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French President Urges UN To Forge New Deal
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 3:43 pm | United Nations
French President Nicolas Sarkozy today urged national leaders attending the annual high-level debate of the United Nations General Assembly to forge a "new deal" that will ensure justice for all. More >>
UN Mercenary Experts Voice Concern Over Iraq
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 3:42 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries today expressed its concern over the 16 September "indiscriminate" shooting - claiming the lives of more than 10 Iraqi civilians - in a heavily-populated Baghdad neighbourhood involving a foreign ... More >>
President Lula Of Brazil Proposes 'Rio + 20'
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 3:41 pm | United Nations
Standing before the United Nations General Assembly one day after an historic meeting on climate change, the President of Brazil today proposed convening in 2012 a summit on the environment in Rio, exactly two decades after the landmark international conference ... More >>
Millions Of Stateless People To Benefit Soon - UN
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 3:40 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed as "major breakthroughs" recent decisions by Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka to grant citizenship to some three million people who live in the three Asian nations without any official identity. More >>
Food Fortification To Benefit Millions Of Egyptian
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 3:39 pm | United Nations
Millions of Egyptians are expected to benefit from a new United Nations-backed nutrition programme to cut widespread anaemia, estimated to afflict 60 per cent of the population in the most impoverished parts of the country, damaging maternal and infant health. More >>
Typhoon Floods In DPR Korea, UN Steps Up Relief
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 3:39 pm | United Nations
With rainstorms and strong winds from last week's Typhoon Wipha compounding the woes of hundreds of thousands of North Koreans already suffering from August's floods, United Nations agencies are pre-positioning food for a new distribution and appealing ... More >>
Ghana Leader Wants UN To Step Up Role In Somalia
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 3:38 pm | United Nations
The United Nations should expedite its planning for the deployment of a peacekeeping force to replace the existing African Union-led mission in Somalia, given the scale of the troubles faced by the African country, Ghana's President John Kufuor told ... More >>
Congolese Returns From Tanzania Lack Food - UNHCR
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 3:37 pm | United Nations
Serious food shortages are threatening the voluntary return of Congolese refugees from camps in western Tanzania, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). More >>
Estonia Urges UN To Cooperate On Cyber Crimes
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 3:36 pm | United Nations
The international community should step up its efforts to defeat cyber crime, starting by acceding to an international convention on the issue and eventually building to the development of a globally negotiated and comprehensive law of cyberspace, Estonia's ... More >>
UN Expert Urges Serbia To Do More On Rights
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 3:36 pm | United Nations
Alarmed at the stigmatization and hostility faced by those working to advance human rights in Serbia, an independent United Nations expert has called on that country's authorities to give political recognition and legitimacy to human rights defenders ... More >>
Sec. Council Approves UN Presence In CAR, Chad
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 3:34 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today established a United Nations-mandated, multidimensional presence, which will include European Union military forces, in eastern Chad and north-eastern Central African Republic (CAR) to help protect civilians and facilitate ... More >>
Invite To Join Kazakhstan Renouncing Nuclear Arms
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 3:33 pm | United Nations
The President of Kazakhstan today called on national leaders attending the annual United Nations General Assembly's high-level debate to follow the example set by his country by renouncing nuclear arms and enjoying the peace dividend that will ... More >>
Italy Urges Support For Death Penalty Moratorium
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 3:33 pm | United Nations
The campaign for a worldwide moratorium on the death penalty has "reached a decisive moment," Italy's President told the General Assembly tonight, as he called on United Nations Member States to adopt a draft resolution on the issue. More >>
Iranian President Says Nuclear Issue Is Now Closed
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 3:32 pm | United Nations
The issue of Iran's nuclear activities is a matter only for the United Nations atomic watchdog now and not the Security Council, the country's President told the General Assembly today as he accused "arrogant powers" of abusing the Council to ... More >>
Sri Lanka Says Treaty On Terrorism Must Be Agreed
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 3:32 pm | United Nations
The negotiation process for a comprehensive global convention against terrorism has taken far too long and needs to wind up, Sri Lanka's President told the United Nations General Assembly today as he called for greater international vigilance against terrorism ... More >>
Recent Gains Threatened By Terrorism And Drugs
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 3:30 pm | United Nations
Afghanistan's economy is posting serious gains, its nascent institutions are taking root and its health indicators are on the rise, but the twin perils of terrorism and illegal drugs place enormous obstacles to any further improvements, President ... More >>
Ban Ki-moon Wants Stronger UN For A Better World
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 3:29 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened his first annual debate of the General Assembly this morning with a call to global leaders to back his efforts to bolster the United Nations in the interests of the world. More >>
Meeting Backs Enhanced UN Ties With African Union
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 2:40 pm | United Nations
Participants at a top-level Security Council meeting today on the challenges to peace and security faced by Africa voiced support for bolstering the cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (AU). More >>
Leaders Show Will For Climate Change Breakthrough
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 7:03 pm | United Nations
World leaders have demonstrated the political will necessary to make a breakthrough on climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he wrapped up the largest-ever meeting of heads of State or government on the issue. More >>
Burma Authorities Should Use Restraint - UN
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 11:29 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon has called on the authorities in Burma to exercise restraint in dealing with the recent wave of peaceful protests, saying he hopes they will spur dialogue between the Government and other groups on promoting national reconciliation. More >>
