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Trip to Boost Support for Internatl Compact w Iraq
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 12:33 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations official has embarked on a week of travel to Europe and the Middle East in a bid to build support for the International Compact with Iraq, a five-year plan for peace as well as political, economic and social development in ... More >>
Children Bear Brunt of Mid East Conflict
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 12:22 am | United Nations
Returning from a two-week mission to Lebanon, Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, the top United Nations envoy on children and armed conflict today said that children bear the brunt of the conflict. More >>
United Effort on Road Safety Urged
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 12:20 am | United Nations
Observing that “road safety will not happen by accident,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on government ministers, community and business leaders, parents, insurers, car makers, the media, survivors of road accidents and others to play their ... More >>
Deadlock Means Transition Stage May Be Needed
Monday, 23 April 2007, 10:02 am | United Nations
The world’s countries remain so divided on the details of Security Council reform – from the question of expansion to the use of the veto to the categories of membership – that a transitional stage of reform may be necessary to break the deadlock, according ... More >>
Contribution To UN Agency For Palestinian Refugees
Monday, 23 April 2007, 9:59 am | United Nations
The United Nations agency tasked with helping Palestinian refugees and the European Union signed an agreement today paving the way for the EU to contribute €66 million to help pay salaries for teachers, doctors, social workers and others as part of ... More >>
Migiro To Embark On Weeklong Trip To Africa
Monday, 23 April 2007, 9:58 am | United Nations
The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD announced today that it will provide over $100 million to combat rural poverty in eight developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. More >>
Migiro To Embark On Weeklong Trip To Africa
Monday, 23 April 2007, 9:55 am | United Nations
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro will depart this weekend for a weeklong trip to Africa, where she will visit the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), it was announced today. More >>
North-South Peace Deal In Sudan
Monday, 23 April 2007, 9:51 am | United Nations
The comprehensive peace agreement ending the long-running civil war between north and south in Sudan has reached a delicate stage, with the full and verified redeployment this year of both sides’ forces critical to the deal’s chances of long-term success, ... More >>
UN Agency To Establish Guidelines To Certify Fish
Monday, 23 April 2007, 9:50 am | United Nations
As the world consumes more seafood, with an increasing proportion of it farmed in captivity, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization FAO today announced that it is working to create a new international standard to certify the safety and ... More >>
UN-Backed International Compact For Iraq
Monday, 23 April 2007, 9:48 am | United Nations
The United Nations-sponsored International Compact for Iraq (ICI), which seeks to consolidate peace in the war-torn country and pursue political, economic and social development over the next five years, will be launched in Egypt early next month, ... More >>
Western Sahara: 'Window Of Opportunity’
Monday, 23 April 2007, 9:48 am | United Nations
Acknowledging that Morocco and the Polisario Front have “irreconcilable views” on the future of Western Sahara, a senior United Nations envoy today said talks between the parties offer a chance to break through their long-standing dispute. More >>
DPR Korea: Vaccination Drive
Monday, 23 April 2007, 9:47 am | United Nations
In what is considered one of the fastest responses to a major outbreak of measles, 16 million children and adults in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have now been immunized against the disease, less than two months after the Government ... More >>
Almost 4 Million Iraqi Children Targeted
Monday, 23 April 2007, 9:46 am | United Nations
In one of the biggest humanitarian operations in Iraq in the last two years, a wave of 8,000 vaccinators will canvass the country starting this Sunday to prevent a possible outbreak of measles among Iraqi children, including the many who have not received ... More >>
Demonstrate Support For Tribunal
Monday, 23 April 2007, 9:45 am | United Nations
It is time for Lebanon’s key political forces to not just express their support for the establishment of a tribunal to try the suspected killers of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, but to demonstrate it, the United Nations Legal Counsel said ... More >>
Brutal Killings In Nepal Could Have Been Prevented
Monday, 23 April 2007, 9:44 am | United Nations
In findings released today, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said that brutal killings of 27 people during clashes between political parties in Nepal last month could have been prevented by stronger law enforcement, ... More >>
Intensified Fighting In Somali Capital
Monday, 23 April 2007, 9:43 am | United Nations
Despite their eagerness to help those who have been affected and displaced by violence in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, United Nations agencies today said their efforts are thwarted by the worsening security situation. More >>
Post-Coup Fact-Finding Mission To Fiji
Monday, 23 April 2007, 9:43 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is sending a fact-finding mission comprising political, electoral, human rights and development experts to Fiji next week to assess the situation in the Pacific island nation in the wake of last December’s coup d’état. More >>
Palestinians Harmed By Fishing Restrictions
Friday, 20 April 2007, 2:19 pm | United Nations
Israeli restrictions on where Palestinian fishermen can work in the waters off the Gaza Strip are hurting more than 40,000 people who depend on the industry as their main source of income, the United Nations humanitarian arm warned today. More >>
Road Crashes #1 Youth Cause of Death
Friday, 20 April 2007, 1:33 pm | United Nations
Road traffic crashes have become the leading cause of death among young people, with nearly 400,000 people between the ages of 10 and 24 killed around the world each year and millions of others disabled or injured, usually in crashes that are entirely ... More >>
Policing in Timor-Leste Election Praised
Friday, 20 April 2007, 1:23 pm | United Nations
The senior United Nations law and order official in Timor-Leste today travelled outside the capital to meet with police as part of efforts to consolidate stability in the wake of elections and ahead of the next round of polls. More >>
