Press Release: Unprecedented Number of Mexican Non-Governmental Organizations Associated with Public Information Department ahead of Conference in Mexico (6 July 2009)
18 June, NGO Briefing The Ozone Layer and Climate Change
11 June, NGO Briefing Development for All: Integrating Disability into the Millennium Development Goals
4 June, NGO Briefing For Peace and Development: Disarm Now! Preparing for Mexico: New Perspectives on Human Development and Disarmament
28 May, NGO Briefing Women in Peacekeeping: the Power to Empower In Observance of International Day of Peacekeepers (29 May 2009)
21 May, NGO Briefing May I Ask a Question, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict?
14 May, NGO Briefing Forced Labour: The Cost of Coercion
7 May, NGO Briefing The Potential of Media: Dialogue, Mutual Understanding and Reconciliation In Observance of World Press Freedom Day (3 May 2009)
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UNICEF official draws attention to plight of children in northern Yemen 26 November – Children in northern Yemen have little to celebrate on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid Al Adha, a senior official with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has stated, drawing attention to the plight of the youngest victims of the ongoing conflict between Government forces and rebels. FULL STORY >>
Despite progress, challenges remain on child soldiers in Sudan, UN official reports 25 November – Despite progress in Sudan in the past two years in tackling the problem of children in armed conflict, many challenges remain, ranging from reintegrating child soldiers to dealing with youngsters abducted by the Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) who have been brainwashed into killing their own parents, a senior United Nations official said today. FULL STORY >>
Conditions still critical for typhoon victims in Philippines, says UN 25 November – Nearly a month after back-to-back typhoons submerged villages across the Philippines, hundreds of thousands of people displaced or still living in flooded areas are in need of safe water, sanitation facilities and hygiene items, the United Nations humanitarian wing said today. FULL STORY >>
UN boosts food aid to thousands uprooted by tribal violence in DR Congo 25 November – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it is ramping up efforts to feed tens of thousand of Congolese who fled a recent outbreak of tribal violence in north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). FULL STORY >>
UN peacekeepers introduce local Congolese to the cow-drawn plough 25 November – United Nations peacekeepers are going beyond the call of duty in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), not only protecting local civilians from rebel militia but also helping them boost agricultural output as well as resurfacing roads and refurbishing a school. FULL STORY >>
UN agency approves groundbreaking treaty to wipe out illegal fishing 25 November – A landmark treaty that aims to shut down ports to illegal fishing vessels has been approved by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the United Nations agency announced today. FULL STORY >>
Cypriot leaders focus on immigration and citizenship in UN-backed talks 24 November – The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders met today to continue discussions on immigration, citizenship and asylum as part of the ongoing United Nations-backed, power-sharing negotiations. FULL STORY >>
UN peacekeepers’ hospital brings treatment to hundreds of local Congolese 24 November – A hospital set up in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to care for United Nations peacekeepers is also bringing hope to hundreds of local people who might otherwise lack necessary treatment for their illnesses and injuries as well as screening that can ward off preventable sickness. FULL STORY >>
As temperatures drop, UN distributes winter aid to displaced Pakistanis 24 November – The United Nations refugee agency has begun distributing additional relief supplies to civilians displaced by the ongoing military operations in north-west Pakistan to help them cope as temperatures begin to drop in the region. FULL STORY >>
Kidnappings, attacks threaten to undercut UN-AU efforts in Darfur – Ban 23 November – Increased threats to international staff in Darfur, including “extremely alarming” kidnappings, ongoing military action by Chad, Sudan and rebels, and Government limits on peacekeepers’ movements continue to hamper efforts to stabilize the Sudanese area torn apart by nearly seven years of war, says a new report by the United Nations chief. FULL STORY >>
