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31 August 2005

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UN Staff Member Recalls her Experience in Rwanda One Year After the Genocide <> A Revolutionary Solution to Minimise the Need for Water in Small-Scale Irrigation Wins Junior Water Prize in Stockholm <> UN Doctors Perform a Major Surgery in Monrovia
UN Staff Member Recalls her Experience in Rwanda One Year After the Genocide <> A Revolutionary Solution to Minimise the Need for Water in Small-Scale Irrigation Wins Junior Water Prize in Stockholm <> UN Doctors Perform a Major Surgery in Monrovia

Today's Features

ICAO Talks About Safety After Major Plane Accidents in August 2005
ICAO Talks About Safety After Major Plane Accidents in August 2005
ICAO Talks About Safety After Major Plane Accidents in August 2005
With Inauguration of First Democratically-Elected President in More than a Decade, Burundi Embarks on Peaceful Development but Faces Many Challenges

Today's News

UN Expresses Horror at Tragedy during Religious Observances in Iraq
Southern Africa's Poorest Could Go Hungry: WFP
New Burundi Government Faces Challenge of High Voter Expectation: UN
Security Council Urges Speedy Agreement on Darfur Peace Talks
Failure of Next Month's Summit Would Be a Lost Opportunity: Annan

30 August 2005

Today's Features

China Signs WHO Convention on Tobacco Control
Indonesia Launches the Largest-Ever Polio Immunization Campaign

Today's News

UN appeals for more than $85 million to help Malawi
Guterres visits refugee camp in northern Kenya
Indonesia launches massive anti-polio campaign
Envoys begin negotiating outcome document for September summit

29 August 2005

Scope

New UNDP Administrator Wants to Make Poverty a thing of the past A Survivor Remembers The Attack on the United Nations in Baghdad WHO Says Millennium Development Goals Cannot Be Reached Without Strengthening Health Systems

Today's Features

UN Staff Member's Experience in Rwanda One Year After The Genocide
Chief Humanitarian Coordinator on Zimbabwe

Today's News

Opium Cultivation Declines in Afghanistan: UN
Overall Situation in Timor Leste Remains Calm: UN
Special Envoy Urges Ethiopia and Partners to Address All Those in Need
Indonesia Launches its Largest Ever Polio Immunization Campaign
Annan Urges Comprehensive Policy Approach to Ensure Gender Equality
Annan Welcomes Iraqi Constitution

26 August 2005

Today's Features

Young South Africa Water Scientists Win This Year's Junior Water Prize
UNMIL Doctors Perform Major Surgery in Monrovia

Today's News

World Water Week Concludes in Stockholm with Call to World Leaders to Speed Up Provision of Safe Water and Sanitation to All
WHO Declares TB an Emergency in Africa
Security Council Calls For Cooperation with Investigation into Murder of Lebanese Ex-Prime Minister
Egeland Warns Zimbabwe on Verge of Worst Food Crisis Since 1994

Caribbean News

The anti-discrimination committee encourages Barbados to monitor trends that can give rise to segregation;Antigua and Barbuda sings the praises of the UN;Dominica describes the UN 60th anniversary;UNESCO observes the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition;WHO warns that the world is far from achieving the Millennium Development Goals

UN Calling Asia

The women of Bougainville begin the long haul of recovery after a protracted war A film on trafficking in India shows that those who should protect victims are often those who abuse them and an update on the upcoming parliamentary elections in Afghanistan: the UN is cautiously optimistic.

Perspective

Towards a Convention to Protect the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

25 August 2005

Today's Features

Secretary-General Wraps up Niger Trip
World Social Situation 2005: The Inequality Predicament

Today's News

UN Report Lays Out Prescription for Reviving Palestinian Economy
World Social Report Warns of Increasing Inequality Between and Within Countries
UN Condemns Attempts to Destabilize Peace in Cote d'Ivoire Ahead of Elections
Security Council Calls for Punishment of Iraqis Responsible for Abductions of Kuwaiti and Other Nationals during 1990 Invasion

UN and Africa

UN Secretary General in Niger Cote D'Ivoire -- Threat of a Coup Plot

24 August 2005

Today's Features

Force Commander in Haiti Talks about the Difficult Work of the UN Mission
The United Nations Security Council has Condemned Violence in Afghanistan

