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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 >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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