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Appeal To Feed 100K Nicaraguan Hurricane Victims
Friday, 14 September 2007, 7:45 am | United Nations
"The victims of this catastrophe are among the poorest and most vulnerable people, not just in Nicaragua but in the whole Latin American region," WFP Country Director William Hart said of the last week's landfall of Hurricane Felix. More >>
Bolstered Efforts Crucial For Stability In Burundi
Friday, 14 September 2007, 7:44 am | United Nations
Burundi, which has been the victim of violent coups and political instability since gaining independence in 1962, was the first country to receive financial support from the Peacebuilding Fund, established from voluntary contributions to aid countries ... More >>
Child Deaths Worldwide Fall Below 10 Million/Year
Friday, 14 September 2007, 7:43 am | United Nations
Child deaths worldwide have reached a record low, falling below 10 million per year for the first time to 9.7 million, down from almost 13 million in 1990, according to new figures released today by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). More >>
Harvest Prospects In West Africa Improve Greatly
Friday, 14 September 2007, 7:42 am | United Nations
In Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger harvest prospects improved significantly after the scant rains of June. Satellite imagery for early September indicates that good rains continued to fall over most of the Sahel region. More >>
Ban Ki-moon's Meeting To Boost African Development
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:33 am | United Nations
With the whole of sub-Saharan Africa currently off track for meeting a single one of the ambitious goals the world has set itself for slashing poverty, hunger, disease and illiteracy by 2015, Ban Ki-moon is convening an unprecedented meeting. More >>
UN Concern Over Shelling Of Northern Kurdish Areas
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:32 am | United Nations
"Such incidents continue to cause damage and consternation among the civilian populations in these areas, disrupting their daily lives," Ban Ki-moon's Special Rep Ashraf Qazi said in a statement issued by the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI). More >>
IAEA Welcomes Iran's Agreement To Address Issues
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:29 am | United Nations
Mohamed ElBaradei told reporters in Vienna, where the agency's 35-member Board of Governors is meeting this week, that the August agreement, the first such work plan Iran has consented to, is "an important step in the right direction." More >>
Serbian Tennis Aces Are Ambassadors For UNICEF
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:27 am | United Nations
Two of the rising stars of women's tennis, Serbia's Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic, have been appointed national ambassadors for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to help promote the rights of children and young people in their homeland. More >>
Desertification, Climate Change Impede Development
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:26 am | United Nations
Desertification and climate change, which he characterized as "two major manifestations of the same problem," also are obstacles to reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the series of eight anti-poverty targets, by 2015. More >>
UN Announces Awards Telecast For Development Goals
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:25 am | United Nations
Stressing that Development Goals form "the basis of our economic and social planning for the coming years," Ambassador Zina Andrianarivelo-Razafy of Madagascar said the Festival "will be a great opportunity for all countries to show what they are doing." More >>
Deadly Air, Ground Attack On South Darfur Town
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:24 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon today expressed deep concern at the Sudanese Government's "brutal aerial and ground attack" on a South Darfur town that has left at least 25 civilians dead and took place just days after the United Nations chief visited the war-torn region. More >>
Illicit Trafficking, Theft Of Nuclear Materials
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:20 am | United Nations
Of the 150 incidents that occurred in 2006, 14 involved unauthorized possession and related criminal activities and can be described as illicit trafficking, such as illegal possession, movement, or attempts to illegally trade in the materials. More >>
UNESCO Meeting On Water Management In Cities
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:18 am | United Nations
The three-day symposium, organized by the agency's International Hydrological Programme, will look at new proposals and technologies for dealing with the growing pressure on freshwater supplies, the poor administration of existing water resources. More >>
UNICEF Seeks Over $2M To Aid Hurricane Victims
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:18 am | United Nations
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is seeking over $2 million in relief aid over the next six months for victims of Hurricane Felix in Nicaragua, where up to 100,000 people are estimated to have been affected by the disaster. More >>
Heart Attack/Stroke Pocket-Charts Will Save Lives
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:17 am | United Nations
Health workers around the world will be able to more easily identify those at risk of heart attacks and strokes and save some of the estimated 20 million lives lost to these diseases annually by prescribing the most appropriate treatment. More >>
Refugee Children Kick Off School Year In Syria
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:16 am | United Nations
Since early this year, Syria has been preparing to accommodate 100,000 Iraqi students in its schools during the 2007-2008 academic year, up from some 33,000 last year. UNHCR estimates that 1.4 million Iraqis - 250,000 of them of school age. More >>
Ban Ki-moon Concern Over Indonesian Earthquake
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:15 am | United Nations
A team from Banda Aceh comprising members of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and other UN staff will depart for an initial assessment in the next few hours, according to a statement released by Mr. Ban's spokesperson. More >>
Judges' Selection Panel For Lebanon Tribunal
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:14 am | United Nations
In his latest report on the progress of the Tribunal, Mr. Ban says the selection panel will be formed and take up its work by next month, and he expects to be able to appoint the judges - after receiving the panel's recommendations - by the end ... More >>
Millions Of Hands Set To Join In This Weekend
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:13 am | United Nations
From the palm-fringed shores of the Pacific islands of Tonga to the banks of the Vistula in Poland, some 35 million people are expected to take part in this year's United Nations-backed Clean Up the World Weekend starting on Friday. More >>
Policing Role In Peacekeeping Needs Recognition
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:12 am | United Nations
Mr. Vittrup also emphasized the importance of officers being culturally sensitive in their dealings with the local population and also to be aware of arriving in the mission with preconceived ideas. "You can't go to a mission in Darfur and do nothing". More >>
