Shelter remains the biggest and most urgent priority in Haiti, two months after it was struck by a catastrophic
earthquake, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he visited the country for the second time since the
disaster and stressed that the world has not forgotten its people's plight.
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The experienced international diplomat Staffan de Mistura arrived on Saturday in Kabul to take up his post as the
top United Nations official in Afghanistan, saying he was starting work at a “very critical period in Afghan
history.”
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A United Nations-backed conference aimed at regulating international trade in endangered species such as elephants,
polar bears, sharks and bluefin tuna kicked off today in Qatar with a warning that stronger action must be taken to
protect wildlife at risk.
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Aid agencies in Zimbabwe are appealing to donors to support the $378 million appeal launched last December to
support humanitarian and early recovery efforts in the country, the United Nations humanitarian wing reported today.
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The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is calling on Nigerian authorities to
tackle the underlying causes of repeated outbreaks of deadly ethnic and religious violence near the northern city of
Jos.
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The United Nations Representative in Côte d'Ivoire met today with the new President of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in a bid to reenergize a stalled electoral process further delayed by last month’s dissolution of the Government and deadly street protests.
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One in three Africans is chronically hungry, despite $3 billion spent on food aid for the continent annually and $33 billion in food imports, the director of the food security at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has warned.
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United Nations officials today condemned the murder of six aid workers in north-west Pakistan, the latest in a series of attacks against the humanitarian community in the South Asian nation.
Click here for full story. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has repeatedly called for Israel’s settlement construction to come to a halt, has condemned its announcement that it is building 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem. Click here for full story. The top United Nations political official arrived in Nepal today for a three-day visit to assess the state of the peace process which ended 10 years of fighting between the Government and Maoists. Click here for full story. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the United Nations-backed panel tasked with preparing regular scientific reports on the impact of climate change today announced that the body, which is facing growing attacks from global warming sceptics, will undergo an independent and comprehensive review. Click here for full story. The United Nations human rights chief said today she was appalled by the latest “massacre” of hundreds of villagers in northern Nigeria, and called for authorities to tackle the underlying causes of the tension in the region. Click here for full story. The United Nations is setting up mobile health clinics and distributing hygiene packs and maternity kits to women and children returning home to former conflict zones in northern Sri Lanka. Click here for full story. (UN News, 8 March 2010)The top United Nations envoy to Iraq today praised millions of Iraqis who voted in Sunday’s parliamentary elections in a call for political candidates and groups to respect the democratic process as counting got under way around the country. Click here for full story. Top United Nations officials are marking International Women’s Day by calling for greater support to women, particularly in developing countries, so that they can be empowered and contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the eight globally agreed anti-poverty targets with a 2015 deadline. Click here for full story. Two peacekeepers who were missing after an attack on an African Union-United Nations patrol in Darfur have made a safe return with the assistance of the local population, the joint mission reported today. Click here for full story. United Nations agencies and their partners today launched a polio immunization campaign targeting 85 million children under the age of five in 19 countries across West and Central Africa. Click here for full story. Members of the United Nations Security Council have called for restraint by all sides and an early return to the negotiating table, while voicing their concern at the current “tense” situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem. Click here for full story. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today pledged to release up to $10 million in United Nations funds to support relief and recovery efforts in Chile, as he began a two-day visit to see the earthquake damage and assess how the world body can help. Click here for full story. As millions of Iraqis prepare to head to the polls on Sunday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his top envoy in the country stressed the importance of the parliamentary election and voiced their hope for a strong and peaceful turnout. Click here for full story. The United Nations mission in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) is closely monitoring efforts to establish a government – including an independent electoral commission – and to resume plans for long-awaited elections in the West African country, where a political crisis following the dissolution of the government last month sparked deadly street protests. Click here for full story. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Chile later today to express his solidarity with the country’s Government and people in the wake of the recent earthquake and to assess the humanitarian assistance effort. Click here for full story. More than a decade after world leaders agreed to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women, their empowerment remains a necessary element in attaining development targets, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. Click here for full story. The situation in the main areas of Chile affected by the recent earthquake is still critical, the United Nations relief wing reported today, noting that access to food and the restoration of electricity and drinking water are still the top priorities. Click here for full story. Africa is lagging behind the rest of the world in developing renewable energy projects with initiatives aimed at producing clean and ‘green’ energy remaining largely under-exploited, warned a new report released today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Click here for full story. The death toll from the strongest earthquake to strike Chile in more than 50 years officially stands at 723 people, the public health arm of the United Nations in the region said today, as it assesses the healthcare needs of survivors. Click here for full story. Seven weeks after a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti, health needs remain great, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today, emphasizing the need for stepped-up disaster risk reduction and early recovery efforts to help the devastated nation. Click here for full story. As temperatures in western Mongolia continue to hover around -40 degrees Celsius, the United Nations is sending woolen blankets, warm footwear, hygiene kits and other emergency supplies to nearly 4,000 school-age children living in poor rural areas of the country. Click here for full story. 1 March 2010 – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is supporting a new anti-child marriage movement in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, where nearly half of all girls become child brides and one-third become teenage mothers even though the legal marriage age is 18. Click here for full story. The top United Nations human rights official said today that the economic and financial crises have exposed existing violations and increased the number of victims of abuse and hardship. Click here for full story. |
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