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'Digital Divide' Must Be Narrowed
Friday, 4 November 2005, 10:24 am | United Nations
With 90 per cent of all Internet users living in developed countries, governments must narrow the gap between North and South by expanding quality education for all, increasing community access to information and communication technology, and sharing ... More >>
Liberia: UN Moves To Ensure Free Elections
Friday, 4 November 2005, 9:35 am | United Nations
With five days left before Liberia’s run-off presidential elections, the United Nations mission that has for the past two years assisted the country’s transition to peace and democracy from 14 years of vicious civil war, is moving into top gear to assure ... More >>
Combating Potentially Deadly Bird Flu
Friday, 4 November 2005, 12:12 am | United Nations
Confronting the possibility of a potentially devastating human bird flu pandemic, the United Nations system – from Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to the UN health and agricultural agencies – today laid out ... More >>
Progress in Pakistani Quake Efforts, Funds Short
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 5:03 pm | United Nations
A lot of progress is being made on the ground in aiding survivors of Pakistan's worst-ever earthquake despite difficult circumstances, but the United Nations flash appeal has received in pledges and commitments less than a quarter of the $550 million it is ... More >>
UN Looks To Next Steps In Syria
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 3:38 pm | United Nations
The United Nations is aiming to help resolve outstanding issues between Syria and Lebanon such as the disbanding of militias and the demarcation of a border between the two countries, now that key Security Council goals for Lebanon have been met, ... More >>
Dramatic Drop In African Measles Cases And Deaths
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 3:37 pm | United Nations
More than 200 million children in Africa have been vaccinated against measles and both the cases and the resulting deaths have dropped by 60 per cent since 1999, saving more than a million lives, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said ... More >>
Tensions Between Ethiopia And Eritrea Escalate
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 3:36 pm | United Nations
Expressing deep concern about reports of military movements by Ethiopia and Eritrea, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged the two Horn of Africa countries to show maximum restraint and called on the Security Council, as well as individual ... More >>
DR Of Congo Must Accept Election Results – UN
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 3:35 pm | United Nations
SECURITY COUNCIL'S VISIT WILL SHOW DR OF CONGO THAT IT MUST ACCEPT ELECTION RESULTS – UN More >>
UN Faces Shortfall Feeding 10 Million Africans
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 11:03 am | United Nations
It costs just $2.50 per month to save the life of each hungry person in southern Africa, yet the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) still faces a $157 million shortfall as it seeks to feed 9.7 million people until next April, many of them struggling ... More >>
Plane Boosts UN Repatriation Of Angolan Refugees
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 11:01 am | United Nations
Seeking to ensure the return of 22,000 Angolans from camps in Zambia by the end of the year despite the upcoming rainy season, the United Nations refugee agency has boosted both land and air transport as part of a broader programme that has already ... More >>
UN Launches Free Radio News Service For US Market
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 10:59 am | United Nations
United Nations Radio today launched UN Radio News/USA, a new source of audio feeds for radio broadcasters about the world body and issues affecting people in the United States. More >>
Kenyan Lawyer to Review Human Rights in Cambodia
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 9:55 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appointed renowned Kenyan constitutional lawyer Yash Pal Ghai his Special Representative on human rights in Cambodia. More >>
Month After Hurricane, 50,000 C Americans Homeless
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 12:29 am | United Nations
Nearly one month after hurricane Stan devastated parts of Central America with flooding and landslides, nearly 50,000 displaced people in Guatemala and El Salvador remain unable to return to their homes and United Nations efforts to raise money for humanitarian ... More >>
Secretary-General Takes Further Steps to Reform UN
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 12:27 am | United Nations
Pressing ahead with his campaign to improve United Nations management, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today named a leading business consultant as his special adviser, while his senior management chief laid out an immediate two-track policy of whistle-blower ... More >>
UN Refugee Official Sentenced To Three Years' Jail
Wednesday, 2 November 2005, 3:58 pm | United Nations
A court in United Nations-administered Kosovo, presided over by an international judge but also involving two judges from the province, has sentenced a UN refugee agency official to three years in prison on one count of sexual abuse of persons ... More >>
UN Nuclear Watchdog Reviews Anti-Terrorism Action
Wednesday, 2 November 2005, 1:42 pm | United Nations
Few activities of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have undergone so major an expansion in so short a period as its security programme against nuclear terrorism, but at the same time the array of challenges facing it in the ... More >>
Kosovo: Veteran Trouble-Shooter for Status Talks
Wednesday, 2 November 2005, 11:30 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has informed the Security Council of his intention to appoint former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, a veteran United Nations trouble-shooter, as his Special Envoy to lead the political process to determine the future status ... More >>
Security Council Condemns Terrorist Bombings
Wednesday, 2 November 2005, 9:49 am | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today strongly condemned the series of deadly bomb attacks that shook New Delhi, India, on Saturday and urged all countries to cooperate with the country's authorities to bring those responsible to justice. More >>
RIghts Experts Welcome US Invitation to Guantanamo
Wednesday, 2 November 2005, 9:31 am | United Nations
The five independent experts of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights undertaking a joint study on the situation of detainees in Guantanamo Bay Naval Station today welcomed an invitation by the United States to visit the base while cautioning that ... More >>
UN Urges Lebanese Militia To Disband
Wednesday, 2 November 2005, 9:12 am | United Nations
While some requirements of a key United Nations resolution on Lebanon have been met, including withdrawal of Syrian troops and holding free and fair elections, others remain to be implemented, particularly disbanding Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias, ... More >>
