Current UN News
Ban meets with Arab ministers to secure Israel-Hamas ceasefire, to see Bush tomorrow
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is intensifying his diplomatic drive to secure a Gaza ceasefire, meeting with Arab foreign ministers in New York today to press for an end to hostilities by both Israel and Hamas while preparing to travel to Washington tomorrow for talks with United States President George W. Bush.
Ambulances face growing difficulty in reaching Gaza wounded, UN warns
Ambulances and medical workers in Gaza are facing increasing difficulty in reaching the wounded, some are being killed in doing so, and a "humanitarian breathing space" is vital to ensure that food and medical supplies reach those in need as Israel’s offensive entered its 10th day, the top United Nations relief official in the area said today.
Iraq: top UN envoy calls attacks against pilgrims ‘appalling and unjustified’
The top United Nations envoy to Iraq today strongly condemned recent attacks which have killed at least 40 pilgrims and wounded dozens more in Baghdad ahead of a major religious celebration.
Fresh fighting uproots another 50,000 Somalis, compounding present crisis - UN
The top United Nations relief official in Somalia has voiced grave concern at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the strife-torn nation, where fresh clashes last week have reportedly killed more than 40 people and displaced over 50,000.
Leaders hold further talks as UN-led negotiations on Cyprus resume
The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders resumed their United Nations-led negotiations aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island as they held their first meeting for 2009 today in Nicosia.
Darfur: more rapid-response police join UN-African Union peacekeeping force
Two new contingents of Nigerian police officers trained in high-risk operations have joined the joint United Nations-African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in the war-ravaged Darfur region of Sudan.
Joint UN assessment underway in quake-hit Indonesia
A joint United Nations assessment mission is being carried out in the Indonesian province of West Papua, where a series of earthquakes yesterday injured hundreds, damaged more than 800 houses and sent some 14,000 fleeing from their homes.
UN continues assisting displaced in volatile eastern DR Congo
The United Nations is continuing to rush assistance to help those uprooted by clashes in the war-torn far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including victims of violence at the hands of the notorious Ugandan rebel group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA).
United Nations has key role to play in ending Gaza conflict, says Ban
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that the United Nations has an important role to play in halting the violence in Gaza, expressing regret that the Security Council did not reach agreement yesterday evening on how to end the conflict.
Ghana: Secretary-General welcomes peaceful polls
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated the people and Government of Ghana on the peaceful and organized end to their recent presidential and legislative elections.
Secretary-General sounds alarm as Israeli forces enter Gaza
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced his deep concern over Israel's launch of a ground operation into Gaza today, with the Security Council holding an emergency meeting this evening to discuss the situation.
Ban concerned over threats against Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed his great concern over reports that Iranian lawyer, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi has been threatened recently.
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