Asia Pacific

Waziris fleeing their homes

Pakistanis continue to flee violence in northwest, UN reports

26 October 2009
Nearly 14,000 people fleeing the latest round of clashes between Government forces and militants in the north-western Pakistani region of South Waziristan, have been registered, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported today.
UN refugee agency provides temporary shelter for Afghans returning home

More than 50,000 returning Afghan refugees benefit from UN shelter programme

26 October 2009
The United Nations refugee agency has nearly completed its shelter programme for more than 50,000 of the most vulnerable Afghan returnees this year, bringing to some 1.2 million those who have benefited since the re-integration project started in 2002.
ESCAP Executive Secretary Noeleen Heyzer

Asian economies can benefit from greater intra-regional trade, says top UN official

25 October 2009
The top United Nations official in Asia and the Pacific today highlighted the opportunities to promote trade and investment among countries in the region, while presenting a new development plan less dependent on exports to the West.
Waziris fleeing their homes

UN appeals to combatants in Pakistan to ensure safety of civilians fleeing conflict

24 October 2009
Amid mounting numbers of Pakistanis crossing inhospitable mountain terrain to escape fighting between Government forces and militants, aid agencies have urged the warring parties to observe international humanitarian law ensuring safety for civilians, the United Nations humanitarian arm said today.
Waziris fleeing their homes

UN prepares for new flood of Pakistani civilians fleeing fighting with militants

23 October 2009
United Nations aid agencies and their partners in north-western Pakistan are preparing emergency relief, including food, water and health services, for up to 250,000 civilians fleeing an intensification of fighting between the Government and militants.
Nepal-based diplomats from six Security Council members being briefed at the Maoist Cantonment Site 1

Diplomats from Security Council members tour barracks in Nepal

23 October 2009
A team of Nepal-based diplomats from six Security Council members today visited army barracks and cantonment sites in the Asian country as part of their first collective tour since the establishment of a United Nations political mission there in 2007.
Members of a Pakistani Formed Police Unit (FPU) of the UN Mission in Timor-Leste

Envoy urges caution on cuts to UN police strength in Timor-Leste

23 October 2009
Any drawdown of international security forces in Timor-Leste should proceed with caution, the top United Nations envoy to the South Pacific nation warned today ahead of UN and Government reviews of the world body’s peacekeeping presence in the fledgling country.
Noeleen Heyzer, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Top UN official discusses natural disasters, economic crisis with Filipino leader

22 October 2009
The top United Nations official in Asia and the Pacific and the leader of the Philippines today discussed how the country is coping in the aftermath of a series of deadly storms, as well as the region’s response to the ongoing financial crisis.

Sharing clean energy technologies crucial in climate change fight – UN official

22 October 2009
Ensuring that developing countries can access cleaner energy-producing technologies to meet their development needs without increasing pollution will be crucial in the global fight against climate change, a top United Nations official stressed today.
Preparations for Afghanistan's presidential run-off

Preparations for Afghan presidential run-off in full swing, UN mission reports

22 October 2009
Ballot papers have been printed and delivered, polling stations kits have been packed and distribution began today as preparations got under way for the second round of voting in Afghanistan’s presidential election, the United Nations mission there reported.