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Security Council Welcomes Rafah Crossing Opening
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 4:42 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today welcomed the successful opening of the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt last Friday as an important step forward, following the mid-November agreement on movement and access between the Government of Israel and the Palestinian ... More >>
China: UN may send team to toxic spill site
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 4:35 pm | United Nations
Representatives of several United Nations agencies are discussing with the Chinese authorities a suitable date for a UN disaster management team to visit contaminated area of the Songhua River following a large explosion at a petro-chemical plant in ... More >>
Rail link from Northern Europe to South East Asia
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 4:33 pm | United Nations
UN dream of rail link from Northern Europe to South East Asia moves step closer More >>
Tsunami anniversary nears, UN envoy Clinton visits
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 4:31 pm | United Nations
United Nations tsunami envoy former United States President Bill Clinton continued his anniversary tour of regions devastated by the Indian Ocean disaster, visiting the Indonesian province of Aceh, the most ravaged area, and calling for a balance ... More >>
Annan's call for anti-terrorism pact unanswered
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 4:30 pm | United Nations
Despite Annan's call for anti-terrorism pact by year's end, panel puts off action More >>
More Needed to Prevent Mother-To-Child HIV
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 4:27 pm | United Nations
The number of children becoming HIV positive every year – some 600,000 - could be more than halved if infected pregnant women received comprehensive services including anti-retroviral drugs, but less than 10 per cent are now getting them, the United ... More >>
Annan to Begin 14-Day Trip to Asia this Weekend
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 4:21 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General will start a 14-trip to Asia this weekend with official visits to China, the Republic of Korea, Japan and Vietnam that will deal with issues ranging from bird flu to UN reform, a UN spokesman said today. More >>
UN Presses for Return of Hutus from Congo
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 4:20 pm | United Nations
Noting that more than 12,000 foreign militia members have been repatriated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and about the same number remain, the head of the United Nations mission said the programme has reached its limits and the mission ... More >>
Partial Budget Approval Might Hobble UN Operations
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 4:19 pm | United Nations
Proposals to partially fund the United Nations to postpone battles over reform of the organization might leave it in serious financial straights in early 2006, the UN comptroller said, as he provided an update on budget negotiations in the General ... More >>
Cote D'ivoire Leaders Urged to Appoint Interim PM
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 4:18 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today expressed deep concern "at the persistent disagreements among Ivorian parties" over the appointment of an interim prime minister to lead the divided West African country into the next phase of its political transition ... More >>
UN Discusses Sending Disaster Team to China Spill
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 4:17 pm | United Nations
Representatives of several United Nations agencies are discussing with the Chinese authorities a suitable date for a UN disaster management team to visit contaminated area of the Songhua River following a large explosion at a petro-chemical plant in ... More >>
Ecuador: Annan hails new Court of Justice
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 4:16 pm | United Nations
Welcoming the appointment of a new Court of Justice in Ecuador, formally ending what a United Nations expert called a crisis that could irreversibly affect the independence of the judiciary, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today voiced hope for the strengthened ... More >>
Security Council welcomes Rafah Crossing opening
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 4:14 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today welcomed the successful opening of the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt last Friday as an important step forward, following the mid-November agreement on movement and access between the Government of Israel and the Palestinian ... More >>
UN seeks $4.7 billion for 26 humanitarian crises
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 4:12 pm | United Nations
Launching the United Nations yearly Humanitarian Appeal today, Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for donors to provide $4.7 billion for urgent support to 31 million people in 26 countries stricken by war, natural disasters, drought and a combination ... More >>
Mandate of Burundi Peacekeepers Extended
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 1:00 pm | United Nations
Noting that "factors of instability" remain in post-election Burundi, the United Nations Security Council today extended the mandate of the peacekeeping UN mission there for two months until mid-January. More >>
UN Envoy Raises Reported Abuse Of Detainees
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 10:52 am | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy in Iraq has several times brought up the issue of human rights violations with Iraqi officials, including the need for "structural changes" in the security system, a UN spokesman said today. More >>
'Rule Book' on Reducing Greenhouse Gases Finalised
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 10:23 am | United Nations
The United Nations Climate Change Conference today voted to finalize the 'rule book' of the Kyoto Protocol, putting into concrete form the 1997 landmark treaty designed to curb the greenhouse gas emissions that have been determined to cause global warming. More >>
Call for More Donor Aid for Education Shortfall
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 10:21 am | United Nations
Current rates of progress in school enrolment need to quadruple in sub-Saharan Africa and double in South Asia to reach the 2015 goal of providing all children with quality basic education, and donors need to double the billions of dollars of aid, the United ... More >>
UNICEF Calls 2005 'Year of Emergencies'
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 9:32 am | United Nations
The year 2005 has been an unprecedented year of emergencies for children, with an extraordinary series of natural disasters, food crises, and conflicts tearing at the fabric of life for tens of millions of people, according to a report by the United ... More >>
UN Plans to Help African Women Entrepreneurs
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 9:31 am | United Nations
The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) and the African Development Bank said today that they will offer new support to women entrepreneurs who are playing an ever-increasing role in the economies of African countries despite limited access ... More >>
