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Martyrdom Not Major Cause Of Afghan Bomb Attacks

Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 11:40 am | United Nations

Suicide attackers in Afghanistan, including children, are being coerced or duped into carrying out such operations, and seemed to be motivated by a variety of grievances such as foreign occupation, anger over civilian casualties and humiliation rather ... More >>

Immediate Action Crucial To Tackle Global Warming

Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 11:39 am | United Nations

A senior United Nations official today called for action not only to tackle the causes of global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions but also to cope with its effects such as the increasing vulnerability of agriculture which places developing ... More >>

Myanmar: Calls To Release Peaceful Demonstrators

Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 11:38 am | United Nations

Voicing mounting concern over the detention of peaceful demonstrators in Myanmar, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on the Government to release them immediately. More >>

Ban Ki-moon Urges Darfur Parties Over Peace Talks

Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 11:37 am | United Nations

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today in Libya called on all parties to the conflict in the Sudanese region of Darfur to create a climate conducive to successful peace negotiations to be held next month in Tripoli. More >>

Darfur Peace Talks Must Be 'Final Phase'

Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 11:36 am | United Nations

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in New York today following an intensive, week-long visit to Sudan, Chad and Libya, vowed to maintain his focus on ending the conflict in Darfur and said the region's leaders agree that next month's peace talks to try ... More >>

UN Call Against Terrorist Violence In Algeria

Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 11:35 am | United Nations

One day after speaking out against a terrorist blast in Batna, Algeria, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned a car bombing in the city of Dellys. More >>

Progress After Elections In Timor-Leste

Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 11:34 am | United Nations

Welcoming the formation of a new Government in Timor-Leste after recent legislative elections, the Security Council today urged the small South-East Asian country's political groups to resolve any differences or disputes through only peaceful channels. More >>

Top UN Officials In Africa To Be Reshuffled

Friday, 7 September 2007, 11:49 am | United Nations

Three top United Nations officials in Africa will switch posts to allow the world body to address issues on the continent, especially in Somalia and the Central African Republic (CAR), it was announced today. More >>

Liberia: UN Mission Drawdown For Stability

Friday, 7 September 2007, 11:48 am | United Nations

The planned drawdown of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) is designed to foster stability in the country, which has consolidated democracy in recent years following a devastating civil war. More >>

Indigenous Leaders Voice Hope Over Rights

Friday, 7 September 2007, 11:47 am | United Nations

Indigenous leaders today expressed hope that the United Nations General Assembly next week will adopt a declaration outlining their rights and outlawing discrimination against them. More >>

UN Force Commander Urges DR Congo Ceasefire

Friday, 7 September 2007, 11:46 am | United Nations

With violence flaring in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a senior United Nations military official based in the country today called for a ceasefire. More >>

UN Culture Agency Celebrates Life Of Rumi

Friday, 7 September 2007, 11:45 am | United Nations

Born in 1207 in Balkh in what is now Afghanistan, Rumi is the author of the renowned Mathnawi or "Rhyming Couplets." After being exiled, he spent most of his life in Konya, which is in present-day Turkey. More >>

New UN Tourism And Climate Change Resource

Friday, 7 September 2007, 11:43 am | United Nations

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has created an information gathering web resource - displaying data, studies, policy papers, videos and other materials - as part of its effort to combat climate change. More >>

UN Seeks $81M To Feed The Masses In Chad

Friday, 7 September 2007, 7:29 am | United Nations

In a race against time, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) launched an urgent appeal today for $81 million in new donations for another major operation to feed more than 230,000 Sudanese refugees and 150,000 internally displaced persons. More >>

Migiro Spotlights Crucial Role Of Peacebuilding

Friday, 7 September 2007, 7:27 am | United Nations

"The UN's own experiences show that roughly half of all countries that emerge from war lapse back into violence within five years," Ms. Migiro told the Peacebuilding Fund Advisory Group, which held its first-ever meeting at UN Headquarters. More >>

Peru Gets Emergency Telecommunications Devices

Friday, 7 September 2007, 7:25 am | United Nations

The United Nations telecommunications agency has deployed 50 satellite terminals in remote areas of southern Peru as part of its efforts to restore vital emergency communication links to the region in the wake of last month's deadly earthquake. More >>