Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas says that “time is running out” to achieve a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East and cautions that the settlement policy pursued by Israel “will abort opportunities to relaunch the peace process.” UNTV
In early September extensive rainfall left parts of the city of Agadez, in Northern Niger destroyed. UNICEF and partners are sustaining their efforts to provide shelter, sanitation and psychosocial support to the affected population. UNICEF
Commenting on the Jewish settlements, Secretary-General for the League of Arab States Amre Moussa tells reporters that to negotiate while settlements are being built would be detrimental to the negotiations. UNTV
Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim tells the UN Security Council that any attempt to penetrate his country’s embassy in Honduras, which he says has been “under siege” since ousted President Manuel Zelaya began sheltering there five days ago, would amount to a threat to regional security. UNTV
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton along with UN partners launch a new initiative in the fight against sexual violence against girls, a scourge which affects 150 million victims in a given year and contributes to the spread of HIV and AIDS. UNTV / FILE
The latest figures from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) shows that number of Somalis reaching Kenya’s Dabaab Refugee camp this year has passed 50,000. UNHCR