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Nepal Govt, Maoists Ask UN Help to End Conflict
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 4:58 pm | United Nations
The United Nations received separate requests today from the Government of Nepal and the country’s Maoists calling for wide-ranging UN assistance, including ceasefire and human rights monitoring, in a peace process that aims to end 10 years of conflict ... More >>
Nepalese Civilians Get Lifesaving Health Services
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 4:57 pm | United Nations
Civilians in Nepal deprived of lifesaving reproductive health care during the country's decade-long civil conflict will soon have access to treatment in special camps organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with support from the European Commission. More >>
Afghan Women Parliamentarians Resource Centre Open
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 4:55 pm | United Nations
A new resource centre aimed at helping women Members of Parliament in Afghanistan to become strong political leaders and gain the knowledge they need to help shape the country’s future has opened thanks to support from the United Nations. More >>
UN Set to Observe Indigenous Peoples Day
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 4:52 pm | United Nations
As the United Nations today marked the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the annual commemoration should serve as an opportunity to reflect on the critical challenges confronting these populations. More >>
Liberia Envoy, Sierra Leone Discuss Border Patrols
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 4:51 pm | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy to Liberia and officials from Sierra Leone have discussed ways to enhance individual and joint security operations and patrols along the border between the two countries. More >>
Niger: UNICEF Urges Help for Sahel's Children
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 4:49 pm | United Nations
One year after the international community was mobilized in support of Niger’s food and nutritional crisis, a senior United Nations official in the region is calling for vigilance towards the nutritional vulnerability of children in the Sahel. More >>
Council Has Been Idle During Lebanese ‘Bloodbath’
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 5:37 pm | United Nations
The League of Arab States accused the Security Council today of doing nothing while the Lebanese people have become engulfed in a “bloodbath” since the conflict between Israel and Hizbollah erupted almost a month ago. More >>
Southern Lebanon Still Beset By Intense Fighting
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 5:25 pm | United Nations
Heavy fighting continues to rage in southern Lebanon, the United Nations mission to the area reported today, with both the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and Hizbollah firing either at or from the vicinity of UN peacekeeping posts over the past 24 hours. More >>
Qana Attack May Illustrate Pattern Of Violations
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 5:19 pm | United Nations
Israel’s deadly attack on the Lebanese village of Qana could be part of a “pattern of violations of international law” committed during the almost month-long conflict with Hizbollah, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said, calling for a more ... More >>
UN Assesses Sea Routes For Aid To Lebanon
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 2:17 pm | United Nations
Racing against time to supply vital humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Lebanon, the United Nations is looking at the possibility of sea routes to bring in supplies as Israeli bombing has destroyed all roads and bridges to the southern city of Tyre ... More >>
UN: Environmental Impact Of Lebanon Oil Spill
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 11:51 am | United Nations
Two United Nations experts arrived in Syria today to evaluate the consequences of the oil spill caused by Israel’s bombardment of a power plant in Lebanon that has already polluted over 140 kilometres of coastline, according to the UN Environment ... More >>
Call for More UN-Interpol Cooperation on Sanctions
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 10:37 am | United Nations
Noting that cooperation with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) could substantially aid the work of its sanctions committees, the Security Council today called for increased cooperation between the UN and Interpol in the fight against ... More >>
Liberia's President Hails UN Volunteer Professors
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 10:36 am | United Nations
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia has recognized over 30 United Nations staff members who have volunteered their services as adjunct professors during the upcoming university term. More >>
Burundi: UN Worker Injured in Attack
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 10:31 am | United Nations
A staff member serving with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been hospitalized in Burundi following a grenade attack which killed four people, injured numerous others, and prompted a strong condemnation of violence in the country by ... More >>
Agency Steps Up Aid to Displaced Sri Lankans
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 10:30 am | United Nations
Following an upsurge of violence in Sri Lanka, the United Nations refugee agency has stepped up its efforts to provide assistance to victims of the conflict between the Government and Tamil separatists, but aid workers are still unable to reach thousands ... More >>
Concern Over Safety of Aid Workers in Chad
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 10:29 am | United Nations
Following a recent attack on aid workers in eastern Chad, where hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees have sought escape from the troubled Darfur region of their country, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today expressed ... More >>
Somalia Parties Get Closer on Political Dealings
Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 3:02 pm | United Nations
Praising Ethiopia’s mediation efforts this weekend between the various parties in strife-torn Somalia, the senior United Nations envoy to the Horn of Africa country said today he was encouraged by recent reports from the seat of the Transitional ... More >>
Mission Will Expand Its Presence in S Afghanistan
Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 3:01 pm | United Nations
With Afghanistan facing a growing insurgency in its southern and southeastern provinces, the top United Nations envoy to that country today announced that the UN mission planned to step up its efforts there. More >>
UN Condemns Killings of Aid Workers in Sri Lanka
Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 3:00 pm | United Nations
The United Nations today strongly condemned the execution-style killings of 15 aid workers from French organization Action against Hunger in northeastern Sri Lanka, calling on the authorities to apprehend those responsible and urging an immediate ... More >>
Cote D’ivoire: Call for Cooperation in Elections
Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 2:59 pm | United Nations
Urging all sides in the divided West African country of Côte d’Ivoire to play their part to ensure that free and fair elections can be staged by the end of October, the Security Council today called for the deployment of “as many mobile courts ... More >>
