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The First Anniversary of the Baghdad Tragedy is Observed Around the World
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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 Cultural Agency Holds Commemoration of the Abolition of Slavery
"The General Conference selected Haiti for this year because Haiti's independence took place in 1804 and we are in 2004 -that's 200 years' time - it was important to take stock to say that the slavery fight that started on 23rd August 1791." Haiti, the first
independent black state in the western hemisphere, was founded by
slaves who rebelled against the French.
New Somali Parliament Sworn in at UN Office in Nairobi
"But he stressed that this was the beginning of a long awaited reconciliation and he hoped the new parliament will meet its first challenge with the necessary resolve that is required for the election of a president for Somalia." The Secretary-General
expressed the readiness of the United Nations to do its utmost to
support the peace process in Somalia.
Response to Sudan Crisis "Far Too Slow": Egeland A senior United
Nations official says the international community was "far too
slow" in responding to the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region. Under
Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland says the UN
and other relief agencies still need "between 100 and 200 million
dollars to get all [the] aid operations going." He warns that
if the international community "does not get the money, people
will die, not because of government or rebel attacks," but because
of insufficient resources. Mr. Egeland says restoring security is
key to ensuring the return of the Darfur refugees.
United Nations Not Pulling Staff out of Afghanistan: Spokesman
Annan Condemns Blast at Bangladesh Rally Secretary-General Kofi Annan has condemned the weekend bombing at a rally in Bangladesh. United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric says the Secretary-General is appalled to learn that the bombing at the rally in Dhaka on Saturday had caused the death of more than a dozen people and injured large numbers of others who had gathered at the rally: "He strongly condemns the use of violence against civilian populations and reiterates his call for the perpetrators of these acts to be brought to justice. He urges all concerned to exercise restraint." Spokesman Stephane
Dujaric.
Timor-Leste Making Significant Advances towards Self-Sufficiency
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Slavery
still exists today and afflicts millions of people around the world.
That according to the head of the UN cultural agency (UNESCO), Koichiro
Matsuura. In remarks marking the International Day for the Remembrance
of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, Mr. Matsuura warns that slavery
flourishes in forms that still rob millions of men, women and children
across the world of their basic freedoms. He says "the day gives
us the opportunity to reflect together on the historical causes, processes
and consequences of the unprecedented tragedy that was slavery and
the slave trade." Meanwhile, UNESCO's Assistant Director-General
for Africa, Professor Noureini Tidjani-Serpos, says the International
Year for the Commemoration of the Struggle against Slavery and its
Abolition coincides with the 200th anniversary of Haiti:
Somalia's
new parliament was sworn in Sunday at the United Nations office in
Nairobi, Kenya ending 13 years of anarchy. The new parliament is expected
to choose a president who in turn will nominate a prime minister to
form a federal government. The formation of the national assembly
comes after two years of negotiations facilitated by the Inter-Governmental
Authority on Development (IGAD) - a regional organization of States
in the Horn of Africa aimed at achieving regional cooperation and
economic integration. United Nations Spokesman Stephane Dujarric says
Secretary-General Kofi Annan in a message, congratulated all Somalis
for this achievement:
The
United Nations won't withdraw its staff from Afghanistan. This, despite
ongoing attacks on electoral workers and calls from a representative
of the UN staff union to pull coleagues out of the country. United
Nations spokesman in Kabul Manoel de Almeida e Silva says there is
no pull out of Afghan staff. He says the call for a withdrawal had
not come from UN staff in Afghanistan. Rather, he adds, it came from
the deputy chair of the staff union in New York. The spokesman says
while security remains "a matter of great concern" for the
United Nations leading up to the October 9 elections, the organization
is committed to the country.
The
Government of Timor-Leste has taken several important steps in the
past three months towards running its own affairs.