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UN-Habitat Signs Pact With Arab Agency
Friday, 20 July 2007, 12:12 am | United Nations
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), and the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development have signed an agreement paving the way for the establishment of a Medical and Rehabilitation Centre in the West Bank. More >>
UN Food Agency, China Boost Partnership
Friday, 20 July 2007, 12:09 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Beijing Government have boosted their partnership aimed at helping China and the world to address hunger. More >>
Jordanian UN Blue Helmets Donate
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 4:51 pm | United Nations
Peacekeepers from the Jordanian battalion serving with the United Nations peacekeeping operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) have contributed medicines to an educational institute in Cocody as part of their broader humanitarian efforts to help the divided ... More >>
UN Launches $38 Million Appeal
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 4:51 pm | United Nations
The United Nations today launched a $38 million Flash Appeal to aid hundreds of thousands of people in south-west Pakistan after last month’s cyclone Yemyin left widespread flooding in its wake. More >>
UN Inspectors Verify Shutdown
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 4:50 pm | United Nations
A team of inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency has confirmed that five nuclear facilities in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have been shut down. More >>
UN Envoy Continues Meetings
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 2:11 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Envoy for Darfur, Jan Eliasson, today left Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, where he met with senior Government official, and travelled Nyala for further talks with other groups. More >>
Ban Encourages Inclusive Reconciliation
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 11:09 am | United Nations
As Myanmar resumed its National Convention today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for the Government to foster an inclusive process. More >>
Prosecutors Submit Statement
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 10:30 am | United Nations
Prosecutors working on the United Nations-backed trials of Cambodia’s former Khmer Rouge leaders, accused of mass killings and other horrific crimes during the late 1970s, today filed documents on cases of murder, torture and other serious crimes. More >>
Asian-Pacific Countries Discuss Change
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 10:04 am | United Nations
A United Nations-backed meeting on how Asian-Pacific countries can mitigate the impacts of climate change began today in Seoul, where participants called for action to foster sustainable growth. More >>
UN Reform Discussed in Meeting
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 10:03 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met yesterday with the foreign affairs committees of the United States Senate and House of Representatives in Washington, DC, discussing an array of issues from United Nations reform to the situation of Iraqi refugees. More >>
Crop Decline Could Lead to Shortages
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 12:08 am | United Nations
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports that a predicted decline in the rate of cereal production this year in many low-income food-deficit countries (LIFDCs) could lead to a tighter food supply situation as 28 countries ... More >>
UN Emergency Fund Provided $200 Million
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 2:22 pm | United Nations
A landmark United Nations humanitarian aid fund has provided over $200 million in the first half of this year for live-saving activities ranging from supplying medical treatment, building material and food to Afghan refugees to distributing much-needed ... More >>
Council Welcomes Initiatives of Support
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 11:46 am | United Nations
Condemning recent attacks against civilians in Afghanistan, the Security Council today affirmed its support for recent initiatives aimed at enhancing security, stability and development in the war-torn nation. More >>
Darfur: UN Envoy Arrives in Khartoum
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 11:45 am | United Nations
The United Nations senior envoy for Darfur and his African Union (AU) counterpart have arrived in Khartoum from the Libyan capital Tripoli, where they co-chaired two days of talks on fostering a settlement in the strife-torn region of Sudan. More >>
Ban Urges Respect for UN Expert’s Rights
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 9:46 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Bangladesh to respect the “full range of human rights” – including the right to a fair trial and rights relating to detention conditions during the trial – of a United Nations independent expert ... More >>
Agency Welcomes US House Resoluttion
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 9:45 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today welcomed a resolution recently passed by the United States House of Representatives calling for an increase in aid from Washington for millions of displaced people in Colombia. More >>
UN, Afghan Government Raise Funds
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 9:45 am | United Nations
Aiming to help reduce maternal mortality in Afghanistan, the United Nations has joined forces with the provincial government in Bamiyan to donate $10,000 for a new ward that will be annexed to the area's main hospital. More >>
$2.5 Billion Global Shortfall in Aid
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 9:44 am | United Nations
The top United Nations humanitarian official said today that, six months after the launch of an appeal to meet the most urgent needs of 27 million people in nearly 30 countries, the world body and its partners still require $2.5 billion to respond ... More >>
UN Food Agency Seeks Contributions
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 9:44 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that its aid programmes for hungry people in Somalia could be jeopardized without fresh contributions allowing the flow of relief to continue. More >>
Ban Welcomes Proposal for Meeting
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 9:38 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed United States President George W. Bush’s proposal for an international meeting on the Middle East this autumn. More >>
