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The DPI/NGO Section holds weekly briefings on topics relevant to the United Nations and associated NGOs. Briefings are held every Thursday in the Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.

The briefings are divided into two parts: a video screening and a panel discussion. Videos relevant to the theme of the briefing are usually screened at 10:00 a.m. on the morning of the briefing. Panel discussions typically feature three speakers: a UN representative, a government representative and an NGO representative.

For briefing information, please call the DPI/NGO Information Line: (212) 963-7709.


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UNDP chief pays tribute to outgoing head of campaign on anti-poverty goals
21 December – The head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today hailed the efforts of the outgoing head of the world body’s campaign to promote the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), as he announces he is leaving his position to assume the top post at the non-governmental organization (NGO) Amnesty International. FULL STORY >>

Security Council urges security sector reform ahead of Central African polls
21 December – The Security Council today called on the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) to ensure a speedy and inclusive political dialogue and swift security sector reform as the conflict-plagued country prepares for elections in 2010, urging the world community to provide necessary support. FULL STORY >>

Ugandan rebels murder, rape, mutilate, displace thousands in DR Congo, Sudan – UN
21 December – In a 10-month rampage of killings, rape and mutilation in neighbouring countries that may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, the rebel Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), has killed some 1,300 civilians, abducted 1,400 more, including hundreds of children and women, and displaced nearly 300,000 others, the United Nations reported today. FULL STORY >>

As thousands more flee fighting in Pakistan, UN rushes in tents and supplies
18 December – The United Nations refugee agency is rushing hundreds of tents to supplement Government relief efforts in north-west Pakistan, where some 40,000 people have fled an intensification of military operations over the last few weeks. FULL STORY >>

UN maritime force takes part in rescue after ship sinks off Lebanese coast
18 December – The United Nations maritime task force serving off the Lebanese coast is taking part in a search-and-rescue operation today to try to save the lives of the crew of a cargo ship that sank last night in rough seas. FULL STORY >>

DR Congo: UN forces, army adopt new directives with civilian protection at core
16 December – United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the national army adopted new directives today for operations against rebels with the protection of civilians as the core focus following reports of massacres and other serious human rights violations by Congolese soldiers. FULL STORY >>

UN agency for Palestinian refugees seeks $323 million for 2010
15 December – The United Nations agency entrusted with assisting millions of Palestinian refugees has launched its 2010 appeal for over $323 million at a meeting of the 22-member League of Arab States in Cairo, with a focus on those people in Gaza and the West Bank who have been hit hardest by Israel’s closures and access restrictions. FULL STORY >>

More than 80,000 people driven out by clashes in north-west DR Congo – UN agency
15 December – Tribal violence in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has sent 84,000 people fleeing across the border into the Republic of the Congo since last month, with the United Nations refugee agency reporting today that supplies to assist the displaced are running low. FULL STORY >>

UN crisis relief fund looks to multi-year commitments for sustainability
15 December – Several major donors have made multi-year commitments to provide significant funding to the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), which aims to save scores of thousands of lives by providing virtually immediate financing in sudden-onset crises, like earthquakes or hurricanes, or for ongoing but neglected emergencies. FULL STORY >>

DR Congo: UN has suspended cooperation with army units accused of rights abuses
14 December – United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have suspended logistical or other support for units of the National Armed Forces (FARDC) when there are sufficient grounds to believe their operations would violate human rights, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. FULL STORY >>

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