| HEADLINES
AT
A GLANCE |
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| 16 May, 2008 |
UN humanitarian chief to arrive in Myanmar on Sunday |
Top UN envoy in Sudan welcomes deal to end deadly clashes in disputed town |
UN contributes $7 million for victims of deadly Chinese quake – Ban Ki-moon |
Burundi: Secretary-General welcomes arrival of rebel group for peace talks |
UN refugee agency provides aid to more than 40,000 Somalis who fled capital |
Focus in Myanmar on saving lives, not politics, Ban Ki-moon tells Assembly |
UN tribunal postpones trial of Serbian security figure due to ill health |
UN undeterred in facing challenges, Secretary-General tells future leaders |
UN sustainable development forum ends with call for more investment in research |
Growing violence in eastern Chad alarms UN refugee agency |
Veteran Finnish diplomat named winner of prestigious UNESCO peace prize |
Nepal's recent elections only one milestone in peace process - Ban Ki-moon |
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| 15 May, 2008 |
‘Encouraging’ progress on peace and security in Central Africa – Ban Ki-moon |
Unlawful killings continue at heavy rate in Afghanistan, UN rights expert says |
UN humanitarian officials in China reach out to offer help after quake |
World could face severe economic downturn, new UN report suggests |
Security Council calls for plans to deploy UN peace force to Somalia to continue |
Give people with disabilities access to information technology – Ban Ki-moon |
UN refugee chief calls for greater support for Somali refugees in Yemen |
Secretary-General focuses on role of fathers for International Day of Families |
Kosovo prison guard convicted by UN tribunal to serve rest of jail term in France |
Ban Ki-moon to send UN humanitarian chief to Myanmar |
General Assembly recognizes right of return of displaced to Abkhazia, Georgia |
UN humanitarian airlift in Sudan gets temporary reprieve |
Deadly fighting forces UN mission to evacuate staff from disputed Sudanese town |
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| 14 May, 2008 |
Much bigger aid effort needed for Myanmar – Ban Ki-moon |
Darfur conflict threatens to enter new cycle of violence – top UN official |
UN refugee agency begins overland return operation from Zambia to DR Congo |
UN expert praises Spain’s role on terrorism but calls for legal reforms |
Political parties in Sierra Leone ‘committed’ to peaceful council elections – UN |
UNICEF feeds 44,000 displaced Somali children |
Secretary-General Ban calls for ‘reinvigoration’ of agriculture |
Tea consumption must be boosted to match supply, UN says |
Decolonization process not yet complete, says Ban Ki-moon |
New work rules could help fight against HIV/AIDS, UN labour agency says |
Ban Ki-moon deplores deadly terrorist bombings in Indian city of Jaipur |
UN helps Timor-Leste avoid long reach of global food crisis |
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| 13 May, 2008 |
Secretary-General to give speech on nuclear disarmament at Harvard University |
Refugees can resume returning to Afghanistan from Pakistan – UN |
UN stands ready to help victims of China’s deadly earthquake |
Myanmar faces second catastrophe without more access for aid – UN |
Security Council slates weekend attacks by Darfur rebels near Sudanese capital |
Ex-combatants complete UN-led demobilization process in Côte d’Ivoire |
UN official welcomes new economic measures to help Palestinians |
UN refugee chief to head to Yemen |
Water and sanitation vital to achieving other development goals, UN official says |
Two senior UN appointments outlined by Secretary-General Ban |
Zimbabwe: UN voices concern over politically-motivated violence |
Experienced Australian official to head UN intellectual property agency |
Bosnian Croat commander jailed by UN tribunal to serve time in Italy |
Ban Ki-moon and ‘Friends of Lebanon’ welcome diplomatic efforts to end crisis |
General Assembly President holds talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders |
International task force on global food crisis opens new website – UN |
‘Billion Tree Campaign’ blossoms to seven times its size, UN agency says |
Ban Ki-moon ‘deeply disappointed’ at continuing violence in Darfur |