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Government report to UN shows that Bangladeshi women are more educated but domestic violence still prevails The
UN fights human trafficking in Kosovo
Indigenous People call for equal treatment when it comes to land The Maoris share their culture with UN audience on International Day of World's Indigenous People A new control strategy cuts tuberculosis rates in China by one- third Female
genital mutilation in Egypt: UNICEF supports civil society to
end the practice
Japan promises continued assistance to Haiti as efforts continue to restore stability to the country; General
Assembly President Julian Hunte calls for a cessation of hostilities
during the Olympic Games; Jamaica urges increased role for the Economic and Social Council in the follow-up to major conferences
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UN Remembers Colleagues Killed in Baghdad Bombing The United Nations pauses to remember:
UN Secretary-General
Kofi Annan in remarks at a ceremony in Geneva as United Nations staff
paid tribute to their fallen colleagues Thursday - a year after 22
of them were killed in a suicide bombing of the organization's offices
in Baghdad. The ceremonies were held simultaneously in New York, Geneva
and Jordan to mark the first anniversary of the attack. Mr. Annan
says the bombing which devastated the UN offices was a direct attack
against the blue flag. "How do we operate in places like Iraq and some parts of Afghanistan, where many people want and expect us to help - and this includes the Security Council - but some are determined to block our work at any price." The Secretary-General called for the prosecution of those behind the "cold-blooded murder" of the 22 staff members who died in the attack.
UN Envoy Urges Cote d'Ivoire Parliament to Adopt Legal Reforms On this day that
the UN is commemorating the first anniversary of the bombing of UN
headquarters in Baghdad, all Ivorian parties should be reminded of
the UN's commitment to peace. That was the message delivered today
in Abidjan by the UN special envoy for Cote d'Ivoire Albert Tevoedjre.
He said he was encouraged by the Ivorian parliament's current efforts
to adopt in emergency session, the legal reforms called for in the
Linas Marcoussis Agreement and urged them to complete the task. Mr.
Tevoedjre also welcomed other efforts taken to restore normalcy to
the country, including the meeting earlier this week of top military
commanders from the national army, the rebel Force Nouvelles and the
French peacekeeping forces. He said the objective must now be the
full implementation in letter and in spirit of the agreements designed
to set the country back on the path to peace.
Iraqi National Conference Ends with Establishment of Interim Council
"Qazi said he hoped this considerable development in the transitional process would lead to further dialogue among al Iraqis and wider political participation. He also expressed satisfaction regarding the UN role in assisting the organizers throughout the last few weeks on the best options for the preparations and the conduct of the conference to ensure inclusiveness and meaningful participation." The special envoy reiterated that the UN mission in Iraq would continue its assistance to the Iraq electoral commission for the conduct of free and fair elections by the 31 January next year.
Situation Remains Tense in Both Burundi and the DRC
Small Nations Lead in Foreign Investment Activity: UNCTAD Small countries
are investing more abroad per person than large countries in a rising
trend driven by the increasing competitive pressures of globalization.
That's the conclusion of a new study out today by the UN Conference
on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The study says that by investing
abroad, small countries gain competitive strengths by buying innovative
skills, natural resources, market access, infrastructure, brands or
technology. It says competitive pressures of a globalizing world economy
lead large and small firms from developed and developing countries
alike, to invest abroad by establishing foreign affiliates.
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"What
happened in Baghdad a year ago was a personal tragedy."
The
special envoy in Iraq Ashraf Qazi says he's pleased that the National
Conference has ended with the establishment of an interim council
after four days of vigorous debate and deliberation. United Nations
Spokesman Fred Eckhard says the special envoy noted with satisfaction
the period of dialogue that prevailed among the participants throughout
the conference.
The
situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and in Burundi
continues to be tense. This follows last weekend's massacre at the
Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi and subsequent statements by government
and military authorities. A spokesman for the UN mission in Congo
(MONUC) noted that the escalation of hostile verbal accusations by
political and military actors in the region were spreading fear among
the population and radicalizing public opinion. In Burundi, there
are reports of fighting between the Burundian armed forces and the
FNL in the Kabeze area, south of the capital Bujumbura. The UN mission
reports that as a result of this fighting about 15-hundred internally
displaced Burundians sought refuge overnight at a nearby UN military
compound.