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UN’s Top Iraq Envoy Condemns Bombing
Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 9:10 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy to Iraq today condemned a suicide attack which killed a number of officials gathered at a central Baghdad hotel for a meeting seeking to chart a path to reconciliation in the strife-torn country. More >>
Iran And Iaea Agree to 'Action Plan'
Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 9:07 am | United Nations
The International Atomic Energy Agency today announced that following talks in Vienna between its chief and a senior official from Tehran, the IAEA will send a team to Iran as part of efforts to resolve outstanding issues over the country's nuclear ... More >>
Valley and Palaces Removed from List
Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 12:05 am | United Nations
The Royal Palaces of Abomey in Benin and the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal have been removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) announced today. The decision was ... More >>
Companies Valuing Social Factors
Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 12:03 am | United Nations
Companies that effectively manage environmental, social and governance factors may be better equipped to achieve and retain market leadership, the managing director of Goldman Sachs International said today at the United Nations. More >>
Everglades, Biosphere Off 'Danger List'
Monday, 25 June 2007, 4:57 pm | United Nations
The Everglades National Park in the United States and Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve in Honduras have been removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced today. More >>
UN Envoy Hails Indonesia's Help
Monday, 25 June 2007, 3:12 pm | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy to Timor-Leste, which is gearing up for parliamentary elections at the end of this month, has welcomed Indonesia's role in printing ballot papers for use in the polls. More >>
UN Refugee Agency Hails Planned Cooperation Pact
Saturday, 23 June 2007, 3:17 pm | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today welcomed Morocco's announced intention to sign a cooperation agreement with the agency, saying it would pave the way for improved coordination to help those who have fled to the North African ... More >>
One In Five Timorese Needs Food Assistance
Saturday, 23 June 2007, 3:16 pm | United Nations
A new United Nations report says one in five people in East Timor needs food assistance, blaming crop losses on persistent drought and locust plagues. More >>
UN Appeals To Kenya To Allow Food Into Somalia
Saturday, 23 June 2007, 3:15 pm | United Nations
The United Nations food relief agency today appealed to Kenyan authorities to allow assistance for more than 100,000 people to be trucked into Somalia, where piracy is hampering deliveries by sea. More >>
Ban Ki-Moon Marks Tenth Anniversary
Friday, 22 June 2007, 2:06 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated the people and Government of Tajikistan on the tenth anniversary of the signing of the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord. More >>
Security Council Briefed on Sanctions
Friday, 22 June 2007, 2:01 pm | United Nations
The chairman of the United Nations committee monitoring sanctions on Iran in relation to its uranium enrichment activities briefed the Security Council today on Member States’ implementation measures. More >>
Response Plan to Contain TB Launched
Friday, 22 June 2007, 1:59 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Health Organization ( WHO ) and the Stop TB Partnership today launched a $2.15 billion two-year programme to save over 100,000 lives. More >>
Sierra Leone to Improve Rights
Friday, 22 June 2007, 1:58 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy in Sierra Leone today presented the Government with a report aimed at encouraging it to improve prisoners’ rights, noting that failure to protect them constitutes “a threat to peace and stability” in the West African ... More >>
Deputy Secretary-General to Address
Friday, 22 June 2007, 1:56 pm | United Nations
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro will address the annual summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), to be held in Ghana in early July, as part of a four-nation tour that will also take her to Austria, ... More >>
UN Official Applauds Guilty Verdicts
Friday, 22 June 2007, 1:55 pm | United Nations
The United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict has welcomed the judgment of the Special Court for Sierra Leone ( SCSL ), which found three former rebel leaders guilty of multiple counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity “ including ... More >>
UN Mission Reports Continuing Attacks
Friday, 22 June 2007, 1:41 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in Sudan ( UNMIS ) reports that attacks are continuing on humanitarian convoys operated by international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the country’s strife-torn Darfur region. More >>
Security Council Lauds Accord
Friday, 22 June 2007, 1:40 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today welcomed the 17 June agreement between Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza and Agathon Rwasa, leader of the Palipehutu-National Liberation Forces (PALIPEHUTU-FNL), to implement the ceasefire they reached last ... More >>
Mine Clearance Enables Families' Return
Friday, 22 June 2007, 11:19 am | United Nations
Some 1,000 Afghan families can now return to their homes on a hilltop in downtown Kabul and live in a more secure environment thanks to the efforts of the United Nations-supported Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan (MAPA). During a handover ceremony today, MAPA ... More >>
UNESCO Chief Deplores Death of Editor
Friday, 22 June 2007, 11:09 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom worldwide today condemned the murder of the Iraqi journalist Filaih Wadi Mijthab, who was kidnapped on 13 June and then executed by his abductors. More >>
UN Agency to Fight Illegal Fishing
Friday, 22 June 2007, 11:08 am | United Nations
Representatives from 13 Indian Ocean countries are meeting in Mauritius, under the auspices of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), to focus on strengthening port security – a key tool for combating illegal fishing. More >>
