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Calls To Boost Women's Role In Peace & Security
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 10:56 am | United Nations
In a presidential statement adopted at the end of a day-long open meeting, the Council noted the "constant underrepresentation of women in formal peace processes," and called for enhancing their role in matters related to the maintenance and promotion ... More >>
Potential Flu Pandemic
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 12:52 am | United Nations
Warning that the H5N1 virus responsible for bird flu could still transform itself into the next human influenza pandemic, a senior United Nations specialist has stressed the need to ensure that the world can respond promptly and effectively in the case ... More >>
Myanmar: UN Envoy To Visit Earlier Than Planned
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:18 am | United Nations
Mr. Gambari "expects to visit Myanmar in the first week of November, as the Myanmar Government agreed to bring forward his standing invitation to the country," UN spokesperson Michele Montas told reporters in New York. More >>
Risk Of Protracted Status Quo On Western Sahara
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:18 am | United Nations
Mr. Ban says "we now risk entering a protracted stage of negotiations and status quo" on Western Sahara, with more direction needed from the Security Council before any substantive negotiations can begin. More >>
People Fleeing Inside Iraq Could Rise, UNHCR
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:18 am | United Nations
Staffers of the agency "are closely watching developments at the Iraq-Turkey border," he said, pointing out that northern Iraq - the least insecure part of the country - is home to over 800,000 internally displaced Iraqis. More >>
Fighting In North Kivu Forces Thousands To Flee
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:17 am | United Nations
As of early this morning, some 1,300 new refugees had been registered in the Nyakabanda centre, where UNHCR and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) France have completed the construction of shelters to accommodate 1,500 persons. More >>
WHO Projects Dramatic Expansion Of Flu Vaccine
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:16 am | United Nations
Experts anticipate that the world will be capable of producing 4.5 billion pandemic immunization courses per year by 2010, WHO said in a press release issued at its headquarters in Geneva. More >>
WFP Officer Released Following Six-day Detention
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:16 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed the release in Mogadishu of its officer Idris Osman, who had been detained by authorities in the Somali capital since 17 October. More >>
UN Working To Aid DPR Korea Flood Victims
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:15 am | United Nations
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the $14.1 million Flash Appeal launched in August is now 80 per cent funded, with a further $1.1 million in unconfirmed pledges. More >>
New UN Sudan Envoy Arrives In Khartoum, Sudan
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:15 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's new Special Representative for Sudan arrived today in the country's capital, Khartoum, where he is expected to hold meetings with top-level officials. More >>
Voting On Self-Govt For Tokelau Moves To Atolls
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:14 am | United Nations
Electoral and Government officials from New Zealand and Tokelau arrived in Fakaofo on Monday morning after a 30-hour boat journey from Apia, Samoa, where votes were cast by the local Tokelauan expatriate community on Saturday. More >>
Forum On Use Of Safer Needles Kicks Off In Geneva
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:14 am | United Nations
The United Nations health agency has gathered together global experts to explore ways to promote the use of safer needles, which in turn can prevent the spread of viruses such as Hepatitis. More >>
UN Airdrops Emergency Food Relief Into Uganda
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:13 am | United Nations
WFP spokesperson Christiane Berthiaume told reporters today in Geneva that the agency, which started the relief programme two weeks ago, will continue to deliver emergency food supplies by airdrop for another three weeks. More >>
Scores More Killed By Smugglers Off Yemen Coast
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:12 am | United Nations
"So far this year, more than 20,000 people have made the perilous voyage across the Gulf of Aden in boats operated by ruthless smugglers operating from Somali ports," Mr. Redmond said. More >>
Top Ugandan Rebel Surrenders In DR Congo, UN
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:11 am | United Nations
Patrick Opiyo Mayasi and his wife gave themselves up, along with their weapons and ammunitions, to Congolese border police earlier this month and have been transferred to the DRC capital, Kinshasa. More >>
Role Of Information In Humanitarian Operations
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:11 am | United Nations
Over 300 humanitarian and information specialists are attending the week-long conference, which aims to improve current humanitarian operations through new technology and improved information practices. More >>
Sec. Council Urges Ivorians To Meet Commitments
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:10 am | United Nations
Ambassador Leslie K. Christian of Ghana, which holds the rotating Council presidency this month, read a statement to the press in which members welcomed the measures taken so far to implement March's Ouagadougou Agreement but voiced concern at the ... More >>
Shortage Of Anaesthetics In Palestinian Territory
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:10 am | United Nations
"The economic noose continues to tighten around the necks of the people of Gaza, who are being manifestly punished as part of a political strategy," said Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes. More >>
UN Focuses On Rape As A Weapon Of War
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:09 am | United Nations
"The most serious sign of inadequate implementation is the phenomenon of sexual violence as a weapon of war," stated Joanne Sandler, acting Executive Director of the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). More >>
Voting Under Way In Tokelau Self-Govt Ballot
Tuesday, 23 October 2007, 10:34 am | United Nations
Voting has begun in the referendum to determine whether Tokelau, a group of three small and isolated atolls in the Pacific Ocean, should have self-government in free association with New Zealand. More >>
