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SG Laments Slow Progress on Missing Kuwaitis
Tuesday, 12 December 2006, 2:25 pm | United Nations
While acknowledging the security obstacles in war-ravaged Iraq that are stalling progress on recovering the remains of Kuwaiti and other nationals missing since the country’s 1990 war, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has voiced hope that the issue ... More >>
Lebanon: More Talks on Final Israeli Withdrawl
Tuesday, 12 December 2006, 11:14 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon today held yet further “productive” talks with senior Lebanese and Israeli officers aimed at securing Israel’s full withdrawal from the last position it occupies in the south of the ... More >>
Freedom From Poverty Is A Human Right
Tuesday, 12 December 2006, 10:46 am | United Nations
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights rings hollow to the millions of people around the world who have to struggle in extreme poverty, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today as he called for progress on human development to go hand in hand ... More >>
UN Chief Urges Progress In Fighting Corruption
Tuesday, 12 December 2006, 10:45 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) urged governments gathered at a conference in Jordan today to take practical action to combat crimes such as bribery, embezzlement and influence-peddling in order to convince a skeptical ... More >>
Côte D’ivoire: UN Officer Calls For Protection
Tuesday, 12 December 2006, 10:42 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations humanitarian official in Côte d’Ivoire has called upon national and local authorities to assure the protection of civilians and the security of relief workers in the wake of recent attacks in the western part of the divided ... More >>
UN Chief Calls On Russia To Improve Drug Treatment
Tuesday, 12 December 2006, 10:40 am | United Nations
The chief United Nations anti-narcotics officer today called on the Russian authorities to improve drug prevention and treatment in order to cope with an epidemic of drug abuse and the spread of HIV/AIDS through drug injection, due in large part to a boom ... More >>
Ensuring Safe Water In Sahara
Tuesday, 12 December 2006, 10:38 am | United Nations
With over 300 million people lacking access to safe water in sub-Saharan Africa and more than 500 million without adequate sanitation, a United Nations-sponsored workshop of water utility managers across the continent has called for increased financing ... More >>
Annan Calls On Donors To Make Up Funds
Tuesday, 12 December 2006, 10:36 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on international donors to make up “the current, worrying shortfall” in the budget of the United Nations agency that tends to the needs of millions of Palestinian refugees, with an operational deficit of ... More >>
Respect Landmark Election Results - UN
Tuesday, 12 December 2006, 10:33 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the first local election in Indonesia’s Aceh province since last year’s peace deal was signed between separatists and the Government, as he called on all sides to abide by the poll results ... More >>
Annan Speech Details Benefits of Multilateralism
Tuesday, 12 December 2006, 10:24 am | United Nations
UN Audio: Only through multi-lateral institutions can states hold each other to account: Annan. More >>
Gender Equality, Child Wellbeing Go Hand in Hand
Tuesday, 12 December 2006, 10:04 am | United Nations
Calling for more action to counter pervasive discrimination against women, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today launched a report highlighting that “gender equality and the well-being of children go hand in hand,” and recommending a raft ... More >>
Political Stability Vital For Guinea-Bissau
Tuesday, 12 December 2006, 10:02 am | United Nations
Guinea-Bissau’s economic reconstruction remains so fragile that it is vital the country’s main political figures show potential international donors and economic partners they can put national interests ahead of their own and resolve any disputes ... More >>
Viet Nam Becomes A Pilot Country For UN Efforts
Sunday, 10 December 2006, 1:36 pm | United Nations
As part of ongoing United Nations efforts to make itself more efficient and responsive to national needs, Viet Nam today was selected as the first pilot country in the “One UN” reform programme, involving six UN agencies working more closely together ... More >>
Israeli Overflights Continue
Sunday, 10 December 2006, 1:34 pm | United Nations
Security in Lebanon has stabilized in recent months but Israeli overflights continue, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in his latest update on the United Nations Interim Force in the country (UNIFIL), where arms caches have also been discovered in the ... More >>
UN Urges Action To Protect World’s Fish Stocks
Sunday, 10 December 2006, 1:31 pm | United Nations
Responding to the depletion of fish stocks and degradation of fragile marine habitats in many parts of the world, the United Nations General Assembly today called on States to take immediate action to reverse the situation and protect vulnerable deep sea ... More >>
UN In Timor-Leste Arrests 17 People
Sunday, 10 December 2006, 1:29 pm | United Nations
Continuing United Nations efforts to bring stability to Timor-Leste, police officers assisted by a New Zealand Defence force unit this week arrested 17 people after coming under attack at a police post in the town of Bidau, possibly linked to gang rivalries. More >>
Annan Warns Ivorian Leadership Over Peace Process
Sunday, 10 December 2006, 1:25 pm | United Nations
Now that the Security Council has extended the transitional government in divided Côte d’Ivoire for a final year, the country’s political leadership must not delay in restarting the stalled peace process and resolving their disputes, Secretary-General ... More >>
Prospects Of All-Out Civil War In Iraq "More Real"
Saturday, 9 December 2006, 2:32 pm | United Nations
Prospects Of All-Out Civil War In Iraq Much More Real Than Three Months Ago, Annan Warns More >>
Growing Concern Over Deportation Of Ethiopians
Saturday, 9 December 2006, 2:29 pm | United Nations
Despite repeated appeals Yemen has still not granted the United Nations refugee agency access to 126 Ethiopian boat people who have been detained for almost two weeks and are now threatened with imminent deportation. More >>
Calls For Health Access For Hunger Striker
Saturday, 9 December 2006, 2:27 pm | United Nations
An independent United Nations human rights expert today called on the Government of Belarus to assure access to proper health care for a jailed opposition political leader who has been on hunger strike for the past 49 days. More >>
