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More Palestinians Die After Being Denied Access
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 3:40 am | United Nations
An increasing number of Palestinians have died after being denied passage through Israeli checkpoints, according to the latest United Nations humanitarian report on the occupied Palestinian territory. More >>
Pact Needed Against Deploying Weapons In Space
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 3:39 am | United Nations
Russia's Foreign Minister told national leaders attending the General Assembly today that it is time to establish a global agreement outlawing the deployment of weapons in space, warning they endanger the existence of all States. More >>
UNAIDS Pledges To Make The Money Work
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 3:38 am | United Nations
"The cost in lives has been tremendous, the cost of saving lives will only increase as time goes on without an adequate response, and, finally, responding to AIDS is essential in order to address every other development issue worldwide." More >>
Angolans Still Subject To Arbitrary Detention
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 3:37 am | United Nations
A United Nations human rights team has reported that Angolans are still being arbitrarily detained, tortured and often denied access to lawyers, following a 10-day visit to the southern African nation. More >>
Powerful States Must Take Lead On Climate Change
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 3:37 am | United Nations
The greatest burden in the global fight against climate change should be borne by the world's powerful countries, which are also often the leading producers of greenhouse gas emissions, the leaders of several island nations told the General Assembly today. More >>
Sea Exodus From Somalia To Yemen Is Building Up
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 3:35 am | United Nations
The deadly drama involving people-smuggling across the Gulf of Aden continues apace, with at least 89 confirmed deaths and 154 missing and presumed dead so far this month as traffickers reportedly stabbed passengers, beat them with iron bars and plastic ... More >>
Developing Countries Merit More Representation
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 3:34 am | United Nations
Developing countries deserve greater representation on the United Nations Security Council, the Foreign Minister of China, one of five permanent members on that body, said today. More >>
Palestinians Ready For Upcoming Peace Meeting
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 1:04 am | United Nations
"There is not the slightest obstacle to promoting the holding of a peace meeting, which will take place shortly," President Abbas said as the Assembly continued its annual high-level debate. More >>
Leaders Know Combating Climate Change Is Urgent
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 1:01 am | United Nations
This week's historic high-level meeting on climate change has galvanized world leaders to take urgent action to stem global warning, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. More >>
Burma Unrest Could Block Food Aid For 500K People
Saturday, 29 September 2007, 2:44 pm | United Nations
The restrictions Myanmar has placed on the movement of food due to the current unrest are an obstacle to feeding half a million people, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. More >>
UN To Hold Special Session On Burma On 2 October
Saturday, 29 September 2007, 9:46 am | United Nations
The United Nations Human Rights Council has announced it will hold a special meeting on 2 October to discuss the situation in Myanmar, amid growing calls for authorities in the Southeast Asian nation to exercise restraint in dealing with ongoing protests. More >>
Bainimarama Defends Coup, Vows Political Overhaul
Saturday, 29 September 2007, 9:36 am | United Nations
Fiji needs the help of the international community to become a nation with a truly democratic, non-racial and equitable governing system, its interim Prime Minister told the General Assembly today, defending his decision to launch a coup last year ... More >>
Linking Remote Asia-Pacific Communities To The Web
Friday, 28 September 2007, 11:55 am | United Nations
With only about 14,000 of the world's estimated 170,000 community e-centres in Asia and the Pacific, the UN opened a two-day meeting today on establishing a regional knowledge network of the centres where people in the poorest and remotest areas gain ... More >>
Competition For Oil & Gas Reserves Heating Up, UN
Friday, 28 September 2007, 11:51 am | United Nations
With crude oil prices staying well above $70 a barrel, traditional transnational corporations are losing bargaining power to oil-producing countries "eager to use climbing demand to capture a larger share of the rents," according to the UN Conference ... More >>
Tribunal Upholds Judgments Against Kosovo Fighters
Friday, 28 September 2007, 11:50 am | United Nations
The Appeals Chamber of the United Nations tribunal established to try those responsible for the worst war crimes committed in the Balkans in the 1990s today upheld the Trial Chamber's conviction of one former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) member and acquittal ... More >>
French Warships To Protect Food Ships From Pirates
Friday, 28 September 2007, 11:48 am | United Nations
Faced with the risk of mounting piracy off the coast of Somalia at a time when it is increasing its shipments to feed over a million hungry people in the strife-torn country, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed France's offer ... More >>
Agreement To Bolster UN Ties With SE Asian Forum
Friday, 28 September 2007, 11:47 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today entered into an agreement with his counterpart at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to boost ties between the two organizations. More >>
Stars Team Up With UN To Fight Poverty, HIV/AIDS
Friday, 28 September 2007, 11:45 am | United Nations
The awareness and fund-raising advertisements features celebrities from the world of sports, arts, fashion or business portrayed in teams of two by the world's greatest professional photographers. More >>
UN Needs Urgent Funds To Feed 1.5M Flood Victims
Friday, 28 September 2007, 11:44 am | United Nations
From helicopters in East Africa to boats in the West, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is using every means at its disposal to reach the estimated 1.5 million people engulfed by the worst floods in decades but it urgently needs new donations ... More >>
Local Level Battle Against Global Warming Honoured
Friday, 28 September 2007, 11:42 am | United Nations
Highlighting efforts at the local level to combat global warming, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today awarded a major prize to two non-governmental initiatives in South Africa and Bangladesh that are veterans in the front line against ... More >>
