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Reacting to the recent deadly riots in Afghanistan reportedly sparked by a road accident involving a United States convoy, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today stressed that the United Nations would continue its assistance for stability in the war-wra
06:34 May 31, 2006
The increase in fish exports has proved helpful in fighting hunger in the developing world, according to a new study carried out by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
06:28 May 31, 2006
Chairpersons of three major United Nations Security Council anti-terrorism committees today updated the 15-member body on their efforts to improve their operations in the fight against the scourge, including through increased cooperation on a variet
06:28 May 31, 2006
PRESIDENT BUSH: It is my honor and pleasure to welcome the papers from Iraq's Ambassador to the United States. Mr. Ambassador, congratulations.
05:39 May 31, 2006
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and a prominent Norwegian humanitarian group will make joint efforts to protect displaced people worldwide, according to an agreement signed between the two organizations working for the protec
05:28 May 31, 2006
10 Thunderbolt IIs responded to coalition troops taking small-arms fire from Taliban extremists near Deh Rawood. The A-10s conducted several strafing passes, ending the engagement.
05:13 May 31, 2006
United Nations human rights experts today called for a halt to evictions of up to several thousand families in Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, as part of a plan to redevelop land claimed to be the property of a private company, where hundreds of fa
05:07 May 31, 2006
'Human rights standards provide invaluable guidance for performance of your functions, which is vital to the good functioning of a democratic society and the maintenance of the rule of law,' she said.
05:02 May 31, 2006
Reacting to reports of indiscriminate shelling of civilian populations and medical facilities in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu - with dozens dead in the last few days - a senior United Nations official today called on the warring factions to spare t
05:01 May 31, 2006
Three other peacekeepers, all from the Nepalese unit, were wounded. After being immediately evacuated to MONUC's Moroccan hospital in Bunia, there were now out of danger, the mission said.
04:57 May 31, 2006
Desertification is a process of land degradation in dryland areas, which is caused by poverty, unsustainable land management and climate change. Experts say it affects women and men differently due to their 'strictly gendered division of labour.'
15:34 May 30, 2006
The United States has increased funding to $5 million for disaster relief efforts through the U.S. Agency for International Development in response to the May 27 earthquake that struck Indonesia and has killed nearly 5,700 people as of May 30.
15:34 May 30, 2006
The United States says the Colombian government and armed forces are fulfilling U.S. requirements regarding human rights and the severance of ties to Colombian paramilitary groups in order for the Andean nation to continue receiving American foreign
15:30 May 30, 2006
A meeting of experts on the Alliance of Civilizations - an initiative aimed at bridging the gap between Islam and the West - concluded today in Dakar, Senegal, having advanced preparations for a report on actions to tackle the problem that will be p
15:30 May 30, 2006
With a senior United Nations official on the ground in Timor-Leste today seeking to defuse the violence that has torn through the small country in recent weeks, UN agencies have resumed food distributions to camps holding 100,000 internally displace
15:05 May 30, 2006
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