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UN Arms Join Forces to Examine Costs
Tuesday, 24 July 2007, 11:42 am | United Nations
The United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP ) and the Economic Commission for Africa ( ECA ) today announced their intent to work together on African environment-related issues, including the economic costs of climate change and financing the shift to ... More >>
Ban Ki-Moon Urges Stronger Cooperation
Tuesday, 24 July 2007, 11:27 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for the Government and Abkhaz sides in Georgia to bolster cooperation on security, economic and humanitarian issues. More >>
Bosnian Serb Paramilitaries to Be Tried
Tuesday, 24 July 2007, 11:00 am | United Nations
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has decided that, in the interest of justice, two Bosnian Serb paramilitaries charged with multiple crimes – and whose cases are factually very closely related – will be tried jointly. ... More >>
UN Envoy Mourns Passing
Tuesday, 24 July 2007, 10:19 am | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today mourned the passing of His Majesty Mohammad Zahir Shah, considered the father of the nation, at the age of 92. More >>
UN Agencies Join Forces to Help Yemen
Tuesday, 24 July 2007, 10:18 am | United Nations
Two United Nations agencies are facilitating the donation of pesticides from Mauritania to Yemen in a bid to help the country deal with its worst locust outbreak in nearly 15 years. More >>
Ban Asks Netherlands to Consider Hariri
Tuesday, 24 July 2007, 10:17 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today sent a letter to the Prime Minister of the Netherlands inviting the country’s Government to consider hosting the Special Tribunal on the 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. More >>
UN Human Rights Chief Hails Work
Tuesday, 24 July 2007, 10:16 am | United Nations
The top United Nations human rights official today praised the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, as it marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of its work in monitoring States’ compliance with a landmark treaty on the issue. More >>
Afghanistan: Ban Ki-Moon Urges Release
Monday, 23 July 2007, 10:53 am | United Nations
Concerned at the abduction of a number of Koreans and Germans in Afghanistan, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the country's Government to work to secure their release. More >>
Monitoring Of Maoist Army Personnel To Resume
Sunday, 22 July 2007, 1:50 pm | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy to Nepal and the leader of the Maoists today agreed on the resumption of the second phase of registration and verification of Maoist army personnel – to ensure that no minors are serving – as soon as possible. More >>
Dr Congo: UN Official Urges Solution
Friday, 20 July 2007, 4:25 pm | United Nations
The United Nations top peacekeeping official today appealed for a political – and not a military – solution to diffuse tensions in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
UN Hariri Investigation Making Progress
Friday, 20 July 2007, 2:22 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Independent International Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) probing the 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri today reported progress in identifying persons suspected of involvement in the attack. More >>
Jude Law Kicks Off UN Peace Day
Friday, 20 July 2007, 11:51 am | United Nations
International film star Jude Law today helped kick off a campaign to bring about a day without conflict in war-torn Afghanistan as part of efforts to mark the United Nations International Day of Peace, celebrated each year on 21 September. More >>
UN Congratulates Timorese Police
Friday, 20 July 2007, 11:51 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) today congratulated the police force of the small Asian country for recapturing an escaped prisoner who has been at large since escaping from custody on 17 February. More >>
UN Nuclear Watchdog Agency Assists
Friday, 20 July 2007, 11:51 am | United Nations
The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has offered assistance to Japan after a powerful earthquake rocked the Asian island nation on 16 July. More >>
UN-Backed Court Sentences Former Rebels
Friday, 20 July 2007, 9:55 am | United Nations
The United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone ( SCSL ) handed down its first sentences today, imposing lengthy prison terms on three former rebel leaders convicted of multiple counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the ... More >>
UN Law of the Sea Tribunal Hears Case
Friday, 20 July 2007, 9:55 am | United Nations
The United Nations International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea today commenced a hearing on cases involving two Japanese fishing vessels. More >>
Middle East ‘Quartet’ Supports Meeting
Friday, 20 July 2007, 12:44 am | United Nations
The diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East – comprising the United Nations, European Union, Russian Federation and the United States – today supported US President Bush’s call for an international meeting in the fall. More >>
Closures of Crossings Come at a Cost
Friday, 20 July 2007, 12:44 am | United Nations
The United Nations today said that the closures of crossing points into Gaza are coming at a terrible cost to people living there. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( OCHA ) noted that the layoff of 65,000 workers by companies ... More >>
Ban Ki-Moon Welcomes Outcome
Friday, 20 July 2007, 12:43 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the “constructive outcome” of a well-attended international meeting on the situation in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region. More >>
UN Agencies Urge Vigilance
Friday, 20 July 2007, 12:16 am | United Nations
Pointing to weaknesses in food safety systems around the world, two United Nations agencies today urged all countries to be vigilant when dealing with traders and producers that affect the supply line. More >>
