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Ban Presents Award to Prime Minister

Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:17 am | United Nations

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today in Geneva presented Bahrain’s Prime Minister with UN-HABITAT’s top award for his efforts in carrying out better housing policies and urban development. More >>

Anti-Poverty Goals Still Achievable

Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:16 am | United Nations

The world’s shared goals for fighting poverty and other economic and social ills remain achievable in most countries, but only if political leaders in rich and poor nations take urgent and concerted action, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. More >>

UN Commission Seeks to Ensure Safety

Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:16 am | United Nations

A United Nations commission that is the highest international body on food standards has begun examining new measures to ensure safer infant powdered formula and hygienic egg production in a bid to improve food quality and safeguard consumer health. More >>

UNICEF Donates Anti-Malaria Drugs

Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:14 am | United Nations

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and France have donated nearly $400,000 worth of anti-malaria drugs to Liberia in a move immediately welcomed by the Government. More >>

UNESCO Chief Condemns Murder

Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:14 am | United Nations

The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has condemned the recent killing of a veteran Iraqi journalist, declaring that violence against media professionals in the strife-torn country has reached ... More >>

UNICEF Hails Moves by Egypt

Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:13 am | United Nations

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed a series of moves in the past week in Egypt to stamp out the traditional yet gruesome practices of female genital mutilation (FGM) and cutting after a 12-year-old girl died following the ... More >>

Afghanistan’s Injustice Nearing Its End

Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:13 am | United Nations

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Afghanistan’s partners to join hands with the fledgling democracy as it attempts to establish the foundations of law and order following decades of conflict, declaring that the country’s “long night ... More >>

Asia Poverty Drops, Rising Inequality

Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:11 am | United Nations

Rapid economic growth has spurred progress in the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger in Asia, where the proportion of people living on a dollar a day has been cut by half, but inequality is also growing in parts of the region, says a United ... More >>

UN Outlaws Use of Rubber Bullets

Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 12:42 am | United Nations

The United Nations Police chief in Kosovo has banned the use of rubber bullets by any police unit in the UN-run province, he said today, adding that Member States who contribute officers are also being consulted about outlawing their use in all ... More >>

Sudanese Officials And UNICEF Team Up

Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 12:42 am | United Nations

The United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) and Sudanese authorities have launched a campaign to prevent people from abandoning infants and to find temporary families to avoid placing the children in institutions. More >>

African Crises Set to Top Agenda

Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 12:40 am | United Nations

The crises and conflicts in Africa and the Middle East are expected to dominate the agenda at the Security Council this month, its President for July, Ambassador Wang Guangya of China, said today. More >>

UN Agencies Deploy Emergency Team

Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 12:40 am | United Nations

A five member United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team is being deployed to Pakistan in the wake of the severe flooding and cyclone Yemyin that have affected the country in recent days. More >>

Ex-Militia Members Begin Demobilizing

Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 12:40 am | United Nations

The disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme for former members of three militia groups in the volatile Ituri district of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will start next week, the United Nations peacekeeping mission to ... More >>

Security Council Urges Dialogue

Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 12:38 am | United Nations

The Security Council today called on authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR) to hold a dialogue with the country’s opposition forces and civil society groups amid mounting concern at the continuing violence and instability in the impoverished ... More >>

Top Rights Official Condemns Killings

Monday, 2 July 2007, 2:18 pm | United Nations

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has strongly condemned the reported killing in Colombia of 11 lawmakers who had been held hostage by a guerrilla group. More >>

States Reach Partial Agreement

Monday, 2 July 2007, 9:36 am | United Nations

Countries participating in annual United Nations-sponsored talks this week on oceans and the law of the sea have agreed to some recommendations on how to manage and protect increasingly valuable marine genetic resources. More >>

Iraq: Security Council Ends Mandate

Monday, 2 July 2007, 9:34 am | United Nations

Closing a chapter it opened over 16 years ago, the Security Council today terminated the mandate of United Nations weapons inspectors in Iraq, with the Russian Federation abstaining during voting on a resolution sponsored by the United Kingdom and the ... More >>