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Work on Measures to Protect Children During War
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 4:35 pm | United Nations
A newly-formed Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, chaired by France, has started work on implementing a resolution approved in July to promote the rights of children affected by armed conflict anywhere in the world. More >>
Developing World Far from Slashing Hunger
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 3:46 pm | United Nations
With hunger and malnutrition killing nearly 6 million children each year, the developing world is far from reaching the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of slashing the number of hungry people in half by 2015, the United Nations Food and Agriculture ... More >>
Crisis In Côte D'ivoire Hits Children Hard,
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 2:42 pm | United Nations
The breakdown of family and social structures and the pervading military influence in war-torn Côte d'Ivoire has resulted in children being denied access to education and health care and left them vulnerable to violence, abuse and recruitment by armed ... More >>
Pakistan: concern over immediate needs, quake aid
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 6:50 pm | United Nations
While warmly welcoming Saturday's international donors' conference for Pakistan's recovery from last month's devastating earthquake, a group of United Nations experts warned today that the vast majority of pledges are earmarked for long-term recovery ... More >>
UN supports Arab League work, Iraqi reconciliation
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 6:48 pm | United Nations
Praising the Arab League for holding a preparatory meeting of Iraqi factions in Cairo over the weekend to pave the way towards national reconciliation in the strife-torn country, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today pledged continued United Nations support ... More >>
EU force in Bosnia & Herzegovina for another year
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 6:44 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today extended the mission of the European Union's stabilization force (EUFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the next 12 months to ensure continued compliance with the 1995 Dayton/Paris Agreement that ended a fierce war ... More >>
UN condemns violence on Israel/Lebanon Blue Line
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 6:42 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations political affairs official today condemned the heavy exchange of fire across the Blue Line between Israel and Lebanon which, according to the available information, began from the Lebanese side around 3 p.m. and resulted in deaths among ... More >>
UN work on measures to protect children during war
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 6:39 pm | United Nations
A newly-formed Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, chaired by France, has started work on implementing a resolution approved in July to promote the rights of children affected by armed conflict anywhere in the world. More >>
Refugee Chief to Visit Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran
Monday, 21 November 2005, 11:10 am | United Nations
The new head of the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday begins his first official visit to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, where his office has assisted 3.5 million out of the more than 4.4 million Afghans who have returned home from the two host ... More >>
Haiti: UN Peacekeepers Mount New Anti-Gang Op.
Monday, 21 November 2005, 11:06 am | United Nations
Continuing their anti-gang operations in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, United Nations peacekeepers launched another raid in the Cité Militaire area yesterday after intense firing during the night sowed panic among residents. More >>
“African Industrialization Day": Better Trade?
Monday, 21 November 2005, 10:47 am | United Nations
Ahead of African Industrialization Day, to be observed on Sunday, 20 November, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is calling for the elimination of trade barriers and the improvement of the African business environment. More >>
Secretary-General Annan's First Visit to Georgia
Monday, 21 November 2005, 10:43 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi today, where he held talks with the president and reiterated his call for an end to the conflict between the Government and Abkhaz separatists. More >>
Pakistan Donor Meeting, Annan, Global Solidarity
Monday, 21 November 2005, 10:38 am | United Nations
At an international quake-recovery donor's conference in Pakistan today, Secretary-General Kofi Annan issued a ringing appeal to governments, civil society and the private sector to band together to provide continuing relief and full recovery from the 8 ... More >>
Different Iraq Factions Should Reach Understanding
Monday, 21 November 2005, 10:34 am | United Nations
To strengthen Iraq's ongoing political process, the main elements of political and civil society must reach an understanding towards a national accord, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told delegates planning a Cairo conference on reconciliation in the war-wracked ... More >>
UN Rights Experts Turn Down Visit To Guantanamo
Monday, 21 November 2005, 10:27 am | United Nations
Five independent United Nations human rights experts today rejected a United States invitation to visit its detention base in Guantanamo, Cuba, because the US Government did not accept standard terms for a “credible, objective and fair assessment,” including ... More >>
UN Eco. Agency: Beijing Olympics Greenest Ever
Monday, 21 November 2005, 10:21 am | United Nations
In a new bid to slash ecological damage from major world sporting events, the United Nations environmental agency today signed an agreement Toepfer to make the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games the greenest ever, from cutting from air, water and noise pollution ... More >>
Iraq: International Probe into Alleged Torture, UN
Monday, 21 November 2005, 10:16 am | United Nations
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour today called for an international investigation into conditions of detention in Iraq, saying the recent discovery in an Interior Ministry building of detainees who appeared to have been ... More >>
Annan Tours Worst-Hit Quake Area of Pakistan
Monday, 21 November 2005, 10:10 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, in Pakistan for an international donors' conference that is seeking $5.2 billion for relief and reconstruction after last month's devastating earthquake, today toured the hardest-hit area, declaring that ... More >>
UN: Arrest of Former Chad President for War Crimes
Monday, 21 November 2005, 10:03 am | United Nations
An independent United Nations human rights expert has welcomed the arrest earlier this week in Senegal of former Chadian President Hissène Habré and called for his extradition to Belgium, where he has been indicted for crimes against humanity, war ... More >>
Disease Threats from Migratory Animals, UN Agenda
Monday, 21 November 2005, 10:00 am | United Nations
The threat from migratory animals as carriers of disease such as bird flu, and the threat to them from climate change figure high on the agenda of a United Nations environmental conference now underway in Nairobi, Kenya. More >>
