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DR of Congo: UN investigates use of police force
Thursday, 13 July 2006, 7:53 pm | United Nations
As historic elections set for 30 July in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) draw closer, the UN Organization Mission in the country (MONUC) said today it has opened an inquiry into yesterday’s violent dispersal of a demonstration in the ... More >>
UN teams up with Microsoft to help African tourism
Thursday, 13 July 2006, 7:52 pm | United Nations
The United Nations tourism agency has teamed up with Microsoft to use information technology to improve the industry’s competitiveness and quality in developing countries, especially in Africa which at present accounts for only 4 per cent of ... More >>
UN food agency warns it will halt its Chechnya ops
Thursday, 13 July 2006, 7:50 pm | United Nations
Already forced because of lack of funding to reduce assistance to displaced people from war-torn Chechnya, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned it would have to halt its operation in the devastated republic entirely in three ... More >>
UN Security Council condemns India bomb attacks
Thursday, 13 July 2006, 7:49 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today condemned “in the strongest terms” the bomb attacks that caused hundreds of deaths and injuries in Mumbai and other parts of India yesterday, calling them “heinous acts of terrorism” and urging ... More >>
Timor: UN Presents PM With Blue Print
Thursday, 13 July 2006, 5:23 pm | United Nations
Seeking to restore calm in Timor-Leste and boost the rule of law in the country it ushered to independence from Indonesia just four years ago, the United Nations today presented the new prime minister with a report covering key issues such as the fight ... More >>
Timor-Leste: UN outlines tasks of new UN mission
Tuesday, 11 July 2006, 7:12 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on all parties in Timor-Leste to seek unity after the appointment of a new prime minister, as his special envoy outlined the tasks of a new United Nations peacekeeping mission following violence in the small ... More >>
Annan ‘disappointed’, no agreement on illicit arms
Tuesday, 11 July 2006, 7:11 pm | United Nations
While noting that a United Nations conference that closed Friday put an international spotlight on the illicit trade in small arms that fuel conflict, Secretary General Kofi Annan today expressed disappointment that delegates were unable to agree on ... More >>
UN mission condemns murder of Congolese journalist
Tuesday, 11 July 2006, 7:09 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) has “categorically” condemned the murder of independent Congolese journalist Bapuwa Mwamba, who was killed by a group of armed men at his home in the capital ... More >>
Gaza: UN voices alarm at worsening situation
Tuesday, 11 July 2006, 7:08 pm | United Nations
United Nations humanitarian agencies working in the occupied Palestinian territory are alarmed at developments following Israel’s incursion into Gaza, where innocent civilians including children have been killed in actions that have brought increased ... More >>
UN refugee chief urges protection for refugees
Tuesday, 11 July 2006, 7:07 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations refugee agency today urged European and African nations to work together to uphold the rights of refugees in ‘irregular’ migrations – situations where migrants and refugees move alongside each other, often without requisite ... More >>
Bird flu will remain a threat for years to come
Tuesday, 11 July 2006, 7:06 pm | United Nations
Bird flu will remain a threat for years to come, experts warn at UN special meeting More >>
Cyprus: Two sides agree to future talks
Tuesday, 11 July 2006, 7:05 pm | United Nations
Leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities have committed to proceed by end of July with technical talks on issues affecting the day-to-day life of people on both sides, and have agreed on broader principles concerning the need to seek ... More >>
Annan Urges Georgia To Honour Commitments
Sunday, 9 July 2006, 2:06 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged both Georgia's Government and Abkhaz separatists to implement understandings reached during a high-level meeting in February and to honour previous commitments, particularly regarding security and ... More >>
Un Agency Appeals For Emergency Funding For Gaza
Sunday, 9 July 2006, 2:02 pm | United Nations
With 70 per cent of Gazans relying on food aid, the main United Nations humanitarian agency for Palestinian refugees is calling on donors to fund its emergency appeal, which it has already almost doubled to over $170 million to feed 900,000 people in ... More >>
Annan Extols Football's Universal Language
Sunday, 9 July 2006, 1:57 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, in Berlin to attend the World Cup final, today compared the state of world football with the state of the world at large, and the most popular sport on Earth came out on top, with its equality, level playing ... More >>
Un Scales Back Appeal For Indonesian Quake Relief
Sunday, 9 July 2006, 1:52 pm | United Nations
The United Nations has scaled back its $103-million relief appeal for the Indonesian earthquake in May by 20 per cent but is still facing a huge shortfall of over $60 million to aid hundreds of thousands of victims of the disaster which killed more ... More >>
Somalian Goverenment Must Be Fortified: Annan
Sunday, 9 July 2006, 1:50 pm | United Nations
The Transitional Government in Somalia, which, since establishing itself within the country earlier this year has been besieged by renewed factional fighting and the territorial gains of Islamic militias, must be strengthened so that the painstaking ... More >>
UN again call for closing of US Guantánamo centre
Saturday, 8 July 2006, 11:39 am | United Nations
UN human rights experts again call for closing of US detention centre in Guantánamo More >>
As Congo prepares to vote, militia fire hits UN
Saturday, 8 July 2006, 11:38 am | United Nations
The pilot of a United Nations peacekeeping helicopter in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was wounded yesterday when militiamen opened fire on his aircraft in the north-east of the vast country, where the world body is preparing for the ... More >>
Colombia: Concern over mass displacements
Saturday, 8 July 2006, 11:30 am | United Nations
Fighting between irregular armed groups in southern Colombia, threats and targeted killings of civilians are continuing to sow tension in a region where more than 9,000 people have been forced to flee their homes this year, the United Nations refugee ... More >>
