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Employing examples drawn from the headlines and from popular culture, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged a group of high school graduates in New York to use their education for the good of others, aware that their actions can re
15:54 Jun 9, 2006
A delegation of United Nations Security Council members visiting Sudan and neighbouring countries held talks today with officials in North Darfur for talks on security, humanitarian issues and gender-based violence.
15:52 Jun 9, 2006
Counter-terrorism, the promotion of democracy worldwide, efforts to assist children living in poverty and the threat of bird flu were among the many and varied subjects explored live on the air as an unprecedented gathering of radio hosts from acros
12:21 Jun 9, 2006
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d'Ivoire has postponed the start of militia disarmament in response to factional leaders who said they needed more time to raise awareness among their followers about the scheduled process whose start
12:20 Jun 9, 2006
EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson will announce a new voluntary water efficiency program that will help consumers identify water-saving products and services. The program will promote the efficient use of water while maintaining high performan
11:25 Jun 9, 2006
Secretary-General Kofi Annan was briefed by his Special Envoy for Timor-Leste today as a stronger United Nations presence there looked increasingly likely following the recent outbreak of violence in the small nation that the world body shepherded t
11:25 Jun 9, 2006
Facing a serious rise in the number of racist attacks in Russia, including murder, especially in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, a United Nations human rights expert is to pay a six-day visit to the country next week at the invitation of the Government
11:16 Jun 9, 2006
Following severe flash floods and landslides in Thailand that have affected more than 340,000 people, completely destroyed 700 houses and damaged more than 1,000 roads and bridges, the United Nations Office has released emergency cash grants of over
11:05 Jun 9, 2006
EPA has released for public comment draft grant guidelines that will establish requirements for public records for underground storage tank systems. States will have to meet the requirements to be in compliance with provisions of the Energy Policy
11:01 Jun 9, 2006
The United Nations refugee agency (<'<a href='http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/news/opendoc.htm?tbl=NEWS&id=448945d120' target='_new'>http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/news/opendoc.htm?tbl=NEWS&id=448945d120</a>'>UNHC
10:58 Jun 9, 2006
With more than 2 million internally displaced people (IDPs) uprooted by Colombia's decades-long civil war and hundreds of thousands more seeking refuge in neighbouring countries, the United Nations refugee agency is calling for more international a
10:56 Jun 9, 2006
African soils lose the equivalent of over $4 billion worth of nutrients each year and a move toward reducing hunger on the continent must begin by remedying this severe depletion, IFAD said. No region in the world has boosted agricultural production
07:35 Jun 9, 2006
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that European Union-led talks with Iran over its nuclear ambitions had got off to a 'reasonably good start' and appeared to be moving forward.
07:11 Jun 9, 2006
Reacting to intensifying violence in Somalia, where Islamic forces were recently reported to have taken control of the capital, Mogadishu, after fierce battles with other groups, the United Nations Security Council today called on all concerned to c
06:57 Jun 9, 2006
'What inspires me is a deep feeling of pain caused by the tragedies all over the world, on both the human and environmental levels,' Ms. Al-Khalifa told the Assembly after her election by acclamation for the session beginning 12 September.
06:50 Jun 9, 2006
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