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UN chief to attend francophone summit in Quebec City

UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Ban Ki-moon will attend a summit of French-speaking nations in Quebec City, Canada, next week to highlight the strong ties between the United Nations and the francophone world, his press office said...

Rwanda: UN Unable to Confirm Reports of Counttry's Incursions Into Eastern DR Congo

The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has not been able to confirm persistent reports of incursions by Rwandan troops into the eastern part of the vast country where they are said to be...

Russia official blasts 'secretive' UN-NATO deal

Moscow on Thursday accused NATO and the United Nations of secretly forging an agreement that tightens their cooperation without informing Russia, a U.N. Security Council member whose relations with NATO are badly strained.

UN blames 10 for security lapse in Algiers bombing

An independent panel said Wednesday that 10 U.N. officials should face reprimands or disciplinary action because of security lapses ahead of the deadly bombing of U.N. headquarters in Algeria. A five-member panel headed by...

Relief efforts continue in quake-hit Kyrgyzstan, UN reports

United Nations humanitarian agencies are continuing their relief efforts in the mountains of southern Kyrgyzstan, where an earthquake on Sunday night killed more than 70 people and displaced hundreds of families, as they work...

UN chief rails against suicide attacks in Sri Lanka (AFP)

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned the latest suicide attacks in Sri Lanka, including one which killed at least 27 people. "The secretary general strongly condemns acts of this kind that have...

Sudan: Darfur - UN Peacekeepers Ambushed During Patrol

Posted to the web 7 October 2008 A group of peacekeepers serving with the joint United Nations-African Union operation in Darfur were ambushed this afternoon while on patrol in the south of the war-torn Sudanese region. UN...

UN Secretary General to visit India shortly

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to visit India towards the end of this month or early November. This was announced by United Nations chief spokesperson Michele Montas who said that dates for the...

Kyrgyzstan: UN rushes in help after deadly quake rocks region

United Nations humanitarian agencies are dispatching aid and staff to southern Kyrgyzstan, where dozens of people have been killed and hundreds of homes destroyed after an earthquake struck the remote, mountainous region last...

Zimbabwe: Humanitarian situation expected to worsen next year - UN Relief Chief

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING BY MICHELE MONTAS SPOKESPERSON FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BANK KI-MOON UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK Thursday, October 2, 2008 (Extract) According to the UN's Emergency Relief Coordinator, John Holmes,...

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