Sudan says six U.N. agencies will take part in a Khartoum-organized mission to Southern Kordofan to assess the conflict ridden region’s humanitarian needs. Sudan’s U.N. ambassador says the trip includes representatives from United Nations agencies focused on health, humanitarian and children’s issues. He announced the tour of Southern Kordofan less than one week after the […]
UN Agencies Set to Tour Sudan’s Conflict Filled Southern Kordofan
Posted August 20th, 2011 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
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UN Chief Encouraged by Efforts to Resolve Malawian Conflict
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has welcomed steps toward dialogue by the Malawian government and civil society organizations following last month’s deadly violence. A statement issued by Mr. Ban’s spokesman Wednesday said he is encouraged by the signing of a joint statement by the two sides in a U.N. facilitated meeting. Mr. Ban […]
UN Reports Possible War Crimes in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. human rights office is calling for an investigation into alleged war crimes committed in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state. The office said Monday it has received reports of indiscriminate killings, widespread looting, and massive civilian displacement in the state, where forces allied to what were then northern and southern Sudan clashed during June. A […]
UN Humanitarian Chief Meets Famine Victims in Somalia
Posted August 13th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations humanitarian chief has visited Somalia’s capital where tens of thousands of people are in desperate need of food and medical assistance. Valerie Amos visited a hospital Saturday during her tour of Mogadishu and met with people who have fled their homes in southern Somalia in hopes of escaping the famine. Amos said […]
UN Chief Calls on Academics to Find Solutions to Global Woes
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 9:05 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the world’s academic community to find solutions to global hunger, poverty and intolerance. Mr. Ban told an international forum in the South Korean capital Wednesday that there can be no peace, justice and dignity in the world if billions of people are forced to live in chronic […]
UN Says al-Shabab Militants Fragmented in Somalia
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
(fixing typo in graf 3)) The United Nations top diplomat in Somalia says there already are significant improvements in the security situation in the capital, Mogadishu, after the recent surprise withdrawal of Islamist fighters from the city. Ambassador Augustine Mahiga told reporters by teleconference from Mogadishu Wednesday that al-Shabab’s retreat from the city has fragmented […]
UN Says al-Shabab Militants Fragmented in Somalia
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations top diplomat in Somalia says there already are significant improvements in the security situation in the capital, Mogadishu, after the recent surprise withdrawal of Islamist fighters from the city. Ambassador Augustine Mahiga told reporters by teleconference from Mogadishu Wednesday that al-Shabab’s retreat from the city has fragmented its fighters into three groups, […]
UN Chief Urges Bigger Global Role for South Korea
Posted August 9th, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging South Korea to play a larger role in world affairs. The United Nations chief arrived in Seoul on Tuesday for his first visit to his homeland since being elected to a second five-year term. He will meet with President Lee Myung-bak and other top officials, and visit his […]
UN Chief Offers Encouragement to Japan’s Nuclear Plant Evacuees
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the Japanese government will share with the international community invaluable experiences learned after its recent earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters. Mr. Ban on Monday travelled to Fukushima, Japan, where he toured the evacuation zone and spoke to about 300 people removed from their homes around the crippled nuclear plant, urging […]
UN Chief Offers Encouragement to Japan’s Nuclear Plant Evacuees
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 12:15 am (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has offered encouragement to victims of Japan’s nuclear crisis during a visit to an evacuation center in Fukushima. Speaking in Japanese Monday to about 300 people who have been removed from their homes around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, Mr. Ban urged them to persevere. The U.N. chief later told a […]
