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Fire ravages part of UN refugee camp in eastern Chad, leaving 3,000 homeless
Some 3,000 people from Sudan's war-torn Darfur region are again homeless after fire swept through part of a refugee camp in eastern Chad today, the United Nations
Nepal: UN human rights chief welcomes successful staging of elections
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today congratulated the people of Nepal for yesterday's successful staging of historic Constituent Assembly elections
Secretary-General sets out four options for UN mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has outlined four options for the future of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), including the possibility of axing the mission
Ban Ki-moon urges immediate and long-term steps to fight escalating food crisis
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for both immediate and long-term measures to tackle the growing global food crisis, warning that it could not only push millions of people
Chorus of condemnation at murder of UN police officer in Haiti
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Security Council and the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti have joined together to strongly condemn Saturday's execution-style killing
UN staff among few survivors of deadly plane crash in eastern DR Congo
Three United Nations staff members are among only a handful of survivors from today's plane crash in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has killed dozens of people
Zimbabwe opposition under attack
Opposition parties in Zimbabwe have complained of violence against people perceived to be their supporters. There have been allegations of police and army involvement
Attacks on food trucks force UN agency to cut rations in Darfur
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today that it will have to cut rations to the strife-torn Darfur region of Sudan by half because attacks on its trucks
Cyprus: UN-backed technical committees begin work, seeking reunification
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot working groups today launched sessions designed to pave the way for full-fledged negotiations under United Nations auspices
A major boost to preparations for the FAO Summit on food security
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced that he has accepted an invitation from FAO Director-General Dr. Jacques Diouf to take part in the "Summit on food security"
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Secretary-General Ban warns against impulses towards protectionism
The forces of trade and globalization that have driven a "virtuous cycle" of economic prosperity around the world in the last two decades must be allowed to continue or the current crisis
ILO sees a significant improvement in Workplace attitudes to HIV/AIDS
The new report, entitled "Saving lives, Protecting jobs", prepared by the ILO Programme on HIV/AIDS in the world of work was presented today to the U.S. Department of Labor
Darfur: UN, African Union envoys hold fresh talks with leaders of rebel groups
Jan Eliasson of the UN and Salim Ahmed Salim of the AU met with Khalil Ibrahim, the leader of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), in a rebel-controlled area of West Darfur yesterday.
Ban Ki-moon sounds alarm on violence in Somali capital
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced deep concern over this weekend's heavy fighting in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, and deplored the substantial number
Calls for Adoption of Cluster Munitions Treaty
The report, Prohibiting Cluster Munitions: Our Chance to Protect Civilians, not only outlines the threats these weapons pose to civilian security and economic development...
Ivorian peace process tops agenda of Ban Ki-moon's final stops in West Africa
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reaffirmed the continued support of the United Nations for Côte d'Ivoire's peace process, including the elections slated for later this year
Israelis and Palestinians engaged in most intensive talks in eight years
Israelis and Palestinians are currently engaged in the most intensive negotiations on issues pertaining to final status since the political process broke down almost eight years ago...
Denouncing civilian deaths, UN rights expert urges Somalia ceasefire
An independent United Nations human rights expert has condemned the killing of civilians in Somalia, including a number of religious leaders, and called for an immediate end...
Haiti needs urgent help to avoid backsliding amid current crisis – Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has written to more than a dozen key Member States, asking for their urgent assistance in addressing the situation in Haiti
UN nuclear agency to probe claim on Syrian installation bombed by Israel
The United Nations atomic watchdog pledged today to conduct an investigation after receiving information from the United States alleging that a Syrian installation destroyed...
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