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17 December, 2009

Security Council extends UN mission in Burundi for another year as elections loom

UN sanctions against Al-Qaida amended with appointment of delisting official

UN expert sounds alarm over court order for Liberia to pay back ‘vulture funds’

UN agencies respond to deadly outbreak of cholera in north-western Kenya

UN-backed meeting calls on world to support Somalia’s Government

Middle East peace efforts face race against time, UN envoy warns

Security Council demands Liberia do more to freeze assets of alleged war criminals

Climate of fear leads to impunity for criminals in Colombia, UN expert warns

Ban receives report from probe into deadly crackdown in Guinea

Export value of Afghan opium plummeting, says UN anti-drug agency

New climate change deal in sight, Ban says as Copenhagen talks near end

16 December, 2009

Security Council extends UN disengagement force on Israeli-Syrian front

Climate change driving displacement, says UN refugee chief

UN and Nepal sign action plan for release of nearly 3,000 Maoist child soldiers

Ban lays out remaining hurdles in climate talks in Copenhagen

Security Council lengthens UN tribunals for war crimes in Balkans and Rwanda

With better stoves, UN aims to cut risk of murder, rape for women seeking firewood

Cambodia: UN report voices some concern over rights of garment workers

Venezuelan leader violates independence of judiciary – UN rights experts

Somalia: UN envoy welcomes international gathering to help Government

DR Congo: UN forces, army adopt new directives with civilian protection at core

15 December, 2009

Ban calls for accelerated action in home stretch of Copenhagen climate talks

Increased aid to fight malaria paying off though much more needed – UN report

UN agency for Palestinian refugees seeks $323 million for 2010

International community must act against Israeli settlements – UN committee

UN welcomes new tariff cuts in Asia

More than 80,000 people driven out by clashes in north-west DR Congo – UN agency

Central African Republic faces critical moment in bid to recover from conflicts – UN

UN embarks on low-carbon future by detailing its own emissions

UN human rights chief calls for universal abolition of the death penalty

UN development partnership seeks to boost agricultural sector in Myanmar

UN crisis relief fund looks to multi-year commitments for sustainability

14 December, 2009

Resumption of death penalty in Iraq sparks UN concern

Cyprus: UN peacekeeping mission extended for another six months

DR Congo: UN has suspended cooperation with army units accused of rights abuses

Oceans acidifying rapidly due to carbon dioxide emissions, says UN-backed study

UN envoy begins official visit to Nepal to try to obtain release of child soldiers

Myanmar: UN reports ‘worrisome’ rise in opium cultivation

Green campaigner Wangari Maathai to become UN Messenger of Peace

Asian railway integration gains momentum at UN-backed meetings

Top UN envoy welcomes peaceful end to voter registration in Sudan

UN gathers experts to help strengthen agriculture in poor nations, tackle food shortages

UN launches $177 million appeal to tackle mounting humanitarian crisis in Yemen

UN official welcomes European Union approval of Internet copyright treaties

Top UN official stresses need for Internet multilingualism to bridge digital divide

UN preparing to build 10,000 homes in Afghanistan to house returning refugees

Attack on West Bank mosque draws condemnation from UN envoy

UN-backed experts propose ban in trading in endangered bluefin tuna

UNESCO honour Chinese professor with award for ethics in science

UN climate talks back on track after brief suspension

Majority of disaster deaths in 2009 climate-related, says UN

UN sends peacekeepers to protect Sudanese refugees in Central African Republic

It’s now or never in bid to curb climate change, Ban warns

13 December, 2009

UN chief thankful for the release of kidnapped civilian staff in Darfur



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