil as he continues an official trip ... More >>
Framework Needed To For Security Council Reform
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 11:46 am | United Nations
As the General Assembly today embarked on a wide-ranging debate on Security Council reform, the 192-member body's president said he looked forward to hearing the proposals of Member States and urged them to adopt a framework that would foster concrete results. More >>
UNEP Chief Urges Global Action To Curb Mercury
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 9:23 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today called on governments to intensify efforts to produce an international agreement curbing the poisonous heavy metal mercury. More >>
UN Approves $1.1 Billion To Fight Major Diseases
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 9:22 am | United Nations
The United Nations-backed Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today approved $1.1 billion of new grants to be handed out over the next two years and agreed to allocate another $130 million to five projects it had already started supporting. More >>
World Has Enough Legal Opium, Says UN Body
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 9:21 am | United Nations
The current legal supply of opium, which has a number of medical purposes including pain management, is enough to meet global demand, according to the independent United Nations body tasked with monitoring the production and consumption of narcotics worldwide. More >>
Redoubed Efforts Needed To Resolve Burma Crisis
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 9:20 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today encouraged the Myanmar authorities and all relevant parties to redouble their efforts towards achieving national reconciliation, democracy and full respect for human rights. More >>
New UN Envoy For Iraq Starts Work In Baghdad
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 9:20 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's new Special Representative for Iraq, Staffan de Mistura, has arrived in Baghdad where he immediately assumed his responsibilities as the top United Nations envoy in the country. More >>
DR Congo-Rwanda Agreement On Threats To Peace
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 9:19 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda for reaching agreement on a common approach to end threats to peace and stability in the two countries and the region. More >>
Berliner Philharmoniker Signs On To Promote UNICEF
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 9:18 am | United Nations
The Berliner Philharmoniker today joined the roster of advocates lending their prestige and prominence to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). More >>
Ban Ki-moon Makes Historic Visit To Antarctica
Monday, 12 November 2007, 9:43 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon today became the first United Nations Secretary-General to make an official visit to Antarctica as he travelled to the frozen continent to see first-hand the effects of climate change on its melting glaciers. More >>
