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UN Radio: Lebanon - Diplomatic Moves To End War
Monday, 7 August 2006, 12:53 am | United Nations
UN Audio: Diplomacy: Crisis in Lebanon: UN Officials and Diplomats Work to End the Bloodshed and Address Humanitarian Needs. As the Security Council tries to negotiate a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the UN arranges safe corridors ... More >>
Scoop Audio: UN Radio Report On Lebanon Crisis
Monday, 7 August 2006, 12:30 am | United Nations
Headlines: Security Council Remains Concerned About Humanitarian Situation in Lebanon - Annan Closely Monitoring Situation in Lebanon: UN Official - WFP Says Destruction of Roads Hampers its Ability to Deliver Aid to Lebanon - Plight of Displaced Lebanese ... More >>
Lebanon, UN continues relief effort
Monday, 7 August 2006, 12:12 am | United Nations
As fighting raged today in Lebanon, the United Nations continued its efforts to help the beleaguered people of the country, where the Government estimates that one fourth of the population has been uprooted. More >>
Lebanon: 3 UN Troops Wounded by Hezbollah Mortar
Monday, 7 August 2006, 12:11 am | United Nations
7 August 2006 – Three members of the Chinese contingent serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were lightly wounded today when a mortar round from the Hizbollah side impacted inside their headquarters, according to the ... More >>
UN Agencies in Gaza Sound Alarm About Violence
Friday, 4 August 2006, 1:16 pm | United Nations
With global media attention focused on events in Lebanon, United Nations humanitarian agencies working in the occupied Palestinian territory today issued a statement sounding alarm about the ongoing fighting there and reminding all parties of their obligation ... More >>
Lebanon: Fierce Fighting Continues To Rage
Friday, 4 August 2006, 11:22 am | United Nations
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)reported today that heavy fighting continues in its area of operation in the country’s south, with Hizbollah rockets striking a UN position during the past 24 hours and the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) ... More >>
Burundi: Alarm by Reports of a Coup, Crackdown
Friday, 4 August 2006, 10:20 am | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Burundi voiced alarm today at reports that there has been an attempted coup in recent days in the African country and that some political figures have since been arrested. More >>
Call for Relief Access in Strife-Torn Sri Lanka
Friday, 4 August 2006, 10:19 am | United Nations
Expressing deep concern about increasing violence in Sri Lanka, particularly the escalation caused by a water dispute in the northeast, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on all sides to cease hostilities immediately, allow humanitarian agencies ... More >>
New Project: Reproductive Health Outreach to Nepal
Friday, 4 August 2006, 10:19 am | United Nations
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has announced the launch of a new project to deliver mobile reproductive health services to conflict-affected populations in Nepal. More >>
Afghanistan: First Girls Football Competition
Friday, 4 August 2006, 10:17 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations official today presented a trophy to the winners of the first-ever Kabul Girls Football Competition, a milestone event for young women in Afghanistan, where their rights were severely curtailed under the ousted Taliban regime, and voiced ... More >>
More Flee Unrest Near Colombia-Panama Border
Friday, 4 August 2006, 10:16 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has said that increasing numbers of families are fleeing unrest near Colombia’s border with Panama. Citing the example of one victim of stepped up violence in northern Colombia, the agency profiled “Maria,” ... More >>
Food Agency Continues Relief Efforts in Indonesia
Friday, 4 August 2006, 10:15 am | United Nations
Over two weeks after a tsunami hit the southern Indonesian coast of Java, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and its local partners are continuing to provide relief aid to thousands of people affected by the disaster, which has caused nearly ... More >>
SC president says Mideast crisis will top agenda
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 1:40 pm | United Nations
The ongoing crisis in the Middle East is expected to dominate the Security Council's work this month, said Ambassador Nana Effah-Apenteng of Ghana, which holds the Council presidency for August, but African issues will also receive priority attention. More >>
Envoy 'Encouraged' by Declaration on Somalia
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 1:09 pm | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy to Somalia has welcomed a policy declaration put out by African ministers pledging to follow key UN policies on the war-ravaged country, which has not had a functioning government since 1991, a spokesman for the world ... More >>
Human Rights Pact for Disabled is 'Within Reach'
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 1:08 pm | United Nations
General Assembly President Jan Eliasson has urged countries to finalize a new human rights convention that would guarantee persons with disabilities the full enjoyment of their rights without discrimination. More >>
Oil Spill Caused By Israeli Attack Hits Syria
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 10:18 am | United Nations
An oil spill caused by Israel’s bombardment of a power plant in Lebanon that has already polluted over 80 kilometres of the country’s coastline has reached the Syrian coastline and is spreading further north, the United Nations Environment Programme More >>
Annan To Delay Visit To Caribbean Nations By A Day
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 9:16 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has postponed his official visit to Haiti and the Dominican Republic by a day because of technical problems with the aircraft he was to travel in and will now depart New York tomorrow. More >>
Afghanistan: Suicide Bombings & Targeting Of Media
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 9:15 am | United Nations
With violence escalating in Afghanistan, the head of the United Nations cultural agency today condemned a suicide bomb attack in Kandahar that killed a television cameraman and several other civilians, saying he was “particularly horrified” ... More >>
Indian Ocean States Must Be Tsunami-Savvy UNESCO
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 9:15 am | United Nations
People living along the coast in vulnerable Indian Ocean countries must learn to be “tsunami-savvy” to survive, while authorities must have solid planning in place to evacuate affected areas, a senior official from the United Nations Educational, ... More >>
UN-Backed Environmental Clean-Up Weekend
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 9:13 am | United Nations
Some 500 organisations, from local community groups and schools to government departments from 119 countries, are set to take part in this year’s United Nations-backed ‘Clean Up the World Weekend’ from 15-17 September, the flagship event of an annual campaign ... More >>
