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Restrictions on Gaza Crossing Points
Friday, 22 June 2007, 9:40 am | United Nations
The humanitarian situation inside the Gaza Strip could worsen unless Israel eases the restrictions and closures at its border crossings with the strife-torn area, a senior United Nations official warned today. More >>
UN Holds Workshop on Avian Flu
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 2:03 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( OCHA ) is holding a three-day workshop this week in Bamako, Mali, to prepare humanitarian relief providers for an avian influenza pandemic. More >>
Asia-Pacific Development Arm of UN Signs
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 2:02 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ( UNESCAP ) today signed an agreement to bolster its cooperation with the International Organization for Migration ( IOM ) on issues concerning the cross-border movement of people searching ... More >>
Dr Congo Final Stop on Trip
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 1:36 pm | United Nations
Members of the Security Council wrapped up their week-long mission to Africa today, holding meetings with United Nations and Government officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
Partnership Aims to Use Satellites
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 1:33 pm | United Nations
The United Nations International Telecommunications Union ( ITU ) today joined forces with a communications firm and a business organisation to employ satellites to bolster the global response to natural disasters. More >>
Secretary-General Welcomes Agreement
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 1:31 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the Human Rights Council’s agreement setting out how its universal periodic review mechanism will work, saying it “sends a clear message” that the rights record of every country faces serious and meaningful ... More >>
Deputy Envoy to Nepal Named
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 11:12 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a senior United Nations political officer as his Deputy Special Representative for Nepal and deputy head of the UN mission in that country ( UNMIN ), his spokesperson announced today. More >>
Middle East: UN Envoy Voices Concern
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 11:12 am | United Nations
Hamas’ violent seizure of de facto political authority in Gaza, the demise of the Palestinian National Unity Government and the declaration of a state of emergency by President Mahmoud Abbas have created new political realities and worrying conditions ... More >>
Rebel Leaders Found Guilty
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 11:11 am | United Nations
The United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone ( SCSL ) today issued its first verdicts, finding three former rebel leaders guilty of multiple counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the West African country’s prolonged ... More >>
Investors Flocking to Renewable Energy
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 9:54 am | United Nations
Climate change worries coupled with high oil prices and increasing government support are fuelling soaring rates of investment in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said ... More >>
UN-Backed Programme Assists the Poor
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 9:53 am | United Nations
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) has launched a new programme to bolster development efforts in mountain communities, in which almost one-third – or 245 million people – of the world’s hungry live. More >>
Ban Ki-Moon Condemns String of Attacks
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 9:09 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the recent spate of violence in Afghanistan, including the weekend attack on police trainers that claimed more than 30 lives and constituted the deadliest attack of its kind in the nation’s ... More >>
Ban Meets With US Congressional Leaders
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 9:08 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is meeting today in Washington with leaders of the United States Congress on issues of mutual interest to the country and the world body. More >>
Security Council Extends Observer Force
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 9:06 am | United Nations
The Security Council today extended for a further six months the mandate of the UN force monitoring the long-standing ceasefire between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights. More >>
Inuit Leader Wins UN Award for Activism
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 9:06 am | United Nations
An Inuit activist whose tireless advocacy has raised global awareness about the devastating impact of climate change on Arctic communities will receive a prestigious lifetime achievement award from the United Nations today. More >>
Ban Ki-Moon Calls for Solidarity
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 9:05 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today marked World Refugee Day by issuing a global reminder to not forget the plight of the nearly 10 million men, women and children who are forced to leave their homes and a call for greater international solidarity ... More >>
UN Envoy Condemns Attack
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 9:03 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy in Iraq has condemned the attack on the Al-Khillani mosque in the heart of Baghdad - resulting in the death and injury of more than 200 -warning that the increased targeting of places of worship is aimed at pushing the ... More >>
Security Council Requests Panel
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 12:49 am | United Nations
The Security Council today called on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to set up a panel of financial and diamond experts to renew investigations of whether UN sanctions against Liberia are being broken after learning of “credible allegations” that ... More >>
Peacebuilding Commission Backs Strategy
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 12:44 am | United Nations
The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission, established to help countries recovering from war avoid a relapse into violence and chaos, today endorsed the framework to engage Burundi, the UN and other international partners to work together to consolidate ... More >>
UN, Sudan Agree to Talks
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 12:41 am | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) and the Sudanese Government will hold high-level consultations shortly on how to better implement the comprehensive peace agreement from 2005 that ended the country’s protracted civil war between north ... More >>
