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Spotlight on East Sudan’s forgotten refugee crisis
Saturday, 17 June 2006, 10:55 am | United Nations
UN casts spotlight on Sudan’s forgotten refugee crisis – not Darfur or South, but East More >>
Kosovo: UN concerned at persecution of minorities
Saturday, 17 June 2006, 10:53 am | United Nations
While removing two Roma communities from the list of people considered at risk in Kosovo, the United Nations refugee agency remains concerned for more than 400,000 Serbs, other Roma and Albanians who could face persecution if they returned to places ... More >>
Vietnam: UN rejects report of torture of returnees
Saturday, 17 June 2006, 10:50 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today rejected a recent report from an international non-governmental human rights organization alleging that Vietnamese authorities have been detaining, interrogating and torturing Montagnard asylum seekers who have returned ... More >>
Council Welcomes Iraq’s Government; Agrees on Fund
Friday, 16 June 2006, 2:28 pm | United Nations
After hearing detailed briefings on Iraq today, the United Nations Security Council welcomed the formation of the country’s first constitutionally-elected Government, which was completed earlier this month, agreed upon the continuation of the Multinational ... More >>
New Un Ecology Chief Takes Office
Friday, 16 June 2006, 11:16 am | United Nations
The new head of the United Nations environmental agency assumed office today, taking a metaphor from the soccer field to call on all nations to team up together to score a goal for Planet Earth by putting More >>
UN Council Extends Probe Into Killing
Friday, 16 June 2006, 11:11 am | United Nations
Expressing its willingness to continue to assist Lebanon in the search for the truth surrounding the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 others, the United Nations Security Council today extended for one year the mandate of the international ... More >>
Poverty Is Root Cause Of Unrest
Friday, 16 June 2006, 10:57 am | United Nations
Poverty in Guinea, with a collapsing economy that is especially dangerous for children, is behind a massive strike in Conakry, the capital, and international support is badly needed to support the West African country, according to the United Nations ... More >>
Campaign For Education That Saves Lives
Friday, 16 June 2006, 10:53 am | United Nations
An English schoolgirl who had learned her geography well and was able to prevent many deaths when the Indian Ocean tsunami hit Thailand in 2004 served as a prime example of how education can save lives during natural disasters as United Nations ... More >>
Kung Fu Hero Kicks For Asia-Pacific Tourism
Friday, 16 June 2006, 10:49 am | United Nations
Action film hero Jackie Chan, whose hands, feet and stunts have vanquished so many villains on the silver screen, has a new battle to win as the United Nations World Tourism Organization's ( UNWTO) first “Asia-Pacific Tourism Ambassador.” More >>
UN calls for moderated rhetoric in Congo elections
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 9:08 pm | United Nations
A visiting United Nations Security Council delegation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has expressed satisfaction at the country’s preparations for landmark elections in July, but has called on all candidates and their supporters to refrain ... More >>
Gaza: Annan ‘shocked and saddened’ at deaths
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 9:05 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said he was “shocked and saddened” by the latest Israeli missile attack into Gaza, which killed nine people and wounded about 40, but at the same time reiterated his condemnation of Palestinian rocket ... More >>
Women’s economic security declines, former Soviet
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 9:02 pm | United Nations
Women’s economic security has declined following the collapse of state socialism in Central and Eastern Europe and the western countries of the former Soviet Union, and available statistics could be masking an even worse situation, according to a ... More >>
Kosovo: parties still remain far apart on status
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 9:00 pm | United Nations
Despite some progress in talks to decide the final status of Kosovo, the parties remain far apart and compromise is crucial, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in his latest report on the Albanian-majority Serbian province, which the United Nations ... More >>
Rwanda genocide: UN extends terms of judges
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 8:58 pm | United Nations
With the mandate of 11 permanent judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda set to expire next May, but with the trials expected to continue well beyond that time, the United Nations Security Council today extended these judges’ terms ... More >>
UN-African Union assessment team arrives in Darfur
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 8:52 pm | United Nations
A joint United Nations-African Union (AU) team arrived in Darfur today on a mission to strengthen an AU monitoring force already there and prepare for its possible transition to a full-fledged UN peacekeeping operation even as a new attack was reported against ... More >>
Timor-Leste: Annan appeals to Security Council
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 8:50 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appealed for sustained international engagement in Timor-Leste as his special envoy formally introduced to the Security Council his recommendations for new UN action in the fledgling nation, including reformation ... More >>
Annan Urges Full Investigation Of Killings In Gaza
Monday, 12 June 2006, 10:24 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged a probe of reports that civilians were killed by Israeli forces on a beach in Gaza today, and reminded all concerned to exercise restraint and avoid further bloodshed. More >>
Project To Control Trafficking Of Small Arms
Monday, 12 June 2006, 10:21 am | United Nations
The United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP) will lead a $30 million, five-year programme aimed at controlling the sales and trafficking of small arms in West Africa, where more than 8 million illicit weapons are in private hands, representing about ... More >>
Report On Iran's Nuclear Safeguards
Monday, 12 June 2006, 10:16 am | United Nations
Just following the start of European Union-led talks with Iran over its nuclear ambitions, the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) announced that its report on nuclear verification in the country has been circulated to the Agency's ... More >>
Hariri Murder Probe Sent To UN Security Council
Monday, 12 June 2006, 10:11 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has sent members of the United Nations Security Council the latest report on the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a spokesman for the world body confirmed today. More >>
