Current situation in Gaza unsustainable: Quartet
The current situation in Gaza, including the humanitarian and human rights situation of the civilian population, is unsustainable, unacceptable, and not in the interests of any of those concerned.
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UN chief condemns killing of UNAMID peacekeepers
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned Monday's attack in Sudan’s West Darfur region that killed three Rwandan peacekeepers.
Investments for world's most vulnerable key to global recovery, MDGs gains – UN
"Now, more than ever, investments for the world's poorest are necessary to recover lost ground in pursuing development objectives, including the Millennium Development Goals".
INDONESIAN #23: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
In this programme: An interview with UNFPA about a workshop held for Dalang – javanese traditional puppet theater about health reproduction. The hope is that the workshop Dalang can support the campaign about health reproduction with their show. The workshop was held 17 until 19 June. Ban backs South Korea’s call for action following the sinking of [...]
UN Daily News 21 June 2010
News and features from United Nations Radio.
UNAMID peacekeepers killed in West Darfur
Three peacekeepers with the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur –UNAMID were killed and one seriously wounded Monday in a sustained armed confrontation with unknown attackers in the Jebel Marra region of West Darfur.
UNDP outlines steps to make MDGs a reality
With five years left until the Millennium Development Goal deadline, the UN Development Programme is assessing just exactly what it will take to achieve these commitments. Dianne Penn reports. NARR: UNDP has released a report detailing successful policies from around the world that will make the eight MDGs achievable. Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of [...]
Credibility of Human Rights Council judged by its real impact on the ground
The success and credibility of the of the Human Rights Council will be judged, not by the eloquence of its statements, nor by the number of resolutions it passes, but rather by how much it can make a real impact on the ground.
Meet Don Cheadle, new UN Environment Ambassador
Five years ago American actor Don Cheadle was praised by critics and audiences worldwide for his leading role in the film 'Hotel Rwanda.’ Cheadle played Paul Rusesabagina, a Kigali hotel manager in the capital of Rwanda, Kigali, who helped save fellow citizens during the 1994 genocide. Don Cheadle was recently in Rwanda, this time in [...]
WFP flies in aid, builds humanitarian hub in southern Kyrgyzstan
Delivery of food assistance to Kyrgyzstan is being accelerated by the World Food Programme with the arrival of a plane-load of aid in the city of Osh Monday.
Urgent assistance for 2.8 million farmers and pastoralists in Niger: FAO
The food situation in parts of the Sahel region is of grave concern, with over 10 million people at risk of hunger.
UNHCR appeals for increased efforts to assist displaced
There's been a call for the international community to do more for the forcibly displaced.
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