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Invite Somalia Opposition Groups To Debate -- UN
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 9:36 am | United Nations
The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Somalia François Lonsény Fall today called on the war-ravaged East African nation's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) to invite opposition groups to join the reconciliation meeting in Mogadishu. More >>
Gross Violations Of Human Rights In Darfur -- UN
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 8:55 am | United Nations
All parties to the Darfur conflict continue to carry out "gross violations" of human rights, including killings, disappearances, torture and sexual violence, an independent United Nations rights expert has reported after wrapping up her latest visit to Sudan. More >>
Fleeing Chadians Should Be Classed Refugees - UN
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 8:16 am | United Nations
A joint report by the UN refugee agency and its Sudanese Govt counterpart has recommended that the estimated 30,000 Chadians who have fled to neighbouring Darfur be classified as refugees. More >>
Afghan Returnees From Iran Receive Vital UN Aid
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 7:59 am | United Nations
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has provided crucial assistance to over 1,600 Afghan families returning home from Iran since the end of July thanks to the help of the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). More >>
Ukraine Agrees To Enforce War Crimes Sentences
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 7:27 am | United Nations
Ukraine today became the 12th European country to agree to enforce a sentence imposed by the United Nations war crimes tribunal that was set up to deal with the worst crimes committed during the Balkan wars in the 1990s. More >>
Global Land Temps May Be Hotest Ever Recorded - UN
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 6:57 am | United Nations
Global land surface temperatures for January and April will likely be ranked as the warmest since records began in 1880, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported today. Expect violent storms, floods and heatwaves. More >>
Violence, Criminal Acts Continue In Timor-Leste
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 6:52 am | United Nations
With sporadic fighting, rock throwing and tyre burning breaking out, the top UN envoy in Timor-Leste warned today that any political party supporters engaging in acts of violence would be treated as criminals and swiftly dealt with. More >>
UN Relief For Central African Republic Refugees
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 6:45 am | United Nations
Some 26,000 refugees who have fled insecurity in the Central African Republic and are now living in Cameroon will soon receive much-needed help from several United Nations agencies joining forces to alleviate their plight. More >>
UNICEF Help Provides Egyptians With Cleaner Water
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 6:43 am | United Nations
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation have joined forces to bolster access to improved water services for Egyptians in rural and urban areas. Coca-Cola Africa Foundation is contributing $250K towards the project. More >>
Strong Security Council Consensus For UN Iraq Role
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 6:38 am | United Nations
There is strong consensus within the Security Council on an expanded United Nations role in Iraq, the world organization's top political officer said today, although he acknowledged the restraints imposed by the continuing conflict in the country. More >>
Sth Asia Flood Relief Effort An Unprecedented Test
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 11:21 am | United Nations
As monsoon rains continue to pound South Asia, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the sheer size and scale of the resulting floods, as well as the massive numbers of people affected, poses an "unprecedented challenge". More >>
Top UN Envoy On Myanmar Visits Singapore
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 9:28 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Adviser on Myanmar, Ibrahim Gambari, today arrived in Singapore on the first leg of an Asian trip that will also take him to Bangkok, Thailand; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Jakarta, Indonesia. More >>
Ban Ki-moon Calls For Nuclear Weapons Elimination
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 9:27 am | United Nations
On the 62nd anniversary of the world's first-ever atomic bomb attack, which devastated the Japanese city of Hiroshima, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the occasion serves as a "powerful reminder" of the efforts necessary to halt nuclear proliferation. More >>
UN Tribunal Orders Japanese Fishing Boat Released
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 8:59 am | United Nations
The United Nations International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) today ordered Russian authorities to release a Japanese fishing vessel it had detained for alleged illegal fishing in Russian waters but turned down Japan's application to release ... More >>
Darfur Rebels Vow To Work Together Towards Peace
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 8:01 am | United Nations
Darfurian rebel groups attending United Nations-sponsored "pre-negotiation" talks over the weekend have agreed to work together to try to devise a solution to the deadly conflict that has devastated the Sudanese region since 2003. More >>
UN Envoy Outraged At Killing Of Afghan Deminers
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 7:19 am | United Nations
The murder of three men working to rid Afghanistan of the scourge of landmines has sparked outrage from the top UN official in the country. Abdul Hasib, Meva Gul and Mirwais were abducted on Saturday. More >>
UN Calls On Sri Lanka To Probe Aid Worker Murders
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 6:13 am | United Nations
Terming the killings a year ago today of 17 Sri Lankan aid workers "probably the single worst crime committed against humanitarian workers in recent history," the top United Nations humanitarian official called on the Government to investigate. More >>
UN Mobilizes Town To Support Peace In Ivory Coast
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 5:56 am | United Nations
Continuing its provincial forums in Côte d'Ivoire, the United Nations this weekend mobilized the inhabitants of Touba, the Bafing regional capital, to support the peace accord to reunite the West African country that has been split since 2002. More >>
UN Welcomes Unveiling of new Timorese Government
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 5:54 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy in Timor-Leste today welcomed the announcement of a new Government to be led by Xanana Gusmão in the small Asian nation, which the world body helped shepherd to independence in 2002. More >>
Some 500k Sudanese Flood Victims Get Emergency Aid
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 5:52 am | United Nations
Up to half a million Sudanese flood victims have received emergency aid from United Nations agencies and their partners, including water purification products to avert the huge risk of epidemics, in the wake of four weeks of torrential rains. More >>
