59th Annual DPI/NGO Conference Unfinished Business: Effective Partnership for Human Security and Sustainable Development 6-8 September 2006 United Nations Headquarters, New York
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UN mission helps fix up prison in western DR Congo 6 July – Prisoners in the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are now living in better conditions, thanks to the help of the United Nations peacekeeping mission, known as MONUC, in the vast African nation. FULL STORY >>
Ban calls on regional bloc to find peaceful resolution to Honduran crisis 6 July – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his sadness at the deaths that have occurred in Honduras following the ouster of President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales, and called on the Organization of American States (OAS) to find a peaceful resolution to the ongoing crisis. FULL STORY >>
Joint UN-Timorese police operation smashes human trafficking ring in capital 6 July – United Nations Police (UNPOL) serving in Timor-Leste and the South-East Asian country’s police force (PNTL) say they have cracked a human trafficking ring after arresting 10 people during a joint operation in a bar in the capital, Dili. FULL STORY >>
ICC begins radio series to explain activities to Central Africans 6 July – The International Criminal Court (ICC) today launches a series of radio programmes in the Central African Republic (CAR) as part of an outreach campaign aimed at informing the country’s population about the court’s mandate and activities. FULL STORY >>
Myanmar's human rights record matter of 'grave concern,' says Ban 4 July – Myanmar's future must be rooted in respect for human rights, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, voicing his deep disappointment that the South-East Asian nation's Government refused his request to meet with Nobel laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. FULL STORY >>
Women’s centres re-open in Darfur with help from AU-UN mission 2 July – Female internally displaced persons (IDPs) will again be able to learn job skills, take literacy classes and receive awareness programmes on reproductive health after the joint African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) helped reactivate women’s centres at an IDP camp in the Sudanese region. FULL STORY >>
Ban discusses Myanmar during talks with Singapore’s leaders 2 July – The situation in Myanmar and the global economic crisis topped the agenda today when Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held talks with Singapore’s leaders on the latest stop of his international trip. FULL STORY >>
Independent UN rights expert criticizes seizure of aid boat by Israeli forces 2 July – An independent United Nations human rights expert today denounced what he described as “the unlawful naval seizure” by an Israeli gunboat of a ship carrying medicine and reconstruction material for the people of Gaza. FULL STORY >>
Progress in West Africa remains fragile, despite positive trends – UN report 2 July – While West Africa has witnessed some positive trends recently, including the holding of peaceful elections, progress in the region remains fragile and faces a number of threats, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a report published today. FULL STORY >>
New UN report spotlights challenges to rural development in Western Balkans 2 July – Economic development in the rural areas of several nations in the Western Balkans is being hindered by challenges related to agriculture, climate change and migration, according to a new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Bank. FULL STORY >>
