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Rebels Attack Humanitarian Aid In Western Sudan
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 9:35 am | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) today reported continuing accounts of fighting between rebel militia and the nomadic Janjaweed militia, looting of humanitarian assistance and attacks on villages in the Darfur regions of western Sudan. More >>
US accepts UN offer: aid to Hurricane victims
Monday, 5 September 2005, 7:20 pm | United Nations
The United Nations announced today that the United States Government has accepted the world body's offer of help in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. More >>
UN regrets Iraq's use of death penalty
Monday, 5 September 2005, 7:16 pm | United Nations
Reacting to the Iraqi Government's decision to execute by hanging three men accused of kidnapping, killing and rape, the United Nations Assistance Mission for the country (UNAMI) today urged that future death penalty sentences be commuted. More >>
Iraq: UN provides food and cash to families
Monday, 5 September 2005, 7:15 pm | United Nations
The United Nations has mobilized an urgent response to last week's Al Aemma bridge disaster, which killed or injured an estimated 2,000 people, rushing aid to the affected families and working to bolster the capacity of local hospitals to treat survivors. More >>
UN: medical aid to victims, Baghdad bridge tragedy
Friday, 2 September 2005, 6:30 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has begun delivering help, including emergency oxygen units and drugs, after about 1,000 pilgrims, many of them women and children, died and many others were injured in the crush of a crowd crossing ... More >>
Lebanon: UN probe into ex-premier’s death
Friday, 2 September 2005, 6:24 pm | United Nations
A day after naming four more high-level suspects, the United Nations inquiry into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri announced today that it would seek an extension of its three-month mandate to complete its work. More >>
Indian cricketers bat for orphans in Zimbabwe
Friday, 2 September 2005, 6:23 pm | United Nations
A group of India’s star cricketers went to bat for some of Zimbabwe’s 1.3 million orphans yesterday, listening to the problems faced by the youngsters and visiting an education project supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). More >>
African countries hit by cholera lack resources
Friday, 2 September 2005, 6:21 pm | United Nations
Faced with nearly 500 deaths from the latest outbreaks of cholera in West Africa and with the number of cases still rising, the affected countries lack the resources needed to implement comprehensive control programmes, according to the United Nations ... More >>
Philippines succeeds Japan in UN Security Council
Friday, 2 September 2005, 6:18 pm | United Nations
The Philippines today took over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for the month of September. More >>
Malaysia: Last Vietnamese Boat People Return Home
Thursday, 1 September 2005, 11:05 am | United Nations
The last remaining Vietnamese refugee in Malaysia, out of more than 250,000 ‘boat people’ who began landing there 30 years ago, has returned home, marking a significant milestone in the history of the exodus, the United Nations refugee agency reported ... More >>
UN Seeks Plan To Combat Human Trafficking
Thursday, 1 September 2005, 11:04 am | United Nations
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour today opened an Asia-Pacific regional human rights conference in Beijing with a call for ever closer partnerships to combat human trafficking. More >>
Day Of The Disappeared Notes 50,000 Cases - UN
Thursday, 1 September 2005, 11:02 am | United Nations
On the International Day of the Disappeared today, a United Nations Working Group, which has sent 50,000 cases to 90 Governments, expressed its concern about the under-reporting of the problem and the “implicit amnesties” that lead to impunity for those committing ... More >>
Iraq: All Sides Must Protect Journalists - Annan
Thursday, 1 September 2005, 11:00 am | United Nations
The International Federation of Journalists has sent a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, asking for an investigation of all the deaths of journalists in Iraq, which, according to figures cited by the UN Educational, Scientific and ... More >>
Israel’s Gaza Pullout Must Lead To West Bank Exit
Thursday, 1 September 2005, 10:59 am | United Nations
A United Nations committee on Palestinian rights has called for Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza to be followed by similar steps in the whole of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, leading to a just and lasting solution of the Middle East conflict. More >>
Traditional Medicine Could Help Prevent HIV - UN
Thursday, 1 September 2005, 10:58 am | United Nations
Traditional health practitioners who have strong advisory roles and influence on community behaviour in Africa could contribute significantly to HIV prevention efforts on the continent, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today. More >>
UN Expresses Sympathy For Katrina Victims
Thursday, 1 September 2005, 10:57 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today expressed his sympathy for victims of Hurricane Katrina in the United States and extended condolences to those affected by the storm. More >>
Annan Stresses Importance Of Millennium Goals
Thursday, 1 September 2005, 10:56 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today gave a ringing endorsement for advancing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at next month’s United Nations World Summit, saying the targets that seek to cure of a host of global socio-economic ills by 2015 form the ... More >>
Iraq: UN Pledges Help Following Bridge Tragedy
Thursday, 1 September 2005, 10:54 am | United Nations
The United Nations today pledged the world body’s full help following the “catastrophic loss of hundreds of lives” when a large number of pilgrims, many of them women and children, died in the crush of a crowd crossing a bridge over the Tigris River in ... More >>
Annan Hails Iraq's New Draft Constitution
Wednesday, 31 August 2005, 10:15 am | United Nations
Welcoming the completion of Iraq's new draft constitution, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged the parties to maintain their spirit of national reconciliation as the process moves towards the document's adoption -- an important milestone in ... More >>
UN Steps Up Police Presence In Kosovo
Wednesday, 31 August 2005, 10:15 am | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) today tightened security in the Albanian-majority province, stepping up police patrols on the streets of Serb enclaves after gunmen killed two Serbs and injured two others over the weekend. More >>
