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More Money Needed To Prevent Maternal Deaths
Friday, 19 October 2007, 10:23 am | United Nations
UN agencies warned that the number of women who die in pregnancy and childbirth is not declining fast enough to achieve the global target of reducing maternal deaths by three quarters by 2015, also known as Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5. More >>
Gambari Urges SE Asian Nations To Move On Burma
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 9:20 am | United Nations
Mr. Gambari is now in Jakarta where he is scheduled to meet Indonesia's President and Foreign Minister tomorrow. From there, he is expected to move on to India, China and finally to Japan. More >>
Kosovo: UN Helps Roma Families Hometown Return
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 9:19 am | United Nations
The 107 returnees either came from camps in the northern part of Mitrovica or from neighbouring Montenegro or Serbia proper, and they follow the return of 462 Roma in March this year to new apartments or private houses. More >>
IBC Ethiopia & Slovak Share UN Environmental Prize
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 9:18 am | United Nations
UNESCO today jointly awarded an environmental preservation prize to an Ethiopian biodiversity institute and a Slovak ecologist. More >>
Insecticide Nets Fuel Progress In Sub-Sahara
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 9:17 am | United Nations
"Controlling malaria is vital to improving child health and economic development in affected countries," UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman said. More >>
UN Suspends Somalia Aid Over Govt Forces Invasion
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 9:15 am | United Nations
The incident took place this morning at 8:15 local time, when between 50 and 60 armed members of the Somali National Security Service (NSS) entered the UN compound in an unauthorized manner, over the protests of UN staff members. More >>
Darfur: WFP Decries Killing Of 3 Contract Drivers
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 9:15 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today decried the killing of three truck drivers who were shot to death while working for the agency in the violence-wracked Darfur region in Sudan. More >>
UNHCR Launches Nepal HIV/AIDS Awareness Project
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 5:46 am | United Nations
The initiative was born from a review which found a pressing need for better coverage of HIV prevention activities in at-risk populations, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said. More >>
UNESCO-Library Of Congress Put Rare Stuff On Web
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 5:45 am | United Nations
A key aspect of the project is to build digital library capabilities in developing countries, so that all countries and all regions can participate and be represented in the World Digital Library, UNESCO said. More >>
UNHCR Moves Supplies From Liberia To Mauritania
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 5:44 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency has succeeded in dispatching a truck convoy from Liberia to Mauritania in a 25-day journey aimed at redeploying resources as part of a broader cost-saving effort that will benefit thousands of people. More >>
UN Envoy Arrives In Malaysia For Talks On Burma
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 9:44 pm | United Nations
UN Special Envoy for Myanmar met today with officials in Malaysia, the second stop on a regional tour focusing on the crisis in the Asian nation, where Government forces have used force in responding to peaceful protests. More >>
Ban Ki-moon Stresses Security Vs. Prosperity Link
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 9:43 pm | United Nations
The Secretary-General said the development of talent and leadership, the relationship between security and prosperity and the global implications of Asia's emergence are "issues of the greatest relevance to our times," affecting both the public and private ... More >>
Ban Ki-moon Commends His High-level Appointees
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 9:41 pm | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon today hailed the work of his special and personal representatives and envoys, recognizing the multiple demands placed on men and women called to be diplomats, negotiators, managers and communicators all at the same time. More >>
Greek Amb. Elected Pres. Of UNESCO Conference
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 9:41 pm | United Nations
Greece's Ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was unanimously elected in Paris today as the President of the 34th session of the body's General Conference. More >>
Israeli-Hizbollah Humanitarian Gestures Welcomed
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 9:40 pm | United Nations
Israel and Hizbollah confirmed this week that the remains of an Israeli civilian were swapped for a Lebanese prisoner and the bodies of two Hizbollah members. More >>
UN Official Hails Sub-Saharan Economic Growth
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 9:39 pm | United Nations
Although the final numbers for this year are not yet ready, growth in the region will probably be around 6 per cent - more than 1 per cent higher than the global average. More >>
Tribunal Upholds Ex-Army Bosnian Muslim Acquittal
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 9:39 pm | United Nations
The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), sitting in The Hague, found that the trial chamber was correct in November 2005 to acquit Sefer Halilović. More >>
UN Team To Tokelau For Referendum On Self-Govt
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 9:26 am | United Nations
UN spokesperson Michele Montas told reporters today that voting in the referendum on Tokelau, a Non-Self-Governing Territory that has been administered by New Zealand since 1926, will take place from this Saturday until 24 October. More >>
More Sudan Talks On Withdrawal From Unity Govt
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 8:55 am | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Sudan today met with a senior minister to discuss the decision of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) to suspend its participation in the Government of National Unity. More >>
Sierra Leone Has Made Great Strides -- UN Official
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 8:54 am | United Nations
Dutch Ambassador Frank Majoor met with Government officials to witness first-hand the situation on the ground following last month's elections. In his meetings, he advanced discussion on the development of the Peacebuilding Commission Cooperation ... More >>
