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Torture Reported With Growing Frequency Worldwide
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:43 am | United Nations
Torture is reported with growing frequency from all regions of the world and the lives of individuals and their sense of security continue to be scarred by it on a daily basis, United Nations human rights officials said today in a message ahead ... More >>
UN Celebrates 60th B'day in With Eye on Reform
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:42 am | United Nations
As the United Nations celebrates its 60th birthday this week-end, the focus is not so much on looking back to that distant day in San Francisco when 51 countries founded the new forum out of the ashes the World War II as on looking forward to September, ... More >>
Nigeria to Probe Violence in Bakassi Peninsula: UN
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:35 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Office in West Africa (UNOWA) today called for calm and praised Nigeria’s decision to conduct a full investigation into the first deadly incident in the disputed Bakassi Pennisula border area in nearly a decade in which ... More >>
Security Council Okays Plan to Release Iraqi Funds
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:34 am | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today endorsed the transfer of $220,256,697 from the escrow account set up under the former UN arms inspection regime into accounts for the country's development and the repayment of its UN arrears. More >>
Sri Lanka: Annan Welcomes Govt, Rebel Aid-Sharing
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:33 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan welcomed the signing today of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Sri Lankan Government and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) to establish a joint tsunami aid-sharing structure. More >>
Ongoing Afghanistan Violence Threatening Elections
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:31 am | United Nations
The ongoing insecurity and re-emergence of affecting preparations for Afghanistan’s upcoming elections was being made worse by rampant corruption and fallout from the country’s thriving drug trade, senior United Nations officials told the Security ... More >>
Reintegrating Ex-Combatants Crucial for Africa
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:28 am | United Nations
Returning ex-combatants to civilian life is critical for the success of African peace processes, according to participants at a conference on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programmes in Freetown, Sierra Leone, organized by the Government ... More >>
Security Council Extends Mission in Côte D’Ivoire
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:26 am | United Nations
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire and boosted its troop strength by less than half of what the head of mission reuested. It also authorized Secretary-General Kofi Annan to ... More >>
UN Steps Up Aid to Zimbabwe Clearance Children
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:20 am | United Nations
The United Nations children’s agency issued an urgent appeal today for nearly $3 million as it steps up its support to tens of thousands of children evicted from their homes in Zimbabwe during the Government’s drive to clean up cities. More >>
Panama Urged to Grant Refugee Status to Columbians
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:17 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency has called on the Panamanian government to grant refugee status to 831 Colombians who have been living in the country under a precarious temporary status for more than six years. More >>
Indonesian Women Bid for Greater Role in Recovery
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:15 am | United Nations
The United Nations Fund for Women (UNIFEM) has welcomed the efforts of women in the Indonesian province of Aceh, the area most devastated by last December’s Indian Ocean tsunami, to demand a greater role in the recovery process. More >>
Kyrgyzstan: Feared Deportation of Uzbek Refugees
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:12 am | United Nations
Reinforcing repeated warnings against the forcible return of asylum seekers to Uzbekistan, where they could face imminent risk of torture, a senior United Nations refugee official is set to fly to neighbouring Kyrgyzstan tomorrow to seek a solution for some 450 ... More >>
Unpredictability, Under-Funding in Darfur
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:11 am | United Nations
Despite some “pockets” of stability, displaced persons and returnees in the strife-racked Sudanese region of Darfur still face unpredictability, threats of violence, and under-funded protection services, according to the top official of the United Nations refugee ... More >>
Call for Vigilance of Locusts in Sudan, Eritrea
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:10 am | United Nations
In its latest update on the locust threat in Africa, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today called for intensified Survey operations in Sudan and neighbouring Eritrea after several swarms moved across the area in mid-June. More >>
Peacekeepers Free Kidnapped Haiti Customs Workers
Friday, 24 June 2005, 1:32 pm | United Nations
As the United Nations mission battled attacks and abductions in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, a Brazilian was the latest peacekeeper shot and seriously wounded in the poor district of Cité Soleil. More >>
Nearly 4 Million People In Niger Face Famine
Friday, 24 June 2005, 1:30 pm | United Nations
With less than a quarter of the $16 million in requested emergency funds coming in for drought-stricken Niger, one-third of the population, or nearly 4 million people, face a catastrophic famine, according to the United Nations expert on the right to ... More >>
Devlping Countries Get Boost For Renewable Energy
Friday, 24 June 2005, 1:29 pm | United Nations
Developing countries will receive extra help to exploit their renewable energy potential, such as fuels derived from agricultural crops, under a new initiative launched this week by the United Nations agency entrusted with integrating developing states into ... More >>
Fighting Crime Could Boost Development In Africa
Friday, 24 June 2005, 1:26 pm | United Nations
Crime in Africa is driving business away, eroding human, economic and social capital and undermining development, according to a study launched today by the United Nations anti-crime organization, drawing for the first time a comprehensive picture of criminal ... More >>
Côte D’ivoire: Sec Council Plans To Expand Mission
Friday, 24 June 2005, 1:24 pm | United Nations
The Security Council is set to vote tomorrow on a resolution to expand the 6,000-strong peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire by some 850 troops – less than half of the 2,000 personnel the United Nations says it needs to prevent the situation in the ... More >>
GM Food Can Boost Health, Assessm't Must Continue
Friday, 24 June 2005, 1:22 pm | United Nations
New genetically modified (GM) foods can contribute to enhancing human health and development, but continued safety assessments are needed before they are marketed to prevent risks to both human health and the environment, according to a new United ... More >>
