Srping 2008 NGO Briefings February – June 2008
For upcoming events please consult our Briefing and Events Calender for February - June 2008
8 May Art Changing Attitudes Toward the Environment Seminar
1 May, NGO Briefing Access to Information and the Empowerment of People
24 April, NGO Briefing The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Prospects for the 2010 Review Conference
10 April, NGO Briefing Pope Benedict’s Visit to the United Nations
3 April, NGO Briefing Understanding and Celebrating Autism
27 March, NGO Briefing “Lest We Forget: Breaking the Silence on the Transatlantic Slave Trade”
20 March, NGO Briefing Climate Change and its Impact on Indigenous Peoples
13-14 March Annual DPI/NGO Orientation Programme
6 March, NGO Briefing Investing in Women and Girls
28 February, NGO Briefing Communicating for the Future: ICTs and the UN
14 February, NGO Briefing Valentine’s Day Flowers and Chocolates: To Give or Not to Give
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Top UN envoy in Sudan welcomes deal to end deadly clashes in disputed town 16 May – The top United Nations official in Sudan today welcomed the agreement to end the deadly fighting between Government forces and the former southern rebels in the disputed Abyei area, which has forced thousands of civilians to flee this week. FULL STORY >>
‘Encouraging’ progress on peace and security in Central Africa – Ban Ki-moon 15 May – Improved political dialogue in the Central African Republic (CAR), a peace conference in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as well as the deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Chad and CAR are all signs of progress towards peace in the region, the Secretary-General said today. FULL STORY >>
UN humanitarian airlift in Sudan gets temporary reprieve 15 May – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that an ongoing humanitarian airlift for Sudan, which has been threatened with closure for lack of funds, has been given a temporary reprieve by new donations. FULL STORY >>
UN refugee agency begins overland return operation from Zambia to DR Congo 14 May – The United Nations refugee agency has expanded its repatriation operation to the town of Moba in south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by launching road returns this week from Zambia. FULL STORY >>
UNICEF feeds 44,000 displaced Somali children 14 May – Against a backdrop of drought, soaring food prices and large numbers of people being driven out of their homes by armed conflict, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has provided food to 44,000 displaced children in war-ravaged Somalia. FULL STORY >>
Much bigger aid effort needed for Myanmar – Ban Ki-moon 14 May – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for a much greater mobilization of resources and aid workers in Myanmar to respond to the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis, which has left at least 38,000 dead and more than 27,000 others missing since it swept through the country earlier this month. FULL STORY >>
Ban Ki-moon ‘deeply disappointed’ at continuing violence in Darfur 13 May – Ongoing military activities by Darfur’s rebel groups as well as reprisal actions by the Sudanese Government and its allied militia are costing lives and limiting humanitarian operations in the strife-torn region, the United Nations Secretary-General says today. FULL STORY >>
Myanmar faces second catastrophe without more access for aid – UN 13 May – Unless more access to Myanmar is granted to allow aid to flow more quickly to victims of this month’s deadly cyclone, a second catastrophe could result, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned today. FULL STORY >>
Security Council hears call for more coherent approach to security sector reform 12 May – United Nations support for security sector reform in countries attempting to rebuild after suffering through conflicts must become more coherent and streamlined if it is to be successful, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council today. FULL STORY >>
Response to cyclone in Myanmar ‘unacceptably slow’ – Ban Ki-moon 12 May – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today registered his “immense frustration” with the pace of relief efforts following the cyclone in Myanmar last week, and called on the Government to do everything it could to prevent the disaster from becoming even more serious. FULL STORY >>
