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Afghan Attacks Continues To Disrupt Education - UN
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 8:33 am | United Nations
Security incidents in schools and threats against students and teachers in Afghanistan have spiked in recent months, disrupting education in the country, which this year has seen some of the worst violence since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. More >>
Women's Advocate, Qatari Ambassador Head UN Bodies
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 7:42 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named a leading women's rights advocate from Singapore and the former Qatari ambassador to the United States to head up the world body's regional arms working to advance economic and social development in Asia. More >>
UN General Assembly Seeks Action On Climate Change
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 6:55 am | United Nations
The United Nations General Assembly tomorrow opens its first-ever plenary session devoted exclusively to climate change, seeking to translate the growing scientific consensus on the problem into a broad political consensus for action following alarming ... More >>
Sec. Council Extends UN Role In Ethiopia, Eritrea
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 6:52 am | United Nations
The Security Council today agreed to extend the mandate by six months of the United Nations peacekeeping mission monitoring the ceasefire that ended the border war between Ethiopia and Eritrea in 2000, voicing concern about the ongoing tensions between ... More >>
Ashraf Qazi Praises Iraq's Asian Cup Victory -- UN
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 6:02 am | United Nations
Congratulating Iraq's football team on its victory in the Asian Cup, the senior United Nations envoy in Baghdad today urged the people of the war-torn country to realize this potential for victory in other aspects of their national life. More >>
FAO Urges Educacation to Fight Mediterranean Fires
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 2:59 am | United Nations
With record summer temperatures and hot dry winds turning parts of the Mediterranean into a tinder box, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for education programmes to reduce the risk of wildfires. More >>
Sierra Leone: UN & Partners Voice Utmost Concern
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 2:54 am | United Nations
The United Nations and its international partners have voiced renewed concern at widely reported cases of intimidation and violence ahead of elections in Sierra Leone next month. More >>
UN Launches Appeal For Drought-Stricken Lesotho
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 2:51 am | United Nations
The UN has launched a $18.9 million flash appeal for the small Southern African kingdom where it is estimated that up to 553,000 people - one in four of the population - could face severe hunger. More >>
Ban Ki-moon hails California energy initiatives
Monday, 30 July 2007, 9:39 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in California on a trip aimed at spotlighting the issue of climate change, today praised the state for taking measures to foster energy efficiency and invited Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to United Nations talks on ... More >>
UN Best-Placed To Tackle Global Problems
Saturday, 28 July 2007, 3:02 pm | United Nations
The United Nations is the best-placed organization for tackling problems in today's interconnected world, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, pledging reform measures to strengthen it further. More >>
Favorable Climate For Nepal Elections Crucial - UN
Friday, 27 July 2007, 2:49 pm | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy to Nepal said today that while the peace process in the Himalayan nation is on track, it is vital to create a conducive political and security climate for the holding of credible elections next month. More >>
UN Rushes Aid To Flood-hit Southern Sudan
Friday, 27 July 2007, 10:54 am | United Nations
UN humanitarian agencies are rushing food and health kits to southern Sudan where heavy rainfall in recent days has affected nearly 10,000 people. More >>
Ban Ki-moon To Meet Haiti & Barbados Leaders
Friday, 27 July 2007, 10:51 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will meet with Government officials, civic leaders and United Nations staff during official visits to Haiti and Barbados next week, a spokesperson for the world body announced today. More >>
Timor-Leste: UN May Boycott Truth Panel
Friday, 27 July 2007, 8:31 am | United Nations
UN officials may boycott a commission set up jointly by Indonesia and Timor-Leste to foster reconciliation after the latter's bloody struggle for independence. More >>
Ewan Mcgregor On UNICEF Motorcycle Ride
Friday, 27 July 2007, 8:29 am | United Nations
UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador and Scottish actor Ewan McGregor is riding his motorcycle from northern Scotland to the southernmost tip of Africa to raise awareness of the plight of vulnerable children. More >>
Zambian Donation To WFP Averts Food Aid Cuts
Friday, 27 July 2007, 8:24 am | United Nations
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed its first ever contribution of food from the Zambian Government -- a donation of 10,000 metric tons of maize worth $2.5 million. More >>
Iraqi Soccer Bomb Attack Shocks Ban Ki-Moon
Friday, 27 July 2007, 8:23 am | United Nations
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that he was "shocked and saddened" over two bomb attacks claiming the lives of over 50 civilians celebrating the Iraqi football victory in the Asian Games. More >>
UNHCR Deplores Reported Forced Return Of Iraqis
Friday, 27 July 2007, 8:22 am | United Nations
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is seeking urgent clarification from Turkish authorities on reports that over 100 Iraqis - some of whom may have been seeking asylum - have been forcibly returned to their country this week. More >>
Ban Ki-moon To Visit San Fran. Historic UN Sites
Friday, 27 July 2007, 8:21 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in San Francisco, California, today on a professional and personal visit to sites connected with the founding of the United Nations. More >>
UN Appeals To Sierra Leone To Avoid Poll Violence
Friday, 27 July 2007, 8:19 am | United Nations
The United Nations today appealed to all political parties in Sierra Leone to avoid inflammatory or provocative remarks that could lead to disturbances ahead of next month's presidential and parliamentary elections. More >>
