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New Haitian Cops Get Training From UN Officers
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 10:45 am | United Nations
More than 600 newly inducted Haitian national police recruits will form a unit devoted to tackling the capital's most troubled neighbourhoods after receiving training from United Nations Police (UNPOL) officers stationed in the Caribbean country. More >>
Global Cereal Prices Will Remain High, UN Forecast
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 10:21 am | United Nations
World cereal prices are expected to stay high during the next year because of low global stocks, production problems and continued strong demand, according to the latest forecast of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), released ... More >>
UN Announces $8.7 M Programme For Lesotho
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 10:20 am | United Nations
The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today announced the launch of an $8.7 million programme aimed at helping some 37,000 poor rural people in Lesotho have better access to financial services. More >>
UN Peace Meeting Brings Together Range Of Players
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 10:20 am | United Nations
"Our Common Peacebuilding Challenge: the contribution of International Geneva," held on 6 November and hosted jointly by the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG) and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, served to forge greater engagement between the UN Peacebuilding ... More >>
UNHCR Releases Computer Game In English
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 10:19 am | United Nations
An English version of an award-winning United Nations online game aimed at raising awareness and knowledge about refugee situations by putting players in the position of a person forced to flee their home made its debut today. More >>
UN Trial Of Serb Ultranationalist Leader Begins
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 10:19 am | United Nations
The Serbian ultranationalist politician Vojislav Šešelj used "poisonous ideas" to incite war crimes against non-Serbs during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, prosecutors at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) ... More >>
DR Congo: UN Official Meets Authorities In N. Kivu
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 10:18 am | United Nations
Aiming to facilitate efforts to achieve a lasting solution to the crisis in the strife-torn North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a senior United Nations official has held meeting with local authorities there. More >>
Asia's Contribution To UN Should Increase
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 10:17 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised Asia for its contribution to the United Nations while emphasizing the potentially greater international role that could be played by the world's largest and most populous continent. More >>
UN Envoy Advises Against Myanmar Status Quo
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 10:17 am | United Nations
Ibrahim Gambari urged the South-east Asian nation's leadership to begin a dialogue with the opposition without delay, stressing that returning to the status quo before the recent crisis broke out will not be sustainable. More >>
Afghan Suicide Bombers Must Be Brought To Justice
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 10:16 am | United Nations
The top United Nations human rights official has condemned yesterday's bombing in northern Afghanistan, calling on authorities in the strife-torn nation to bring those responsible for the attack which left at least 41 people dead, including numerous ... More >>
Regional Collaboration Key To W. Africa Security
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 10:16 am | United Nations
As West African officials gathered today in Liberia for a meeting on issues of common concern, the senior United Nations envoy to the country stressed the importance of effective regional collaboration in ensuring security in the area. More >>
Regional Orgs Complement Work Of UN Worldwide
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:33 am | United Nations
Highlighting the role of regional organizations in preventing conflict, peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that the United Nations is committed to building up their capacity to meet global challenges. More >>
Call Repeated: Return Pakistan To Democratic Rule
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:32 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today repeated his call for a return to democratic rule in Pakistan and the release of all detained political leaders and lawyers as well as a United Nations human rights expert. More >>
Security Council To Send Mission To East Timor
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:31 am | United Nations
While in the South-East Asian country, the team hopes to encourage all groups to "continue to work together and engage in political dialogue," according to a letter made public today from the Council's president to the Secretary-General. More >>
Private Security Firms Are Mercenaries - UN Expert
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:31 am | United Nations
A team of independent United Nations experts said today that a number of private security companies operating in conflict zones are engaging in new forms of mercenary activity, warning that States employing them could be liable for human rights violations ... More >>
UN Plans For Stepped-Up Crisis Diplomacy
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:30 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on United Nations Member States to endorse his proposals to strengthen and reorganize the world body's Department of Political Affairs (DPA) so that the UN can respond faster and proactively to conflicts before ... More >>
UN And AU Envoys Continue Darfur Peace Talks
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:30 am | United Nations
United Nations and African Union envoys today held workshops on wealth-sharing issues with the Sudanese Government and some of Darfur's rebel groups as they continue their efforts to try to find a way to end the deadly conflict in the war-torn region of ... More >>
UN Deplores Deadly Suicide Attack In Afghanistan
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 10:34 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today denounced the suicide attack that killed more than 40 civilians and injured scores of others in the northern Afghan town of Baghlan - one of the deadliest the war-torn nation has witnessed in recent ... More >>
Burma: Release Political Detainees, Says Envoy
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 10:33 am | United Nations
Ibrahim Gambari, who arrived in the country on Saturday, held meetings today in the capital, Nay Pi Taw, with the State Peace and Development Council Authoritative Team, composed of various ministers including those for foreign affairs, information, culture, ... More >>
Haiti Launches Nationwide Vaccination Campaign
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 10:32 am | United Nations
Measles and German measles vaccines will be given to people age 1 to 19, while children up to the age of 4 will receive immunization against polio. Women of childbearing age are targeted by the tetanus vaccine. More >>
