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Selective Sowing Can Reduce Erosion in Africa - UN
Tuesday, 4 October 2005, 9:06 am | United Nations
Farming by sowing seeds into covered, little disturbed soil can reverse land degradation and reduce labour and fuel needs, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said as the Third World Congress on Conservation Agriculture opened ... More >>
UN Gearing Up For Harsh Afghan Winter
Tuesday, 4 October 2005, 9:04 am | United Nations
Gearing up for the onset of winter in Afghanistan after last season brought the harshest weather and heaviest snowfalls in years, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it was continuing to pre-position supplies for half a million people ... More >>
Evictions Not The Answer To World Slums - Annan
Tuesday, 4 October 2005, 9:02 am | United Nations
With more than 3 billion people - one third of humanity - facing the prospect of living in slums by 2050 if present trends continue, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today dismissed evictions and demolitions as the answer, calling instead ... More >>
$10 Mill for Sierra Leone Special Court, Far Short
Monday, 3 October 2005, 10:03 pm | United Nations
UN Member States Pledge Nearly $10 Million For Special Court For Sierra Leone, Far Short Of Estimated Requirements More >>
Annan appalled by series of Baghdad bombings
Monday, 3 October 2005, 9:58 pm | United Nations
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan: More >>
Annan Alarmed By Escalating Darfur Violence
Monday, 3 October 2005, 9:56 pm | United Nations
The Secretary-General is alarmed at the recent escalation in violence in Darfur. The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attacks on civilians, humanitarian workers and assets, and the African Union Mission in Sudan, and deplores the many casualties. ... More >>
Internally Displaced in Côte D’ivoire Town at Risk
Monday, 3 October 2005, 9:54 pm | United Nations
NEW YORK, 30 September (OCHA) -- Some 2,700 internally displaced persons who have sought shelter at the Catholic mission in Duékoué, a town in western Côte d’Ivoire, have been informed by local authorities that they will be forcibly removed from the ... More >>
Annan Says Bali Bombers Must Face Justice
Monday, 3 October 2005, 8:48 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan strongly condemned today's bombings in Bali and urged the Indonesian authorities to find and prosecute those responsible. More >>
France Generally Respects Religious Freedom
Saturday, 1 October 2005, 1:59 pm | United Nations
While the French Government generally respects the right to freedom of religion or belief, there are nevertheless certain areas of concern in connection with such issues as the ban on conspicuous religious symbols in public schools, a United Nations expert ... More >>
UN Envoy Meets With Palestinian, Egyptian Leaders
Friday, 30 September 2005, 10:41 am | United Nations
The United Nations envoy seeking an end to foreign interference in Lebanon met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo today and is due to confer with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak tomorrow. More >>
Increased Intolerance Threatens Asylum Principles
Friday, 30 September 2005, 12:02 am | United Nations
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres today urged non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to work towards creating more tolerant societies because increased intolerance is putting asylum principles at risk More >>
Violence in Darfur threatens humanitarian aid
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 8:15 pm | United Nations
The level of violence has escalated again sharply and the situation has become dangerous enough in western Sudan's Darfur region that the United Nations relief agencies have temporarily suspended operations in parts of the country, the UN's top relief coordinator ... More >>
UN meeting: Palestinian, Egyptian leaders, Lebanon
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 8:13 pm | United Nations
The United Nations envoy seeking an end to foreign interference in Lebanon met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo today and is due to confer with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak tomorrow. More >>
Sudan: UN special envoy to speed up peace talks
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 8:09 pm | United Nations
Sudan: UN special envoy to travel to Abuja to speed up peace talks in Darfur More >>
UN: Kosovo, attempt on police commander's life
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 8:06 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Kosovo this evening condemned the attempted assassination of the police commander for the Gjilan/Gnjilane region of the province, according to a statement released by the UN mission there. More >>
Italian President Receives UN Medal
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 4:35 pm | United Nations
Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi was today presented with the top award of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Agency (FAO) in recognition of his strong support for the fight against world hunger and poverty. More >>
Annan Calls For More Activities Linking Sports
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 4:17 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan is calling for further initiatives that use sport to promote development and peace, to build on the momentum he says was generated by the United Nations Year of Sport in 2005. More >>
Attempt On Police Commander's Life Condemned
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 11:28 am | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Kosovo this evening condemned the attempted assassination of the police commander for the Gjilan/Gnjilane region of the province, according to a statement released by the UN mission there. More >>
Health Care Brain Drain
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 9:39 am | United Nations
The loss of workers to migration is overwhelming the developing world’s health-care systems as qualified personnel leave for wealthier industrialized countries, according to a new report released by the United Nations Population Fund More >>
Annan Requests More Troops For DR Of Congo
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 9:37 am | United Nations
As the electoral process proceeds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for more troops for the peacekeeping mission there and a one-year extension of its mandate until October 2006, after the installation ... More >>
