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UN Police Plays ‘Critical’ Role In Liberian Peace
Wednesday, 23 May 2007, 12:58 am | United Nations
United Nations Police (UNPOL) officers play a key role in consolidating peace in Liberia and assisting the country rebuild, particularly by training and supporting the local force in all aspects of law enforcement, the mission’s force commander ... More >>
Burundi Still Faces Challenges
Wednesday, 23 May 2007, 12:57 am | United Nations
Although the Burundian Government has made positive steps to consolidate peace, the small Central African nation still faces considerable obstacles, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon cautioned in a new report made discussed by the Security Council today. More >>
Call for United Action Against HIV/Aids
Wednesday, 23 May 2007, 12:56 am | United Nations
The number of people living with HIV has risen in every region of the world despite progress towards achieving universal access to treatment, prevention, care and support, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling for a more united front among to ... More >>
Life Imprisonment For Ex-Councilman In Rwanda
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 3:40 pm | United Nations
The United Nations tribunal set up to try the worst crimes committed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide today upheld the life sentence in prison given to a former councilman convicted of genocide, rape and murder as crimes against humanity. More >>
Palestinian Ceasefire In Gaza Must Hold
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 3:38 pm | United Nations
Voicing hope that the ceasefire reached by Palestinian factions operating in the Gaza Strip will hold after a week of deadly clashes, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all sides to abide by its terms and urged the Palestinian Authority ... More >>
Attacks On Food Convoys In Afghanistan
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 3:37 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today appealed for an end to the increasing attacks on food convoys in the southern part of the strife-torn country. More >>
New UN Envoy To Tackle Hiv/Aids In Africa
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 3:19 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed a Zambian policymaker and activist as his new Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa and renewed the terms of three other regional envoys. More >>
Global Fight Against Poverty
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 3:15 pm | United Nations
The Asia-Pacific region – with most of the world’s people and some of its fastest-growing economies – is crucial to meeting global anti-poverty targets, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today told regional leaders meeting in Kazakhstan. More >>
Urge for Release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 3:14 pm | United Nations
As Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s term of detention nears its end, the top United Nations human rights official today called on the Government of Myanmar to unconditionally release the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and other political prisoners in the South-East ... More >>
Call On United States To Protect Migrants
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 3:13 pm | United Nations
An independent human rights expert who reports to the United Nations Human Rights Council has called on United States authorities to promote and enforce nation-wide policies that protect the rights and welfare of migrants. More >>
Bird Flu Outbreaks In Bangladesh
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 3:11 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today warned that the bird flu situation in Bangladesh remains serious and called for action to get it under control. More >>
Pledge To Plant 9 Million Trees
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 3:10 pm | United Nations
Backing a major "green" initiative, the United Nations refugee agency has pledged to plant more than 9 million trees this year in areas of human displacement. More >>
UNICEF Starts Talks On Child Disarmament
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 3:09 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has started talks with rebel groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) to secure the release of hundreds of child soldiers so they can return to their families, with 220 already freed so far. More >>
Nepal: Reproductive Health in Conflict
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 11:59 am | United Nations
The United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA ) today launched a one-year to deliver reproductive health services to almost 25,000 people impacted by conflict in of Nepal. More >>
Call for Protection of Lebanon Civilians
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 11:57 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spoke out against the fighting Lebanon and called on all sides to protect civilians. More >>
Need for Peacekeeping Collaboration
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 12:00 am | United Nations
Dealing with the complex global conflicts of the 21st century requires all stakeholders to collaborate ever more closely, the interim United Nations police chief said today, stressing that Member States, the UN, and countries receiving peacekeeping missions ... More >>
Ki-Moon Hails Inauguration Of José Ramos-Horta
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:52 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated José Ramos-Horta on his inauguration as President of Timor-Leste. "Dr. Ramos-Horta's relationship with the United Nations is already solid and long-standing, and I look forward to ... More >>
Somalia: Pirates Attack UN Aid Ship
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:52 pm | United Nations
Following a deadly attack on an aid ship in the waters off Somalia, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today appealed for international action against piracy, warning that it is seriously threatening relief deliveries to the country. More >>
Darfur: Political Negotiations Could Start Soon
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:51 pm | United Nations
Formal political negotiations to resolve the deadly conflict engulfing Sudan’s Darfur region could begin soon, with many of the warring parties indicating they are ready to sit down and talk, the senior United Nations envoy to the crisis said ... More >>
Peace Process Needs International Support
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:50 pm | United Nations
The peace process in Côte d’Ivoire needs international support to succeed, a representative of the key negotiator told the United Nations Security Council today. More >>
