http://www.un.org/news A world of news from the world organization. en-us Copyright 2009, 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=31433&Cr=food+security&Cr1= Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST By helping the world's hungry, who now number one billion, the international community can also secure a more peaceful and stable future for all, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations today in L'Aquila, Italy. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31407&Cr=global+fund&Cr1= Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST More than 2 million people living with HIV have been reached with life-saving treatment thanks to the United Nations-backed Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, marking a 30 per cent jump from last year. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31402&Cr=world+health&Cr1= Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST The United Nations health agency today launched a network of leading global experts and groups to help boost efforts to combat noncommunicable diseases, such as heart attacks, strokes and cancers, and to ensure these issues are given priority. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31400&Cr=afghan&Cr1= Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST The inefficient management of Afghanistan's water resources is critical to both the country's widespread poverty and deadly tribal conflicts over territory, a United Nations envoy said today, calling for better management to help foster stability and build prosperity. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31387&Cr=hiv&Cr1=aids Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST United Nations agencies plan to use hundreds of thousands of post offices around the world as part of a new campaign to raise awareness about HIV prevention at a time when more than 7,400 new infections occur every day. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31384&Cr=hunger&Cr1= Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST Two United Nations agencies have called on the leaders attending this week's meeting of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations not to forget the needs of the world's hungry, whose number is expected to top 1 billion this year, and to take action to ensure food security. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31372&Cr=aids&Cr1= Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST The well-being of millions of people could be put at risk as HIV prevention and treatment programmes fall victim to funding cutbacks as a result of the global economic crisis, warns a new report released today by the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Bank. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31370&Cr=food&Cr1= Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST Dozens of new international standards, including measures to curb dangerous bacteria in food, have been adopted by the United Nations commission on international food standards at the end of a week-long meeting. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31369&Cr=mdg&Cr1= Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on rich and poor nations to boost efforts to fight poverty and hunger after a new United Nations report shows that recent advances are being threatened by the global economic and food crises. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31335&Cr=africa&Cr1=agriculture Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General today highlighted the benefits of investing in agriculture, which she stressed is the key to a brighter future for Africa and its people.