Paper football signed by UN chief fetches over $200,000 at charity auction
23 November 2009 – A street football from the slums of Nairobi, Kenya, made from paper, wrapped in plastic bags and tied with string – and signed by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon – was the top scorer at a United Nations-backed gala auction in Dubai last night that raised nearly $1 million for Palestinian youth.
Ensuring child rights still a challenge, 20 years after treaty – UN officials
20 November 2009 – The Convention on the Rights of the Child has become the most widely accepted human rights treaty in history, but 20 years after its adoption, much more remains to be done to turn its promises into reality for millions worldwide, top United Nations officials said today.
Kenyan youth shoot for peace in UN-backed football ‘reconciliation contest’
20 November 2009 – More than 2,000 Kenyan youths from across Nairobi, the capital, will kick off a multi-ethnic football tournament this weekend to score goals in a United Nations-backed bid to use the power of sport to promote reconciliation after last year’s deadly inter-communal violence as well as environmental conservation.
Spain doubles aid for UN food operation in Horn of Africa
19 November 2009 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received a boost today for its emergency relief efforts feeding millions of hungry people in the Horn of Africa, with the announcement of a $112 million donation from Spain.
Tree-planting photos win UN environmental contest in Africa
18 November 2009 – Photos of Kenyans planting trees and Moroccan women turning plastic bags into handbags today won a United Nations-backed eco-themed contest focused on Africa, which profiles ordinary people working to preserve the environment and reduce the effects of climate change in their communities.
Green energy on rise across Africa but still lags behind other regions – UN
17 November 2009 – More green energy and climate-friendly projects target Africa than ever before, but the numbers still lag behind Asia and Latin America, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today.
Millions of poor across Africa set to suffer deepening food crisis, warns UN report
10 November 2009 – Despite good global cereal harvests this year, millions of people in dozens of poor countries are in desperate need of emergency humanitarian aid due to stubbornly high food prices, the United Nations agricultural agency warned in a report released today.
Prosecutor to ask International Criminal Court to probe Kenyan violence
07 November 2009 – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced that he will ask the tribunal to open an investigation into the deadly post-election violence in Kenya in December 2007 and January 2008.
UN launches campaign harnessing support to end violence against women
06 November 2009 – The United Nations kicked off a campaign today mobilizing people around the world to take part in a drive to stop the pandemic of violence suffered by women at the hands of men.
Kenya: UN seeks urgent funds to respond to flooding in refugee camps
06 November 2009 – The United Nations refugee agency is appealing for $2.8 million to provide essential supplies and respond to possible disease outbreaks among more than 300,000 refugees in two camps in Kenya threatened by flooding.
