http://www.un.org/news A world of news from the world organization. en-us Copyright 2010, UN News Centre http://www.un.org/News/dh/latest/media/nslogo.gif http://www.un.org/news 140 Latest from the UN News Service http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33719&Cr=pacific&Cr1= Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST Fourteen island developing nations in the Pacific Ocean wrapped up a United Nations-backed meeting today with a call to the global community to honour its commitments to help them weather the fallout from global economic crises and recent natural disasters. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33710&Cr=africa&Cr1= Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST The global food and energy crises and climate change, and coupled with the financial and economic crises, have eroded economic and social gains made in Africa over the past decade, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns in a new report, calling for a stronger partnership for Africa's development. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33707&Cr=ifad&Cr1= Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST The United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty has granted Chad $19.5 million to finance a water project for nomadic herders in the arid sub-Saharan Sahel region. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33704&Cr=financial+crisis&Cr1= Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST Instead of belt-tightening in this time of financial crisis, resources must be redirected to spur ‘clean' economic growth in developing nations, according to a report from the United Nations trade agency issued today. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33676&Cr=haiti&Cr1= Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST The United Nations is seeking to scale up its cash-for-work programme that is enabling Haitians to earn an income as they help their country recover from last month's devastating earthquake, and the world body is calling on donors to help fund the vital initiative. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33671&Cr=haiti&Cr1= Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST An independent United Nations human rights expert today called for the immediate cancellation of Haiti's external debt to allow it to recover from the devastating earthquake that struck the nation last month and move towards reconstruction. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33668&Cr=haiti&Cr1= Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST Three weeks after the earthquake in Haiti, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations' oldest agency, is still trying to re-establish reliable telephone and internet connections in the country, but also has long-term plans to help build state-of-the-art telecommunication networks there. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33645&Cr=fao&Cr1= Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST More than 20,000 families are at the risk of going hungry, as temperatures reaching as low as -50 degrees centrigrade have killed nearly two million head of livestock in Mongolia, the United Nations agriculture agency reported today. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33637&Cr=fao&Cr1= Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST Forensic science, more often associated with solving murders in prime time television crime series, is now helping the United Nations fight illegal fishing, fraudulent product substitution and false documentation that not only cheat consumers but also endanger fish stocks and threaten livelihoods in developing countries. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33628&Cr=African+Union&Cr1= Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today pledged to mobilize support to tackle the critical challenges threatening peace and posperity across Africa, including extreme poverty, economic and social well-being, and the ravages of climate change.