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Call On Fiji To Regulate Private Security
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:50 pm | United Nations
Concerned that many Fijians have been recruited as mercenaries, experts on the issue today urged the authorities of the Pacific country to ensure that private security companies operate in full accordance with international human rights standards, as ... More >>
Central Asia Is Focus Of UN-Sponsored Forum
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:49 pm | United Nations
With the economies of Central Asia hurtling forward but tied to a single sector, some 300 business leaders and policymakers gathered today for a United Nations-sponsored forum in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to discuss diversification and international competitiveness. More >>
Murder Of Two Palestinian Media Workers
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:49 pm | United Nations
The Director-General of the United Nations Educationa, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today called for an investigation into the killing of two Palestinians working at a newspaper in Gaza City earlier this month. “I condemn the murder of Suleiman ... More >>
Deadly Attacks In South Darfur
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:48 pm | United Nations
The United Nations human rights chief today called for an immediate independent probe into the involvement of Sudanese Government security forces in deadly attacks this year against a series of villages in the violence-wracked Darfur region. More >>
Practical Steps For Countering Terrorism
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:48 pm | United Nations
From sharing best practices on preventing radicalization to ensuring that the voices of victims are heard, United Nations Member States, regional organizations and civil society groups have wrapped up a symposium in Vienna on counter-terrorism by proposing ... More >>
UN Aid Agency Airlifts Emergency Gear
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:47 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that it was airlifting 31 metric tons of equipment to the Central African Republic (CAR) as part of expanded efforts to reach over 230,000 people affected by recent violence and displacement. More >>
Returning Southern Sudanese Refugees Tops 140,000
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:47 pm | United Nations
More than 140,000 southern Sudanese refugees have returned home since the north-south civil war ended at the start of 2005, but almost twice as many remain in neighbouring countries, the United Nations humanitarian arm reported today. More >>
Ban Ki-Moon Urges Compromise On Iraqi Constitution
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:46 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General today urged Iraqi leaders to compromise on the Constitution in the interests of the country as a whole. More >>
Tech Companies Looking At Developing Countries
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:46 pm | United Nations
The larger information technology corporations in Silicon Valley are undergoing a “significant mindset change” regarding emerging markets, a top executive has told a panel at the United Nations. More >>
World Closer To Action On Climate Change
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:45 pm | United Nations
Parties to United Nations-backed agreements on climate change today concluded a preparatory session on stemming the emission of greenhouse gasses and mitigating their effects ahead of a major world conference on the issue in December in Bali, Indonesia. More >>
Resettlement Of Burundians In US
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:44 pm | United Nations
With the assistance of the United Nations refugee agency, the first group of some 8,500 Burundians to be resettled in the United States today left a refugee camp in Tanzania, where they had taken refuge after fleeing mass violence 35 years ago. More >>
UN Condemns Murder Of Haitian Journalist
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:38 pm | United Nations
The United Nations mission in Haiti today condemned the assassination of radio journalist Alix Joseph, vowing to help the authorities find the perpetrators. More >>
UN Goodwill Ambassador Honoured
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:38 pm | United Nations
An Italian photojournalist who brings the work of the United Nations anti-drug unit before the public has been awarded a prestigious German publishing prize for a feature on the global struggle against illicit narcotics. More >>
UN Increases Food Deliveries In Somalia
Monday, 21 May 2007, 5:37 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today began a distribution of food to 122,500 Somalis affected by violence while warning that piracy is hampering its operations. More >>
Aid Assessments In Flood-Ravaged Uruguay
Friday, 18 May 2007, 5:35 pm | United Nations
United Nations disaster assessment officials are on the ground in Uruguay, determining what aid is needed to help the thousands of people forced to flee their homes after the worst floods to strike the country in almost half a century. More >>
Fourteen Nations Elected To Serve On UN HRC
Friday, 18 May 2007, 5:34 pm | United Nations
Fourteen countries have been elected to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council after two rounds of balloting among Member States today at UN Headquarters in New York. More >>
Asia-Pacific Officials To Discuss Health Services
Friday, 18 May 2007, 5:09 pm | United Nations
The global anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and strategies for boosting investments in health care are expected to top the agenda this week at the annual high-level meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social ... More >>
Less Than Half Of Returnees Live In Croatia
Friday, 18 May 2007, 5:08 pm | United Nations
Less than half of some 120,000 ethnic Serbs registered as returnees in Croatia actually live in the country, according to the findings of a just-released survey commissioned by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). More >>
Sri Lanka: UNICEF Helps Children Displaced
Friday, 18 May 2007, 4:55 pm | United Nations
Despite the insecurity in parts of Sri Lanka torn by conflict, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is working to help the youngest victims of the violence who are increasingly deprived of adequate food, sanitation and education. More >>
Youth Need More Access To Information Technology
Friday, 18 May 2007, 4:46 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged policymakers and industry leaders to work together with young people to give more of them access to information and communications technology (ICT). More >>