Today's News

Global Fund Suspends Grants to Uganda
UNHCR Chief in Sudan Touring Displaced and Refugee Camps
UN Envoy Condemns Calls for Overthrow of Institutions in Cote d'Ivoire
Israeli Disengagement from Gaza and Northern West Bank a Watershed: Gambari
UN to Work with Niger to Tackle Famine

23 August 2005

Today's Features

New UNRWA Commissioner-General Explains Her Plan
UN Secretary-General in Niger to Focus Attention on Food Crisis

Today's News

Special Envoy Confident of New Afghan National Assembly by Year End
UN Expert Concerned about British Deportation Plan
Annan Welcomes Progress Made in Drafting Permanent Iraqi Constitution
Annan Visits Famine Stricken Niger

22 August 2005

Today's Features

WHO Says Millennium Development Goals Cannot Be Reached Without Strengthening Health Systems
WHO Says Millennium Development Goals Cannot Be Reached Without Strengthening Health Systems
UN at 60: A Staff Members Share her Memorable Experience Serving as an electoral Observe

Today's News

UNHCR Chief to Visit Sudan, Chad and Kenya
Relief Distribution Cut by Floods in Uganda: WFP
Fish Production Staled on African Continent: FAO
UN Envoy Urges Iraq to Reconsider Death Penalty
UN Observer Mission in Bougainville a Success- Gambari
WHO Warns that Poor Countries Will Miss Health-Related Targets of MDG's

19 August 2005

Today's Features

FAO Concerned about Spread of Bird Flu in Russia and Neighboring Asian Countries
A Survivor Remembers The Attack on The United Nations in Baghdad

Today's News

United Nations Observes Anniversary of Baghdad Bombing
Central African Refugees Cross the Border into Southern Chad
Security Council is concerned about Lack of Progress in Cote d'Ivoire
Secretary-General Congratulates Burundi on Election of President
Secretary-General Commends Prime Minister Sharon's Decision to Pull out of Gaza

Caribbean News

United Nations staff remember colleagues killed in the Baghdad bombing two years ago;Jamaica says the UN has achieved a lot over the last sixty years;UNICEF continues its assistance to Grenada a year after the island is devastated by Hurricane Ivan;The Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism cites a lack of infrastructure among the challenges facing Caribbean destinations.

UN Calling Asia

UN Messenger of Peace Visits Tsunami-Affected Phuket Indian Peacekeeper Tells Rescue Story in Sierra Leone Slum Dwellers International: protecting the rights of the poorest of the poor

18 August 2005

Scope

The UN's Humanitarian Affairs Office responds to Gaza disengagement and Iran's access to adequate housing improves, but there are shortfalls Israel asks for international support for pullout of Gaza settlers.

Today's Features

President of Slum Dwellers International Talks about the History of the Organization
In Spite of Difficulties, Election Plans in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are Continuing

Today's News

WFP Welcomes Belgian Donation to Provide Food for Africa
Nagasaki Peace Messengers Deliver Anti-Nuclear Petition to the UN
Human Rights Office Calls for End to Arbitrary Arrests in Colombia
Secretary-General Calls on Sudanese to Negotiate End to Conflict
UN Secretary-General Welcomes Release of Moroccan Prisoners
POLISARIO Front Releases Moroccan Prisoners

UN and Africa

Disabled People Seek Rights Top UN Military Officer in The DR Congo on Being Robust and Preparing for Elections

17 August 2005

Women

Rape as a Weapon of War: Ending the Impunity The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has issued a report that despite commitments undertaken by the government of Sudan to investigate and punish sexual violence in Darfur, to date most perpetrators have not been brought to justice.

Today's Features

Office of Commission on Human Rights: Turn Rhetoric on Human Rights into Reality
New UNDP Administrator Wants to Make Poverty History

Today's News

FAO Says HIV AIDS is Worsening Food Insecurity in Zambia
FAO Says Crop Prospects Favorable in West Africa After Good Rainfall
Report Calls For Measures to Protect Women Migrant Workers
UNDP to Help Poorer Countries Benefit From Free Trade
Annan Condemns Bomb Attacks in Iraq and Bangladesh
Close to a Million Somalis in Need of Urgent Humanitarian Assistance: FAO
WHO Concerned about New Polio Cases in Angola Border Region

16 August 2005

Today's Features

Iran's Access to Adequate Housing Improves, But There Are Shortfalls
OCHA Focuses on Palestinian Needs during the Israeli Withdrawal

