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UN Tribunal: Remaining Fugitives Must Be Arrested
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 2:34 pm | United Nations
Four fugitives remain at large from the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and the failure to arrest them "continues to represent an affront to justice," the court says today. More >>
ICJ Awards Honduras Sovereignty Of Four Cays
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 2:34 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon immediately welcomed the judgement, issued by the ICJ in The Hague, and voiced trust that the two nations would now implement the decision in full. More >>
Experienced Pakistani Is New UN Military Adviser
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 2:33 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a 30-year veteran of the Pakistan Army as the new Military Adviser of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). More >>
Concern Over Afghan Death Penalty After Executions
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 2:33 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today expressed concern at the recent execution of 15 prisoners in the capital, Kabul - the first time the death penalty has been used in three years. More >>
Migiro Calls For Global 'Coalition Of Conscience'
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 2:32 pm | United Nations
"The good news is that we have all the resources in our command today to achieve this ambition in our own generation," she told the General Assembly committee dealing with economic and financial issues. "We just cannot afford to fail." More >>
Iraqi Kids Back To School, UNICEF Needs More Aid
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 2:32 pm | United Nations
Nearly six million Iraqi children are going back to the classroom this week in what the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) calls a "remarkable achievement" while cautioning that more needs to be done to support the effort. More >>
Clash Illustrates Ongoing Georgian-Abkhaz Tensions
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 2:31 pm | United Nations
In light of this recent clash, Mr. Ban recommends that areas between the zone of conflict and the Kodori Valley be put under international monitoring, with the deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery radar. More >>
Darfur Peacekeeping Force Missing Key Capacities
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 2:30 pm | United Nations
The mission is on track to reach its benchmarks for the deployment of initial essential personnel before January, when it is scheduled to take over from the existing AU mission, Assistant Secretary-General Jane Holl Lute told reporters in New York. More >>
Foundation Laid For Global Cybersecurity Roadmap
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 8:01 am | United Nations
Experts at a United Nations-backed conference have agreed to jointly take action to combat the constantly evolving and increasingly sophisticated challenges posed by cybercrime. More >>
UN Meeting & Importance Of Interreligious Dialogue
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 8:01 am | United Nations
Srgjan Kerim urged participants to "go forth and strive to build a new culture of international relations based on human rights and security, mutual cooperation and respect for international law." More >>
UN Peacebuilding Official Heads To Sierra Leone
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 7:14 am | United Nations
Aiming to track progress in Sierra Leone as it works to consolidate stability, a senior United Nations peacebuilding official heads there today for meetings with top officials. More >>
Singapore Rejoins UNESCO After 22-year Absence
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 7:12 am | United Nations
The Organization's Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura welcomed the return of Singapore, which deposited its instrument of adhesion in London today, as the 193rd UNESCO member. More >>
UN Standing Police Capacity Starts Training In UK
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 7:11 am | United Nations
Two weeks of intensive training in project-management, team-building, transitional justice and other aspects of peacekeeping started today for officers of the United Nations Standing Police Capacity. More >>
Viruses From Tropics Moving To Temperate Zones
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 3:59 am | United Nations
Globalization, the movement of people and goods, tourism, urbanization and probably also climate change are favouring the spread of animal viruses around the planet, FAO noted. More >>
UN Handbook On Rights Of Persons With Disabilities
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 3:58 am | United Nations
Aiming to help lawmakers better understand the new Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, the main United Nations human rights office and its partners today launched a handbook on the treaty's provisions. More >>
Line Between Migrants And Refugees Is Blurring
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 3:57 am | United Nations
The line between those who leave their homes out of fear and those who chose to seek a better life across borders is blurring, raising new issues for refugee protection. More >>
Poverty: Parts Of Asia-Pacific Lag Behind Africa
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 3:55 am | United Nations
Asia and the Pacific accounts for about two thirds of the world's underweight children. More than one in four children under the age of five are underweight. More >>
Surge Of Sea Arrivals To Greece Worries UNHCR
Monday, 8 October 2007, 10:22 am | United Nations
The number of asylum-seekers and migrants arriving by boat in Greece has spiked dramatically this year, leading to overcrowding and serious hygiene concerns in the country's detention centres. More >>
Town Where Peacekeepers Attacked Burned Down
Monday, 8 October 2007, 10:02 am | United Nations
Haskanita, "which is currently under the control of the Government, was completely burned down, except for a few buildings," UNMIS said today, after conducting a joint assessment mission to the area yesterday. More >>
Burma Should Act Boldy Towards Democracy - UN
Monday, 8 October 2007, 10:01 am | United Nations
Both Mr. Ban and Mr. Gambari welcomed news that Senior General Than Shwe has is prepared to meet the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi, albeit with certain conditions. More >>
