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Israelis & Palestinians: first meeting with UNESCO
Monday, 12 September 2005, 8:13 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today reported that the Israeli and Palestinian National Commissions for the Organization held their first ever meeting yesterday in Paris. More >>
UN to follow up on Volcker report on Oil-for-Food
Monday, 12 September 2005, 8:11 pm | United Nations
UN oversight office to follow up on findings of Volcker report on Oil-for-Food More >>
Israelis And Palestinians Hold Meeting on Culture
Saturday, 10 September 2005, 12:35 am | United Nations
The UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today reported that the Israeli and Palestinian National Commissions for the Organization held their first ever meeting yesterday in Paris. More >>
UN report warns of failure to meet MDGs
Thursday, 8 September 2005, 2:28 pm | United Nations
UN report warns of failure to meet MDGs, calls for swift change in aid, trade More >>
No nation can match UN; must restore credibility
Thursday, 8 September 2005, 2:26 pm | United Nations
In presenting his final report on the Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme to the United Nations Security Council today, Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) Chairman Paul Volcker criticized the Secretariat, spread blame widely among Member States and the Council ... More >>
UN reforms vital in wake of Oil-for-Food report
Thursday, 8 September 2005, 2:24 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today underscored the “vital importance” of enacting management reforms in the United Nations after the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) into the Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme delivered its final report to the Security ... More >>
Annan extending mission in Ethiopia, Eritrea
Thursday, 8 September 2005, 2:20 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has recommended that the Security Council extend the mandate of the peacekeeping mission stationed between Ethiopia and Eritrea until mid-March and has called on the international community to intensify its effort ... More >>
Appoints Group Of Experts For The Dr Of Congo
Thursday, 8 September 2005, 10:44 am | United Nations
Five investigators have been appointed to the Group of Experts for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to monitor the Security Council arms embargo against that country’s militias under a mandate expiring next January, the UN spokesman said. More >>
Annan Recommends Extending Mission In Ethiopia
Thursday, 8 September 2005, 10:31 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Amman has recommended that the Security Council extend the mandate of the peacekeeping mission stationed between Ethiopia and Eritrea until next mid-March and has called on the international community to intensify its ... More >>
Talks To Produce UN World Summit Document
Thursday, 8 September 2005, 9:01 am | United Nations
With Secretary-General Kofi Annan warning today that talks to produce an outcome document for next week's United Nations World Summit are going down to the wire, Member States are conducting direct, inter-governmental negotiations on all the outstanding ... More >>
UN to help US recover from Hurricane Katrina
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 7:58 pm | United Nations
The United Nations has mobilized three inter-agency teams to aid the United State's recovery from Hurricane Katrina and further deployments may occur within the next few days, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said ... More >>
UN group continues work on World Summit document
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 7:56 pm | United Nations
With barely a week left before the 2005 World Summit brings together the largest ever gathering of international leaders at United Nations Headquarters in New York, a General Assembly panel today continued its marathon sessions aimed at drafting ... More >>
$4 billion to fight AIDS, TB and malaria
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 7:53 pm | United Nations
Donors pledge nearly $4 billion to Annan-initiated fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria More >>
Kosovo: With President Ill, UN Calls For Progress
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 6:05 pm | United Nations
The United Nations administrator of Kosovo has called on all citizens of the ethnically divided province to continue their efforts towards building a peaceful, stable, and multi-ethnic society following the announcement that President Ibrahim Rugova has ... More >>
UN To New Yorkers During World Summit Crush
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 4:20 pm | United Nations
The United Nations is reaching out to the population of its host city, New York, with an ad campaign meant to assuage worries over traffic jams and other disruptions that might arise from the 2005 World Summit being next week, which is expected to ... More >>
Security Council Expands UN Mission In Dr Of Congo
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 4:15 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today voted to expand the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) temporarily to cover the preparations and holding of nationwide elections next year, the largest and most expensive ever assisted ... More >>
Technical Cooperation Urged In Crime Prevention
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 4:14 pm | United Nations
With a big jump in donor state funding to $27.8 million, the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention has called on its members to adopt universal protocols and border cooperation to strengthen the worldwide partnership against terrorism, ... More >>
Donors Pledge Nearly $4 Bill for AIDS, TB, Malaria
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 1:26 pm | United Nations
The United Nations-backed Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today received pledges of nearly $4 billion for 2006 and 2007, and another conference will be held next June in the hope of reaching the $7 billion target for the two-year ... More >>
Refugees Pour Into Chad
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 10:31 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency is urgently seeking a new site for Central African Republic (CAR) refugees in southern Chad because the main camp is reaching its 27,000-person capacity and another 2,000 refugees fleeing continued fighting have crossed the border ... More >>
Improvement And New Technology In UN News Delivery
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 9:37 am | United Nations
New York, Sep 6 2005 3:00PM The United Nation’s department responsible for delivering news and information to the world has strengthened its global outreach by adopting a client oriented approach, upgrading its use of technology, and delivering more ... More >>
