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UN force in Chad gets 2-month extension, plans exit
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Thursday, 11 March 2010
UN force in Chad gets 2-month extension, plans exit
* Chad government wants UN peacekeepers out of the country * Mandate extended to May 15; to be withdrawn gradually By Megan Davies UNITED NATIONS, March 12 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council voted on Friday to keep peacekeepers in Chad for at least another two months, but diplomats said the....Read Full Article ...
 
INTERVIEW - World must protect N. Koreans, U.N. envoy says
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Thursday, 11 March 2010
INTERVIEW - World must protect N. Koreans, U.N. envoy says
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations must act to protect North Koreans from military rulers who are committing "harrowing and horrific" human rights violation...
 
BAN condemns recent bombings in Pakistan
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Thursday, 11 March 2010
BAN condemns recent bombings in Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS, March 12 (KUNA) -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned the recent series of terrorist attacks in Pakistan, including the suicide ...
 
Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Chad for
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Thursday, 11 March 2010
Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Chad for
SC/9880 The Security Council this morning decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad for two months, ...
 
Côte d'Ivoire: UNOCI CHIEF AND RDR CHAIRMAN DISCUSS ELECTORAL PROCESS
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Thursday, 11 March 2010
Côte d'Ivoire: UNOCI CHIEF AND RDR CHAIRMAN DISCUSS ELECTORAL PROCESS
"The discussion focused on the crisis-resolution process and the election," said the chief of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), after thi...
 
A Gold Medal in Conservation Achievements
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Thursday, 11 March 2010
A Gold Medal in Conservation Achievements
The United Nations marked 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity to highlight the need to protect the world's plant and animal resources. If Canada's r...
 
UN chief condemns attacks that killed dozens in Pakistan
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Thursday, 11 March 2010
UN chief condemns attacks that killed dozens in Pakistan
New York - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned the series of deadly attacks in Pakistan, including a suicide attack in Lahore in w...
 
New U.N. Climate Change Group is All Male
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Thursday, 11 March 2010
New U.N. Climate Change Group is All Male
A group of women are upset that a new United Nations climate change financing group has 19 members, but no women.Read Full Article ...
 
UN's Ban to return to earthquake-devastated Haiti
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Thursday, 11 March 2010
UN's Ban to return to earthquake-devastated Haiti
* Ban Ki-moon to meet with Haiti's leaders * Will visit camp for displaced earthquake victims By Megan Davies UNITED NATIONS, March 12 (Reuters) - U.N. Secreta...
 
UN Distributes Food to DRCongo Refugees
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Thursday, 11 March 2010
UN Distributes Food to DRCongo Refugees
12 de marzo de 2010, 14:30 United Nations, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) United Nations today began sending emergency food aid to 60 thousand people who took refuge i...
 
World considers resuming ivory trade
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Thursday, 11 March 2010
World considers resuming ivory trade
A nine-year moratorium on the ivory trade will be challenged at a United Nations-led meeting of 175 countries starting in Doha today.Read Full Article ...
 
Ban urges Member States to rally behind Chilean quake relief efforts
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Ban urges Member States to rally behind Chilean quake relief efforts
United Nations Member States must play their part to help Chile rebuild after last month's deadly earthquake and tsunami, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said to...
 
Ban calls for renewed commitment to peace pact from Sudan ahead critical year
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Ban calls for renewed commitment to peace pact from Sudan ahead critical year
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Sudan to renew its commitment to the 2005 agreement which ended the long-running north-south civil w...
 
Ugandan rebels seek refuge in Sudan's Darfur-report
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Ugandan rebels seek refuge in Sudan's Darfur-report
10 Mar 2010 23:54:04 GMT Source: Reuters * Sudan's UN envoy dismisses allegations * Group says sources include government, U.N. officials By Louis Charbonneau ...
 
United Nations top political official begins visit to Nepal
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
United Nations top political official begins visit to Nepal
The United Nations Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs, B. Lynn Pascoe, arrived in Nepal today at the start of a three-day visit to review the state ...
 
In Gaza, UN teams destroy unexploded ordnance containing white phosphorus
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
In Gaza, UN teams destroy unexploded ordnance containing white phosphorus
Special United Nations bomb disposal units today successfully destroyed two unexploded ordnance (UXO) containing white phosphorus in the Gaza Strip, the first ...
 
