Asia Pacific

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Sir Roger Moore visits a Moscow inclusive school in March 2010

UNICEF ambassador Roger Moore to meet with disabled children in Kazakhstan

16 November 2010
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador Roger Moore travelled to Kazakhstan today in his first visit to the Central Asian country to help raise awareness and support for vulnerable children, particularly those with disabilities.
Children, pregnant women and nursing mothers are among the DPRK's most vulnerable members of the population

Millions in DPR Korea to face food shortages despite good harvest – UN agencies

16 November 2010
Two United Nations food agencies warned today that about five million people living in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will continue to face food shortages despite a relatively good harvest and a slight increase in food supply.
Cyclone Giri which struck Myanmar in October 2010 destroyed thousands of houses, many made of bamboo and palms

Ten of thousands of cyclone survivors in Myanmar remain homeless – UN

16 November 2010
More than 100,000 people remain homeless in Myanmar following the cyclone that struck the country last month, and many more residents of the affected area lost crops and livelihoods, the United Nations humanitarian office reported today, adding that relief efforts are being hampered by logistical constraints.
Asma Jahangir

Renowned Pakistani lawyer awarded UN prize for promoting human rights

16 November 2010
One of Pakistan’s leading human rights defenders, Asma Jahangir, was today named as this year’s winner of a United Nations award that recognizes outstanding individual contribution to promoting a culture of human rights around the world.
An elderly woman awaits assistance at an evacuation centre for those displaced by the Mount Merapi volcano in Indonesia

Tens of thousands of women displaced by Indonesian volcano receive UN help

16 November 2010
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has provided critical medical and other assistance to tens of thousands of pregnant women, who are among the 340,000 people uprooted by the recent eruptions of Indonesia’s Mount Merapi.
UNDP Administrator Helen Clark

UN development chief talks climate change in Bangladesh

16 November 2010
Bangladesh’s positive steps towards achieving the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) must be protected from the negative effects of climate change, according to the United Nations development chief.
Security Council in session

Sanctions against DPR Korea biting but country remains defiant – UN report

16 November 2010
Sanctions imposed by the Security Council on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to persuade it to abandon its nuclear weapons programme are having a substantial impact, although there is no indication that the country is ready to move forward on denuclearization, experts say in a new United Nations report.
Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) meeting in Kabul

UN reaffirms commitment to supporting Afghan-led transition to greater stability

15 November 2010
The United Nations envoy mission in Afghanistan today reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the country in delivering governance, security and development, as the Government and its international partners met to discuss the progress made in recent months.
Aung San Suu Kyi

UN officials welcome release of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi

13 November 2010
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations human rights chief welcomed the freeing on Saturday of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and urged the authorities in Myanmar to release all remaining political prisoners.
Aung San Suu Kyi

Independent UN rights experts urge Myanmar to release all political prisoners

12 November 2010
Four United Nations human rights experts today urged the Government of Myanmar to immediately and unconditionally release pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as the over 2,200 political prisoners detained in the country.