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UN Meeting Continues On Nth Korea's Nuclear Test
Wednesday, 11 October 2006, 9:13 am | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council continued with an expert-level meeting today to discuss a draft resolution over the reported nuclear test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), which members have already strongly condemned. More >>
Int. Compact For Iraqi Development Moves Ahead
Wednesday, 11 October 2006, 9:11 am | United Nations
The Preparatory Group for the International Compact with Iraq (ICI), which aims to consolidate peace and pursue political, economic and social development over the next five years in the violence-torn country, held its second meeting today at United ... More >>
UN Calls For Greater Efforts To Tackle Suicide
Wednesday, 11 October 2006, 9:10 am | United Nations
With at least 870,000 people killing themselves each year and 450 million others around the world affected by mental, neurological or behavioural problems at any given time, the United Nations today marked World Mental Health Day with calls for ... More >>
UNESCO Condemns Russian Reporter's Murder
Wednesday, 11 October 2006, 9:09 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations body mandated to defend freedom of the press added his voice today to the chorus of condemnations over the killing of the well-known Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, whose recent reporting had focused primarily ... More >>
Programme To Fight Tropical Diseases Extended
Wednesday, 11 October 2006, 9:08 am | United Nations
Buoyed by its success in saving an estimated 110,000 people who would otherwise have died from sleeping sickness over the past five years, the United Nations health agency today expanded its programme to fight some of the most neglected tropical diseases ... More >>
Darfur Fighting Forces 40,000 Sudanese To Chad
Wednesday, 11 October 2006, 9:07 am | United Nations
The ongoing deterioration of security in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region and throughout neighbouring eastern Chad highlights the urgent need to move more than 40,000 Sudanese refugees further away from the border and deeper into Chad, the United Nations refugee ... More >>
Annan Speaks On Violence Against Women
Wednesday, 11 October 2006, 9:05 am | United Nations
Condemning widespread global violence against women as a human rights violation, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for more political will and financial resources to fight the scourge, warning that as long as such acts continue ... More >>
Envoy Calls On Liberians To Assist In Fight
Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 4:38 pm | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy in Liberia has urged inhabitants of the impoverished West African country to work closely with the UN mission to prevent any recruitment of mercenaries or arms trafficking over its borders. More >>
SC Recommends Ban Ki-moon as Secretary-General
Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 10:16 am | United Nations
The Security Council today formally chose Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon of the Republic of Korea as its nominee to be the next Secretary-General of the United Nations for a five year term when incumbent Kofi Annan steps down on 31 December. More >>
Senior UN Envoy Condemns Assassination
Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 9:37 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy in Iraq today condemned the assassination of the brother of the war-torn country’s Sunni Arab vice president as “particularly shocking” and called on the Iraqi authorities to “relentlessly pursue the perpetrators and ... More >>
Security Council Backs Sth Korea's Ban For Sec-Gen
Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 9:37 am | United Nations
The Security Council today formally chose Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon of the Republic of Korea as its nominee to be the next Secretary-General of the United Nations for a five-year term when incumbent Kofi Annan steps down on 31 December. More >>
Security Council Strongly Condemns Nuclear Test
Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 9:35 am | United Nations
The United Nations today strongly condemned the reported nuclear test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), calling it “a grave challenge” that violates international norms, aggravates regional tensions and creates serious security issues ... More >>
Nth Korea Nuclear Test Serious Security Challenge
Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 9:01 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency today voiced deep regret and serious concern over the reported nuclear test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), saying it created serious security challenges for the international ... More >>
UN Envoy Warns Against Hate Messages In Media
Sunday, 8 October 2006, 12:46 am | United Nations
Warning of the damage that hate messages can wreak, the top United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today urged the country’s authorities to maintain their efforts to keep such messages out of the media during the campaign ... More >>
Helping Internally Displaced People
Sunday, 8 October 2006, 12:43 am | United Nations
The desperate situation of more than 2 million Sudanese uprooted in Darfur highlights the international challenge of providing protection to some 23 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) around the world, the United Nations High Commissioner for ... More >>
Assembly President Proposes Development Debate
Sunday, 8 October 2006, 12:39 am | United Nations
The President of the United Nations General Assembly announced today she has proposed an informal meeting –– involving the UN, donors, recipient countries and others –– focusing on global development, saying she had been encouraged by world leaders’ ... More >>
Nuclear Test Is Threat To Peace
Sunday, 8 October 2006, 12:36 am | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today warned the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) of unspecified action if it conducted a nuclear test, declaring that such a test would represent a clear threat to international peace and security. More >>
Ancient Silk Road To Get ItsRailway Counterpart
Sunday, 8 October 2006, 12:32 am | United Nations
>From Armenia to Viet Nam, an ‘iron’ version of the famed Silk Road will move a step closer to reality next month when Asian transport ministers sign an agreement under United Nations auspices for a trans-continental rail network to link their ... More >>
Basic Services Still Lacking After Pakistan Quake
Sunday, 8 October 2006, 12:30 am | United Nations
A year after an earthquake devastated northern Pakistan, killing more than 73,000 people, the United Nations envoy for the recovery effort said a funding shortfall means too many of the estimated 3.5 million people affected by the quake still lack ... More >>
The Gambia: Democracy Needs Support
Sunday, 8 October 2006, 12:26 am | United Nations
Although the recent presidential election in the Gambia was relatively free and fair, the tiny West African country needs international support to help strengthen its democratic institutions, build up opposition political parties and ensure its media ... More >>
