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Deepening drought in central Somalia alarms UN aid agencies

29 February 2008

United Nations humanitarian agencies and their partner non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are stepping up their support in central Somalia, where the drought has worsened, leaving many rural families destitute as water shortages become severe and grazing for livestock becomes increasingly limited.

UN mission helps Ivorians repair polling stations ahead of scheduled elections

29 February 2008

The United Nations peacekeeping mission to Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) says it has repaired almost 90 per cent of polling stations across the West African country ahead of national presidential elections planned for later this year.

In Texas, Ban Ki-moon says UN, United States critical partners on global issues

29 February 2008

UN Affairs

In finding solutions for the Darfur conflict, global warming, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and a host of other issues, the United Nations and the United States were essential partners, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told former president George Bush and other US officials on his first visit to the state of Texas today.

Senior UN envoy meets with Government leaders in Somalia

28 February 2008

The top United Nations envoy to Somalia will soon wrap up a three-day visit to the Horn of Africa nation where he has met with Government and local leaders, as well as with representatives of civil society.

Lakhdar Brahimi, Chairman of the Independent Panel on Safety and Security of UN Personnel and Premises

UN flag now a target, warns head of staff security review panel

28 February 2008

Although the United Nations flag used to provide protection, it is now becoming a target, the head of an independent panel tasked by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to assess the safety and security of the world body's staff worldwide cautioned today.

Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Nepal

Nepalese accord with ethnic Madhesis will help planned elections, says UN envoy

28 February 2008

The Secretary-General’s Special Representative to Nepal has welcomed today’s agreement between the seven-party alliance that forms the country’s Government and the leadership of the ethnic Madhesi movement from the southern plains.

GA President Srgjan Kerim and Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque

Assembly President hails Cuban signature of key UN human rights texts

28 February 2008

General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim today welcomed Cuba’s signing of two key United Nations human rights documents: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICPPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

Zimbabwe: UNICEF helps launch campaign against surging child rape rates

28 February 2008

With the number of reported cases of children raped in Zimbabwe surging more than 40 per cent in the last three years, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has joined with the Government and religious groups in an awareness campaign to fight the scourge.

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses meeting

Assisting decolonization process one of UN’s proudest chapters – Ban Ki-moon

28 February 2008

Lauding the United Nations’ facilitation of decolonization as one of the “proudest chapters” in the Organization’s history, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the process of hundreds of millions of people worldwide exercising their right to self-determination to continue.

UN provides vaccines to help in Paraguayan fight against yellow fever outbreak

28 February 2008

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has organized the supply of two million doses of yellow fever vaccine to Paraguay as health authorities in the South American country battle a deadly outbreak of the viral disease.

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