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UN Extends Emergency Food Airlift To Ethiopia
Friday, 1 December 2006, 10:09 am | United Nations
The United Nations today extended its emergency airlift of food for flood victims in the Horn of Africa to Ethiopia, sending in helicopters with relief supplies for hundreds of thousands of people stranded by the surging waters that have cut off ... More >>
Assembly Puts Weight Behind Afghan Reconstruction
Friday, 1 December 2006, 10:04 am | United Nations
The 192-member General Assembly has fully backed a five-year reconstruction plan for strife-torn Afghanistan agreed with the international community earlier this year, stressing in particular the need to improve security in the country and also ... More >>
‘Prompt And Effective’ UN Response Needed In Nepal
Friday, 1 December 2006, 9:57 am | United Nations
The Security Council should act promptly and authorize an advanced United Nations team to go to Nepal and assist with the nascent peace process and preparations for next year’s elections, following the deal ending 10-years of civil war that killed ... More >>
UN Urges Fiji’s Leadership To Resolve Disputes
Friday, 1 December 2006, 9:56 am | United Nations
The Security Council today expressed concern at the possibility of a coup d’état against the Fijian Government, urging the country’s military leadership to exercise restraint and respect the rule of law. More >>
Crocodiles, Snakes, Pollution Add To Troubles
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 3:39 pm | United Nations
Attacks by crocodiles and snakes, disease from over-flowing latrines, and hunger are just some of the problems plaguing hundreds of thousands of flood victims in parts of Kenya and Somalia after the heaviest rains there in years, according to ... More >>
Annan Speaks With US Iraq Study Group
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 3:37 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today spoke with members of the United States Iraq Study Group as sectarian violence soared in the country, where his Special Representative is urging a national dialogue aimed at stemming the bloodshed. More >>
Nepal Seeks UN Peace Monitoring Assistance
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 3:36 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged the Security Council to support Nepal’s request for United Nations assistance in its peace process, a spokesman for the world body said today. More >>
UN Signs Deal African For Union Peace Mission
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 3:34 pm | United Nations
The United Nations and the African Union (AU) have signed a memorandum of understanding setting out the details of the support which the world body will give to the AU peacekeeping mission in the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur. More >>
Annan Calls For Action To Protect Children
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 3:32 pm | United Nations
Member States have done much over the past decade to protect children from the ravages of armed conflict, through new laws, prosecutions and investigations, but this is just the beginning and more needs to be done, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi ... More >>
Annan Urges Action On $1.8 Billion Overhaul
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 3:29 pm | United Nations
The United Nations General Assembly should act on how to fund a proposed $1.8 billion renovation of the world body’s dilapidated New York Headquarters, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a report released today. More >>
Iraq: Renewed Mandate for Multinational Force
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 2:14 pm | United Nations
At the request of the Iraqi Government, the United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the three-year-old United States-led multinational force (MNF) in the war-torn country by another year, until the end of 2007. More >>
Disarmament And Non-Proliferation Both Needed
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 11:36 am | United Nations
The only way forward to reducing “the greatest danger of all” – the threat posed by nuclear weapons – is to tackle the objectives of non-proliferation and disarmament simultaneously and equally vigorously, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said ... More >>
Chad - UN Refugee Agency Moves Staff
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 11:34 am | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced today that it is temporarily relocating some of its staff from eastern Chad amid mounting concern at the recent turmoil in the area. More >>
Possibility Of Coup In Fiji Sparks Warning
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 11:31 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan voiced alarm today at the possibility of a coup d’état against the Fijian Government, warning that the current political crisis could jeopardize the reputation of the Pacific island nation. More >>
UN Calls For An End To Violations In Darfur
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 11:28 am | United Nations
Expressing alarm at the humanitarian situation inside the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur, the United Nations Human Rights Council today called on all parties to immediately end their violations of human rights and other international laws. More >>
Annan Calls On Council To Strive For Unity
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 11:18 am | United Nations
The members of the United Nations Human Rights Council must be careful to avoid becoming divided between developed and developing countries, Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned today as he urged them to embrace the universality of rights. More >>
Nepal: Government, Maoists Agree On Key Details
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 11:15 am | United Nations
The Nepalese Government and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), together with a United Nations assistance team, have agreed on key details required for the world body to provide effective monitoring of arms and armies as part of a peace accord ... More >>
Race To Provide Food For 600,000 Afghans
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 11:14 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme ( WFP ) is racing against the clock to deliver food for some 600,000 impoverished Afghans who will be cut off once winter’s bitter cold arrives and heavy snows set in, while at the same time seeking urgent donations ... More >>
Up To $1.5 Billion Needed To Counter Bird Flu
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 11:12 am | United Nations
Despite significant progress in the past year to combat the global spread of deadly bird flu, it remains a very real threat particularly in Africa, the United Nations coordinator for response to the disease said today, estimating that up to $1.5 billion ... More >>
Private Sector In Global Counter Terrorism
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 11:10 am | United Nations
Businesses, which are at times the target of terrorist attacks, can also contribute to global efforts to combat the scourge, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today. More >>
