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Philippines: Amend Or Repeal Anti-Terrorism Law
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 9:43 am | United Nations
While acknowledging that the Philippines needs to take effective measures to prevent and counter terrorism, an independent United Nations expert today called on the new congress to be elected this Spring to amend or repeal entirely a recently signed ... More >>
Appeal for Sri Lanka Civilian Protection
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 9:32 am | United Nations
Increasing fighting in Sri Lanka between Tamil separatists and the Government has forced well over 100,000 civilians to flee their homes in the eastern district of Batticaloa, the United Nations Resident Coordinator and aid agencies working in the ... More >>
Resuming Emergency Aid to Cambodians
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 9:31 am | United Nations
Emergency United Nations food aid to almost 100,000 Cambodians suffering from HIV/AIDS and TB can now resume, the World Food Programme (WFP) said today, after the agency received $1 million from the Government of Dubai, but it warned that more donations ... More >>
Media Shouldn't Glamourize Illicit Drugs
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 12:52 am | United Nations
Drug use is too often associated in the media with celebrities rather than consequences, a senior United Nations official said today, calling for a greater press spotlight on the dangers of illicit drug consumption. More >>
UN Democracy Fund Receives $10 Million Boost
Monday, 12 March 2007, 9:45 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Democracy Fund, an initiative which supports projects to strengthen new and restored democracies, received a $10 million contribution from Japan, and the country now joins the ranks of the United States, India and Qatar as the Fund’s ... More >>
$376 Million Provided By UN Fund For Emergencies
Monday, 12 March 2007, 9:44 pm | United Nations
Today marks the first anniversary of a landmark United Nations fund which has significantly reduced the time in which aid is delivered to those most in need, and to date, $376.1 million has been distributed in 40 countries through almost 400 projects, the Office ... More >>
Reply From Sudan On Darfur
Monday, 12 March 2007, 9:42 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has received a letter from Sudan’s President replying to his earlier correspondence detailing a proposed United Nations-African Union (AU) hybrid force of up to 24,000 personnel to help resolve the deadly conflict in the ... More >>
Eradicating Violence Against Women
Monday, 12 March 2007, 9:41 pm | United Nations
Impunity for violence against women – for too long tolerated under the cover of cultural practices and silently condoned by Governments – must end, and the United Nations must spearhead the effort to eliminate the pandemic, Secretary-General Ban ... More >>
Decline In Sex Abuse Allegations
Monday, 12 March 2007, 9:40 pm | United Nations
As part of continuing efforts by the United Nations to stamp out sexual exploitation and abuse wherever it occurs, the UN Mission in Liberia UNMIL today released its latest report on the problem which shows a fall in the number of allegations against ... More >>
Peacekeepers Extend Crackdown On Criminal Gangs
Monday, 12 March 2007, 9:40 pm | United Nations
United Nations peacekeepers and Haitian police are extending their crackdown on armed gangs in Port-au-Prince, the capital, arresting criminals, seizing weapons and restoring services in cleared areas – from rehabilitating a school used by the gangs as a ... More >>
Children’s Television Award On Aids Awareness
Monday, 12 March 2007, 10:35 am | United Nations
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences called for entries for the 2007 International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) award honoring broadcasters for programming best reflecting the ... More >>
Counterfeit Medicines Endangering Lives Worldwide
Monday, 12 March 2007, 10:03 am | United Nations
Unregulated sales of pharmaceutical drugs, including counterfeit medicines, are undermining national drug laws and regulatory authorities while threatening the lives of patients taking them due to lack of safety or efficacy, the head of a United Nations-backed ... More >>
One Giant Leap For Somali Womankind
Monday, 12 March 2007, 9:56 am | United Nations
As the rest of the world marked International Women’s Day today, girls at a United Nations refugee camp tucked away in a north-eastern corner of Kenya celebrated one small step for a woman, one giant leap for Somalia’s womankind with a special volleyball ... More >>
Need For Sustainable Development
Monday, 12 March 2007, 9:52 am | United Nations
While developing economies in Asia and the Pacific are projected to grow by an impressive 7.3 per cent this year, such growth is driven by high consumption of resources and cannot be sustained long-term, the head of the United Nations Economic and Social ... More >>
Society Will Benefit From empowered Women
Monday, 12 March 2007, 9:50 am | United Nations
Increasing women’s ability to procure financial services is not just a boon to economic development, but is beneficial to society as a whole, the President of the United Nations General Assembly today told participants at a panel discussion on ... More >>
Agency Seeks Solution For 6,000 Myanmar Refugees
Monday, 12 March 2007, 9:47 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency is working with the Bangladeshi government, donors and partners to find more permanent housing for some 6,000 Muslim refugees from Myanmar whose riverbed settlement is threatened by a crackdown on illegal structures. More >>
Security Worsening In Sri Lanka
Monday, 12 March 2007, 9:43 am | United Nations
Over 200,000 Sri Lankans have been displaced in the past six months and some 600,000 others remain cut off in the north of the island as the unresolved conflict and dangerously fragile ceasefire accord between the Government and Tamil separatists continue to ... More >>
Militia In Darfur Surround Camp For Displaced
Monday, 12 March 2007, 9:38 am | United Nations
Hundreds of Arab militia in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region recently surrounded a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) after abducting two civilians from inside the camp, forcing the temporary suspension of humanitarian work there, the ... More >>
UN Atomic Watchdog Suspends 22 Projects
Monday, 12 March 2007, 9:34 am | United Nations
The Board of Governors of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency today suspended 22 technical aid projects in Iran in conformity with sanctions imposed by the Security Council over a programme that Tehran says is for producing energy but which critics ... More >>
DR Congo: Child Protection Must Be Priority
Monday, 12 March 2007, 9:29 am | United Nations
The new Government in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which was elected last year in landmark elections, must make child protection a “priority” and ensure enough resources are allocated to reintegrate former child soldiers into their communities, ... More >>
