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Afghanistan: Security Council Condemns Attack
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 6:06 pm | United Nations
Condemning a recent terrorist attack in Afghanistan against a vehicle of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Security Council today urged the country’s authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice. More >>
Pact To Clear Unexploded War Ordnance
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 2:22 pm | United Nations
The horrendous legacy of unexploded ordnance that continues to kill and maim people, especially children, years after the wars that seeded it have ended may at last be mitigated now that a United Nations-backed protocol has received sufficient ratifications ... More >>
UN Security Council Renews UN Mission In Eritrea
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 9:57 am | United Nations
Anticipating a positive outcome from the next meeting of the commission demarcating the disputed boundary between Eritrea and Ethiopia later this week, the UN Security Council More >>
Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan: Troubling developments
Friday, 12 May 2006, 8:25 pm | United Nations
Ethiopia is holding opposition figures under laws that may violate its constitution, Somalia urgently needs international attention, and despite assertions by Sudan’s Government, displaced women in that country’s Darfur region are still being raped ... More >>
DR Congo: Report on abuses by police & army troops
Friday, 12 May 2006, 8:22 pm | United Nations
Although large-scale human rights violations decreased in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from April to December 2005 compared with 2004, there was an increase in individual cases of summary executions, torture, rape and other serious abuses ... More >>
13 drug companies comply call against malaria pill
Friday, 12 May 2006, 8:19 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that 13 pharmaceutical companies have agreed to comply with its recommendation to phase out single-drug artemisinin medicines for oral treatment of malaria, as the agency says its use hastens ... More >>
Breakthrough: UN resumes food aid in DPR of Korea
Friday, 12 May 2006, 8:16 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it would resume aid in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) within two weeks after reaching an accord in months of negotiations on new working arrangements, including some on-site monitoring, ... More >>
Increased Israeli violation of Lebanon’s airspace
Friday, 12 May 2006, 8:14 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan’s Personal Representative for Southern Lebanon today expressed concern at the recent increase in violations of Lebanese airspace by Israeli aircraft after a period of relative calm in the area. More >>
On Buddhist day Vesak, interdependence of peoples
Friday, 12 May 2006, 8:12 pm | United Nations
Marking the Day of Vesak, commemorating the birth, enlightenment and passing of Buddha, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today stressed the interdependence of all peoples of the world, stating that the ideals celebrated on this day – understanding, the pursuit ... More >>
Japanese Prefecture Contributes To UN Relief Fund
Friday, 12 May 2006, 3:10 pm | United Nations
New York, May 11 2006 6:00PM The Hyogo Prefecture of Japan, scene of a massive earthquake in 1995, has contributed $850,000 to the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) which provides cash grants in response to humanitarian crises. More >>
Somalia mission extended as violence rages
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 8:26 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today re-established for a six-month period the mandate of the Monitoring Group on Somalia, set up to investigate the 1992 arms embargo, as the top United Nations envoy to the war-torn country appealed for all sides to end the ... More >>
Sudanese Pres. meets top official on Darfur force
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 8:22 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations humanitarian official is meeting with Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed al-Bashir today to seek his support for a visit by an assessment team to pave the way for a UN force to help stem the suffering in Darfur, Secretary-General ... More >>
In battle on drugs Europe must help find new crops
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 8:19 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations anti-narcotics agency today called upon the European Union (EU) to do more to help farmers in poor drug-producing countries like Bolivia to find sustainable alternative livelihoods as a crucial component in fighting the ... More >>
Haiti’s first census in 24 years uncovers problems
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 8:17 pm | United Nations
Haiti’s first census in 24 years shows that half of the Caribbean country’s population is younger than 20, unemployment is a staggering 33 per cent and less than half of the school-age children are attending primary school, the United Nations Population ... More >>
Human Rights Council must work in global interest
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 8:15 pm | United Nations
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour today called on the members of the new Human Rights Council, who were elected in a landmark vote yesterday, to work in the “global interest” and to act quickly ahead of the first meeting, set ... More >>
Iran’s nuclear programme: Diplomatic resolution?
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 8:13 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today expressed hope that intensified Security Council attention to Iran’s nuclear programme will lead to a diplomatic resolution of the matter, and advised Tehran to pursue dialogue on the issue. More >>
Actor Matt Damon visits UN anti-poverty projects
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 8:11 pm | United Nations
Internationally renown oscar-winning actor and screenwriter Matt Damon has just returned from Zambia, where he visited United Nations health and anti-poverty projects as part of a “listening and learning” trip sponsored by the advocacy group founded by ... More >>
Pakistan: Child malnutrition among quake survivors
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 8:08 pm | United Nations
Seven months after the earthquake that devastated Pakistan in October, malnutrition persists as one of the major problems for children under the age of five in the affected areas, but the situation is gradually improving, thanks in part to an ambitious United ... More >>
First Donations for Under-Resourced Emergencies
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 1:16 pm | United Nations
The newly launched United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) today announced its first disbursements for the world’s most under-funded emergencies, with 12 States, 11 of them in Africa, benefiting from a total of $32 million. More >>
Voting 120 to 50, Assembly Seeks Reform Details
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 1:14 pm | United Nations
Voting 120 to 50, UN Assembly Adopts Text Seeking Details on Annan’s Reform Plan More >>
