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UN: $4 million for children in northern Kenya?
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 9:25 pm | United Nations
Thousands of children in northern Kenya are malnourished, or at risk of malnutrition, and face the threat of polio and rising regional violence over scarce water, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said, as it appealed for $4 million. More >>
Liberia’s elections can bring peace after conflict
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 9:22 pm | United Nations
Annan says Annan says Liberia’s elections after years of conflict can usher in peace, development, development More >>
Pakistan Quake: UN launches $272 million appeal
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 9:19 pm | United Nations
The United Nations today launched a $272-million flash appeal to help Pakistan recover from last Saturday’s devastating earthquake, which killed more than 30,000 people, injured some 60,000 more and left 1 million others in acute need of life-saving assistance, ... More >>
UN Continues Rushing Aid to Central America
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 5:24 pm | United Nations
United Nations agencies are continuing to send relief aid to parts of Central America torn by the devastating effects of Hurricane Stan and other disasters, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today. More >>
Donors Should Focus On Quality Aid to Foster Dvpmt
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 5:23 pm | United Nations
Despite increases in official direct assistance (ODA) to developing countries, much of the funds have been used to pay off debt, rebuild after conflicts and natural disasters, and assist people affected by humanitarian crises, according to a new ... More >>
Migrants At Moroccan-Spanish Border Concern UN
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 9:25 am | United Nations
Alarmed by the situation of African migrants trying to cross from Morocco into Spain’s enclaves on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, the United Nations refugee agency has sent a team of senior staff to the North African country to help find ... More >>
5-Year Decline Of HIV/AIDS In Zimbabwe
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 9:24 am | United Nations
UN Agency For Hiv/Aids Reports Encouraging 5-Year Decline Of The Disease In Zimbabwe More >>
UN Launches $272-Million Appeal To Help Pakistan
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 9:22 am | United Nations
The United Nations today launched a $272-million flash appeal for Pakistan to help it recover from last Saturday’s devastating earthquake, which killed tens of thousands of people, injured tens of thousands more and left 1 million others in acute need ... More >>
Upscaling of Humanitarian Aid Underway
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 9:21 am | United Nations
Islamabad, 11, October: Search and rescue still remains the priority in the aftermath of the earthquake, however there is an immediate need to upscale the relief efforts to meet the immediate humanitarian needs. The UN is readying an airlift of vitamin-fortified ... More >>
UNICEF Vaccinates 1.3 Million Bangladashi Children
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 9:11 am | United Nations
The United Nations agency responsible for children vaccinated 1.3 million children between the ages of 9 and 10 in Bangladesh this September, reaching 98 per cent of their target, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. More >>
Fund Appeals for $4 Mill for Children in N Kenya
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 9:01 am | United Nations
Thousands of children in northern Kenya are malnourished, or at risk of malnutrition, and face the threat of polio and rising regional violence over scarce water, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said, as it appealed for $4 million. More >>
US, UK, Iraq Counter-Terror Laws Erode Rights - UN
Tuesday, 11 October 2005, 10:36 am | United Nations
Proposed anti-terror laws in the United Kingdom could undermine human rights, United States military commissions on terror suspects violate the right to a fair trial, and Iraq’s special tribunal breaks international standards and should be replaced ... More >>
Eve Of Liberia’s National Elections
Tuesday, 11 October 2005, 9:50 am | United Nations
One day ahead of Liberia’s presidential and parliamentary elections, Secretary-General Kofi Annan is urging a massive and peaceful turnout. More >>
Job Creation In Africa Vital To Stop Crisis
Tuesday, 11 October 2005, 9:41 am | United Nations
Voicing concern over the situation of migrants trying to cross from Morocco into Spain’s enclaves on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, a senior United Nations official in West Africa today warned that what is happening there now with ... More >>
Annan Calls For Small Loans To Millions Of People
Tuesday, 11 October 2005, 9:23 am | United Nations
With the innovation of micro-financing, there is a now a powerful way to help many millions around the world finance their small business ventures, improve their homes, and come back after a natural disaster, but institutions will need to do their part ... More >>
World Must Save Environment Or Face Poverty
Tuesday, 11 October 2005, 9:22 am | United Nations
With some 60 per cent of the planet's ecosystem services currently being degraded by human activities, the global community must take speedy action or else face a future of 6 billion people “scratching around trying to survive,” the head of the ... More >>
Pakistan: UN Quake Relief Moves Into Higher Gear
Tuesday, 11 October 2005, 9:20 am | United Nations
United Nations agencies are working round the clock to bring relief to survivors of Saturday’s devastating earthquake in Pakistan, readying an airlift of vitamin-fortified life-saving food for 240,000 victims and sending in convoys of trucks with emergency ... More >>
Iraq Envoy Discusses Concerns About Voting Process
Monday, 10 October 2005, 3:57 pm | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy to Iraq today discussed concerns about the upcoming constitutional referendum with a local official from Kirkuk. More >>
UN And Liberian Government Form Centre
Monday, 10 October 2005, 3:56 pm | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and the country's transitional government have established a Joint National Security Operations Centre to ensure the smooth conduct of elections scheduled for later this month. More >>
UN To Help Countries Affected By Pakistan Quake
Monday, 10 October 2005, 10:23 am | United Nations
Following a massive earthquake in Pakistan that affected also Afghanistan and India, the United Nations is working with the governments of those countries on an emergency response. More >>
