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Hunger Threatening 1.7 Million Zambians
Monday, 31 October 2005, 10:42 am | United Nations
The lives of many Zambians could be in peril with the number of people needing food assistance climbing to at least 1.7 million due to crop failure and rising food prices, the United Nations World Food Programme warned today in an urgent appeal for more ... More >>
Annan condemns deadly terrorist bombings in India
Sunday, 30 October 2005, 11:05 pm | United Nations
29 October 2005 – United Nations Secretary-General today condemned the series of deadly terrorist bombings that rocked the Indian capital, New Delhi, and urged the country's Government to prosecute those responsible. More >>
Iraq: Envoy Continues to Facilitate Elections
Friday, 28 October 2005, 5:10 pm | United Nations
Continuing his efforts to ensure an inclusive national dialogue following Iraq’s constitutional referendum, the top United Nations envoy in the country today discussed the upcoming December elections with Deputy Prime Minster Rowsh Shaways. More >>
First-Ever Ad Campaign on Children with HIV/AIDS
Friday, 28 October 2005, 5:08 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) launched the first-ever outdoor ad campaign in conjunction with a major media company to raise awareness and funds to fight the impact of HIV/AIDS on children, they said today. More >>
Call for New Thinking on Israeli-Palestinian Rltns
Friday, 28 October 2005, 4:40 pm | United Nations
The United Nations General Assembly should be more innovative in its approaches to the question of Palestine, Israel should distinguish between military objectives and civilians and the Palestinian Authority should control Palestinian armed groups ... More >>
New Storm Threatens Central America, UN on Alert
Friday, 28 October 2005, 4:38 pm | United Nations
With tropical storm Beta forecast to strengthen into a hurricane and drench Central America with potentially-flooding rains, the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) system was today put on alert, ready to pre-position a team ... More >>
Annan Message to Pacific Islands Forum
Friday, 28 October 2005, 2:58 pm | United Nations
At a time when the challenges and opportunities of this age of globalization oblige all countries and regions to strengthen their partnerships, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today stressed the need to increase collaboration between the United Nations ... More >>
Tsunami Envoy Clinton: Protect Communities
Friday, 28 October 2005, 1:49 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, former United States President Bill Clinton, today held a series of meetings in New York to underscore the importance of restoring livelihoods and protecting marginalized communities in countries devastated ... More >>
World Is Ignoring Hunger, WFP Chief Says
Friday, 28 October 2005, 11:49 am | United Nations
Even as the number of hungry people has been rising, mainly, in Africa by about 6 million a year, food aid is in sharp decline, the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) James T. Morris said today. More >>
UN Jordanian Peacekeeper Dies Of Gunshot Wounds
Friday, 28 October 2005, 10:23 am | United Nations
A Jordanian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) has become the latest blue helmet to lose his life for the cause of peace after dying today of a gunshot wound sustained at the weekend during an ... More >>
UN Task Forces Battle Avian Flu Misconceptions
Friday, 28 October 2005, 8:55 am | United Nations
A new United Nations task force warned today against the "over-simplified" perception that wild birds are the main cause of avian flu, and urged immediate measures be taken among both domestic and wild bird populations to guard against its possible ... More >>
Shelter Remains Top Priority In UN Quake Relief
Friday, 28 October 2005, 8:54 am | United Nations
More than two weeks after an earthquake devastated northern Pakistan, plunging temperatures and sheer desperation are driving survivors out of their wrecked mountain villages into a rising number of camps, the United Nations refugee agency reported today as ... More >>
UN Celebrates 60th Birthday With Wreath Laying
Friday, 28 October 2005, 8:52 am | United Nations
From its Headquarters in New York to its far-flung outposts on the front line in Afghanistan and other crisis points around the world, the United Nations today celebrated its 60th birthday with wreath layings for fallen colleagues, the ringing of the Harmony ... More >>
Afghanistan: Journalist Sentenced To Two Years
Friday, 28 October 2005, 8:51 am | United Nations
Taking note of the sentencing of an Afghan journalist to two years in prison for publishing an article considered offensive to Islam, the United Nations mission in the country said today the right to freedom of expression applies to everyone, including ... More >>
WHO Warns Against Indiscriminate Poultry Bans
Friday, 28 October 2005, 8:49 am | United Nations
As countries around the world prepare for a potentially deadly human pandemic of bird flu, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization today warned against general and pre-emptive bans on poultry imports that do not distinguish between infected ... More >>
Central American Flood Fund Shortfall Faces UN
Friday, 28 October 2005, 8:47 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is facing a serious shortfall in funding in its efforts to feed 360,000 hungry Central Americans stricken by this month’s floods, mudslides and volcanic eruption in Guatemala and El Salvador. More >>
Volcker Delivers Final Iraqi Oil-For-Food Report
Friday, 28 October 2005, 8:46 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today received the final report of the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) into the Iraqi Oil-for-Food Programme, dealing with the role of companies in the United Nation run $64 billion initiative which allowed the sanctions-bound ... More >>
UN Quake Appeal Receives $580 Million In Pledges
Friday, 28 October 2005, 8:45 am | United Nations
Within hours of launching a newly increased Flash Appeal of $550 million for to save the lives of tens of thousands of earthquake survivors in Pakistan, the United Nations received pledges of $580 million, but only $15.8 million as actionable contributions. More >>
Annan Dismayed At Remarks About Israel From Iran
Friday, 28 October 2005, 12:47 am | United Nations
Voicing dismay at remarks attributed to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly calling for Israel to be wiped off the map, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said the right of all States in the Middle East to live in peace will ... More >>
UN Report Cites Lebanese, Syrian Involvement
Tuesday, 25 October 2005, 2:00 pm | United Nations
"Converging evidence" points at both Lebanese and Syrian involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, according to a report by a United Nations investigating panel, which concluded that the "terror" attack on 14 February ... More >>
