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Ban Ki-Moon Urges Lebanese Parties To Talks
Wednesday, 24 January 2007, 1:47 pm | United Nations
Ban Ki-Moon Urges Lebanese Parties To Turn Away From Street Confrontation And Back To Talks More >>
Ban Ki-Moon Calls On Guinea’s Government
Wednesday, 24 January 2007, 11:37 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-Moon Calls On Guinea’s Government To Investigate Recent Killings New York, Jan 23 2007 More >>
Future Status Proposal for Kosovo
Wednesday, 24 January 2007, 11:31 am | United Nations
UN Envoy to Present Future Status Proposal for Kosovo On Friday New York, Jan 23 2007 More >>
Small Farmers Receive Boost From UN
Wednesday, 24 January 2007, 11:26 am | United Nations
El Salvador: Small Farmers Receive Boost From UN Rural Development Arm New York, Jan 23 2007 More >>
UN Court Turns Down Uruguayan Request
Wednesday, 24 January 2007, 11:04 am | United Nations
UN Court Turns Down Uruguayan Request To Order Argentina To End Blockade New York, Jan 23 2007 More >>
Women And Girls Suffer From Conditions In Slums
Wednesday, 24 January 2007, 9:45 am | United Nations
Women And Girls Suffer Most From Conditions In Slums, Warns Un Official New York, Jan 23 2007 More >>
Medicine for Afghanistan After Deadly Cold Snap
Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 11:13 am | United Nations
Responding to a rise in pneumonia, bronchitis and other acute respiratory infections in Afghanistan following a wave of record cold temperatures there, the United Nations health agency is sending antibiotics for thousands of people and putting in place ... More >>
El Salvador A Model For Others
Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 10:29 am | United Nations
El Salvador A Model For Others, Ban Ki-Moon Says On 15th Anniversary Of Peace Accords More >>
UNESCO Deplores Killing of Journalists,
Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 10:08 am | United Nations
Condemning the killings of journalists in Iraq and Turkey, the head of the United Nations body mandated to protect press freedom today once again stressed the vital role played by the media in establishing democracy and the rule of law. More >>
Efforts to Curb Climate Change Hampered
Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 10:02 am | United Nations
A lack of global leadership on climate change, stemming from an unwarranted fear of economic hardship, is seriously hampering efforts to combat global warming, the top United Nations official dealing with the issue has warned. More >>
Building on Measles Success
Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 10:00 am | United Nations
Building on the "spectacular success story" of the 60 per cent reduction in measles deaths since 2000, 10 per cent above target, the United Nations health agency today outlined its ambitious goals of expanding the integrated delivery of immunization ... More >>
Urge For States Not To Expand Nuclear Arsenals
Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 9:58 am | United Nations
Preventing further expansion of nuclear arsenals and reducing weapon stockpiles should be the key aims of this year’s Conference on Disarmament, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today in his message to the meeting’s first session in Geneva, ... More >>
Ban Ki-Moon Push For More Staff Mobility
Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 12:20 am | United Nations
Ban Ki-Moon Meets Heads Of UN Funds And Programmes To Push For More Staff Mobility More >>
Assault Of UN Staff At Social Gathering
Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 12:09 am | United Nations
UN To Protest Against Arrest And Assault Of Staff At Social Gathering In Darfur, Sudan More >>
UN Staff Can Soon Seek Jobs In Ban Ki-Moon Office
Monday, 22 January 2007, 11:04 am | United Nations
UN Staff Can Soon Seek Jobs In Ban Ki-Moon’s Office As Part Of Push For More Mobility More >>
UN Liberia: Investigation Into Sexual Abuse
Monday, 22 January 2007, 11:03 am | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has called for an immediate internal investigation after receiving information about possible sexual exploitation by some of its staff, a UN spokesperson said today. More >>
Efforts On Denuclearizing Korean Peninsula Urged
Monday, 22 January 2007, 11:01 am | United Nations
Welcoming the recent discussions between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and United States negotiators in Berlin over the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all sides involved in the ... More >>
UN Aid To Bangladeshis Caught In Cold Weather
Monday, 22 January 2007, 11:01 am | United Nations
United Nations agencies are working with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to help Bangladeshi authorities respond to a cold snap that has killed more than 130 people and affected at least 100,000 others since early this month. More >>
In Drought-Hit Madagascar
Monday, 22 January 2007, 10:59 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will this week start distributing emergency assistance to about 100,000 people in southern Madagascar suffering from the effects of a crippling drought, following a donation from the United States. More >>
UN Envoy Takes Part In Côte D’ivoire Summit
Monday, 22 January 2007, 10:57 am | United Nations
UN Envoy Takes Part In Summit To Restart Peace Process In Côte D’ivoire More >>
