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Saving Civilians Should Be Priority In Lebanon
Thursday, 20 July 2006, 1:36 pm | United Nations
In anticipation of tomorrow’s arrival of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, his Lebanon envoy team and other high officials in New York, where they will meet as part of efforts to end the spiralling Middle East violence, Mr. Annan’s deputy said that ... More >>
UN - 'Serious Concern’ Over Civilian Casualties
Thursday, 20 July 2006, 9:16 am | United Nations
The United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) and the World Health Organization ( WHO ) today expressed “serious concern” about civilian casualties and new risks to health from escalating violence in Lebanon and Israel, warning of the serious ... More >>
Timor-Leste Needs ‘Long Term Commitment’ - Envoy
Thursday, 20 July 2006, 9:11 am | United Nations
Following the recent deadly violence in Timor-Leste, in which 155,000 people were forced to flee their homes, it is important for the international community to realize that the tiny nation needs a sustained, long-term commitment, a United Nations envoy ... More >>
Lebanon: UN Force In South Holding Its Positions
Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 3:39 pm | United Nations
The United Nation peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon reports that, while heavy exchanges of fire continue along the so-called Blue Line between Israel and Lebanon, its troops are maintaining all their positions. More >>
Stabilization Force Would Give Lebanese Govt. Time
Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 2:29 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that the stabilization force envisaged for violence-torn Lebanon would be much larger than the current 2,000-strong United Nations peacekeeping force already in the south and would give the Government “time to ... More >>
UN Food Agency Provides Tsunami/Earthquake Aid
Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 2:26 pm | United Nations
Following yesterday’s deadly earthquake and resulting tsunami that hit Indonesia’s island of Java, the United Nations World Food Programme ( WFP ) is today sending two truckloads of food assistance to the survivors, as estimates of the number dead, ... More >>
UN Adds $169mn To Relief Appeal For Palestinians
Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 9:29 am | United Nations
In the face of an “extremely bleak” and worsening humanitarian outlook for the occupied Palestinian territory, the United Nations and select non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have taken what officials called an unprecedented step of revising their appeal ... More >>
Independent Commission On AIDS In Asia And Pacific
Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 9:28 am | United Nations
The United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) has announced that it will provide logistical support to a new body that will study the spread and impact of the virus and the disease in Asia and the Pacific with a view to mobilizing an adequate ... More >>
UN Deals With Massive Displacement In Lebanon
Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 9:26 am | United Nations
Estimating that 400,000 people have already left their homes in Lebanon, with another 500,000 expected to flee the bombardment if it continues tomorrow, United Nations humanitarian agencies are mobilizing to assist them with food, shelter, sanitation ... More >>
Middle East: UN cites ‘promising first efforts'
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 8:30 pm | United Nations
The head of a three-member United Nations team dispatched to the Middle East to defuse the growing crisis said today in Beirut they had made “some promising first efforts” following high-level discussions with Lebanon’s Government, but he stressed there ... More >>
Crisis in Lebanon: UN prepares for health impact
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 8:26 pm | United Nations
With access to medical care, water, sanitation and other heath necessities in Lebanon severely limited by Israeli attacks, United Nations humanitarian agencies have stepped up preparations for a coordinated, regional response to the crisis, the World Health ... More >>
Congo: foreign combatants not threat to elections
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 8:13 pm | United Nations
Some of the 8,000 foreign combatants that remain in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after its devastating civil war represent a menace to civilians, but they do not seriously threaten a successful outcome for the historic national elections planned ... More >>
UN offers aid to Ecuador after Tungurahua Volcano
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 8:12 pm | United Nations
United Nations agencies are offering humanitarian assistance to the Government of Ecuador after Tungurahua Volcano erupted, spewing out pyroclastic flows, shooting ash six kilometres into the air and forcing more than 3,600 people from high-risk ... More >>
Indonesia: UN in areas hit by earthquake & tsunami
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 8:09 pm | United Nations
UN teams travel to areas hit by earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia as death toll mounts More >>
UN force in Lebanon exerting all possible efforts
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 8:06 pm | United Nations
Despite limitations imposed by the current fighting in the Middle East, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is exerting all possible efforts to protect civilians affected by the violence, a spokesman for the world body said today. More >>
UN hails G8 commitment on infectious diseases
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 8:03 pm | United Nations
Praising a series of detailed health commitments by the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations, currently holding their Summit in Russia, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today stressed the importance of tackling infectious diseases ... More >>
UN Teams To Areas Hit By Tsunami In Indonesia
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 11:51 am | United Nations
United Nations aid teams joined Indonesian Government and non-governmental efforts in assisting survivors on the island of Java today after an earthquake killed at least 37 people, with 60 more missing after a tsunami triggered by the quake hit ... More >>
UN Force In Lebanon All Efforts To Help Civilians
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 10:53 am | United Nations
Despite limitations imposed by the current fighting in the Middle East, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is exerting all possible efforts to protect civilians affected by the violence, a spokesman for the world body said today. More >>
ME: UN Team Leader Cites ‘Promising First Efforts’
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 10:37 am | United Nations
The head of a three-member United Nations team dispatched to the Middle East to defuse the growing crisis said today in Beirut they had made “some promising first efforts” following high-level discussions with Lebanon’s Government, but he stressed there ... More >>
UNSC Should Discuss Stabilization Force For ME
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 10:36 am | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council should discuss a package of practical actions aimed at stemming the spiraling violence in the Middle East, as well as the possibility of a new stabilization force for the region, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today ... More >>
