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IAEA Report Outlines DPR Korea Plans
Thursday, 5 July 2007, 3:38 pm | United Nations
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which recently sent a team of experts to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has released a report on its future activities in the country, which has been under United Nations sanctions since ... More >>
UN Agencies Urge Action to Death Toll
Thursday, 5 July 2007, 2:57 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are joining forces to call for more action to prevent deaths among boatpeople making dangerous voyages across the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Aden and other stretches ... More >>
Ban Relieved at Johnston's Release
Thursday, 5 July 2007, 10:31 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced relief at the release of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston following 16 weeks of captivity in Gaza, and called for other kidnap victims to be freed. More >>
Lack of Funds Forces Halt to Operation
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 2:11 pm | United Nations
The UN refugee agency has ended its emergency operation in Timor-Leste owing to a lack of funds, bringing to a close nearly 14 months of vital assistance to some 150,000 people displaced following the outbreak of factional violence last year. More >>
Guatemala Should Act
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 1:08 pm | United Nations
With talks underway in Guatemala’s Congress on a proposed independent body to investigate illegal armed groups, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced hope that the country will take “this important opportunity” to fight impunity. Under ... More >>
UN, AU Officials Meet Non-Signatories
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:32 am | United Nations
Senior officials from the United Nations and the African Union (AU) have met with the non-signatories to the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) to discuss next steps in the political process aimed at ending hostilities in the strife-torn region of Sudan, ... More >>
Brazil Offers Resettlement for Refugees
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:31 am | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) today welcomed an offer by Brazil to resettle an estimated 100 Palestinians formerly living in Iraq starting in mid-September. More >>
Brazilian Diplomat to Head UN Office
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:30 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named a career Brazilian diplomat to advance the United Nations disarmament agenda and a respected United States architect to oversee the $1.9 billion renovation project of the world body’s New York Headquarters. More >>
New UNICEF Initiative to Provide Water
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:30 am | United Nations
A partnership between the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), the European Union and the Government of Djibouti is paving the way for at least 25,000 of the poorest and most vulnerable rural residents of the country to gain, for the first time, access clean ... More >>
UN-Backed Meeting on Justice Opens
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:29 am | United Nations
A two-day meeting co-chaired by the United Nations and the Afghan and Italian Governments opened today in Rome focusing on strengthening the rule of law and justice in the country. More >>
Ban Pledges to Boost Preparedness
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:29 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended efforts to foster a single Caribbean market while pledging the commitment of the United Nations to mitigating the effects of climate change in the region. More >>
UN Agencies Seek Funds to Help Kenya
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:27 am | United Nations
Three United Nations agencies today sought $32 million from donors to help cut malnutrition rates which they warned have reached "crisis levels" among children under five living in refugee camps in Kenya. More >>
ICC Already Changing Behaviour
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:26 am | United Nations
The International Criminal Court ( ICC ) is already moderating the behaviour of countries and raising awareness among local communities about their right to be protected from war crimes, even before its first case has gone to trial, the Court’s Prosecutor ... More >>
Timor-Leste Calm Following Polls
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:25 am | United Nations
Security in Timor-Leste, which the United Nations helped to shepherd to independence in 2002, remains calm following last Saturday’s parliamentary elections, a spokesperson for the world body announced today. More >>
China Closes Ozone Depleting Plants
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:24 am | United Nations
China, the world's largest producer of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) and halon, has shut down five of its six remaining plants as part of international efforts to phase-out the two ozone depleting chemicals, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) ... More >>
Secretary-General Condemns Attack
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:24 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned today’s suicide car bombing near a popular tourist site in Yemen that claimed the lives of nine people, declaring that no cause can justify such acts of indiscriminate violence against civilians. More >>
Migrio Calls for Strengthening UN-AU
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:23 am | United Nations
Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro has praised the “fruitful collaboration” between the African Union (AU) and the United Nations in securing peace and promoting development, calling for strengthened ties between the two organizations to build ... More >>
Killing Leads to Review of Bullets
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:22 am | United Nations
The United Nations should review whether rubber bullets should ever be used again for crowd control use on a UN peacekeeping mission, an official tasked with probing the killing by UN police of two pro-independence demonstrators in Kosovo said today. More >>
Top UN Official Welcomes Identification
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:19 am | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Cyprus has welcomed the announcement by the Committee on Missing Persons concerning the positive identification of the bodies of 28 missing persons and its plans to start returning the remains to the families concerned. More >>
Displaced in Côte D’ivoire Need Help
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:19 am | United Nations
An independent United Nations human rights expert today called on Côte d’Ivoire’s Government to ensure that the thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the divided West African country have the necessary means to make a safe and sustainable ... More >>
