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Int'l Criminal Court Signs Protocol Deal With CAR
Saturday, 20 October 2007, 9:19 am | United Nations
Bruno Cathala, the ICC registrar, signed the agreement with the CAR Justice Minister Thierry Maleyombo during a meeting yesterday in the capital, Bangui, according to a press statement released by the Court. Prime Minister Elie Doté was also present. More >>
WFP Deplores Lack Of Security In Sudan, Somalia
Saturday, 20 October 2007, 9:18 am | United Nations
Following a spate of attacks on its staff in Somalia and Sudan, the head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today decried the lack of security for humanitarian workers in those countries. More >>
UN Standing Police Capacity Completes UK Training
Saturday, 20 October 2007, 9:18 am | United Nations
The concept of the Standing Police Capacity was first suggested in 2004 by a blue-ribbon group of experts brought together by the UN to examine security threats in the 21st century. More >>
Lesotho Govt Launches Anti-Measles Drive
Saturday, 20 October 2007, 9:17 am | United Nations
With financial backing from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Government of Lesotho has launched a major drive against measles that aims to reach nearly a quarter of a million children under the age of five. More >>
DR Congo: UN Hails Transfer Of Suspect To ICC
Saturday, 20 October 2007, 9:17 am | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today welcomed the transfer of Congolese General and former militia leader Germain Katanga into the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC). More >>
UN Launches International Year Of The Potato
Saturday, 20 October 2007, 9:16 am | United Nations
Kicking off the International Year of the Potato, the chief of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today celebrated the vegetable that is currently the world's fourth largest food source. More >>
Ban Ki-moon Shocked At Pakistan Bomb Attack
Friday, 19 October 2007, 2:06 pm | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon today expressed his shock at learning of an attack on the convoy of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto in which two roadside bombs in the southern city of Karachi have killed more than 100 people and injured many more. More >>
Incentives Might Lead Burma To Do The Right Thing
Friday, 19 October 2007, 10:32 am | United Nations
Jakarta is the third stop on a six-nation tour for the Special Envoy, who has been dispatched by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to consult with regional leaders on how to address the ongoing crisis in Myanmar. More >>
New UN Special Representatives Named For Africa
Friday, 19 October 2007, 10:31 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of three Special Representatives and two Deputy Special Representatives to act for him in four African countries trying to recover from prolonged war or insecurity - Burundi, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic ... More >>
UN, Ethiopia Agree To Send Aid To Eastern Areas
Friday, 19 October 2007, 10:30 am | United Nations
The United Nations today announced plans with the Government of Ethiopia aimed at ensuring that much needed emergency relief food, medicines and other assistance reach the country's Somali Regional State. More >>
UN Prepares For Indonesian Volcanic Eruption
Friday, 19 October 2007, 10:29 am | United Nations
United Nations relief officials in Indonesia have begun mobilizing staff and emergency medical supplies in eastern Java, where the eruption of Mount Kelud volcano is believed to be imminent. More >>
Mild Weather Vs. Antarctic Ozone Hole Shrinkage
Friday, 19 October 2007, 10:29 am | United Nations
Since 1998, only the ozone holes of 2002 and 2004 have been smaller than this year's - both in terms of area and amount of destroyed ozone - and this is not indicative of ozone recuperation, the agency said in a press release. More >>
Congolese War Crimes Suspect Turned Over To ICC
Friday, 19 October 2007, 10:28 am | United Nations
The latest suspect joined Congolese suspect Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, who will be tried on crimes relating to the recruitment of children as soldiers in what is widely viewed as a milestone in international attempts to fight immunity on the issue. More >>
UN Official Urges More Relief Aid To Burma
Friday, 19 October 2007, 10:27 am | United Nations
At least 5 million vulnerable persons in Myanmar are short of food, and many suffer needlessly from diseases and live in poverty, according to WFP, which said it can presently only provide food to about 500,000 vulnerable persons - far less than is ... More >>
Mali Copes With Recent Floods, UN Delivers Relief
Friday, 19 October 2007, 10:26 am | United Nations
The United Nations humanitarian wing has delivered more than 30 tons of relief supplies to authorities in Mali, where recent floods have left thousands of people homeless and raised the risk of waterborne diseases and malnutrition. More >>
Migrants Sent Home Over $300 Billion In 2006
Friday, 19 October 2007, 10:26 am | United Nations
Migrants working in industrialized countries sent home more than $300 billion to their families in 2006 - surpassing the $104 billion provided by donor nations in foreign aid to developing countries. More >>
Fire Ravages UN Refugee Agency Stores In Syria
Friday, 19 October 2007, 10:25 am | United Nations
UNHCR staff on site said one warehouse had been completely destroyed and a second one badly damaged. But all the stock in the second warehouse was saved. More >>
UNESCO Condemns Killings Of Iraqi Journalists
Friday, 19 October 2007, 10:25 am | United Nations
The Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today continued his campaign to spotlight media killings in Iraq, deploring the deaths of the latest five to lose their lives there. More >>
Rwandan On Run From War Crimes Tribunal Arrested
Friday, 19 October 2007, 10:24 am | United Nations
French authorities have arrested a Rwandan national and former public official who had been on the run from the United Nations war crimes tribunal set up after the 1994 genocide in the African country. More >>
Link Between Peace And Sustainable Development
Friday, 19 October 2007, 10:23 am | United Nations
Stamping out poverty goes hand in hand with achieving peace, urging all States to step up their efforts in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight ambitious targets to stamp out poverty and other ills by 2015. More >>
