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Ban Invites President Bush to Debate
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 12:07 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today invited United States President George W. Bush to attend a high-level United Nations debate on climate change to be held this fall. More >>
Countries Striding to Stop Violence
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 2:01 pm | United Nations
A new study by the United Nations World Health Organization ( WHO ) showed that worldwide, countries are scaling up efforts to halt interpersonal violence and its health consequences. More >>
Climate Change Will Be Key Topic
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 11:45 am | United Nations
On the eve of his meeting in Washington, D.C. with United States President George W. Bush, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said the two will discuss climate change ahead of a special session on the issue planned for September in New York and a global ... More >>
Top UN Envoy Calls on Nepalese to Resist
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 11:35 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy to Nepal today urged the country’s people to resist violence as preparations continue for the holding of elections later this year – a critical step forward in the peace process. More >>
Climate Change Will Be Key Topic
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 11:34 am | United Nations
On the eve of his meeting in Washington, D.C. with United States President George W. Bush, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said the two will discuss climate change ahead of a special session on the issue planned for September in New York and a global ... More >>
UN Agency Calls for Urgent Aid to Gaza
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 11:32 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with aiding Palestinian refugees has called for urgent international assistance to the Gaza Strip, amid mounting fears of a humanitarian crisis there. More >>
Winners of 2007 Literacy Prize Announced
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 12:11 am | United Nations
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) today announced five winners – from China, the United States, Nigeria, Senegal and Tanzania – of this year’s Literacy Prizes. More >>
UN Police Vehicle Involved in Explosion
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 12:10 am | United Nations
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today confirmed that one of its military police vehicles was involved in an explosion. More >>
UN Agencies Warn Of Looming Disaster
Saturday, 14 July 2007, 12:16 am | United Nations
United Nations agencies have begun assisting more than 10,000 people who have recently fled fighting, pillaging, rape and other atrocities in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while warning that the situation could worsen amid military ... More >>
Former Mayor Pleads Guilty On Rwandan Genocide
Saturday, 14 July 2007, 12:14 am | United Nations
New York, Jul 13 2007 1:00PM A former mayor pleaded guilty today before the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the Rwandan genocide to a charge of extermination as a crime against humanity over his role in the mass killings that engulfed the ... More >>
Meetings on Thwarting Terrorism Wrap Up
Friday, 13 July 2007, 5:09 pm | United Nations
Two days of United Nations-backed discussions to discuss putting into practice a Security Council resolution to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) by non-State actors for terrorist purposes have concluded. More >>
Sierra Leone: UN Fund Approves Projects
Friday, 13 July 2007, 5:08 pm | United Nations
The United Nations fund set up to help address the immediate needs of countries emerging from conflict today approved four new projects to support the ongoing electoral process and improve the judiciary, water, sanitation and health facilities in Sierra Leone. More >>
UN Agency Forced to Double Aid Target
Friday, 13 July 2007, 5:00 pm | United Nations
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) announced today that it is doubling to $123 million its budget to help the hundreds of thousands of uprooted Iraqis who are either internally displaced or living in neighbouring ... More >>
UN Human Rights Arm Condemns Murder
Friday, 13 July 2007, 3:37 pm | United Nations
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today condemned a spate of rebel murders of local politicians in different parts of Colombia. More >>
UNICEF Sounds Alarm About Flood's Impact
Friday, 13 July 2007, 10:53 am | United Nations
The United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) is raising the alarm about the toll faced by millions of children across Southern and Eastern Asia after an especially fierce monsoon season has led to a series of deadly floods in Pakistan, India, Myanmar ... More >>
No Outright Winner After Timorese Polls
Friday, 13 July 2007, 10:15 am | United Nations
Timor-Leste’s Court of Appeals has formally proclaimed the results of last month’s national parliamentary elections in the small Asian country, where no single political party has won an absolute majority, a United Nations spokesperson said today. More >>
Myanmar: UN Envoy Holds Talks Officials
Friday, 13 July 2007, 9:28 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Adviser on Myanmar, Ibrahim Gambari, today wrapped up his meetings in New Delhi with Indian officials, part of his current round of consultations in major Asian capitals, a spokesperson for the world body said. More >>
UN Counter-Terrorism Meeting Concludes
Friday, 13 July 2007, 9:27 am | United Nations
More than a dozen West African nations met with donors and international organizations at a meeting sponsored by the United Nations this week to discuss regional technical needs to bolster regional counter-terrorism measures. More >>
Lebanon: UNICEF Pledges Continued Aid
Friday, 13 July 2007, 9:26 am | United Nations
One year after conflict erupted in southern Lebanon, ongoing political instability and security threats continue to hamper the progress of children there, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said today, pledging ongoing efforts to address ... More >>
UN Food Agency Works to Aid Victims
Friday, 13 July 2007, 9:26 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today launched an emergency relief effort to deliver food and supplies to displaced people in Central Sudan, where recent floods destroyed an estimated 15,000 homes. More >>
