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New Kyrgyz rules could violate refugee convention
Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 8:03 pm | United Nations
Amendments to Kyrgyzstan’s refugee law could violate the 1951 Refugee Convention, which the Central Asian country has ratified, if they deny access of illegal foreigners to refugee status determination procedures, the relevant United Nations agency said ... More >>
Tobacco proliferates, broader regulation needed
Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 8:02 pm | United Nations
Confronting the rapid spread and growing variety of smoked and smokeless tobacco products and their increasing use by young people, the United Nations health agency today called for urgent and broader regulation of what is the leading preventable ... More >>
Somalia: Official Urges Factions to Act Humanely
Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 3:56 pm | United Nations
Reacting to reports of indiscriminate shelling of civilian populations and medical facilities in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu – with dozens dead in the last few days – a senior United Nations official today called on the warring factions to spare ... More >>
Study Highlights Women's Role in Restoring Dryland
Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 11:45 am | United Nations
The world’s rural women can play a crucial role in efforts to restore drylands, according to a new study released by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) at a major UN conference on women and desertification being held in Beijing this ... More >>
'Alliance of Civilizations' Advances Work at Dakar
Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 12:55 am | United Nations
A meeting of experts on the Alliance of Civilizations – an initiative aimed at bridging the gap between Islam and the West – concluded today in Dakar, Senegal, having advanced preparations for a report on actions to tackle the problem that will be presented ... More >>
Refugee Agency Joins Forces With Norwegian Group
Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 12:55 am | United Nations
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and a prominent Norwegian humanitarian group will make joint efforts to protect displaced people worldwide, according to an agreement signed between the two organizations working for the protection ... More >>
Deadly Riots in Afghanistan, Annan Pledges Support
Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 12:41 am | United Nations
Reacting to the recent deadly riots in Afghanistan reportedly sparked by a road accident involving a United States convoy, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today stressed that the United Nations would continue its assistance for stability in the war-wracked ... More >>
UN Health Agency Rushes Aid To Indonesia
Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 3:39 pm | United Nations
As rescue teams search for survivors following Saturday's devastating earthquake on the island of Java, Indonesia, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that it is sending emergency equipment to the area and will help ... More >>
UN Brokers Cessation of Hostilities After Clashes
Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 10:15 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today commended the Governments of Israel and Lebanon for avoiding a further escalation along the withdrawal line between their countries after the United Nations brokered a cessation of hostilities following serious clashes ... More >>
UN, Non-Aligned Movemt Must Advance Towards Goals
Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 9:59 am | United Nations
The Non-Aligned Movement, which exists to give voice to developing countries and advance a more democratic international order, must move forward with the United Nations towards their shared goals, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today. More >>
Afghanistan: UN Urges Calm After Unrest
Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 9:58 am | United Nations
Reacting to violence in Kabul apparently sparked by a road accident involving a United States convoy and local people, the United Nations operation in Afghanistan today urged calm in the face of what a spokesman for the world body termed a "tragedy." More >>
Murder of Another Filipino Journalist Condemned
Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 9:57 am | United Nations
Just 10 days after deploring the death of a Filipino press photographer, the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today condemned the murder of Fernando "Dong" Batul, an outspoken journalist ... More >>
On Eve of UN Peacekeepers Day, Annan Pays Tribute
Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 9:55 am | United Nations
Looking back on a year when more blue helmets died in the service of peace than any other over the past decade, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan paid tribute to their sacrifice on the eve of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. More >>
Another Eritrean UN Staff Member Is Detained
Monday, 29 May 2006, 9:45 am | United Nations
The move follows the release, earlier this month, of one of the 11 local UN staff members who have been detained by Eritrea. The mission has been awaiting a response from the Eritrean authorities to its letters asking why they had arrested the local ... More >>
UN Aid To Quake-Struck Parts Of Indonesia
Sunday, 28 May 2006, 11:09 am | United Nations
Following an early morning earthquake in Indonesia measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale that has reportedly killed thousands of people, the United Nations is gearing up to provide emergency assistance to the affected areas, top officials from the world ... More >>
Timor-Leste: UN Relocates Families Of Staff
Sunday, 28 May 2006, 11:06 am | United Nations
The United Nations today announced that all UN families and non-essential staff members will begin to be relocated from Timor-Leste to a temporary safe haven in Darwin, Australia, because of heightened security concerns. More >>
UN-AU Assessment Team to Visit Darfur Within Days
Friday, 26 May 2006, 11:10 am | United Nations
A joint United Nations-African Union team will go to Sudan’s conflict-torn Darfur region to assess the needs of the AU’s peacekeeping mission there after conducting wide-ranging consultations in the country’s capital, UN Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi ... More >>
Forum on Indigenous Issues Looks to New HRC
Friday, 26 May 2006, 12:14 am | United Nations
As the two week-long meeting of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues nears its end, indigenous leaders today said they wanted a key UN human rights body to consider taking new steps to meet their concerns. More >>
Myanmar: After talks, UN hopes for better ties
Thursday, 25 May 2006, 8:24 pm | United Nations
Ibrahim Gambari 24 May 2006 – After two years of isolation, the Myanmar Government seems willing to engage in a dialogue with the international community, a senior United Nations official just back from three days of talks with the country’s top ... More >>
Intensified diplomacy on Iranian nuclear dispute
Thursday, 25 May 2006, 8:22 pm | United Nations
On the fourth leg of an Asian trip today, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan praised the progress made by his Vietnamese hosts while calling for intensified efforts to reach a diplomatic solution on the Iranian nuclear dispute, indicating that the ... More >>
