UN envoy welcomes appointment of new Somali Prime Minister
The top United Nations envoy to Somalia today welcomed the appointment of a new Prime Minister in the war-wracked African nation.
Pakistan: Ban calls on world to speed up funding for $2 billion flood appeal
The $2 billion appeal for aid for Pakistani flood victims, the largest-ever launched by the United Nations and its partners for a natural disaster, is just 34 per cent funded, and Secretary-General Ban Ki–moon today called for a generous and swift international response.
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UN West Africa envoy in Niger to discuss return to constitutional rule
Said Djinnit, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative for West Africa, visited Niger today as part of a joint mission with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to underline the support of the international community for the country’s transition to constitutional order.
Myanmar’s lack of engagement on eve of polls is frustrating, Ban says
Declaring himself frustrated by the lack of engagement from the Myanmar authorities to ensure that the upcoming elections are “inclusive, credible, participatory and transparent,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is once again calling for the release of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners.
Secretary-General arrives in Morocco to address global conference
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon touched down in Morocco today, where he will address an international policy conference on the theme of global governance.
Africa launches Women’s Decade with keynote address from deputy UN chief
The African Union (AU) today launched the African Women’s Decade, with a top United Nations official calling on the continent’s leaders to seize the opportunity to eliminate a raft of ills, from exclusion from land tenure, credit and inheritance to violence and genital mutilation.
Better data needed to end violence against children, UN panel says
United Nations experts called today for better data and research on violence against children, including discipline in the home, as a means to strengthen government action for prevention and to support legal prohibitions.
African leaders at UN-backed forum urge funding for climate change adaptation
African leaders gathered in a United Nations-backed meeting today urged the international community to support a fund intended to help poor countries adapt to the consequences of climate change and mitigate its effects of their economies and the environment.
DR Congo: UN mission chief stresses reform of security and law to end violence
The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) cautioned today that military operations alone in the restive eastern region cannot ensure long-term security in the area, stressing the need to build the capacity of the country’s military, justice system and the police force.
Security Council underscores need for timely, credible Sudanese referenda
The two referenda on self-determination slated for January in Sudan must be held on time, in a credible manner and in line with the 2005 peace pact that ended the long-running north-south civil war, members of the Security Council, who are just back from a visit to the country, said today.