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UN Again Calls For End To US Embargo Of Cuba
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:22 am | United Nations
The United Nations General Assembly today once again urged an end to the commercial, economic and financial embargoes imposed on Cuba by the United States for nearly half a century. More >>
Peru: UN Helps 80,000 Earthquake Survivors
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:22 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is carrying out a project to help some 80,000 people in Peru affected by an earthquake which caused widespread death and destruction there in August. More >>
UN Lauds Peaceful End To Crisis Within Somali TFG
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:21 am | United Nations
The United Nations envoy to Somalia today welcomed the peaceful conclusion of the crisis within the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and called on the country's leaders to overcome the challenges facing the war-torn nation. More >>
UN Chief To Visit Latin America, Antarctica, Europ
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:21 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon will travel to Latin America, Antarctica and Europe next week where in addition to making diplomatic contacts, he will see first-hand deforestation and other environmental problems caused by the phenomenon. More >>
Ban Ki-moon Heads To Turkey For Meeting On Iraq
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:20 am | United Nations
"The Secretary-General hopes the Istanbul meeting will be an important opportunity for the participants to find mutually acceptable solutions on issues of common concern," Ms. Okabe said. More >>
Ethiopian Pastoralists To Meet In UN Debate
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:19 am | United Nations
More than 250 Ethiopian pastoralists in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region from over 17 different ethnic groups will gather at a five-day United Nations-sponsored debate and celebration next month aimed at promoting an exchange of ideas. More >>
UN, AU Urge Darfur Parties To Press For Peace
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:19 am | United Nations
The talks, which opened on 27 October, mark "a turning point in the long search for a lasting political solution to the crisis in Darfur," the envoys said, calling the opening the first stage of a three-phased peace process. More >>
UN And AU Press Forward With Darfur Peace Talks
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 9:21 am | United Nations
The United Nations and African Union (AU) envoys chairing historic talks aimed at resolving the crisis in Sudan's war-ravaged Darfur region today continued their substantive preparations in Sirte, Libya, in pressing ahead with the peace process. More >>
UN Renews Cote D'ivoire Diamond, Travel Sanctions
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 9:21 am | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today renewed for another year a ban on diamonds and arms trade with Côte d'Ivoire as well as targeted sanctions restricting the travel of individuals More >>
Congo Militia Leader In N. Kivu Surrenders To UN
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 9:20 am | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reports that a militia leader in the country's troubled North Kivu province has turned himself over to peacekeepers along with nearly 30 of his men. More >>
Israel Urged To Reconsider Gaza Fuel/Electricity
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 9:20 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon today reiterated his call for an end to rocket attacks against Israel while urging the country to reconsider the limitation of fuel and electricity supplies to residents of Gaza, pointing out that this is worsening the already serious humanitarian ... More >>
Tourism Promotes Intercultural Understanding, UN
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 9:19 am | United Nations
"The universal longing for peace and mutual understanding, coupled with the legitimate aspiration for prosperity and economic development, are common values of humanity shared by all societies," Mr. Ban said. More >>
UN: System-wide Approach On Ethics, Disclosure
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 9:18 am | United Nations
The statement adds that the UN and its funds and programmes "had agreed to establish one ethical code and one system of ethics within which they will all operate," and that specialized agencies had also expressed an interest in such an approach. More >>
Iranian Coop And Transparency Crucial, IAEA Says
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 9:17 am | United Nations
"Active cooperation and transparency" on Iran's part are key in resolving outstanding issues over the country's nuclear ambitions, the head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told the General Assembly today. More >>
Asylum Seekers Need More Protection, UN Expert
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 9:16 am | United Nations
Counter-terrorism measures in many parts of the globe disproportionately impact asylum-seekers, refugees and immigrants, a United Nations independent human rights expert said in New York today. More >>
UN, Microsoft To Bring Tech Benefits To Africa
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 10:20 am | United Nations
"Connect Africa is a call to action for the private sector, and we are encouraged by the progress we have made together with Microsoft to broaden the scope of capacity building in Africa," said ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré. More >>
Drive Aims To Boost Birth And Death Registrations
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 10:19 am | United Nations
A new initiative backed by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) aims to help countries know how many people are born and die each year and the main causes of their deaths - key information for well-functioning health systems. More >>
Preference For Sons = Severe Social Consequences
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 10:19 am | United Nations
As girls and women become outnumbered by men as a result of ultrasound or amniocentesis to determine the sex of foetuses and abort unwanted females, more males will be unable to find wives and pressures to conform and comply will increase, the reports noted. More >>
Burundi: Expert Urges Aid To Consolidate Progress
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 10:18 am | United Nations
Despite the persistence of serious violations, including rapes, the overall human rights situation seems to have improved, the expert said, citing improved relations between the media and the State and few cases of abuses by military personnel. More >>
UNESCO Chief Condemns Murder Of Uzbek Journalist
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 10:17 am | United Nations
The Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which works to promote press freedom globally, today condemned the recent murder of Uzbek journalist Alisher Saipov in Kyrgyzstan. More >>
