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Incentives might lead Myanmar to 'do the right thing'
United Nations Envoy Ibrahim Gambari has suggested that incentives, along with strong encouragement, might persuade authorities in the South-East Asian nation to move towards democratization and reconciliation
Peru and Paraguay hit by extreme weather conditions
The European Commission has taken two decisions on the supply of humanitarian aid to combat the effects of the cold weather in Peru and the drought and forest fires in Paraguay.
Darfur: UN envoy hopes all rebel leaders will participate in peace talks
The Security Council has authorized the creation of a hybrid UN-African Union peacekeeping force, to be known as UNAMID, to try to quell the violence.
FAO/Italy project helps CARICOM profit from liberalization
Special assistance to Caribbean countries to promote food security and take advantage of trade liberalization while reaping the benefits of new trading opportunities is provided under an innovative FAO project funded by the Government of Italy
Security Council renews diamond and travel sanctions on Côte d'Ivoire
The United Nations Security Council today renewed for another year a ban on diamonds and arms trade with Côte d'Ivoire as well as targeted sanctions restricting the travel of individuals.
Darfur: UN, African Union envoys urge all parties to press ahead for peace
Top envoys from the United Nations and the African Union chairing talks in Libya on the troubled Darfur region of Sudan today welcomed the Khartoum Government's unilateral declaration of a cessation of hostilities
Water Means Life for Poor Fishing Villages
Red Cross rain harvesting programs have helped improve health and sanitation in towns devastated by the 2004 South Asia tsunami.
Multiple community programmes simultaneously work to fight HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe
Cabby Chinamasa has just spent half his day teaching gym to energetic seventh graders but the 23-year-old gymnastics teacher is not resting yet. He is working as a youth volunteer on the UNICEF-supported programme, 'Kicking AIDS Out Through Sport'.
Ban Ki-moon calls for stepped-up efforts to achieve Israeli-Lebanese peace
"Compliance with the humanitarian demands… especially the release of the two abducted Israeli soldiers [Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser] is expected and demanded by the international community,"
Pro-democracy leader ready to cooperate with Myanmar authorities – UN envoy
Detained pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi today stated her readiness to cooperate with the Myanmar Government as United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari wrapped up a visit to the troubled Asian nation
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Viability of UN-AU peacekeeping force in Darfur at risk, warns top UN official
The lack of offers from Member States for key ground transport and aviation units could make the hybrid United Nations peacekeeping mission planned for the war-torn Darfur region could fail, a senior UN official warned today.
Top UN envoy in Kosovo says clarity on status is vital for future stability
The Secretary-General's Special Representative in Kosovo said today that clarity on the future status of the United Nations-administered province is critical for its ethnic communities and to ensuring stability across the wider region in South-East Europe.
UN agency airdrops food to stranded Bangladeshi cyclone victims
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it is teaming up with Bangladesh's Air Force to airdrop emergency food supplies to hundreds of thousands of people
Red Cross on Scene as Cyclone Hits
With reportedly more than 3,000 fatalities and over 5,000 injured, and with these numbers expected to rise, the American Red Cross was quick to respond to the people of Bangladesh that were affected by Cyclone Sidr.
Secretary-General to attend Middle East peace conference next week
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced plans to attend next week's Middle East peace conference in Annapolis, United States, voicing hope that the talks will provide the impetus for final status negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians
UN agriculture development fund supports microfinance in Pakistan
The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has announced that it will provide a $35 million loan to a new $46 million programme making microfinance services
Greenhouse gas emissions and poverty could be reduced, deforestation could increase
The use of wood energy can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and can contribute to poverty reduction, FAO said today. But the agency warned that the use of wood for fuel
New UN Internet campaign to eradicate violence against women launched
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Goodwill Ambassador and Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman became the first today to add her name to a new Internet campaign
UN climate change conference opens in Bali with call for breakthrough
The United Nations Climate Change Conference opened in Bali, Indonesia, today with a call for a clear agenda that will lead countries toward a new deal to address the problem by 2009
Iran's nuclear programme
A recently-released United States intelligence report concluding that there has been no ongoing nuclear weapons programme in Iran since the fall of 2003 tallies with the findings of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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