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SG Expresses Concern at Recent Violence in Tonga
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 11:08 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan voiced alarm today at the recent outbreak of violence in the Pacific island nation of Tonga, stressing that all sides must pursue their disagreements through dialogue. More >>
Iraqi Factions Need Help To Overcome Differences
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 11:05 am | United Nations
A national conference bringing together the various factions in Iraq could help promote stability, but any initiative in this direction would require international support, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today. More >>
Planned UN-African Union Force In Darfur
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 10:22 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that the Sudanese Government has promised to respond formally by tomorrow morning about the details for a planned hybrid United Nations-African Union (AU) force to assume peacekeeping duties in the war-torn region ... More >>
Lebanon: De-Miners Hurt, Agricultural Damage $280M
Thursday, 30 November 2006, 9:40 am | United Nations
Several United Nations de-miners working in Lebanon have been injured over the past several days, while a UN agency today estimated that the agricultural damage from the 34-day conflict between Hizbollah and Israel has reached $280 million. More >>
Possibility of coup in Fiji sparks warning from UN
Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 5:10 pm | 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 >>
‘Senseless Violence’ Seeks to Destroy Iraqi Unity
Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 3:45 pm | United Nations
Warning that “senseless violence” could destroy the unity of the Iraqi nation, the head of the United Nations body mandated to protect freedom of expression today deplored recent attacks that have left hundreds dead or injured in Baghdad and claimed ... More >>
Spanish Soccer Great Shoots in UN Hunger Battle
Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 3:43 pm | United Nations
In the latest collaboration between United Nations agencies and world sports, Spain’s national soccer team captain Raúl Gónzales is shooting to combat hunger across all of Africa, the continent most seriously affected by poverty and under-nutrition. More >>
Chad: UN Agencies Appeal for Calm After Aid Looted
Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 3:28 pm | United Nations
United Nations humanitarian agencies today appealed for the rapid restoration of order in eastern Chad after mobs looted nearly 500 tonnes of food and other supplies from warehouses storing vital aid for hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees ... More >>
Updated Guidelines for Military Aid in Disasters
Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 3:26 pm | United Nations
The United Nations today launched updated guidelines for improving the effectiveness of foreign military and civil defence assets in international disaster relief operations, such as those used in response to the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami two years ... More >>
Calls to Redress Shortcomings in Saddam's Trial
Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 10:55 am | United Nations
A United Nations human rights group today called on the Iraqi and United States Governments to redress “serious procedural shortcomings” in the trial of ousted president Saddam Hussein and urged the Iraqis not to carry out the death sentence “imposed ... More >>
African Countries to Fight Violence Against Women
Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 10:12 am | United Nations
Twenty-two African countries have recommitted themselves to ending violence against women and children as part of a United Nations-backed 16-day-long campaign against the scourge. More >>
Guinea-Bissau: Supports for Anti-Malaria Campaign
Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 10:10 am | United Nations
With malaria the main cause of illness and death in Guinea-Bissau in both adults and children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is supporting the first nationwide campaign in the small West African country to distribute insecticide-treated ... More >>
Kenya: UN Steps Up Airlift to Flood Victims
Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 10:08 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency is stepping up its airlift of emergency supplies for more than 100,000 Somalis made homeless by massive flooding in Kenya’s Dadaab region, where they had sought shelter from drought and conflict in their own country. More >>
DR Congo: UN Mission Pledges Support for President
Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 12:28 am | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has pledged its support for President Joseph Kabila after his confirmation by the Supreme Court as winner of the recent elections aimed at consolidating the vast country’s ... More >>
Record Afghan Opium Crop Source of Corruption
Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 12:27 am | United Nations
Efforts to combat opium production in Afghanistan, a $3-billion-a-year trade accounting for more than 90 per cent of the world’s illegal output, have been marred by high-level corruption, with this year registering a record increase of some 50 per cent, according ... More >>
Annan Condemns Attempts To Seize Power
Monday, 27 November 2006, 9:48 am | United Nations
With rebels advancing toward the capital of Chad from the country’s east, which borders the volatile Darfur region of Sudan, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today condemned any attempt to seize power by force. More >>
UNICEF Grants Award To Moldovan TV Programme
Monday, 27 November 2006, 9:44 am | United Nations
A Moldovan television programme highlighting the importance of sports in children’s development, including teaching them about conflict resolution and equality, has won the 2006 International Children’s Day of Broadcasting Award, presented by the ... More >>
UN Says It Will Support Congolese Troops
Monday, 27 November 2006, 9:36 am | United Nations
United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will support the Congolese army if needed in enforcing a 48-hour security ultimatum in the capital to remove forces loyal to the losing candidate in last month’s presidential elections, ... More >>
Surging Violence Tearing Social Fabric Of Iraq
Monday, 27 November 2006, 9:34 am | United Nations
New York, Nov 24 2006 11:00AM The top United Nations envoy to Iraq today called on the Iraqi authorities to capture the perpetrators behind the wave of “despicable violent crimes” that have killed and injured hundreds of innocent civilians, “especially ... More >>
UN Human Rights Chief Holds Talks With Israelis
Sunday, 26 November 2006, 12:49 am | United Nations
The top United Nations human rights official held talks today with senior Israeli judges and a government minister as she continued her five-day visit to the country and the Occupied Palestinian Territories in the wake of the rising violence there ... More >>
