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Liberia Becomes Eligible For UN Peacebuilding Fund
Friday, 5 October 2007, 7:55 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared today that Liberia is the fifth country to become eligible for the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund, set up a year ago to help States emerging from conflict consolidate their gains and not slide back into war. More >>
Fight Against Urban Crime Is Focus At Conference
Friday, 5 October 2007, 7:54 am | United Nations
The conference has set out to develop an international framework to support cities and stakeholders in addressing violence in an urban development perspective. Between 1990 and 2000, incidents of violent crime per 100,000 persons increased from 6 to ... More >>
UN Flash Appeal For 75,000 Flood Victims In Ghana
Friday, 5 October 2007, 7:54 am | United Nations
The United Nations and partner organizations today launched a $10-million flash appeal for 75,000 people in northern Ghana, where entire communities have been hit by floods after heavy and persistent rain in late August and mid-September. More >>
Cholera Continues To Spread In Iraq, WHO Reports
Friday, 5 October 2007, 7:53 am | United Nations
Cholera is continuing to spread across Iraq and dissemination to as yet unaffected areas remains highly possible, with more than 30,000 people having already fallen ill with acute watery diarrhoea, according to the latest update by the United Nations ... More >>
Clean Up The World Moves Into Cyberspace
Friday, 5 October 2007, 7:52 am | United Nations
"Let us hope this global Google community's effort may go further and persist beyond the International Cleanup Weekend. It may evolve into a new forum and network for ideas sharing on a wide range of challenges from local cleanups to community-based ... More >>
UN, Daniel Pearl Foundation, MOJH Concert Series
Friday, 5 October 2007, 7:51 am | United Nations
On 8, 9 and 10 October, Israeli artist Idan Raichel will perform as part of the event, one of many Daniel Pearl Music Days being held in October around the world in memory of the slain journalist. More >>
Declaration To Strengthen Inter-Korean Cooperation
Friday, 5 October 2007, 7:50 am | United Nations
Secretary-General said he was encouraged by the announcement at the six-party talks - involving the DPRK, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Russia and the United States - on the next phase in achieving a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula. More >>
UN Envoy Confers With ASEAN Officials On Burma
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:31 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari held talks today in Singapore with the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after concluding a series of meetings with senior leaders in Myanmar. More >>
Women's Empowerment Key To UN Achieving Goals
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:31 am | United Nations
Stressing that the empowerment of women is vital to achieving peace and security, improved living standards and respect for human rights, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has underscored the need to support the work of the United Nations Population Fund ... More >>
Barbados Calls For Re-opening Of Anti-Drugs Office
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:30 am | United Nations
Billie A. Miller told the Assembly's annual high-level debate that her Government is not convinced that the decision to close the regional office, which served 29 States and territories, "translates into making our region safer from these very ... More >>
Tajikistan Calls For Fight On Terrorism Root Cause
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:29 am | United Nations
The international community should step up its efforts aimed at tackling the root causes of terrorism, from combating extremist ideology to eliminating poverty, Tajikistan's Permanent Representative told the General Assembly today in New York. More >>
Security Worries Overtake Rights In Asylum Systems
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:29 am | United Nations
"The world of borders is particularly shadowy, with interception, turn-arounds and refoulement taking place outside the frame of any proper scrutiny," Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Erika Feller told the annual meeting of the agency's ... More >>
Ukraine Ready For Conference On Chemical Weapons
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:28 am | United Nations
Ukraine is prepared to host an international conference aimed at generating support for the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) as part of ongoing efforts to stem the spread of weapons of mass destruction, the country's Foreign Minister told the General ... More >>
Timely Resolution Of Kosovo's Future Status Needed
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:27 am | United Nations
The UN peacekeeping mission in the province, known as UNMIK, has mostly achieved what it can, and "further progress depends on a timely resolution of the future status of Kosovo," Mr. Ban wrote in his latest report on the Mission. More >>
Developing States Need Help To On Climate Change
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:26 am | United Nations
"The international community has to live up to its commitment to provide resources to developing countries to adapt to the effect of climate change," he told the Assembly. "By the same token, compulsory targets must be set for the reduction of greenhouse ... More >>
Armenia, Azerbaijan Views On Nagorno-Karabakh
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:25 am | United Nations
As the United Nations General Assembly continued its high-level debate today, the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan expressed their views on the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. More >>
Alleged Suspect In East Timor Violence Arrested
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:24 am | United Nations
Vicente da Conceiçao, alias Railos, was arrested at his home on a warrant issued last month for his alleged role in the events of 24 and 25 May 2006 on charges relating to homicide, the UN Police (UNPOL) reported. More >>
UN Well-placed To Address Issue Of Int'l Migration
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:24 am | United Nations
UN Well-placed To Address Issue Of Int'l Migration UN well-placed to address issue of international migration, Mexico says The United Nations is well-placed to address international migration, the Ambassador of Mexico said today, calling for the issue ... More >>
Red Sea Locust Infestation May Increase Greatly
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:23 am | United Nations
There is a high risk that locust infestations will increase dramatically on both sides of the Red Sea in the coming months as the crop-devouring insects have bred several months earlier than normal this year because of good rainfall since August, More >>
African Swine Fever In Caucasus Threatens Region
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:22 am | United Nations
"The spread of the African Swine Fever virus to the Caucasus region poses a very serious animal health risk and could lead to a dramatic situation," FAO Chief Veterinary Officer Joseph Domenech said. More >>
