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UN Peacebuilding Commission On Maiden Mission
Monday, 26 March 2007, 3:38 pm | United Nations
A delegation from the newly established United Nations Peacebuilding Commission is half way through its first-ever mission, a five-day visit to Sierra Leone, as part of reinforced efforts by the world body to prevent countries emerging from civil ... More >>
Security Council Tightens Sanctions Against Iran
Monday, 26 March 2007, 3:38 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council acted unanimously today to tighten sanctions on Iran, imposing a ban on arms sales and expanding the freeze on assets, in response to the country's uranium-enrichment activities, which Tehran says are for peaceful ... More >>
Fighting Erupts In Capital Of DR Congo
Monday, 26 March 2007, 3:17 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Security Council and the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have condemned today’s outbreak of fighting in the centre of the capital, Kinshasa, between Government forces and ... More >>
Lack Of Investment Holding Back Asia-Pacific
Monday, 26 March 2007, 3:12 pm | United Nations
The long-term development of the Asia-Pacific region is being threatened by a lack of investment in infrastructure, according to a United Nations-sponsored meeting which ended today with a call to back a proposal to set up a new regional body to ... More >>
Research To Stamp Out Tuberculosis
Monday, 26 March 2007, 3:11 pm | United Nations
A United Nations special envoy today appealed for greater strides to be made in development and medical research to eradicate tuberculosis, which is commonly perceived as a disease of the past but continues to kill 5,000 people daily. More >>
40,000+ Somalis Reported To Have Fled Capital
Monday, 26 March 2007, 3:08 pm | United Nations
More than 40,000 people reportedly fled Somalia’s strife-torn capital, Mogadishu, last month and growing insecurity has restricted the mobility and access of humanitarian agencies to respond adequately to the situation in the city, the United Nations World ... More >>
Haiti: UN-Backed Crackdown On Crime
Monday, 26 March 2007, 3:07 pm | United Nations
Some of the most notorious armed gangs in Haiti are handing over their weapons following a United Nations-backed crackdown on crime in one of the violence-ridden country’s most dangerous areas which they had terrorized for years, the Cité Soleil neighbourhood ... More >>
UN Agency Welcomes Re-Opening Bridge In Gaza
Monday, 26 March 2007, 3:06 pm | United Nations
The main United Nations agency charged with caring for Palestinian refugees today welcomed the re-opening of the Wadi Gaza bridge, a vital transport link in the Gaza Strip that was destroyed by Israeli military forces last year. More >>
UK Improve Handling Of Asylum Claims
Monday, 26 March 2007, 3:05 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed the efforts of the United Kingdom – one of the world’s largest receivers of asylum claims – to streamline its screening system so that there is much closer and consistent contact between the ... More >>
UN Humanitarian Chief Meets Sudanese Officials
Monday, 26 March 2007, 3:04 pm | United Nations
The United Nations humanitarian chief held talks today with senior Sudanese Government ministers on the first day of his two-week, three-country mission to tackle the crisis in the war-wracked Darfur region and its threat to neighbouring Chad and the Central ... More >>
UN Refugee Agency Raises Money Through Garage Sale
Monday, 26 March 2007, 3:04 pm | United Nations
With a global appeal for $1.06 billion for 2007, the United Nations needs all the funding it can get, and it is making its own small contribution through a garage sale – literally. More >>
Ban Ki-Moon Holds Talks With Iraqi PM In Baghdad
Monday, 26 March 2007, 3:02 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held talks today in Baghdad with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, an unannounced first stop on the United Nations chief’s 10-day tour of the Middle East. More >>
Support For Guinea-Bissau Undermined
Monday, 26 March 2007, 3:00 pm | United Nations
Enduring political and personal rifts are undermining Guinea-Bissau’s efforts to attract regional and international support, while public administration and security sector reforms as well as international aid are crucial to help the small West African ... More >>
Call For Heightened Security For Personnel
Monday, 26 March 2007, 2:59 pm | United Nations
Increased security is crucial in allowing United Nations personnel – peacekeepers, civilian staff and others – to carry out their tasks without fear of harm, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with ... More >>
Ban Ki-Moon Holds Talks With Political Leaders
Monday, 26 March 2007, 2:57 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held talks today in Baghdad with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, other senior political leaders, foreign diplomats and United Nations staff members during an unannounced first stop on the UN chief’s 10-day tour of ... More >>
Calls For Integrated Management Of Vital Resource
Monday, 26 March 2007, 2:56 pm | United Nations
With some 700 million around the world currently suffering from water scarcity, a figure that could increase to more than 3 billion by 2025, integrated cross-border management of this vital resource is crucial, United Nations Secretary-General Ban ... More >>
Nepalese Killings: UN Calls For Justice
Monday, 26 March 2007, 2:50 pm | United Nations
Top United Nations officials have expressed shock at yesterday’s killings in Nepal of at least 25 people during clashes between political parties in the central part of the country, calling for the perpetrators to be brought to justice and for all ... More >>
Civil Institutions Reduce Enforced Disappearances
Monday, 26 March 2007, 2:48 pm | United Nations
A United Nations Human Rights Council working group on enforced or involuntary disappearances has called on the international community to bolster civil society institutions around the world, saying they offer the best hope of deterring such abuses. More >>
Locust Infestations In Horn Of Africa
Monday, 26 March 2007, 2:46 pm | United Nations
Eritrea, Sudan and northern Somalia are strongly advised to carefully monitor “a developing and potentially dangerous situation” arising from second-generation locust infestations that are now developing, according to the latest United Nations ... More >>
Somalia: Appeal To All To End Violence In Capital
Monday, 26 March 2007, 2:46 pm | United Nations
The chief United Nations humanitarian official for Somalia has called has called on all combatants, whether in uniform or not, to desist from further “acts of aggression and to respect civilian life” in the country’s strife-torn capital, Mogadishu, ... More >>
