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Survivors Of S. Asia Floods Must Not Be Forgotten
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 10:03 am | United Nations
Warning that the humanitarian crisis in South Asia could worsen, the United Nations and leading relief agencies are calling for increased resources and attention to the plight of the millions in need of assistance after this summer's devastating ... More >>
Niger's FM Sees Central Role For UN Councils
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 10:02 am | United Nations
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has a decisive role to play in promoting development as a central United Nations organ, the Foreign Minister of Niger told the General Assembly today. More >>
NZ To Host World Environment Day
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 8:50 am | United Nations
World Environment Day 2008 to be Hosted by New Zealand with Focus on Fostering Low-Carbon Economies More >>
UN Highlights Tools To Fight Global Warming
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 8:10 am | United Nations
"Costa Rica's pioneer project will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to sustainable development," FAO Assistant Director-General for Forestry Jan Heino said. The FAO is working with the Government to provide technical assistance More >>
UN Age-Friendly Cities Guide For Older People
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 8:10 am | United Nations
The growing proportion of older people in the global population is predicted to double from 11 per cent in 2006 to 22 per cent in 2050, with the trend occurring at a much faster rate in the developing world where the number is about twice that in developed ... More >>
Iraqi Polio Vaccinators Fight Against Odds
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 8:09 am | United Nations
United Nations agencies are helping over 20,000 Iraqi mobile polio vaccinators in "a titanic effort" to reach as many as 5 million children under the age of five despite the violence raging in the strife-torn country and the added difficulty of the displacement ... More >>
Secretary-General Hails Jewish Feast, Muslim Fast
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 8:08 am | United Nations
"This year, Sukkot falls at a particularly auspicious time, as we also approach the end of the Holy month of Ramadan. This reminds us that men and women of faith around the world can be brought together, rather than separated, by their convictions and ... More >>
Israel's FM Urges UN To Act On Principles
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 8:07 am | United Nations
"What is the value, we have to ask, of an Organization which is unable to take effective action in the face of a direct assault on the very principles it was founded to protect?" asked Tzipi Livni in her address to the General Assembly's annual high-level debate. More >>
Civil Mission Needed For Breakaway Moldova Region
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 8:07 am | United Nations
A multinational civil mission with an international mandate is needed to resolve the separatist conflict in Moldova's Transdniestrian region, the country's Foreign Minister told the General Assembly today. More >>
UN Calls For Strategies To Tackle Displacement
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 8:06 am | United Nations
With millions of people on the move around the world, the top United Nations refugee official today called for new strategies to tackle the causes, scale and complexity of global displacement and migration. More >>
Trafficking Threatens Democracy In Guinea-Bissau
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 8:06 am | United Nations
Despite recent progress in the fields of public finance and cooperation with international finance institutions, the consolidation of democracy in Guinea-Bissau is being impeded by numerous challenges, particularly drug trafficking, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ... More >>
Honours For Projects Using ICT To Enhance Learning
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 8:05 am | United Nations
Launched in 2005, the prize rewards the projects and best practices of individuals, institutions and NGOs in using ICT to enhance learning, teaching and overall educational performance. More >>
UN Pledges Support For Inter-Korean Summit
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 8:04 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed this week's inter-Korean summit as an opportunity to contribute to reconciliation, cooperation and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and pledged any United Nations support that may be needed. More >>
UN Outraged At Attacks On Peacekeepers in Darfur
Monday, 1 October 2007, 1:09 pm | United Nations
Condemning in the strongest possible terms the recent attack in Haskanita, South Darfur, which killed some 10 African Union (AU) peacekeepers, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for those responsible to be brought to justice for the "outrageous" ... More >>
Burma: UN To Resume Delivering Food In Mandalay
Monday, 1 October 2007, 10:15 am | United Nations
WFP Country Director and Representative Chris Kaye confirmed that the Mandalay Area Military Commander on Saturday issued the transport permit to allow for the delivery of nearly 200 metric tons of food to Lashio in northern Myanmar. WFP has therefore ... More >>
Kosovo's Status Process Can Be Concluded Soon, Top
Monday, 1 October 2007, 10:13 am | United Nations
Following direct talks between Belgrade and Pristina, the Secretary-General's top envoy to Kosovo expressed optimism that the status process of the Serbian province - which the world body has run since western forces drove out Yugoslav troops in ... More >>
Darfur Arms Embargo Panel Mandate Extended
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 12:31 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today decided to extend the mandate of the panel of experts set up to monitor an arms embargo in the strife-torn Darfur region of Sudan. The 15-member body unanimously adopted a resolution to lengthen until 15 October 2008 ... More >>
Afghanistan: UN Speaks Out On Army Bus Attack
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 7:38 am | United Nations
"We don't at this stage know the final numbers for dead and wounded but it is clear this attack is among the worst that Kabul has seen," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Representative Tom Koenigs said in a statement. More >>
Liberia: Rehabilitated School Handed To Community
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 7:36 am | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia (UNMIL) handed over a school it rehabilitated 500 Christian and Muslin children to a community on the outskirts of the capital Monrovia. More >>
Multilateralism Only Viable Way To Tackle Today's
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 7:35 am | United Nations
Whether it is resolving conflicts, protecting human rights, achieving development goals or safeguarding the environment, the only viable way to effectively tackle today's complex global challenges is through multilateral cooperation, Secretary-General ... More >>
