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Security Council meets on Gaza fighting, Ban renews ceasefire call
Tuesday, 06 January 2009
Security Council meets on Gaza fighting, Ban renews ceasefire call
The Security Council convened on the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza this evening, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warning that today's deadly Israeli shelling of United Nations schools where hundreds of Gazans had sought refuge made a ceasefire more urgent than ever.Read Full Article ...
 
Ban condemns
Tuesday, 06 January 2009
Ban condemns
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spoke out against Israel's "totally unacceptable" attacks against three clearly-marked United Nations schools, where civili...
 
Dozens killed in strikes on UN schools in Gaza
Tuesday, 06 January 2009
Dozens killed in strikes on UN schools in Gaza
More than 30 people have been killed in two separate strikes on clearly-marked United Nations schools where civilians were seeking refuge from the ongoing viol...
 
Gunmen kill UN food aid worker in southern Somalia
Tuesday, 06 January 2009
Gunmen kill UN food aid worker in southern Somalia
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has urged all parties to the ongoing conflict in Somalia to ensure the safety of humanitarian aid workers after o...
 
9.1 million people internally displaced in Central, East Africa, UN reports
Tuesday, 06 January 2009
9.1 million people internally displaced in Central, East Africa, UN reports
There were 9.1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Central and Eastern Africa region as of December 2008, according to a United Nations report r...
 
Darfur: more rapid-response police join UN-African Union peacekeeping force
Tuesday, 06 January 2009
Darfur: more rapid-response police join UN-African Union peacekeeping force
Two new contingents of Nigerian police officers trained in high-risk operations have joined the joint United Nations-African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in...
 
Ban meets with Arab ministers to secure Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Tuesday, 06 January 2009
Ban meets with Arab ministers to secure Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is intensifying his diplomatic drive to secure a Gaza ceasefire, meeting with Arab foreign ministers in New York today to press f...
 
UN continues assisting displaced in volatile eastern DR Congo
Tuesday, 06 January 2009
UN continues assisting displaced in volatile eastern DR Congo
The United Nations is continuing to rush assistance to help those uprooted by clashes in the war-torn far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), i...
 
Civilians wishing to flee Gaza must be permitted to do so, stresses UN refugee chief
Tuesday, 06 January 2009
Civilians wishing to flee Gaza must be permitted to do so, stresses UN refugee chief
The top United Nations refugee official has stressed that civilians wishing to leave Gaza, where an Israeli military operation in response to Hamas rocket atta...
 
Ban meets with Arab ministers to secure Israel-Hamas ceasefire, to see Bush tomorrow
Monday, 05 January 2009
Ban meets with Arab ministers to secure Israel-Hamas ceasefire, to see Bush tomorrow
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is intensifying his diplomatic drive to secure a Gaza ceasefire, meeting with Arab foreign ministers in New York today to press f...
 
Ban meets with Arab ministers in bid to secure Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Monday, 05 January 2009
Ban meets with Arab ministers in bid to secure Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon intensified his diplomatic drive to secure a Gaza ceasefire today, calling on Arab foreign ministers to help ensure that Israel e...
 
Joint UN assessment underway in quake-hit Indonesia
Monday, 05 January 2009
Joint UN assessment underway in quake-hit Indonesia
A joint United Nations assessment mission is being carried out in the Indonesian province of West Papua, where a series of earthquakes yesterday injured hundre...
 
UN emergency response fund this year reaches its $450 million target for first time
Monday, 05 January 2009
UN emergency response fund this year reaches its $450 million target for first time
The United Nations emergency relief fund, set up to speed response to those suffering from natural and man-made disasters, has reached its $450 million annual ...
 
Leaders hold further talks as UN-led negotiations on Cyprus resume
Monday, 05 January 2009
Leaders hold further talks as UN-led negotiations on Cyprus resume
The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders resumed their United Nations-led negotiations aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island as they held their fir...
 
Iraq: top UN envoy calls attacks against pilgrims
Monday, 05 January 2009
Iraq: top UN envoy calls attacks against pilgrims
The top United Nations envoy to Iraq today strongly condemned recent attacks which have killed at least 40 pilgrims and wounded dozens more in Baghdad ahead of...
 
Ambulances face growing difficulty in reaching Gaza wounded, UN warns
Monday, 05 January 2009
Ambulances face growing difficulty in reaching Gaza wounded, UN warns
Ambulances and medical workers in Gaza are facing increasing difficulty in reaching the wounded, some are being killed in doing so, and a "humanitarian breathi...
 
Young Ukrainians stand up against corruption in schools – UN
Monday, 05 January 2009
Young Ukrainians stand up against corruption in schools – UN
More than 100 young Ukrainians have joined in a United Nations-backed essay competition in a bid to raise awareness of the negative effectives of corruption in...
 
Returning refugees to Afghanistan struggle to earn a living wage, say UN agency
Monday, 05 January 2009
Returning refugees to Afghanistan struggle to earn a living wage, say UN agency
Many Afghan refugees returning to their homeland in recent years, mostly from Pakistan, are struggling to make a living and to cope with their new surroundings...
 
Fresh fighting uproots another 50,000 Somalis, compounding present crisis - UN
Monday, 05 January 2009
Fresh fighting uproots another 50,000 Somalis, compounding present crisis - UN
The top United Nations relief official in Somalia has voiced grave concern at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the strife-torn nation, where fresh c...
 
United Nations has key role to play in ending Gaza conflict, says Ban
Sunday, 04 January 2009
United Nations has key role to play in ending Gaza conflict, says Ban
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that the United Nations has an important role to play in halting the violence in Gaza, expressing regret that the Secu...
 
Bangladesh's new government should reach out to opposition – UN official
Sunday, 04 January 2009
Bangladesh's new government should reach out to opposition – UN official
A senior United Nations electoral official today urged Bangladesh's newly elected Government to extend a hand of friendship to the opposition, saying there ...
 
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