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Ban calls for renewed commitment to peace pact from Sudan ahead critical year

UN : Security Council: 4 hours ago
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 war, and to ensure a peaceful transition following next years referendum on southern ... ...read article

IPCC seeks guidance from international science academies

Nature : TheGreatBeyond: 4 hours ago
The United Nations' independent international scientific body for reviewing climate science has appointed an independent international scientific body to review the way it goes about its work (AP). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Chairman ... ...read article

Commitment To Protect Haiti’s Cultural Heritage

Scoop NZ: World: 5 hours ago
Kicking off a visit to Haiti today, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today reiterated the agency’s support to help the nation protect its cultural heritage – including works of ... ...read article

Water-Borne Diseases In Flooded Kenya

Scoop NZ: World: 5 hours ago
The recently flooded regions of Kenya could fall victim to water-borne diseases if public hygiene campaigns are not organized, the United Nations humanitarian wing warned today. ...read article

Independent Review Of UN-Backed Climate Body

Scoop NZ: World: 5 hours ago
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 ... ...read article

Myanmar: Concern At New Electoral Laws

Scoop NZ: World: 5 hours ago
New electoral laws unveiled by authorities in Myanmar do not meet United Nations expectations of what is required for an inclusive political process in the Asian country, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today. ...read article

Urgent Medical Supplies In Landslide-Hit Uganda

Scoop NZ: World: 5 hours ago
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is sending $50,000 in emergency funding to Uganda where deadly mudslides and flooding have left hundreds of thousands of people in need of shelter, food, safe water and proper sanitation, and at ... ...read article

Gaza Blockade Nears 1,000-Day Milestone

Scoop NZ: World: 5 hours ago
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 new head of the United Nations agency tasked with assisting millions of Palestinian ... ...read article

New UN Satellite Standards

Scoop NZ: World: 5 hours ago
New radiocommunication standards for satellite services that could be used to save greater lives in the wake of natural disasters have been approved, the United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) announced today. ...read article

Ban Calls For Renewed Commitment To Peace

Scoop NZ: World: 5 hours ago
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 war, and to ensure a peaceful transition following next year’s referendum on southern ... ...read article

Rally Behind Chilean Quake Relief Efforts

Scoop NZ: World: 5 hours ago
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 today as he announced he has tasked senior UN officials with ensuring coordinated ... ...read article

Gaza: Destroying Unexploded Ordnance

Scoop NZ: World: 5 hours ago
Special United Nations bomb disposal units today successfully destroyed two unexploded ordnance (UXO) containing white phosphorus in the Gaza Strip, the first of a series of planned activities to be conducted in the region over the coming months. ...read article

Uzbekistan: UN Review Should Highlight Atrocious Record

Human Rights Watch: 5 hours ago
(New York) - A UN review of Uzbekistan's human rights record on March 11 and 12, 2010, is a rare opportunity to highlight the government's abysmal record and to urge specific steps to end abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. The government's ... ...read article

Archbishop Desmond Tutu launches book on children and transitional justice

UN : UNICEF: 6 hours ago
NEW YORK, USA, 9 March 2010 - Today, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu visited UNICEF House, where he met with UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman and launched a new publication, which explores why any successful transition from ... ...read article

Panel cites women's critical role in building sustainable peace in Afghanistan

UN : UNICEF: 6 hours ago
NEW YORK, USA, 9 March 2010 - More than eight years after the fall of the Taliban regime, the women of Afghanistan still face enormous challenges. Perhaps themost dauntingof these are the continuing violence and insecurity that disproportionately ... ...read article

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