Ugandan rebels seek refuge in Sudan's Darfur
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Ugandan rebels seek refuge in Sudan's Darfur
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Ugandan rebels notorious for mutilating their victims and abducting children have found a safe haven in Sudan's western Darfur regio...
 
UN chief condemns Israeli plans to expand settlements
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
UN chief condemns Israeli plans to expand settlements
United Nations. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned on Wednesday Israel's announcement that it is building 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem, Xi...
 
[dehai-news] HIZBAWI MEKETE IN JACKSONVILLE, FL - March 13, 2010
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
[dehai-news] HIZBAWI MEKETE IN JACKSONVILLE, FL - March 13, 2010
From: Niyat Tesfazgi ( Date: Wed Mar 10 2010 - 09:38:50 EST There will be a public Hizbawi Mekete meeting for all Eritreans residing in Jacksonville and the su...
 
[dehai-news] (New York Times) Somalia Food Aid Bypasses Needy, U.N. Study Says
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
[dehai-news] (New York Times) Somalia Food Aid Bypasses Needy, U.N. Study Says
Somalia Food Aid Bypasses Needy, U.N. Study Says By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and NEIL MacFARQUHAR Published: March 9, 2010 As much as half the food aid sent to Somali...
 
[dehai-news] The Los Angeles Times: U.N. reports diversion of Somalia aid
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
[dehai-news] The Los Angeles Times: U.N. reports diversion of Somalia aid
U.N. reports diversion of Somalia aid Associated Press March 10, 2010 United Nations - Much of the food aid intended for Somalia's poor is diverted to corrupt ...
 
(AHN) Report: Somalia Food Aid Diverted To Corrupt Contractors, Armed Groups
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
(AHN) Report: Somalia Food Aid Diverted To Corrupt Contractors, Armed Groups
A United Nations group monitoring the arms embargo and humanitarian aid to Somalia claimed in a report that half of food donations intended for 2.5 million poo...
 
First Iraqi vote results likely on Thursday
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
First Iraqi vote results likely on Thursday
The top United Nations envoy in Iraq urged election officials Wednesday to release the results of this week's historic vote as ...Read Full Article ...
 
Outlook for tough UN steps on Iran ‘grim’: Israel
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Outlook for tough UN steps on Iran ‘grim’: Israel
UNITED NATIONS: The outlook for imposing tough new UN sanctions on Iran is increasingly grim, as Russia and China work to slow down a US and European drive for...
 
Half of Somalia food aid diverted: UN report
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Half of Somalia food aid diverted: UN report
* Transportation contracts largest source of revenue in Somalia * WFP to probe allegations NAIROBI: Up to half of the food aid intended for needy Somalis is ro...
 
Obama: Situation in Haiti remains 'dire'
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Obama: Situation in Haiti remains 'dire'
President Obama said Wednesday that living conditions in Haiti remain "dire," despite recovery efforts since the Jan. 12 earthquake. He was joined at his White...
 
UN: ‘Africa Spends $33bn on Food Imports Yearly
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
UN: ‘Africa Spends $33bn on Food Imports Yearly
The Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Mr. Abdoulie Janneh yesterday said food impor...
 
As Gaza Blockade Nears 1,000-day Milestone, Un Official Warns Situation Worsens
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
As Gaza Blockade Nears 1,000-day Milestone, Un Official Warns Situation Worsens
The situation in the Gaza Strip is becoming increasingly dire as the Israeli blockade approaches its 1,000th day, allowing an illegal economy to flourish, the ...
 
World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Bomb Unit Allowed Into Gaza
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Bomb Unit Allowed Into Gaza
Israel has allowed a United Nations bomb disposal unit into the Gaza Strip to defuse unexploded munitions left over from last year’s fighting.Read Full Article...
 
World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Bomb Unit Allowed Into Gaza
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Bomb Unit Allowed Into Gaza
Israel has allowed a United Nations bomb disposal unit into the Gaza Strip to defuse unexploded munitions left over from last year’s fighting.Read Full Article...
 
Up to half UN food aid goes astray
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Up to half UN food aid goes astray
The United Nations has found that up to half the food aid in Somalia is diverted to corrupt contractors, local UN workers and Islamic militants.Read Full Artic...
 
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