Today's News

IOM to Provide Assistance to Zimbabwean Deportees
UN Warns of Possible HIV Explosion in Somalia
WFP Stores Food in Gaza for Impoverished Palestinians
Level of Insurgency Has Risen in Afghanistan: Annan
UN Special Envoy Urges Iraqis to Redouble Efforts to Adopt Constitution
The Fight against Poverty Entering a Critical New Phase:UNDP

15 August 2005

Today's Features

UN Staff Member Tells of His Experience Leading Rescue Mission in Sierra Leone
Israel Asks for International Support for Pullout of Gaza Settlers

Today's News

UN, Ethiopia Fear a Major Malaria Outbreak
Eritrea Faces Uncertain Food Security Despite Good Rains OCHA
Annan Applauds Peaceful Settlement of Dispute between Indonesia and Aceh Rebels
UN Pulls Non-Essential Staff out of Gaza
Annan Hopes for a Peaceful Withdrawal from Occupied Palestinian Territory
International Community's Support Crucial to Success of Withdrawal from Gaza: Israeli Ambassador

12 August 2005

Today's Features

International Youth Day Puts A Human Face on The Millennium Development Goals
Disability Activist and Award-Winning Filmmaker Calls on World Leaders to Address Rights of Disabled in Measures for Poverty Reduction

Today's News

Hostile Crowds Harass UN Military Observers in Cote d'Ivoire
UN Secretary-General Calls on Youth to Make Their Voices Heard
UNICEF Calls for Child Protection As Israel Withdraws from Gaza
IAEA Team Goes to Iran to Discuss Outstanding Nuclear Issues
More Burundians Return Home from Tanzania
WFP Urgently Needs Funds to Buy Food for Hungry People in Sudan

Caribbean News

Jamaica is Well on the Way to Achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 Efforts to Eliminate the Invisible Racism which Permeates Barbadian Society.

11 August 2005

Scope

Progress Made on a Convention to Ensure the Rights of Persons with Disabilities A Walk Back in History to the Early Days of the UN: A United Nations Staff Member Recalls What It Was Like as a Child to be Around the Early Shapers of UN history; And Spokespersons for the Secretaries-General Reveal Little-Known Facts about the Men they Served.

Today's Features

Outbreak of Pig Disease in China Affects Animals and Humans
Barbados's Effort to Eliminate Racism And Racial Discrimination
IAEA Board of Governors Urges Iran to Suspend Uranium Enrichment

Today's News

U.S. Ambassador Sees Reform of the UN as an Ongoing Process
Security Council Extends Mandate of UN Mission in Iraq
Secretary-General Vows to Fight Corruption at United Nations
IAEA Urges Iran to Fully Suspend Uranium Enrichment Activities
UN Appeals for Close to $20 Million for Elections in Afghanistan
FAO Appeals for Aid to Prevent Escalation of Food Crisis in Malawi

UN Calling Asia

The World Food Programme Calls on Myanmar to Reform Its Food Distribution Policies On the 60th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Survivors Call for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons A Report on the Spread of Pig Disease in China.

UN and Africa

Food Crisis in Niger Cote d'Ivoire - Can Elections Be Held? Prize-Winning Liberian Woman
Food Crisis in Niger Cote d'Ivoire - Can Elections Be Held? Prize-Winning Liberian Woman

10 August 2005

Women

Women's Participation in Peacebuilding around the World

Today's Features

Messenger of Peace Visits Tsunami-Affected Phuket
UN Rapporteur on Housing Concerned About Homelessness World-Wide

Today's News

Meeting of Landlocked Countries to Adopt Measures to Gain Market Access
Iraqi Women Concerned About Draft Constitution
UN Atomic Watchdog Agency Meets on Iran's Nuclear Programme
WFP Seeks to End Ration Cuts in North Korea

9 August 2005

Today's Features

On International Day of the World's Indigenous People a Film Explores Their History
On International Day of the World's Indigenous People a Film Explores Their History
On Sixtieth Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Survivors Call for Nuclear Abolition
On Sixtieth Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Survivors Call for Nuclear Abolition
Oil-for-Food Investigation Releases Third Interim Report
Oil-for-Food Investigation Releases Third Interim Report

