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Bird Flu: Nigeria to Increase Controls
Friday, 23 February 2007, 12:08 am | United Nations
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has urged Nigeria to increase control measures on poultry farms, including targeted vaccination, and in markets to prevent the spread of bird flu and reduce the risk of further human cases in Africa’s ... More >>
UN Must Follow Up Efforts on Security
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 1:07 pm | United Nations
Slovakia’s foreign minister today called for the United Nations to sustain its focus on how to help countries consolidate stability, carrying out further work to foster positive change. More >>
Talks on Kosovo Off to Good Beginning
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 1:07 pm | United Nations
Discussions regarding proposals for the future of Kosovo have gotten off to a “good beginning” in Vienna today, the United Nations envoy for the future status of the Albanian-majority Serbian province said after starting consultations with representatives ... More >>
Congo: Army, Police Continue Violations
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 11:19 am | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported that the human rights situation in the country continues to deteriorate, as the army and police perpetrate acts of violence against civilians and the number ... More >>
Ban Urges Iran to Comply, Negotiate
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 10:39 am | United Nations
Describing the Iranian nuclear issue as a “very serious concern” to the international community, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Iran’s Government to fully comply with the Security Council and continue to negotiate with the world community. More >>
Lebanon: UN Reports Israeli Air Violations
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 10:11 am | United Nations
The Lebanese Army fired a round of anti-aircraft weapons today and there were a number of Israeli air violations over the United Nations peacekeepers’ area of operation in the southern part of the country, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported. More >>
Haiti: 17 Suspected Gang Leader Arrests
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 10:05 am | United Nations
Seventeen more presumed gang members have been arrested in one of Haiti’s most dangerous areas, the Cité Soleil quarter of Port-au-Prince, the capital, in the latest sweep by hundreds of United Nations peacekeepers to rid the city of violent ... More >>
Sudan: Talks Continue on UN-Africa Force
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 12:44 am | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in Sudan ( UNMIS ) today attended the sixth meeting of the Tripartite Mechanism, which also includes representatives from the Sudanese Government and the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS), to further discuss the world body’s ... More >>
African-Led Somalia Mission Authorized
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 2:25 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today authorized the African Union to establish a mission in Somalia aimed at helping the war-ravaged country, which has not had a functioning government for over a decade and a half, to achieve national reconciliation ... More >>
SC Condemns India-Pakistan Train Bombing
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 2:11 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today condemned Monday’s “terrorist” attack on the Delhi-Lahore 'Friendship Express,' in which 67 people were killed and nearly 20 injured, reiterating that no cause can justify terrorism and welcoming the commitment of both India and ... More >>
Kosovo: Interim UN Police Commissioner
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 9:26 am | United Nations
The Deputy United Nations police Commissioner in Kosovo has been appointed acting Commissioner, replacing his former chief who was asked to resign after the deaths of two people when police used rubber bullets against pro-independence demonstrators ... More >>
Mozambique: Agency to Buy Food Locally
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 9:26 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking vital cash donations to buy locally as much food as possible for 120,000 Mozambican flood victims to help the domestic economy, with the southern African country threatened by a new cyclone ... More >>
Striving to Boost Timor Security
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 9:25 am | United Nations
Visiting the scene of gang violence in Timor-Leste’s capital today, in which one person was killed and six houses burned down, the United Nations envoy to the impoverished country pledged that international forces working with national police officers will ... More >>
Colombia: UN Appeals for $14 Million
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 9:24 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today launched a $14-million appeal to aid hundreds of thousands of people this year in Colombia where the more than four decades of fighting between the Government, leftist rebels and right-wing paramilitaries have ... More >>
Haiti: UN Peacekeepers Arrest Gang Chief
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 9:23 am | United Nations
United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti have arrested a gang leader blamed for several murders as part of their ongoing operations to clean up the notoriously crime-ridden Cité Soleil quarter of Port-au-Prince, the capital. More >>
Envoy to Iran to Foster Iraq Stability
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 9:23 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy to Iraq is paying a two-day visit to Iran as part of his ongoing efforts to muster regional support to bring stability to the war-torn country, the fourth such visit he has made in as many weeks. More >>
Indonesia to Supply Bird Flu Samples
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 9:21 am | United Nations
Indonesia has agreed to resume supplying the United Nations health agency with viruses from its bird flu outbreak, a vital tool in tracking possible mutations into a deadly human pandemic and producing vaccines, while the agency will seek to ensure equitable ... More >>
UN, Timorese Police Search for Escapee
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 9:20 am | United Nations
The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) today announced that police and international forces will continue the search for five people who escaped from Becora Prison in Dili, the capital, as law enforcement efforts continue across ... More >>
Concern Over Press Freedom in Eritrea
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 9:19 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN agency mandated to protect press freedom, today voiced his “grave concern” over the treatment of journalists in Eritrea following reports that writer ... More >>
SG hopes Palestinian Unity Govt will lead to peace
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 4:17 pm | United Nations
Just ahead of his next diplomatic push on the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed hope that agreement on the new Palestinian Unity Government will pave the way for peace in the region. More >>
