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Marginalization Compromising Education for All Progress

Statement from Global March Against Child Labor representing 2000 member organizations in 100 countries including ITUC and Education International representing the interest of the child laborer......

Haiti quake relief effort must be part of wider focus on eliminating poverty, Ban says

Last week’s catastrophic earthquake in Haiti not only provides a symbol of extraordinary faith, enduring hope and international solidarity amid the worst devastation, it must also serve as a re......

UN and partners seek $562 million to help victims of deadly Haiti quake

The United Nations and its partners today appealed for $562 million to help the victims of the earthquake which struck Haiti earlier this week, as the world body scales up its assistance in the......

Secretary-General to travel to Haiti to show solidarity with quake victims

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel on Sunday to Haiti, which was devastated by a massive earthquake earlier this week, it was announced today, to show solidarity with the people of the i......

Haiti quake shows need to close technology gap for developing nations, Ban says

The United Nations has a vital role to play in helping Member States, particularly those in the developing world, to harness new technologies to mitigate natural disasters, climate change, food......

Despite fragility of Nepal’s peace process, UN envoy voices cautious optimism

Although Nepal’s four-year-old peace process that ended a 10-year war between the Government and Maoists remains fragile and concerns that it could derail are real, the recent urgency shown by ......

UN envoy Bill Clinton hopeful for Haitian recovery after devastating quake

In spite of the catastrophic earthquake which struck Haiti earlier this week, the United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti, former United States president Bill Clinton, expressed confidence today......

Ban calls for international support in wake of devastating Haiti quake

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today issued an urgent call to the international community to assist Haiti following yesterday’s catastrophic earthquake that has devastated the impoverished Carib......

Somali Government needs more coordinated, effective support – UN envoy

The Government of Somalia has made significant progress, despite repeated armed assaults to overthrow it by externally funded extremists, and deserves greater commitment as well as material and......

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and Former Secretary of State George Shultz Headline Global Zero World Summit in Paris February 2-4, 2010

/CNW/ — The Global Zero Summit February 2-4 in Paris will convene 200 international political, military, business and faith leaders — as well as student leaders — to discuss p......

Regional groups must play growing role with UN in today’s crises, Council says

The Security Council today discussed ways of further enhancing cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations in tackling global crises, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ca......

Ban encourages Ivorian parties to complete tasks ahead of March polls

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on all parties in Côte d’Ivoire to press ahead with the remaining preparations for the West African nation’s presidential polls, which have repeatedly b......

Nepal peace process close to standstill due to tensions and mistrust, UN warns

The peace process that ended a 10-year civil war in Nepal has remained largely stalled over the past three months, with tensions and mistrust between Maoists, the Government and army threatenin......

UN rushing aid to Haiti following deadly tremors

The United Nations is mobilizing its resources in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti yesterday, sending its experts and supplies to the Caribbean nation, while stressing t......

Ban voices support for London conference on Yemen and terrorism

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his concern about the presence of Al-Qaida in Yemen, while expressing support for the conference that is being organized by British Prime Minister Gor......

World must act now to reverse worsening situation in Afghanistan – Ban

There is currently no indication of an early improvement in the security situation in Afghanistan, which deteriorated last year – dramatically so in Kabul, the capital – and a better coordinate......

Burundi: UN helps distribute free identity cards for next May’s polls

One million Burundians old enough to vote next May will receive a free national identity card, thanks to a campaign supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other agenci......

UN asks Laos for access to thousands of Hmong deported from Thailand

The United Nations refugee agency today asked the Government of Laos for access to some 4,000 ethnic Hmong Laotians who were deported from Thailand yesterday although many had been there for ov......

UN opens website detailing zero tolerance policy on sexual abuse by peacekeepers

In keeping with its ‘zero tolerance’ policy on sexual exploitation and abuse by members of its multiple peacekeeping operations and special political missions, the United Nations is making publ......

Ban welcomes approval of UN budget for next two years

The General Assembly today approved a budget of $5.16 billion for the 2010-2011 period, in a move immediately welcomed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.In a statement issued by his spokesperson......

Darfur peace process has reached ‘critical’ juncture, Ban says

The peace process in the war-wracked Darfur region of Sudan has reached a “critical point,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling on both the Government and rebel groups to accelera......