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Coordinator for UN in Case of Human Bird Flu
Friday, 19 May 2006, 3:06 pm | United Nations
Aiming to shore up contingency plans for the operation of United Nations offices in New York in case of an international outbreak of bird flu among humans, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today named Imelda Henkin of the Netherlands as the world body’s new Pandemic ... More >>
Health Agency Training in Flooded Suriname
Friday, 19 May 2006, 2:49 pm | United Nations
The regional arm of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is helping the authorities in Suriname reduce the health risks associated with the torrential rainfall and flooding this month that have displaced up to 20,000 people and left ... More >>
DPR Korea’s nuclear prog.: Annan & Japanese PM
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 8:30 pm | United Nations
On the third leg of a six-country tour, Secretary-General Kofi Annan met in Tokyo today with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, discussing issues ranging from United Nations reform to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) nuclear ... More >>
Syria: Move against arms movements into Lebanon
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 8:28 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today called on Syria to take measures against movements of arms into Lebanon, “strongly encouraged” it to respond positively to Lebanese requests to delineate their common border and establish full diplomatic ... More >>
Cyberspace: Kofi Annan calls for global security
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 8:25 pm | United Nations
From on-line banking to the benefits of telemedicine, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the world community to enhance global security in cyberspace so as to realize the full potential of information and communication technologies ... More >>
Eritrea releases 1 UN staff member of 11 held
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 8:22 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) monitoring the disputed border said today that one of the Eritrean employees detained by the Eritrean authorities without explanation for more than a week has been released without comment. More >>
UNESCO chief hails first test of tsunami warning
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 8:19 pm | United Nations
Hailing the success of a new region-wide Tsunami warning system in the Pacific Ocean, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today congratulated the nations that took part in the coordinated effort. More >>
Congo: UN trains army on humanitarian principles
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 8:17 pm | United Nations
17 May 2006 – The United Nations today announced that it has completed training 45 officers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) in the eastern town of Bunia, Ituri Province, on humanitarian principles and the protection of civilians. More >>
UN agencies amass goals ahead of soccer World Cup
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 8:16 pm | United Nations
17 May 2006 – It’s a tale of two goals – soccer goals on the field and United Nations social and humanitarian goals around the world, and how the two can meet. More >>
Security demands solidarity not nuclear deterrence
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 8:15 pm | United Nations
Noting that many of the world’s ills could be eliminated for less than a third of the global annual expenditure on armaments, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency has dismissed the current global approach to security as dysfunctional ... More >>
President Wade, Senegal wins 2005 Houphouët-Boigny
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 8:13 pm | United Nations
With eight national presidents in attendance, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, co- founder of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), today received the 2005 Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize from the United Nations Educational, Scientific ... More >>
Bangladesh: Success treating childbirth injuries
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 8:11 pm | United Nations
The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) was moved to tears today at a Bangladesh hospital as girls as young as 15 spoke of their abandonment and infertility due to the childbirth injury, obstetric fistula, resulting from prolonged, ... More >>
UNESCO Gives President Wade of Senegal Peace Prize
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 10:32 am | United Nations
With eight national presidents in attendance, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, co- founder of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), today received the 2005 Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize from the United Nations Educational, Scientific ... More >>
First Test of New Tsunami Warning System
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 10:04 am | United Nations
Hailing the success of a new region-wide Tsunami warning system in the Pacific Ocean, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today congratulated the nations that took part in the coordinated effort. More >>
Congo: Officers Trained on Humanitarian Priciples
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 12:24 am | United Nations
The United Nations today announced that it has completed training 45 officers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) in the eastern town of Bunia, Ituri Province, on humanitarian principles and the protection of civilians. More >>
Somalia: Calls for ceasefire and end to violence
Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 8:17 pm | United Nations
Expressing deep concern at the recent reports of violence in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, which have led to a large number of casualties and the displacement of thousands of people, the United Nations Security Council today called for an unconditional ... More >>
Myanmar: UN to hold first talks in 2 years
Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 8:15 pm | United Nations
Myanmar: UN to hold first high-level talks in 2 years with Government on democracy More >>
Annan arrives in Japan after Republic of Korea
Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 8:12 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today wrapped up a visit to the Republic of Korea with a meeting with President Roh Moo-hyun, during which the two leaders discussed the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) nuclear programme and Seoul’s relations ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Govt & Tamils clashes threaten children
Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 8:09 pm | United Nations
With Sri Lankan children falling victim to the renewed clashes between the Sri Lankan Government and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today called on both sides to halt the violence and return ... More >>
Myanmar: Halt civilian-targeted counter-insurgency
Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 8:06 pm | United Nations
United Nations human rights experts today called on the Government of Myanmar to urgently halt counter-insurgency military operations targeting civilians which have led to the forcible eviction and displacement of thousands of ethnic minority villagers. More >>
