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Call For Permanent Ceasefire In South Lebanon
Sunday, 1 April 2007, 3:10 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today visited South Lebanon, where he voiced hope that a cessation of hostilities in place since the end of last year's 34-day war between Israel and Hizbollah could be transformed into a permanent ceasefire. More >>
Concern At Apparent Attack On Monastery
Sunday, 1 April 2007, 3:08 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 31 2007 9:00PM The senior United Nations envoy to Kosovo has voiced concern about a recent apparent attack on the Deçan/Deæani monastery, which he said holds great value for the province's Serb community, currently outnumbered nine ... More >>
Military Abuses Will Be Probed
Sunday, 1 April 2007, 3:06 pm | United Nations
In the Central African Republic (CAR), where civilians have been caught in the crossfire as rebels fight government troops, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator today said the country's president said any military abuses will be investigated. More >>
Iran: Call for Resolution on UK Sailors
Friday, 30 March 2007, 1:13 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today called for an early resolution of the row over Iran’s detention of 15 British marines and sailors, voicing grave concern at the situation and calling for their release, while Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discussed the ... More >>
Secretary-General Gives Priority To Streamlining
Friday, 30 March 2007, 11:57 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today pledged to better harmonize the United Nations diverse development, humanitarian and environmental activities to produce a more efficient and responsive organization. More >>
Afghan Patients Treated For TB Double Since 2001
Friday, 30 March 2007, 11:54 am | United Nations
The number of patients being treated for tuberculosis in Afghanistan has more than doubled since 2001, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced today, saying this could be the result of a dramatic improvement in the detection ... More >>
Civilians Flee Somalia’s Capital
Friday, 30 March 2007, 11:52 am | United Nations
As Civilians Flee Somalia’s Capital, Ban Ki-Moon Calls For Immediate End To Fighting More >>
Disabilities Treaty To Opens For Signing
Friday, 30 March 2007, 11:46 am | United Nations
More than 70 countries are expected to sign a new treaty that would protect the world’s 650 million persons with disabilities when it opens for signature tomorrow at the United Nations. More >>
Resuming Uganda-Sudan Repatriations
Friday, 30 March 2007, 11:45 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency has resumed the repatriation southern Sudanese refugees from Uganda’s West Nile district, six weeks after the operation had to be suspended because of a meningitis outbreak. More >>
Solution Needed for Congo Refugees
Friday, 30 March 2007, 11:44 am | United Nations
Now that the repatriation of over 400,000 Angolan refugees has been completed, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says the next challenge for Angola is finding a solution for the thousands of Congolese refugees residing in ... More >>
Partnering w Dubai on Trafficking, Abuse
Friday, 30 March 2007, 11:43 am | United Nations
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Dubai Police today signed a project to tackle drug abuse and illicit trafficking in the United Arab Emirates and regionally. More >>
Half A Million Children Get Chance To Go To School
Friday, 30 March 2007, 11:00 am | United Nations
A campaign backed by the United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) aiming to help school 450,000 children returning home from displacement camps in the war-torn northern region of Uganda kicked off today. More >>
Ban Ki-Moon Discusses Detained British Sailors
Friday, 30 March 2007, 10:58 am | United Nations
The detention of 15 British marines and sailors in Iran and the Middle Eastern country’s nuclear programme topped the agenda today during bilateral talks between Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Motaki More >>
Building Sector Can Play Key Role In Environment-
Friday, 30 March 2007, 10:56 am | United Nations
The right mix of appropriate government regulation, greater use of energy saving technologies and behavioural change can substantially reduce global-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the building sector, which accounts for 30 to 40 per ... More >>
Guinea-Bissau PM Resignation Concern
Friday, 30 March 2007, 12:48 am | United Nations
The Security Council voiced alarm today about the political and social tensions in the small, impoverished West African nation of Guinea-Bissau after the resignation of the country’s Prime Minister, and called on Government and legislative leaders ... More >>
Darfur: UN, Sudan, Region Peacekeepers
Friday, 30 March 2007, 12:47 am | United Nations
The United Nations, the Sudanese Government, the African Union (AU) and the League of Arab States (LAS) have agreed to re-double their efforts to resolve the conflict engulfing Darfur and to press ahead quickly with plans to deploy a hybrid UN-AU peacekeeping ... More >>
Lebanon: Ban Ki-Moon Says Dialogue Key
Friday, 30 March 2007, 12:46 am | United Nations
Continuing a diplomatic tour of the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Beirut today, where he said dialogue and compromise are key to Lebanon’s national unity. More >>
Appeal to SC For Funds For Zimbabwe
Friday, 30 March 2007, 12:45 am | United Nations
A United Nations humanitarian official today appealed to the Security Council for increased funds to allow Zimbabwe to meet the challenges posed by a “triple threat,” a combination of food insecurity, the high incidence of HIV/AIDS and declining social ... More >>
Darfur: UN And Sudan Sign Deal
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 1:14 pm | United Nations
The United Nations and Sudan signed a joint communiqué today in which the Government pledged to support, protect and facilitate all humanitarian operations in the strife-torn Darfur region, where an estimated 4 million people now depend on outside aid. More >>
UN-AU Cooperation Crucial for Peace
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 1:13 pm | United Nations
Recognizing the vital role of the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union (AU) in the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts, the Security Council today stressed the importance of boosting the resources and capacity ... More >>
