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Gaza Faces Major Food Problems, Warns UN Agency
Saturday, 16 September 2006, 2:05 pm | United Nations
Palestinians face major difficulties in Gaza, including shortages of food and a crippled fishing industry because of the continued conflict with Israel, the United Nations food agency warned today, as it distributes aid to almost a quarter of a million ... More >>
Aid For Thousands Of Flood-Hit Nepalese
Saturday, 16 September 2006, 1:30 pm | United Nations
Families affected by the floods and landslides that have hit Nepal this year are receiving assistance thanks to a coordinated effort by United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the Nepal Red Cross Society. More >>
UN Issues First-Ever Performance Report
Friday, 15 September 2006, 2:55 pm | United Nations
In a move that advances Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s reform agenda for the United Nations, the world body has released a corporate-style budget and programme performance report, consolidating information that had previously been scattered in numerous ... More >>
UN States Should Move Quickly To Select Sec-Gen
Friday, 15 September 2006, 10:54 am | United Nations
Kofi Annan, who this year completes his second and final five-year term as United Nations Secretary-General, today said the world body’s Member States should move quickly to select a successor and stressed that whoever is chosen will need to work ... More >>
‘Slight Shift’ In Iran’s Position On Nuclear Talks
Friday, 15 September 2006, 10:51 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for renewed efforts to reach a negotiated solution to the impasse over Iran’s nuclear enrichment programme, noting that he detected a “slight shift” in the country’s position. More >>
World’s Poorest Countries Increasingly Wired
Friday, 15 September 2006, 10:48 am | United Nations
According to the International Telecommunication Union ( ITU ), “teledensity” has more than doubled in the majority of least developed countries ( LDCs ) since 2000 with some of them boosting connectivity by as much as 20 times, thanks to rapid ... More >>
Integration Is The Answer For Kosovo’s Serbs
Friday, 15 September 2006, 10:45 am | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy in Kosovo today told the Security Council that integration, not isolation, is the answer for the minority Serb population, as the 15-member body met to discuss Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s latest report on the future status ... More >>
Majority Of Child Workers Employed In Agriculture
Friday, 15 September 2006, 10:42 am | United Nations
Agricultural work accounts for some 70 per cent of child labour worldwide, forcing children to work long hours, operate dangerous machinery, and carry loads that are too heavy for their growing bodies, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ... More >>
Withdrawal From Lebanon Expected By End September
Friday, 15 September 2006, 10:39 am | United Nations
Marking one month since Security Council resolution 1701 ended the 34 days of fighting between Hizbollah and Israel in Lebanon, the United Nations Force Commander in the country said today he expects all Israeli forces to have withdrawn from the south ... More >>
In Kosovo, UN Official Speaks Out Against Violence
Friday, 15 September 2006, 10:37 am | United Nations
Visiting a local community in Kosovo today, a senior United Nations official spoke out against violence in the province, which the world body has administered since western forces drove out Yugoslav troops in 1999. More >>
Audio: Today's News Update From The United Nations
Friday, 15 September 2006, 10:37 am | United Nations
UN Audio: High-Level Dialogue Looks at Ways to Increase Positive Effects of Migration on Development: IOM. Also, Migration Has Created Opportunities As Well As New Challenges: Annan - G'77 Calls For Policies That Empower Migrants - Iraq One of the Most Violent ... More >>
Annan To Attend Summit In Cuba This Week
Friday, 15 September 2006, 10:00 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will be travelling to Havana, Cuba, this week to attend the annual summit meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), his spokesman announced today. More >>
Millions Of Volunteers To Clean Up World Sites
Friday, 15 September 2006, 9:58 am | United Nations
Some 35 million volunteers from 122 countries are expected take part this weekend in rubbish-clearing efforts at sites across the globe as part of the annual Clean Up the World Weekend, which is held in conjunction with the UN Environment Programme ... More >>
UN Agricultural Development Fund Increase
Friday, 15 September 2006, 9:54 am | United Nations
The Member States of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development ( IFAD ) have set a $720 million target for resources replenishment, marking is the largest amount for the agency since 1981. More >>
Annan Warns Darfur Is Heading For Disaster
Friday, 15 September 2006, 9:51 am | United Nations
Darfur is headed for a disaster unless the Sudanese Government changes its mind and allows a force of United Nations peacekeepers to take over from the existing African Union (AU) operation in the strife-torn region, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said ... More >>
UN Takes Over Policing Activities In Timor-Leste
Friday, 15 September 2006, 9:48 am | United Nations
Less than three weeks after the Security Council approved an expanded mission in Timor-Leste, the United Nations Police (UNPOL) there has assumed command of national policing in the fragile country. More >>
UN Environment Agency Partners With Google Earth
Friday, 15 September 2006, 9:46 am | United Nations
Touring a virtual planet earth, zooming in on environmental hotspots and comparing today’s crisis zones with yesterday's areas of natural beauty have all become possible thanks to a partnership between the United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP ) ... More >>
UN Volunteer Held By Eritrean Authorities
Friday, 15 September 2006, 12:25 am | United Nations
A United Nations Volunteer arrested and detained in Eritrea more than three weeks ago remains incommunicado, despite appeals by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), the mission reported today. More >>
Slovakia: UN Agency Assists Asylum-Seekers
Thursday, 14 September 2006, 4:47 pm | United Nations
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is providing assistance to some 40 asylum seekers in Slovakia who were forced to flee a fire at a refugee reception centre. More >>
NGOs Urge Democracies to Lead On Human Rights
Thursday, 14 September 2006, 10:39 am | United Nations
Geneva, September 13, 2006 -- An international coalition of 41 non-governmental organizations, including UN Watch, have called on democratic United Nations member states to work together to strengthen the world body's ability to protect and advance ... More >>
