Ban appoints veteran UN staffer as new deputy envoy for Guinea-Bissau
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named Gana Fofang of Cameroon as the new deputy United Nations envoy for Guinea-Bissau.
Rising opium prices threaten campaign against Afghan drug production – UN
Rising opium prices may encourage farmers in Afghanistan to plant more of the narcotic crop, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a survey released today, warning that the higher prices could reverse recent gains in the fight against drug production in the Asian country.
Record-setting 2010 highlights global warming trend, says UN weather agency
The year 2010 ranked as the warmest on record – together with 2005 and 1998 – according to the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which added that last year also witnessed a large number of extreme weather events, including the heat wave in Russia and the devastating floods in Pakistan.
Sri Lanka: deputy UN humanitarian chief urges increased help for returnees
The deputy United Nations humanitarian chief today called for greater efforts to assist former internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka who have returned to their villages and are facing daunting challenges trying to rebuild their lives.
Haiti must respect international mission’s electoral findings to avoid unrest, UN warns
Haiti’s electoral council must take full account of an international mission’s findings, reportedly eliminating the Government candidate from the presidential run-off, or face the prospect of considerable unrest, the United Nations peacekeeping chief warned today.
UN mine action programme clears 27,000 landmines in Cyprus
United Nations de-miners have removed over 27,000 landmines from the buffer zone in Cyprus over the past six years, the UN envoy to the country said today, while announcing that the mine action programme will come to an end next month due to lack of access to remaining minefields.
UN envoy and Lebanese Prime Minister discuss prospects for new government
Restoring political stability and achieving a new Lebanese government is possible if all parties are willing to cooperate towards that end, a top United Nations envoy said today following a meeting with the caretaker Prime Minister, Saad Hariri.
Iraq: UN envoy condemns deadly attack on pilgrims in Karbala
The United Nations envoy to Iraq today strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack against Shi'ite pilgrims near the holy city of Karbala that killed dozens of people and wounded many others.
Somalia: funds running short for Government, UN-backed African peacekeepers
Soldiers from Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the African Union peacekeeping mission that is trying to stabilize the conflict-wracked country need urgent funding to continue their operations, a senior United Nations envoy warned today.
Serbia joins list of countries agreeing to enforce ICC jail terms
The International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Government of Serbia signed an agreement today by which people convicted by the court can serve their sentences in the Eastern European nation.