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Efforts to thwart rebels in eastern DR Congo a mixed bag, says Ban
8 December – Progress in bringing stability to the war-wracked east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is mixed, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report, noting the heavy humanitarian toll wrought by a military operation to flush out a notorious ethnic Hutu militia. FULL STORY >>
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UNESCO chief pays tribute to Congolese Artist for Peace
8 December – The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today paid tribute to Jean Serge Essous, a Congolese musician who served as one of the agency’s Artists for Peace. FULL STORY >>
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Tough times ahead for shipping industry owing to economic crisis, reports UN agency
8 December – Around 80 per cent of global trade is transported by sea but challenging times are ahead for the shipping industry, which is faced with a surge in the supply of vessels and tumbling freight rates amid the economic crisis, says a report released today by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). FULL STORY >>
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Nearly 5 million Ethiopians will need food aid in first half of 2010, UN reports
8 December – Some 4.8 million Ethiopians will require emergency food and related aid costing $270 million for the first six months of 2010 in a country already plagued by prolonged drought and crop failure, according to United Nations estimates released today. FULL STORY >>
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UNESCO chief speaks out at murder of another Mexican journalist
8 December – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom has condemned the murder of Mexican journalist José Emilio Galindo Robles, the second such killing in less than one month. FULL STORY >>
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Global minerals, arms smuggling networks fuel DR Congo conflict – UN report
7 December – Minerals and arms smuggling worth millions of dollars persists in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) despite international sanctions, fuelling rebel strength despite national army operations, and army and rebel soldiers continue to kill civilians, according to a new United Nations report that calls on the Security Council to take action to plug the gaps. FULL STORY >>
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Timor-Leste police resume control of country's largest district from UN
5 December – The United Nations handed over formal control today of policing operations in the country's largest district of Viqueque to the police of Timor-Leste, part of an ongoing strategy to lessen the UN's direct control over the country's nascent security operations. FULL STORY >>
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Darfur crimes continue and Sudan still not cooperating with ICC – Prosecutor
4 December – Indiscriminate bombings, rape and other crimes are continuing in Darfur, the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) said today, while noting that the Government of Sudan still refuses to cooperate with his office and its indicted President and other suspects remain at large. FULL STORY >>
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UN agency welcomes Sri Lanka’s decision to let people in camps move freely
4 December – The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed Sri Lanka’s decision this week to allow greater freedom of movement for some 135,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) remaining in 20 closed camps in the country’s north following the recently-ended civil conflict. FULL STORY >>
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UN officials deplore latest deadly attack in Somali capital
3 December – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has led United Nations condemnation of today’s suicide attack at a graduation ceremony for medical students in Somalia’s war-scarred capital, Mogadishu, which has claimed at least 15 lives. FULL STORY >> |
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