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Calls for stepped-up US engagement with UN
Wednesday, 7 June 2006, 8:40 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General today called for greater United States engagement with the UN, warning that Washington cannot “go it alone” in approaching diverse problems ranging from the threat of bird flu to the situation in violence-wracked ... More >>
Serbia, Kosovo, UN to Promote Return of Displaced
Wednesday, 7 June 2006, 1:08 pm | United Nations
Representatives of the Serbian and Kosovo Governments today signed an agreement to speed up the return of people displaced by ethnic conflict in the Serbian province, which the United Nations has administered ever since Western forces drove out Yugoslav ... More >>
Timor-Leste: Peace Talks With Another Armed Group
Wednesday, 7 June 2006, 1:07 pm | United Nations
For the second time in two days, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Timor-Leste, Sukehiro Hasegawa, flew to the west of the tiny Southeast Asian nation to try and end the unrest in the country, this time to meet the leader of another ... More >>
Agency Welcomes Advance of Women's Rights in Nepal
Wednesday, 7 June 2006, 12:55 am | United Nations
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has hailed a decision by Nepal’s reinstated House of Representatives to grant citizenship rights to children born to Nepali mothers as “a milestone in the advancement of women’s civil and political rights.” More >>
Council Members Hold Talks With Sudan's President
Wednesday, 7 June 2006, 12:54 am | United Nations
Arriving in Sudan, a delegation from the Security Council today held meetings with top government officials, the senior United Nations envoy there and representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as part of its bid to explore how best to ... More >>
Annan: Examine Link Between Migration, Development
Wednesday, 7 June 2006, 12:53 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today proposed a standing forum led by all 191 Member States which governments could use to share ideas and discuss best practices and policies related to international migration and how this phenomenon ... More >>
Somalia: Annan Urges All Sides to Talk
Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 3:28 pm | United Nations
Reacting to clashes in the capital of Somalia and surrounding areas, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged those concerned to resolve their differences through talks in accordance with the country’s Transitional Federal Charter. More >>
Annan's Special Rep Meets Group in Timor-Leste
Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 3:27 pm | United Nations
As part of ongoing efforts to end the unrest in Timor-Leste, the Secretary-General's Special Representative today flew to the mountain headquarters of an armed group that has demanded the removal of the Prime Minister, while on the humanitarian front ... More >>
Policewomen, Social Workers Help after Quake
Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 3:00 pm | United Nations
The first of three dozen policewomen and social workers, supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), have arrived on the Indonesian island of Java to monitor child rights and trafficking issues and provide psychosocial support for ... More >>
Timor-Leste: UN Seeks To End Unrest
Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 10:04 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations envoy today met with leading Timor-Leste officials in a bid to restore calm as radio stations broadcast a taped appeal from Secretary-General Kofi Annan for unity after weeks of unrest and violence in the small South-East Asian ... More >>
Investment In Agriculture Will Reduce Migration
Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 9:24 am | United Nations
More investment by governments in agriculture and the right farm policies will help keep rural populations on the land, reduce migration, alleviate poverty and ease the pressure on urban centres by cutting pollution, crime and other social ills, ... More >>
Special UN meeting on AIDS: New national targets
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:20 pm | United Nations
The special United Nations General Assembly meeting to assess the progress made in combating AIDS since it issued its Declaration of Commitment to a comprehensive battle against the pandemic five years ago ended today with a pledge to set “ambitious national ... More >>
Timor-Leste: UN plans emergency airlift
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:18 pm | United Nations
Timor-Leste: UN plans emergency airlift to aid up to 100,000 people displaced by unrest More >>
Timor-Leste: UN may hold public meeting next week
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:17 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council is likely to hold a public meeting next week to discuss the current situation in strife-torn Timor-Leste, the 15-member body’s President, Ambassador Ellen Margrethe Løj of Denmark, said today. More >>
Sudan: UN-African Union mission to leave next week
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:16 pm | United Nations
A joint United Nations-African Union team will head early next week to Sudan’s conflict-torn Darfur region to assess the needs of the AU’s peacekeeping mission there as well as the possible transition to a UN force, a senior United Nations official said today. More >>
Dangers of Female Genital Mutilation on childbirth
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:14 pm | United Nations
Women who have had Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) are significantly more likely to experience difficulties during childbirth and their babies are more likely to die as a result of the traditional yet gruesome practice, according to a new United ... More >>
UN relief appeal for Indonesian quake victims
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:12 pm | United Nations
The United Nations today launched a $103-million appeal to aid more than 200,000 victims of last week’s earthquake in the Indonesian island of Java, targeting emergency shelter, medical assistance, clean water and sanitation, food and child protection ... More >>
Rwandan war crimes suspect sentenced by UN court
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:10 pm | United Nations
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has sentenced a man who supported broadcasts inciting genocide during the 1994 massacres to six years of imprisonment. More >>
Gravely under-funded, UN to feed more Palestinians
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:09 pm | United Nations
Facing “an escalating humanitarian crisis” in the occupied Palestinian territory due to the non-payment of 150,000 government employees and more frequent Israeli crossing closures, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today ... More >>
Golan Heights: Extension for UN force recommended
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:07 pm | United Nations
Citing tension in the Middle East, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended a six-month extension of the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) observing the ceasefire between Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights. More >>
