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UN Envoy Briefs Zimbabwean Officials
Monday, 4 July 2005, 1:05 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Envoy, evaluating the humanitarian aspects of the Government of Zimbabwe's recent evictions of some 200,000 poor people from illegal housing, has continued her tour and has briefed officials on negotiating ... More >>
250,000 Voters Registered In DR Of Congo's Capital
Monday, 4 July 2005, 12:58 am | United Nations
More than 250,000 people have registered to vote in Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), over the past week and a half, showing their support for the upcoming elections. More >>
Uzbek Asylum Seekers Need Emergency Resettlement
Monday, 4 July 2005, 12:57 am | United Nations
Concerned that Kyrgyz authorities may not withstand the pressure they are under by the Government of Uzbekistan to extradite some 450 Uzbek asylum seekers, the United Nations refugee agency today held crisis talks in Geneva with traditional resettlement ... More >>
Return Of Afghans In Troubled Northern Pakistan
Monday, 4 July 2005, 12:54 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency has completed registering some 27,000 Afghans wishing to return home from Pakistan following the closure of camps in troubled North Waziristan, where clashes between Pakistani military and rebel tribesman linked to fighting in ... More >>
Countries In Asia-Pacific Face Extreme Poverty
Monday, 4 July 2005, 12:51 am | United Nations
In a region of rising prosperity, fast growth in countries like China, India and the East Asian "tigers" hides widespread extreme poverty in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) of Asia and the Pacific, according to a new United Nations report. More >>
Campaign To Clean Up Pollution In Lake Victoria
Monday, 4 July 2005, 12:46 am | United Nations
The United Nations housing agency is co-sponsoring a major awareness campaign to clean up Lake Victoria as rapidly growing urbanization along its shores threaten the world’s second largest body of fresh water with increasing pollution and environmental ... More >>
Food Aid Flood-Afflicted Families In Afghanistan
Monday, 4 July 2005, 12:43 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is rushing aid to some 1,400 Afghan families affected by flooding that has devastated housing and vital agricultural lands in various parts of the country. More >>
Treaty On Endangered Species Marks 30th Birthday
Monday, 4 July 2005, 12:39 am | United Nations
The United Nations-backed treaty regulating trade in endangered animals and plants celebrated its 30th birthday today, voicing pride in past successes but warning of the “severe challenge” ahead in competing more effectively for the necessary funding ... More >>
Concern For Refugees From Fighting In Colombia
Monday, 4 July 2005, 12:37 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today voiced deep concern over the “humanitarian crisis” threatening thousands of people in southern Colombia in fighting between Government and rebel forces, the latest of many recent warnings about the impact ... More >>
Pirates Seize UN Food Relief Boat Off Somali Coast
Monday, 4 July 2005, 12:35 am | United Nations
Pirates have seized a boat off the coast of Somalia carrying United Nations food relief for some 28,000 victims of last December’s Indian Ocean tsunami and are asking for $500,000 to release it, the UN World Food Programme said today. More >>
Co-operatives Role To Play In Reducing Poverty
Monday, 4 July 2005, 12:33 am | United Nations
Financial cooperatives owned autonomously and operated democratically by member-clients, unlike financial institutions that operate for profit, have a major role to play in the battle against poverty, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says More >>
Southern Lebanon: Firing Across Blue Line Deplored
Sunday, 3 July 2005, 8:52 pm | United Nations
The Security Council and the United Nations envoy for southern Lebanon today deplored the Hezbollah militia's attacks from Lebanon against Israel and Israel's forceful response, calling on the Lebanese Government to end all attacks from its territory ... More >>
New US Initiative To Fight Malaria Welcomed
Sunday, 3 July 2005, 8:50 pm | United Nations
Emphasizing that malaria kills more than 1 million people every year, the United Nations today hailed United States President George W. Bush's major new commitment of more than $1 billion to fund prevention and treatment in Africa as a great step ... More >>
Seminar On Best Practices Of Criminal Tribunals
Sunday, 3 July 2005, 8:47 pm | United Nations
The Prosecutors of the United Nations-affiliated criminal tribunals have met in Sierra Leone to review what has been learned from the many ad hoc criminal tribunals, including how best to deal with immunity, amnesty, child soldiers and forced marriages. More >>
Annan Calls For Renewed Efforts To Improve Health
Sunday, 3 July 2005, 8:44 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for serious efforts to build affordable and efficient health systems in the developing world, particularly in Africa, which will require 1 million new health workers to meet internationally agreed ... More >>
Efforts in Sudan Face $1.3 Billion Shortfall: UN
Friday, 1 July 2005, 1:43 pm | United Nations
Programmes providing humanitarian assistance and protection in Sudan and supporting the recently-signed peace agreement there face a $1.3 billion funding shortfall out of the $1.9 billion needed for 2005, the United Nations warned today. More >>
Islamic Nations Urged to Play Full Global Role
Friday, 1 July 2005, 1:01 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Islamic nations to play their full role in tackling issues from terrorism and human rights abuse to poverty and UN reform, as he addressed a world meeting of foreign ministers of Islamic countries in Sana’a, ... More >>
Chronic Africa Hunger Threatens Peace, Stability
Friday, 1 July 2005, 11:44 am | United Nations
The greatest humanitarian crisis facing the world today is in southern Africa, where more than 8 million people face starvation, and a "lethal mix" of AIDS, recurring drought and failing governance is slowly destroying social structures and ... More >>
States Seek to Strengthen Nuclear Material Treaty
Friday, 1 July 2005, 11:37 am | United Nations
Concerned by the potential for nuclear terrorism, more than 350 delegates from 80 States Parties to a United Nations-backed treaty on safeguarding nuclear material open a five-day conference in Vienna, Austria, on Monday aimed at adopting additional ... More >>
Annan Welcomes Commitment to Côte d'Ivoire Peace
Friday, 1 July 2005, 11:34 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today congratulated South African President Thabo Mbeki for negotiating with Côte d'Ivoire's major parties a renewed commitment to their latest peace accord, named the Pretoria Agreement, and called on the Ivorians ... More >>