Today's News

UN Warns of Danger of Malaria in Ethiopia
A Group of 5,000 Internally Displaced People End Long Trek in Sudan
A Group of 5,000 Internally Displaced People End Long Trek in Sudan
UN Secretary-General Is Pleased with Six-Party Talks on North Korea
UN Secretary-General Is Pleased with Six-Party Talks on North Korea
WFP Calls for Continued Assistance to Niger beyond Current Crisis
Senior UN Official Says Oil-for-Food Investigation Is Too Narrow

8 August 2005

Today's Features

Recollections by Former Spokesmen of the UN Secretaries-General They Served
Second Week of Work on UN Treaty to Protect the Rights of Disabled Person

Today's News

WHO Appeals for over $1 Million to Help Meet Niger's Health Needs
UN Envoy Concludes Visit to Southern Sudan
Independent Inquiry Into Oil For Food Releases Third Report
WFP and Somalia Leaders Agree to Released Hijacked Food Ship
UNESCO Calls for Giving Priority to Safety of Journalists in Iraq
Three UN Workers Are Kidnapped and Released in Gaza

5 August 2005

Scope

Up Close and Personal with Force Commanders of UN Peacekeeping Missions in the Middle East and Africa

Today's Features

Nuclear Bomb Survivors Call for the Destruction of Nuclear Weapons
WFP'S Jim Morris Calls on Myanmar to Reform Food Distribution Policies

Today's News

Secretary-General Condemns Terrorist Act in Israel
On 60th Anniversary of Atom Bombings, UN Secretary-General Welcomes Nuclear Abolition Campaign by Mayors for Peace
UN Issues Flash Appeal for Niger
WFP Warns of Potential Food Crisis in Mali, Mauritania and Burkina Faso
WFP Calls on Myanmar to Do More to Alleviate Hunger

Caribbean News

The Force Commander of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti says the mission is doing its best to maintain order in that country;Jamaica says it is ahead in the training and education of persons with disabilities;And Trinidad and Tobago also says it is improving access to buildings for its citizens.

4 August 2005

Today's Features

UN Mission in Congo Adopts a More Robust Stance to Protect Civilians
John Garang Remembered
John Garang Remembered
A Seminar Wants Rape During Conflict Declared A War Crime

Today's News

UNICEF Scales Up Efforts to Treat Malnourished Children in Niger
UN Human Rights Experts Call on Israel to Remove Barrier
Sudan Reports Calm Today
UN Security Council Unanimously Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Iraq

UN Calling Asia

Iraqi Women and the Iraqi Constitution UNAIDS Report Highlights Growing Risk of HIV/AIDS in the Asia/Pacific Region Two Reports from UNICEF A Staff Member Recalls the UN's Beginnings

UN and Africa

Sudan's comprehensive peace agreement has been thrown into some crisis after the sudden death of one of its key architects, John Garang, in a helicopter crash.

3 August 2005

Today's Features

World Breastfeeding Week 2005 Focuses on Complementary Foods and Breastfeeding Up to Age Two and Beyond
Force Commander of UN Mission in Sierra Leone Speaks of Success and Challenges
Negotiating a Convention on the Rights of the Disabled

Today's News

Afghanistan Free of Locusts, Thanks to FAO
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean Unveiled
Secretary-General Troubled by Attempted Coup in Mauritania
UN Appeals for More Help for Niger
UN Again Appeals for Calm in Sudan

2 August 2005

Today's Features

A talk with The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL
A talk with The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL
IAEA Encourages Iran Not To Undermine its Nuclear Inspections
UN Human rights Chief Says Rape and Sexual Violence In Darfur Must Be Addressed

Today's News

Atomic Energy Agency Calls on Iran to Continue Negotiations on Nuclear Reactors
Security Council, Head of Peacekeeping Urge Calm in Sudan
FAO Renews Appeal for Funds for Livestock and Crops in Niger
UNHCR Urges Kyrgyzstan Not to Deport Jailed Uzbek Refugees
Work Resumes on Treaty to Protect the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

1 August 2005

Today's Features

UN Staff Member Recalls her Childhood with one of the UN's Founders
The Secretary-General Calls The Death of Sudan's First Vice-President A Loss for The Country, But Urges the Sudanese to Remain Calm

Today's News

Secretary-General Pledges to Work on Reform with New US Ambassador
UN Warns of Funding Shortage for September elections in Afghanistan
IAEA Urges Iran Not to Restart Nuclear Programme Unilaterally
Secretary-General Pays Tribute to Saudi Arabia's King Fahd
Secretary-General Saddened by The Death of John Garang