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New UN Radiation Symbol
Friday, 16 February 2007, 10:22 am | United Nations
A skull and crossbones, a running person and radiating ionizing waves, all on a deep red triangle, joined other more common warning symbols today as part of a United Nations effort to reduce needless deaths and serious injuries from accidental exposure ... More >>
Millions Of Iraqi Children Benefiting From UN
Friday, 16 February 2007, 10:15 am | United Nations
Millions of school bags, books, pencils and other essential learning materials are now being delivered to Iraq’s primary schoolchildren thanks to a United Nations-backed national school supply drive. More >>
Interactive Website Seeks To Combat World Hunger
Friday, 16 February 2007, 9:47 am | United Nations
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today launched an interactive web site aimed at helping to feed the hundreds of million of hungry people around the globe, providing practical information for policy-makers, legal practitioners, ... More >>
Zimbabwe: Plan to Help 350,000 Children
Friday, 16 February 2007, 9:19 am | United Nations
Some 350,000 Zimbabwean orphans and vulnerable children will benefit from a new multi-million dollar partnership signed today by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Government and 21 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which aims to increase ... More >>
Mozambique: UN Starts Airlifting Food
Friday, 16 February 2007, 8:55 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has started rescue and food delivery missions with a chartered helicopter in central Mozambique where the worst flooding in years has forced some 85,000 people to flee their homes. More >>
Calls for Strengthened Partnership
Friday, 16 February 2007, 8:42 am | United Nations
Reiterating his commitment to support Africa’s efforts to end the violent conflicts on the continent as well as achieve sustainable development, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for strengthened partnerships, as he also thanked France for ... More >>
SC Condemns Iran Terrorist Bus Attack
Friday, 16 February 2007, 12:59 am | United Nations
Condemning yesterday’s terrorist bus attack in Iran which killed at least 18 people, the United Nations Security Council today called for those responsible for the deadly incident to be brought to justice. More >>
UN Official Lauds US Iraqi Refugee Decision
Friday, 16 February 2007, 12:44 am | United Nations
After a meeting with the United States Secretary of State, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has strongly welcomed twin decisions by Washington regarding the desperate plight of Iraqis: to take in up to 7,000 refugees deemed ... More >>
Mission To Carry Out Work Without Visit To Sudan
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 3:49 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Human Rights Council’s fact-finding mission on the situation inside Darfur will not go to Sudan as planned because of continued uncertainty over whether the high-level team could obtain visas. More >>
Ethiopia - Live-Saving Treatment For Millions
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 3:47 pm | United Nations
A child survival initiative backed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has provided millions of youngsters and almost 1 million pregnant women in Ethiopia – where two out of every five people have no access to vital health care services ... More >>
UN condemns deadly attack on bus in Iran
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 2:35 pm | United Nations
14 February 2007 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned the deadly bombing in Iran that killed at least 18 people and wounded many more, reiterating that no cause can justify “terrorist violence.” More >>
Lebanon: Anniversary of Hariri Murder
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 1:18 pm | United Nations
On the second anniversary of the massive car bombing that killed former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 others in Beirut, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today that the United Nations remains committed to helping Lebanon “uncover the truth ... More >>
Tennis Ace Sharapova Goodwill Ambassador
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 1:06 pm | United Nations
The world’s top female tennis player, Maria Sharapova of Russia, today became a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ), with a special focus on helping with the recovery efforts after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear ... More >>
Aid for Flood-Beleaguered Bolivians
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 1:05 pm | United Nations
In the wake of an appeal by the President of Bolivia for international assistance, United Nations agencies are stepping up aid to people in the country devastated by flooding, hail and freeze which have affected 200,000 and killed more than 20. More >>
Lat-America 40 Years Nuclear Weapon Free
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 1:04 pm | United Nations
The historic pact of Latin America and the Caribbean States to maintain a nuclear-weapon-free zone, the first-ever of its kind, has withstood the test of time and should spur greater efforts to rid the world of these arms, United Nations Secretary-General ... More >>
UNICEF SeminarsTo Boost Bird Flu Prevention
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 10:34 am | United Nations
In a further effort to combat the global spread of deadly bird flu, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is holding a series of high-level seminars in Europe and Central Asia over the next month that will stress the importance of working with ... More >>
Programme Seeks To Curb Toxic Mercury Pollution
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 10:17 am | United Nations
Governments have two years to see whether a voluntary programme to reduce health and environmental threats from toxic mercury is working under a new United Nations-backed initiative or if a legally-binding treaty is needed to curb the heavy metal linked ... More >>
UN-Backed Peace Brokers in Georgia
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 10:16 am | United Nations
A United Nations-backed group of countries involved in the peace process between the Georgian Government and Abkhaz separatists have called on both sides to immediately tackle security issues in north-west Georgia, where they fought a war 13 years ago ... More >>
Kosovo: UN Envoy Asks Police Chief To Resign
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 10:14 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy in Kosovo today asked for the immediate resignation of the UN police commissioner there after the deaths of two people when police used rubber bullets against pro-independence demonstrators in the Albanian-majority Serbian ... More >>
Netherlands Tops UN Child Well-Being Table
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 9:53 am | United Nations
The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Finland are at the top and the United States and the United Kingdom at the bottom of a United Nations score card launched today that provides the first comprehensive assessment of the well-being of children and ... More >>
