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Palestinians' Conditions Deteriorating
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 12:54 am | United Nations
Living conditions inside the occupied Palestinian territory continued to decline through the second half of last year, with the situation especially dire in the Gaza Strip, according to the latest progress report by the main United Nations tasked ... More >>
UN Humanitarian Wing Appeals for $62 Mil
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 12:53 am | United Nations
The United Nations humanitarian arm today launched a $62.5 million appeal to boost the capacity of the world body and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to respond to emergencies and crises, from the rapid deployment of expert staff to ensuring ... More >>
Security Council Delegation On Kosovo
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 2:21 pm | United Nations
A Security Council delegation heads tomorrow for Kosovo on a fact-finding trip as the 15-member body considers a United Nations envoy’s proposal to grant independence in a phased process to the ethnic Albanian-majority province of Serbia that has been ... More >>
Bioenergy Can Be Rural Force For Good
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 1:38 pm | United Nations
Governments can use bioenergy as a positive force for rural development, so long as environmental and food security concerns are taken into account, a meeting of international experts hosted by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ... More >>
UNDP to Withdraw Remaining DPRK Staff
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 1:37 pm | United Nations
At the request of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will withdraw its remaining two international staff members from Pyongyang early next month, but both will be able to facilitate ... More >>
Global Trade Talks Cannot Afford to Fail
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 1:36 pm | United Nations
The current round of international trade talks must succeed, or the world’s poorest countries will slip further behind and the entire multilateral trading system will be in jeopardy, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today in Qatar as he urged Member ... More >>
UN Welcomes New York's Green Initiative
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 1:35 pm | United Nations
Plans unveiled by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Earth Day to reduce the strain on natural resources such as water, air and land were warmly embraced by officials with the United Nations department that promotes sustainable development. More >>
Outrage at use of Minor in Execution
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 1:34 pm | United Nations
Condemning the use of a minor in an execution carried out by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today that such acts – deplorably not uncommon in many countries – constitute war crimes under international law. More >>
In DR Congo, Migiro Pledges Continued UN Help
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 10:03 am | United Nations
Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where she has pledged continued United Nations support for the country’s efforts to consolidate peace. More >>
S-G Urges End To Deadly Violence In Somalia
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 10:02 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for an end to the violence raging in Somalia, where hundreds of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands of others forced to flee their homes in recent days. More >>
Cultural Diversity Highlighted
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 10:02 am | United Nations
Libraries, schools, cultural centres, authors’ organizations and publishers in more than 100 nations around the world are holding events today to mark the 12th World Book and Copyright Day, which the United Nations Educational, Scientific and ... More >>
Mine Victims In Southern Lebanon
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 10:01 am | United Nations
Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) are providing artificial limbs to victims of mine and cluster bombs in a special project at their headquarters in the south of the country. More >>
Afghanistan: Investment In Women’s Health
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 10:00 am | United Nations
Afghanistan, which has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, must intensify efforts to improve the health of women and children as part of overall efforts to boost conditions in the war-ravaged country, the head of the United Nations ... More >>
UN Human Rights Chief to Tour Central Asia
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 9:59 am | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) on Tuesday will kick off an 11-day tour of Central Asia with stops in four countries in the region. More >>
UN Agency Chief Pledges To Optimize Food Purchases
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 9:58 am | United Nations
Making her first trip to Africa since becoming the head of the United Nations World Food Programme WFP earlier this month, Josette Sheeran today called for joint actions to ensure that food aid purchases can help poor farmers to access markets and assist ... More >>
Israelis And Palestinians Unite - Protect Old City
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 9:57 am | United Nations
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO today announced today that it has adopted a landmark decision reaffirming the universal value of the Old City of Jerusalem, marking the first time that Israelis and Palestinians ... More >>
Russian Shipment Of Wheat To Sudan Welcomed
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 9:56 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed Russia’s donation of $2 million worth of wheat to Sudan to help the agency’s recovery and development operations, saying the shipment will help feed 284,500 school children and 6,000 ... More >>
Ambitious Funding Targets To Combat Malaria
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 9:53 am | United Nations
Just ahead of Africa Malaria Day, marked each year on 25 April, the United Nations-backed Roll Back Malaria Partnership today announced that it has set ambitious new targets to attain funding to fight the disease in Africa. More >>
Afghanistan: New Office to Drive Devlpmt
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 9:25 am | United Nations
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today opened its latest new office, in Daikundi, to drive development efforts in the central highlands of Afghanistan. More >>
SG Sadness at Death of Yeltsin
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 12:41 am | United Nations
Voicing sadness today at the death of Boris Yeltsin, the Russian Federation’s first democratically elected president, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recalled the critical role he played in promoting political and economic reforms in his country. More >>
