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UN Atomic Chief Holds Talks With Dpr Korea
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 10:06 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency is holding talks this week with officials of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on plans to rid it of nuclear weapons in what he calls “the first step in a long process” ... More >>
Georgia Mission Assists Fact-Finding
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 5:12 pm | United Nations
A fact-finding team involving the United Nations has begun looking into reports of a weekend attack on a Georgian Government position in the Upper Kodori valley in the north-west of the country, the region where Government and Abkhaz separatists ... More >>
Streamlined UN Would Be More Effective
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 4:46 pm | United Nations
The United Nations system would be far more effective at boosting development in poor countries if its operations were better streamlined and coordinated, the Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said today, calling for closer consultation with ... More >>
25 Finalists for Biodiversity Prize
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 4:07 pm | United Nations
Innovative ecotourism, community fishery cooperatives and sustainable crocodile-egg harvesting are among the projects that have been recognized by the United Nations-backed Equator Initiative, which announced the 25 finalists for a prize for exceptional ... More >>
DPR Korea: UNDP Suspends Operations
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 4:06 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ) has suspended its operations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and will withdraw all but two of its international staff by the end of this week over the failure to implement ... More >>
Call ‘Timely Conclusion' on Kosovo Talks
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 2:57 pm | United Nations
As Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian-led Government and Serbia remain at an impasse on the future of the Albanian-majority Serbian province, a “timely conclusion” to the process to determine its final status is necessary, United Nations Secretary-General ... More >>
$17.7 M Sought after Mozambique Cyclone
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 10:44 am | United Nations
The United Nations and its humanitarian partners have launched a flash appeal for $17.7 million to support the Mozambican Government’s relief efforts following severe flooding and Cyclone Favio, which together affected hundreds of thousands of people ... More >>
2.5 Bn Increase in World Pop by 2050
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 10:03 am | United Nations
The world’s population is on track to surpass 9 billion persons by 2050, according to the newly released 2006 Revision of the official United Nations population estimates and projections, which also predict that the number of elderly persons will hit 1 ... More >>
Envoy Hails Progress in Burundi
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 10:02 am | United Nations
The Central African State of Burundi has made progress in protecting children from the ravages of armed conflict, but more still needs to be done, especially to improve detention facilities for minors charged with belonging to armed groups, the top United ... More >>
Task Force on Health Worker Shortage
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 12:20 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Health Organization ( WHO ) today welcomed the formation of a new task force that will explore how to eliminate the global shortage of doctors, nurses and other health workers, as estimates show another 4.3 million of these professionals ... More >>
Human Rights Council: 'World is Watching'
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 11:50 am | United Nations
The Human Rights Council opened its fourth session in Geneva today, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressing that the “world is watching” to see if the new body, which was set up last year to replace the much-criticized Human Rights Commission, will ... More >>
Ban Ki-Moon Condemns Reported Police Beating
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 11:29 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the Government of Zimbabwe to release opposition leaders being held by police, and condemned the reported beatings they suffered while in custody. More >>
Haiti: UN Mission Helps Refurbish School
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 10:46 am | United Nations
The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) has helped rehabilitate a high school for some 5,000 students in the St. Martin quarter of Port-au-Prince, the capital, after it had been out of commission since 2004 because of insecurity ... More >>
Côte D’ivoire: Call for Help on Peace
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 10:45 am | United Nations
Following the signing of a peace agreement between the rival leaders in Côte d’Ivoire, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on the international community to be ready to provide key help in such fields as disarmament, security sector reform ... More >>
Liberia: UN, Police Fire on Robbers
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 10:22 am | United Nations
A suspected armed robber was shot dead early yesterday near Liberia’s border with Guinea when United Nations peacekeepers supporting Liberian Police returned fire on armed men in a stolen UN vehicle who attacked a checkpoint after an earlier armed ... More >>
Kosovo: Declaring End To Future Status Talks
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 10:08 am | United Nations
Neither Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian-led Government nor Serbia have shown any will to reach a negotiated accord on the future status of the Serbian province, where Albanians outnumber Serbs and others by 9 to 1, and the senior United Nations official ... More >>
UN Calls For Economic Development In Afghanistan
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 10:02 am | United Nations
Military strategy has to be combined with political and development strategy in Afghanistan’s violence-torn south and south-eastern provinces, the top United Nations peacekeeping official said today. More >>
Afghanistan: Call to Release Journalist
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 9:56 am | United Nations
A United Nations human rights expert today issued a strong appeal for the release of Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo and his aides, who are reportedly being held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan. More >>
Ban Ki-Moon Voices Hope Over Iraq
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 9:48 am | United Nations
Welcoming a recent diplomatic meeting on Iraq, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced hope that it would spur progress on key issues, including those affecting its neighbours, which he said must play a constructive role in promoting ... More >>
Torture Widespread In Police Custody In Nigeria
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 9:46 am | United Nations
Torture, ill-treatment and impunity for the perpetrators are widespread in police custody in Nigeria, though apparently not in the prison system, and the Government should take decisive steps to implement its obligations under international law to ... More >>
