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UN humanitarian chief stresses role of reinforced hospitals in disaster mitigation
7 October – With natural disasters claiming 230,000 lives in the first six months of this year alone, the same toll as the massive Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, much more must be invested in disaster reduction and the reinforcement of hospitals should be a top priority, the United Nations relief chief said today. FULL STORY >>
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Ted Turner and UN launch ‘win-win’ sustainable tourism standards
7 October – The businessman and philanthropist Ted Turner and United Nations agencies have unveiled the first-ever voluntary sustainable tourism standards in a bid to ensure that tourism helps, not harms, local communities and the environment. FULL STORY >>
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Whales, dolphins and manatees win protection under UN-backed pact
7 October – Dolphins, small whales and manatees living in the waters off West Africa or islands in the mid-Atlantic Ocean will now receive greater protection after 15 countries signed an agreement under a United Nations-backed treaty that aims to conserve wildlife and habitats. FULL STORY >>
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Illicit drug trade threatening peacebuilding efforts in Guinea-Bissau, UN warns
7 October – The impact of the illicit drug trade on Guinea-Bissau should not be underestimated, the top United Nations political official said today, warning that the scourge threatens to undo the important progress achieved by the post-conflict nation. FULL STORY >>
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At least 5,000 Congolese arrive in Sudan after attacks by rebels – UN
7 October – At least 5,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have arrived in South Sudan in the past two weeks after fleeing “ferocious” attacks by the notorious Ugandan rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), the United Nations refugee agency reported today. FULL STORY >>
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Darfur: UN peacekeepers ambushed during patrol
6 October – A group of peacekeepers serving with the joint United Nations-African Union operation in Darfur were ambushed this afternoon while on patrol in the south of the war-torn Sudanese region. FULL STORY >>
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Top UN human rights official urges States to uphold pledges to fight racism
6 October – The United Nations human rights chief today called on States to do more to uphold the promises they made seven years ago to tackle racism, xenophobia, discrimination and intolerance – global problems that still plague millions on a daily basis. FULL STORY >>
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Vital conservation data available on a laptop under UN-backed programme
6 October – Scientists studying the globe’s protected land and marine estate, firefighters on alert to douse a forest blaze, even tourists planning a holiday in a national park can benefit from a new United Nations-backed online database launched today that bridges vast distances with the click of a mouse. FULL STORY >>
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Kyrgyzstan: UN rushes in help after deadly quake rocks region
6 October – United Nations humanitarian agencies are dispatching aid and staff to southern Kyrgyzstan, where dozens of people have been killed and hundreds of homes destroyed after an earthquake struck the remote, mountainous region last night. FULL STORY >>
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UN envoy calls for political ‘surge’ to tackle Afghan security, aid needs
6 October – The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today stressed the need for a political “surge” to boost the prospects for peace in the strife-torn nation and to respond to urgent humanitarian concerns such as access for the delivery of vital food aid. FULL STORY >> |
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