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The United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) today announced that it is examining how to slash greenhouse gas emissions from information and communication technologies (ICT).

Secretary-General today welcomed the announcement of the formation of a national unity Government in Lebanon, a key step called for in the agreement reached in late May ending the protracted political stand-off in the country.

Trucks bearing food and medicine from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have begun a difficult four-day journey over mountain roads to deliver supplies to youngsters in the isolated provinces in the north-east of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

The Security Council has endorsed Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s recommendations to strengthen the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) so that it can better assist the people of the strife-torn nation rebuild their country and their lives.

Although least developed countries as a group had registered impressive economic growth over the past 30 years, the number of poor continued to rise, according to a new United Nations report released today.

Drought, combined with soaring food and fuel prices, is causing a severe humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa region, according to the top United Nations relief official.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced his intention to appoint former Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer as his new Special Adviser on Cyprus.

During a meeting between Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Pakistan's Foreign Minister yesterday, a broad understanding was reached on some issues concerning United Nations help for Pakistan's efforts following the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

The United Nations today gave out “UN 21” awards to its own staffers around the globe in a bid to boost the world body's efficiency and effectiveness.

A draft resolution calling for sanctions on Zimbabwe, including a travel ban and assets freeze on President Robert Mugabe and 12 other individuals, was not adopted by the Security Council today.