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Sec Council Deplores Diplomat's Murder in Iraq
Monday, 11 July 2005, 9:49 am | United Nations
The Security Council today condemned the assassination of Ihab al-Sherif, Egypt's ambassador-designate to Iraq, and all terrorist attacks in that country, including the attempted assassinations of diplomats from Bahrain and Pakistan as well as attacks ... More >>
Extrajudicial Killings: Lapses in Nigeria Continue
Monday, 11 July 2005, 9:48 am | United Nations
Despite some progress, the killing of jailed suspects in Nigeria, the jailing of innocent citizens for refusing to pay bribes, the fraudulent placement of evidence, and the imposition of the death penalty by Muslim courts out of all proportion to ... More >>
Annan Welcomes G8 Pledge to Boost Aid to Africa
Monday, 11 July 2005, 9:46 am | United Nations
Welcoming the agreement by the leaders of the world's industrial powers in Gleneagles, Scotland, on a package doubling overall aid to Africa to $50 billion a year by 2010, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan stressed that it was "only a beginning" ... More >>
Teams on Standby As Hurricane Hits Caribbean
Monday, 11 July 2005, 9:45 am | United Nations
With Hurricane Dennis bearing down on Cuba after cutting a swath through Jamaica and Haiti, the United Nations emergency coordination office announced today that it had put Disaster Assessment and Coordination Teams on standby for possible deployment ... More >>
UN Envoy on Housing Evictions Appoints UN-HABITAT
Monday, 11 July 2005, 9:42 am | United Nations
As head of the United Nations urban development agency, the UN Special Envoy investigating the humanitarian aspects of housing and market evictions in Zimbabwe today said she would appoint a programme manager to help the Government of the Southern African ... More >>
UNICEF Needs $8.2 Million for Palestine Operations
Monday, 11 July 2005, 9:36 am | United Nations
With only 36 per cent of funding so far received for its operations in the occupied Palestinian territory, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today it urgently needed $8.2 million for health services, educational and psychosocial support ... More >>
Iraq Envoy Deplores Egyptian Diplomat’s Murder
Monday, 11 July 2005, 9:35 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy in Iraq today condemned the murder of Egypt's senior diplomat in Baghdad as “a barbaric crime that violated every tenet of Islam and of civilized behaviour.” More >>
Nuclear Terrorism Treaty to be Strengthened
Monday, 11 July 2005, 9:33 am | United Nations
In a bid to prevent terrorists getting their hands on nuclear materials, delegates from 89 countries today agreed to substantially reinforce a United Nations-backed treaty with amendments that would reduce the risks of theft or smuggling of such ... More >>
Stone Throwers Cause Pull Out From Dafur Camps
Monday, 11 July 2005, 9:29 am | United Nations
United Nations agencies in Sudan’s war-wracked western Darfur region were forced to withdraw staff today from most camps in an area hosting up to 70,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) when aid workers preparing for food distribution came under ... More >>
Peacekeepers in Congo Seek Rwandan Hutu Fighters
Monday, 11 July 2005, 9:27 am | United Nations
United Nations peacekeeping troops in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) launched their biggest operation in the area today to flush out Rwandan Hutu fighters, the UN spokesman said. More >>
More Than 10 Million Face Food Shortages in Africa
Monday, 11 July 2005, 9:24 am | United Nations
Calling for pledges of $266 million or nearly half a million tons of food immediately to stave off a humanitarian crisis, United Nations agencies today said more than 10 million people are facing food shortages in six Southern African countries this ... More >>
Peacekeepers Pursue Militias in East DR of Congo
Monday, 11 July 2005, 9:22 am | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said today it has deployed forces to pursue rebel militia groups in eastern South Kivu province. More >>
Bougainville: Govt in Place, Mandate Complete
Monday, 11 July 2005, 9:21 am | United Nations
With the swearing in of Bougainville's first autonomous provincial government last month, the United Nations Observer Mission (UNOMB) had successfully completed its work and Papua New Guinea had taken a milestone step, which ended years-long secessionist ... More >>
Bidding Spurs Environmentally Friendly Development
Friday, 8 July 2005, 4:44 pm | United Nations
Congratulating London on its choice to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, the United Nations environmental agency today that ecological concerns such as the use of renewable energy and reduction of global warming carbon emissions figured prominently in the ... More >>
Zimbabwe Envoy: Freedom of Movement Fundamental
Friday, 8 July 2005, 11:56 am | United Nations
The United Nations Special Envoy examining the humanitarian aspects of the evictions of thousands of poor people from housing and businesses during Zimbabwe's winter today visited a demolition site on her way to Victoria Falls, the United Nations ... More >>
Call for Political Will to Bridge 'Digital Divide'
Friday, 8 July 2005, 11:54 am | United Nations
Since the goal of integrating technology into society in effective and sustainable ways remains "a work in progress," strong political will is necessary to ensure that people can use the information revolution to improve their lives, a key ... More >>
Afghan Government Invites UN Expert To Visit
Friday, 8 July 2005, 10:26 am | United Nations
The United Nations expert on violence against women is to begin a 10-day fact-finding mission to Afghanistan this weekend at the invitation of the Government of a country where women’s rights were seriously restricted under the Taliban regime ousted four ... More >>
UN Appeals For Peace In Sudan
Friday, 8 July 2005, 10:19 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations official called on the Government of Sudan and the leaders of armed groups to ensure that the teams inoculating children against the paralyzing polio virus can move about in safety during an 11-day immunization campaign that ... More >>
UN Peacekeeping Mission Raids Slum District
Friday, 8 July 2005, 10:16 am | United Nations
United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti have raided two areas of a slum district in an operation designed to rout gangs that have been active in Port-au-Prince, the Caribbean country’s capital, and have killed or wounded several gang members, a mission ... More >>
UN Protocol Curbing Illegal Firearm Trafficking
Friday, 8 July 2005, 9:35 am | United Nations
A UN accord aimed at strengthening international cooperation to prevent the illicit manufacturing and trafficking of firearms, has come into force, as part of an overall UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. More >>
