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Combatting Violence Against Children
Wednesday, 18 October 2006, 9:48 am | United Nations
The United Nations health agency today issued a practical guide to help governments and aid agencies prevent violence against children by following up on the recommendations made in the in-depth study on the problem by Secretary-General Kofi Annan that was ... More >>
Afghan Refugees In Pakistan Begin To Register
Wednesday, 18 October 2006, 9:46 am | United Nations
Pakistani authorities, with assistance from the United Nations refugee agency, issued identification cards for more than 1,000 people on the starting day of the country’s first-ever registration of Afghans living in Pakistan. More >>
Four Security Council Members Elected
Wednesday, 18 October 2006, 9:43 am | United Nations
The United Nations General Assembly today elected Belgium, Indonesia, Italy and South Africa to serve as non-permanent members of the Security Council for two-year terms starting 1 January 2007. More >>
UN Tables Inquiry Report Into Timor-Leste Violence
Wednesday, 18 October 2006, 12:22 am | United Nations
Timor-Leste’s then interior and defence ministers and defence force chief acted illegally in transferring weapons to civilians during the violence that shook the small South-East Asian country early this year and should be prosecuted, according ... More >>
One Security Council Member Still Up For Grabs
Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 11:32 am | United Nations
The United Nations General Assembly today elected Belgium, Indonesia, Italy and South Africa to serve as non-permanent members of the Security Council for two-year terms starting 1 January 2007. More >>
UN Seeks Answers To Deadly Blight Of Hunger
Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 10:03 am | United Nations
The United Nations today marked World Food Day, seeking answers and solutions to a searing question: why are there 850 million chronically malnourished people in a world with enough resources to feed all, 400 million of them hungry children whose ... More >>
UN Naval Force Patrolling Seas In Lebanon
Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 9:59 am | United Nations
A United Nations naval force is now in place to support the Lebanese Navy in monitoring its territorial waters, securing the coastline and preventing arms smuggling as part of the Security Council resolution that ended this summer’s hostilities between ... More >>
UNESCO Head Deplores “Ferocious" Attacks On Media
Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 9:56 am | United Nations
The “ferocious and systematic attacks” on journalists and media outlets in Iraq undermine any attempts to establish democracy in the war-torn country and overcome decades of oppression and violence, the head of the United Nations organization entrusted ... More >>
Polio Eradication Hinges On Four Countries
Monday, 16 October 2006, 1:19 pm | United Nations
The world’s success in eradicating polio now depends on four countries – Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan – according to the independent oversight body of the United Nations-backed effort to wipe out the often paralyzing and sometimes fatal ... More >>
Asbestos Status Decision Deferred
Monday, 16 October 2006, 1:17 pm | United Nations
The member governments to a United Nations-backed treaty aimed at helping developing countries more effectively manage chemicals and pesticides today postponed a decision until 2008 on whether to add the world’s most widely used form of asbestos – ... More >>
Commitment To Deal With ‘Daunting Challenges’
Monday, 16 October 2006, 1:13 pm | United Nations
In his first press conference as Secretary-General-designate of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon pledged his commitment to deal with the “daunting challenges” facing the world, from the recent nuclear test by the Democratic People’s Republic of ... More >>
Zero Tolerance Of Sexual Abuse By UN Peacekeepers
Monday, 16 October 2006, 1:11 pm | United Nations
Reinforcing further his “zero tolerance” policy for sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations peacekeeping forces, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed a second group of legal experts to ensure that the rules are binding on contingent ... More >>
UN Children’s Agency Helps 45,000 Sri Lankans
Monday, 16 October 2006, 1:08 pm | United Nations
United Nations agencies are helping the Sri Lankan Government bring in supplies and provisions for 45,000 people who fled south along the island’s east coast, often with nothing more than the clothes on their backs, since fighting intensified between ... More >>
Road Map Remains Best Method Of Achieving Peace
Monday, 16 October 2006, 1:06 pm | United Nations
Expressing regret that the Middle East peace process has not been revitalized this year as hoped, and that prospects for a two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have dwindled rather than grown, Secretary-General Kofi Annan stressed today ... More >>
Security Council imposes sanctions on DPR Korea
Monday, 16 October 2006, 9:47 am | United Nations
Following intensive negotiations triggered earlier this month when the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) claimed to have conducted a nuclear test, the United Nations Security Council today imposed sanctions against the country as well as individuals ... More >>
Peacebuilding Commission Recommends Sierra Leone
Sunday, 15 October 2006, 3:00 pm | United Nations
At its first ever country-specific meeting, the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission has decided to recommend war-ravaged Sierra Leone for support from a newly established Fund set up earlier this week to assist countries emerging from conflict to rebuild ... More >>
Impact On Kids Of North Korean Sanctions
Sunday, 15 October 2006, 2:58 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) warned today that any sanctions imposed against North Korea should be crafted to minimize the negative impact on women and children and called for a “child impact assessment” before the international ... More >>
UN Refugee Agency Assists Pakistan
Sunday, 15 October 2006, 2:55 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency is assisting Pakistani authorities with the first-ever registration of Afghans living in Pakistan – there are still 2.4 million - which will result in official identification cards and yield valuable information for continued ... More >>
Appointment Of Ban Ki-Moon As Secretary-General
Sunday, 15 October 2006, 2:52 pm | United Nations
The United Nations General Assembly is set today to officially appoint Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon of the Republic of Korea as the world body’s next Secretary-General, to succeed Kofi Annan when he steps down on 31 December. More >>
UN Awards Two Grants To Liberia
Sunday, 15 October 2006, 2:48 pm | United Nations
Continuing efforts to consolidate Liberia’s democratic transition the United Nations has awarded the country two grants, totalling close to $500,000, to formulate an anti-corruption strategy, professionalize the legislature and encourage more youth ... More >>
