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UN appeals for emergency funding, Gaza residents
Saturday, 8 July 2006, 11:29 am | 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 >>
UNESCO deplores murder of Iraqi, Sri Lankan journo
Saturday, 8 July 2006, 11:27 am | United Nations
Once again defending freedom of the press as a vital ingredient in democracy, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today condemned the murder of journalists in two of the world’s crisis flashpoints ... More >>
On eve of World Cup final, Annan extols football
Saturday, 8 July 2006, 11:26 am | 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 >>
Gaza continues to deteriorate UN appeals restraint
Saturday, 8 July 2006, 12:13 am | United Nations
As the upsurge of violence between Israelis and Palestinians continued to escalate today, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan once again appealed to both sides to “pull back from the brink” for the sake of all civilians in the region. More >>
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders to meet
Saturday, 8 July 2006, 12:10 am | United Nations
The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders will hold face-to-face talks tomorrow in the presence of the top United Nations political officer to discuss how to resolve the decades-old inter-communal conflict on the Mediterranean island. More >>
Israeli military actions criticized at UN Council
Thursday, 6 July 2006, 8:28 pm | United Nations
Dozens of speakers today denounced Israel’s military operations in the occupied Palestinian territory, calling them violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, at the first-ever special session of the new United Nations Human ... More >>
Middle East 'could be explosive,' Annan warns
Thursday, 6 July 2006, 8:26 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today warned that the situation in the Middle East has the potential to become explosive, and urged the parties to avert a further escalation. More >>
Timor-Leste: UN officials meet party leaders
Thursday, 6 July 2006, 8:25 pm | United Nations
The top two United Nations officials in Timor-Leste today met with the leaders of all registered political parties as they continued their efforts to calm tensions after two months of unrest in the small South-East Asian nation that the world body ... More >>
Korean missile launch: Swift action needed - UN
Thursday, 6 July 2006, 8:23 pm | United Nations
Expressing “deep concern” over missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), members of the United Nations Security Council agreed this morning that quick action is needed to deal with the matter, during a closed meeting ... More >>
Afghanistan: top UN official ‘appalled’ by bombing
Thursday, 6 July 2006, 8:21 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan today expressed his horror at the rash of explosions over the past two days near to or apparently directed against government institutions or personnel in Kabul, the capital. More >>
Full Employment Key To Sustainable Development
Thursday, 6 July 2006, 10:40 am | United Nations
Ministers at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in Geneva today adopted a Ministerial Declaration recognizing that full and productive employment and decent work for all as key elements of sustainable development for all countries, ... More >>
UN Expert Says Roma Suffer From Racism
Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 5:46 pm | United Nations
Hungary has taken significant steps to address the problems faced by its minorities, particularly the Roma, but the country's economic transition as well as racial discrimination continue to place them at a disadvantage compared to the majority, an independent ... More >>
UN: Special Session On Occupied Palestine
Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 4:58 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Human Rights Council will open its first-ever special session tomorrow in Geneva, focusing on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, the world body announced today. More >>
UN will stand by Liberia as it consolidates peace
Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 2:17 pm | United Nations
Speaking to lawmakers today in Liberia, where the United Nations helped usher forward a successful transition from war to peace, Secretary-General Kofi Annan pledged that the world body will continue supporting the country as it seeks to consolidate stability. More >>
Easing of Gaza blockage helps but concerns persist
Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 2:16 pm | United Nations
A spokesman for the main United Nations relief agency in the Middle East today welcomed the recent easing of the total blockage of the Gaza Strip by the Israel Defense Forces but warned that the humanitarian situation there remains serious, with supplies still ... More >>
UN expert paints mixed picture of new Israeli leg.
Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 2:14 pm | United Nations
Commenting on law recently adopted by the Israeli Knesset, an independent United Nations human rights expert today welcomed amendments which have met some criticisms but said that other provisions, particularly concerning access to legal counsel for ... More >>
Human Rights Council special session on Palestine
Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 2:13 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Human Rights Council will open its first-ever special session tomorrow in Geneva, focusing on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, the world body announced today. More >>
Hungary: Roma suffer from economic transition
Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 2:11 pm | United Nations
Hungary has taken significant steps to address the problems faced by its minorities, particularly the Roma, but the country's economic transition as well as racial discrimination continue to place them at a disadvantage compared to the majority, an independent ... More >>
Easing Of Gaza Blockage Helps - Concerns Persist
Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 1:24 pm | United Nations
A spokesman for the main United Nations relief agency in the Middle East today welcomed the recent easing of the total blockage of the Gaza Strip by the Israel Defense Forces but warned that the humanitarian situation there remains serious, with supplies still ... More >>
Annan visits war crimes court in Sierra Leone
Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 8:17 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today met with United Nations officials and peacekeepers in Sierra Leone as well as with the president of the small West African country that the world body helped to nurse back to peace and stability after a disastrous and ... More >>
