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Colombia: UN concerned for indigenous communities
Monday, 10 April 2006, 8:50 pm | United Nations
For the second time this week, the United Nations refugee agency today voiced alarm for indigenous communities in Colombia, where more than 1,700 Wounaan are fleeing their ancestral land after two of their leaders were killed by members of an irregular ... More >>
Denial of impunity vital to ensure peace
Friday, 7 April 2006, 2:30 pm | United Nations
From Nepal to West Africa, from Sri Lanka to the former Yugoslavia, the observance of human rights and the battle against impunity for violators are vital elements for bringing true peace to countries torn by civil war, according to the United Nations ... More >>
Spain assists UN in Haiti & DR Congo
Friday, 7 April 2006, 2:23 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is on an official visit to Spain, welcomed a decision by Madrid today to commit Spanish police officers to the UN operation in Haiti as well as its support for a Rapid Reaction Force that will back up the ... More >>
UN looks for US backing for Human Rights Council
Friday, 7 April 2006, 2:21 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said he hoped the United States would continue to play an active role in defending universal human rights and support the new Human Rights Council, despite its decision not to take part in next month’s ... More >>
Bird Flu: battle showing success on poultry farms
Friday, 7 April 2006, 2:20 pm | United Nations
Although bird flu outbreaks continue in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Near East, with its arrival confirmed in 45 countries, efforts to combat the disease on poultry farms are slowly proving successful, the United Nations agricultural aid agency said today. More >>
World moving from migration to era of mobility
Friday, 7 April 2006, 2:18 pm | United Nations
With people moving back and forth between countries instead of simply immigrating or emigrating, the United Nations’ top migration official said that the world was entering an “era of mobility” in which international cooperation would be more effective ... More >>
Mindanao: Peace effort in Philippines’ island
Friday, 7 April 2006, 2:13 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking donor funding for a $27-million programme to feed more than 2 million deprived people on the Philippines’ island of Mindanao in support of the Government’s effort to end the long-standing conflict ... More >>
Zambia: UN to aid Angolan, Congolese refugees
Friday, 7 April 2006, 2:11 pm | United Nations
With tens of thousands of Angolans and Congolese repatriating from Zambia as peace takes hold in their homelands, the United Nations refugee agency is seeking funds to integrate those who do not seek to return home from the Central African country, ... More >>
UN Asia-Pacific: Jobs, global economy, cooperation
Friday, 7 April 2006, 2:10 pm | United Nations
A major United Nations regional conference for Asia and the Pacific opened today with a wide-ranging agenda that seeks to energize the global economy, tackle the growing threat of unemployment and underemployment, and enhance cooperation in infrastructure ... More >>
UN leaves Ethiopia, Eritrea calling them to settle
Friday, 7 April 2006, 2:08 pm | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy to Ethiopia and Eritrea gave a farewell press conference today urging the two countries to settle their remaining differences by demarcating the border between them. More >>
Nepal: Annan concerned over confrontation brewing
Friday, 7 April 2006, 2:06 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan voiced concerned today over a confrontation developing in Nepal, where the Government has imposed a ban on protests in Kathmandu on the eve of a planned demonstration by the opposition “Seven-Party Alliance,” and ... More >>
Mediterranean region faces grim future
Friday, 7 April 2006, 2:03 pm | United Nations
Mediterranean countries will suffer from increasingly saturated coastal development over the next 20 years if current trends continue, 63 million people will lack sufficient water and desertification will worsen rural poverty and biodiversity loss, according ... More >>
Dutch probe: Milosevic died of natural causes
Friday, 7 April 2006, 2:00 pm | United Nations
The President of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today welcomed the final results of an independent inquest into the death of Slobodan Milosevic by the Dutch authorities, who confirmed that he died ... More >>
Annan to speak to Sudan's president over ban on UN
Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 8:38 pm | United Nations
Annan to speak to Sudan's president over ban on UN relief chief's trip to Darfur More >>
Breaches of humanitarian law in Nepalese conflict
Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 8:36 pm | United Nations
Violations of international humanitarian law in Nepal have “deepened a great deal” over the past two months, with Maoist rebels increasingly targeting cities and Government forces dropping mortar bombs from helicopters in civilian areas, a United Nations ... More >>
Farms, organizations join battle to save ozone
Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 8:34 pm | United Nations
More than 5,000 farms and organizations today joined forces with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in a partnership that aims to phase out the use of Methyl Bromide, an agricultural pesticide that damages the Earth's protective shield – the ... More >>
Marking first mine action day, UN calls for ban
Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 8:32 pm | United Nations
From the front line of the battle against the deadly legacy of landmines in Iraq and Sudan to command offices throughout the world, the United Nations today marked the first International Day dedicated to curbing the scourge with calls for a universal ... More >>
First Sudanese refugees from Ethiopia arrive home
Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 8:30 pm | United Nations
Slaughtering a white bull and holding prayers at the border, some 500 Sudanese refugees arrived home yesterday in the first such repatriation convoy from Ethiopia under United Nations agreements that eventually aim to bring home the vast majority of ... More >>
Redeployment of peacekeepers from Burundi to Congo
Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 8:28 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has announced his intention to redeploy peacekeepers from the organization's operation in Burundi (ONUB) to its mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) to boost security and monitoring during ... More >>
Iraq: Palestinians stuck at border fleeing Baghdad
Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 8:24 pm | United Nations
Insecurity in Baghdad and death threats have prompted 35 more Palestinians to flee to Iraq's border with Jordan where they are stuck with nearly 100 previous arrivals in deteriorating conditions, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) reported today. More >>
