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Fresh Round Of Somalia Peace Talks
Saturday, 2 September 2006, 1:51 pm | United Nations
The Secretary-General’s top envoy to Somalia is taking part in peace talks starting today in Khartoum between the troubled Horn of Africa’s disputing parties, the Transitional Government and the Supreme Council of Islamic Courts. More >>
UN Aid Chief Urges Action To Stem Suffering
Saturday, 2 September 2006, 1:49 pm | United Nations
Painting a grim picture of the current social climate in the Middle East, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator today urged donors meeting in Stockholm to address the severe suffering of Palestinians living under occupation. More >>
Liberia: UN Troops Help Rebuild School
Saturday, 2 September 2006, 1:47 pm | United Nations
In a move to support peace-building and recovery initiatives, the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has commissioned a school building project was funded and built by Nigerian contingent troops as part of their community relations activities. More >>
Italian Blue Helmets To Deploy Lebanon
Saturday, 2 September 2006, 1:45 pm | United Nations
The first large contingent of Italian troops will arrive in Tyre on Saturday as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ( UNIFIL ), the Force Commander announced today. More >>
Secretary-General Mourns Victims Of Plane Crash
Saturday, 2 September 2006, 1:43 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who heads to Iran tomorrow on an official visit, today voiced sadness at the plane crash in Mashhad that reportedly killed scores of people. More >>
UN Hails Decision For Female Peacekeepers
Saturday, 2 September 2006, 1:41 pm | United Nations
India’s landmark decision to send 125 female police officers, one complete specialized unit, to assist United Nations peacekeeping operations in Liberia next month is an “unprecedented” move that sends a message not only to other post-conflict countries ... More >>
UN Tribunal Fines Croatian Journalist
Friday, 1 September 2006, 4:54 pm | United Nations
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has found a Croatian journalist guilty of contempt for publishing closed session transcripts and part of a witness statement. More >>
Security Council Receives IAEA Iran Nuke Report
Friday, 1 September 2006, 4:00 pm | United Nations
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today sent a new report on Iran to the United Nations Security Council, which has threatened sanctions if the country does not suspend uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities and take steps to ... More >>
Top UN Aid Official To Visit DR Congo
Friday, 1 September 2006, 10:32 am | United Nations
Although the troubled eastern half of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has made some progress recently, there have also been serious setbacks and donor funding falls way below local needs, the United Nations’ most senior humanitarian ... More >>
UN Mourns Lebanon Force Staff Member
Friday, 1 September 2006, 10:28 am | United Nations
The United Nations today held a solemn ceremony in Cyprus to mourn Augustine Bielonwu, a civilian staff member of the UN Interim Force for Lebanon ( UNIFIL ) who died last month during an Israeli rocket attack in Tyre. More >>
Threats To Stability Remain In Sierra Leone
Friday, 1 September 2006, 10:25 am | United Nations
Despite significant progress, Sierra Leone faces numerous threats to its stability as it continues on the path to recovery from the disastrous and brutal civil war that engulfed the country in the 1990s, according to a new report from Secretary-General ... More >>
UN Peacekeeping Force In Darfur
Friday, 1 September 2006, 10:19 am | United Nations
The Security Council agreed today to deploy a United Nations peacekeeping force of more than 17,000 troops in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region by the end of the year to try to end the spiralling violence and displacement there that has led senior ... More >>
Media Restraint Called For In DR Congo
Friday, 1 September 2006, 10:00 am | United Nations
The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today renewed its call for calm during the upcoming presidential runoff elections, appealing to the local media to refrain from publishing hate messages and propaganda. More >>
Wealthy Countries Should Allow In More Refugees
Friday, 1 September 2006, 9:57 am | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is urging the world's rich countries to provide more resettlement opportunities for those who have been forced to flee their homes across borders. More >>
Endorsement of Combating Violence Against Children
Friday, 1 September 2006, 9:53 am | United Nations
Senior religious leaders from across the globe today endorsed the Declaration on Violence against Children, an instrument aimed at combating violence against society’s youngest members that was developed with the help of the United Nations Children’s ... More >>
Timor-Leste: Move To Apprehend Prison Escapees
Friday, 1 September 2006, 9:48 am | United Nations
United Nations Police and international security forces in Timor-Leste today mounted a widespread search for the dozens of prisoners who have escaped from Becora Prison, just east of the capital, Dili. They are seeking to apprehend the escaped prisoners ... More >>
Cluster Bombs In Lebanon Pose Major Threat
Friday, 1 September 2006, 9:43 am | United Nations
The top United Nations aid official today criticized Israel’s heavy use of cluster bombs in the last three days of the war with Hizbollah, describing their use as “immoral” and warning that up to 100,000 deadly bomblets still lie unexploded across vast areas ... More >>
Asian Governments Warned About Financial Downturn
Friday, 1 September 2006, 9:40 am | United Nations
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) today warned the region’s governments to reduce exposure to the impact of a sudden or unexpected market downturn, urging a mood of protection and preparation rather ... More >>
International Community Must Act Quickly: Lebanon
Friday, 1 September 2006, 9:32 am | United Nations
Warning of a “race against time” to rebuild Lebanon after the recent devastating month of conflict, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General today urged donors to provide funds for the task, as he repeated calls for Israel to lift its air and ... More >>
Kosovo Takes Over Minority Transportation From UN
Friday, 1 September 2006, 9:29 am | United Nations
In a step forward towards fulfilling international goals for Kosovo, which the United Nations has administered since 1999, the world body has turned over responsibility for transportation services for minorities to the local Government. More >>
