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Low-Cost Tech Could Ensure Sanitation For All
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 2:37 pm | United Nations
Greater community involvement, particularly of women, in water and sanitation management combined with simple technology for easy maintenance can greatly facilitate cost recovery and help ensure equitable access, she added. More >>
UN Urges Olympic Truce During Beijing 2008 Games
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 2:36 pm | United Nations
The United Nations General Assembly today urged all countries to observe the Olympic Truce during the 2008 Beijing Games - a move backed by its president, who advocated greater use of sport to promote peace and development. More >>
Extending Sudan Mission, Sec. Council Urges Peace
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 2:35 pm | United Nations
In a resolution passed unanimously, the 15-member body underscored the "importance of full and expeditious implementation of all elements of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement." More >>
UN W. Sahara Mission Extended Through April 2008
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 2:35 pm | United Nations
In a unanimously adopted resolution, the Council called on the parties "to continue to show political will and work in an atmosphere propitious for dialogue in order to engage in substantive negotiations." More >>
UN Lauds Inter-Korean Peace Resolution Adoption
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 2:34 pm | United Nations
Top United Nations officials today hailed the General Assembly's adoption of a resolution encouraging the consolidation of peace on the Korean peninsula and the laying of groundwork for reunification. More >>
88,000 Somalis Displaced During Weekend Violence
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 2:33 pm | United Nations
"Increased fighting and a general decline in the security situation in the city are prompting this increased exodus," OCHA said in a press release, noting that entire districts have been emptied of inhabitants. More >>
UN Envoy To Return To Burma On Saturday, Nov 3
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 9:38 am | United Nations
United Nations Special Adviser Ibrahim Gambari is set to arrive in Myanmar on Saturday, his second visit to the South-East Asian nation since authorities used force in responding to a wave of peaceful protests that began in August. More >>
UN Office Uses Space Info To Mitigate Disasters
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 9:36 am | United Nations
A new United Nations Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) office tasked with utilizing space technologies to respond to all stages of disasters globally has opened in Bonn, Germany. More >>
Free, Fair Pres Elections Vital To Lebanon Future
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 7:53 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon writes in a new report, emphasizing the need to hold free and fair presidential elections next month without any foreign interference. More >>
UNESCO Condemns Latest Murder Of Iraqi Journalist
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 7:52 am | United Nations
Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today condemned the killing of the latest victim: Shehab Mohammad al-Hiti, editor of a new Iraqi weekly, al-Youm. More >>
Darfur: UN-AU Force Operations In El Fasher
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 7:51 am | United Nations
The United Nations African Union hybrid peacekeeping operation for Darfur (UNAMID) today began operations at its El Fasher Headquarters in what the senior UN official there called a milestone for the strife-torn Sudanese region. More >>
UN Anti-Drugs Conference Opens In Kabul
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 7:50 am | United Nations
The meeting, bringing together international counter-narcotics officials, is being held under the framework of the Paris Pact - an initiative launched in 2003 to promote coordinated measures to counter drug trafficking in and from Afghanistan. More >>
UN Aide Heads To Troubled DR Congo E. Region
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 7:50 am | United Nations
Voicing concern about the ongoing crisis in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that his senior aide will travel to the country for talks with top officials. More >>
UN Political Chief To Attend Quartet Meeting
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:34 am | United Nations
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs is heading to a meeting in Jerusalem on Thursday of the envoys of the Middle East Quartet, which brings together the UN, European Union, Russian Federation and United States, a spokesperson ... More >>
Int'l Criminal Court Needs More Cooperation
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:32 am | United Nations
A senior official from the International Criminal Court (ICC) briefing journalists at United Nations Headquarters in New York today called on countries to provide greater support for its work. More >>
Norwegian Crown Prince Visits Burundi On UN Work
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:27 am | United Nations
Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon Magnus, a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), today began a four-day visit to Burundi as part of his work to promote global antipoverty targets. More >>
Gains Made In Central African Integration, Peace
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:26 am | United Nations
Mr. Ban said that "the progress which has been achieved so far in the process of integration of Central Africa, as well as in the promotion of peace is encouraging." More >>
Profound Racial Bias Found In Dominican Republic
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:26 am | United Nations
The experts noted that while government representatives rejected even the possibility of racism in Dominican society, members of the community "all spoke emotionally of the reality of racism that they had experienced." More >>
Africa Ready For IT Investment, UN Summit Told
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:24 am | United Nations
The Connect Africa Summit, held in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, brought together some 1,000 participants, including political leaders, executives of information and communication technology (ICT) companies and heads of development banks. More >>
Children Nearly Taken Out Of Chad, In Good Health
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:24 am | United Nations
Following the attempt by a French non-governmental organization (NGO) to fly them out of Chad, the 103 children held in an orphanage appear to be in good health and are doing fairly well, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported today. More >>
