UN LogoUN News Centre with breaking news from UN News Service logo Go to Arabic version Go to Chinese version Go to French version Go to Russian version Go to Spanish version
  • Site map
  • UN home

What, When at UN:

|Advanced Search

Tue 09 Feb 2010

Top Headlines

  • Press Room
  • Secretary-General
  • Off-the-cuff remarks
  • Speeches
  • Spokesperson for Secretary-General
  • Latest statements
  • Briefing highlights
  • Press releases and Meetings Coverage
  • Past 7 days
  • Various briefings
  • Past 30 days
  • Multimedia
  • UN Radio
  • UN TV/video
  • Webcast
  • Photos
  • Press accreditation
  • Tools & Services
  • Email news alerts
  • RSS feeds
  • UN Daily News
  • Top Stories Archive
  • Contact us
  • Resources
  • Secretary-General's official travels
  • Newslinks - UN system
  • Peacekeeping
  • Political missions
  • News magazines
  • UN envoys
  • UN Publications
  • Maps
  • Databases
  • 10 Stories The World Should Hear More About
  • UN Works

Needs of Haiti’s disabled must not be forgotten, says UN expert body

A group of United Nations experts today stressed that the needs of Haitians with disabilities must be included in the relief, recovery and reconstruction processes following the earthquake that battered the small Caribbean nation last month.

Related:

Bill Clinton arrives in Haiti to help with UN post-quake aid effort

More stories


In Kenya, UN partners with MTV to dramatize stories of love – and HIV infection

Related:

Top UN rights official urges Uganda to do away with ‘anti-homosexuality bill’

More stories

Humanitarian crisis for Pakistan’s displaced far from over – UN official

Related:

UN agency distributes 35,000 tents to Pakistanis displaced by military offensive

More stories

UN seeks to restore Haiti’s quake-shattered weather services to prevent further disasters

Related:

UN faces race against time and weather to obtain hazard-proof shelters for Haiti

More stories

Pacific island nations at UN meeting call on world to fulfil aid commitments

Related:

Pacific island nations gather for UN meeting to review development goals

More stories

Other top stories

UN uses nuclear technology to improve child nutrition

Ban, General Assembly call for Olympic Truce ahead of Vancouver Games

Iranian move to step up uranium enrichment worries UN nuclear chief

UN political chief heads to DPR Korea for talks with senior officials

Ban appeals for post-election restraint in Sri Lanka as challenger arrested

More stories »

News by topic:

PEACE AND SECURITY

Ban, General Assembly call for Olympic Truce ahead of Vancouver Games

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Trade, Investment, Technology

Secretary-General calls for stronger partnership for African development

HUMANITARIAN AID, REFUGEES

UN faces race against time and weather to obtain hazard-proof shelters for Haiti

ENVIRONMENT, SHELTER

Top UN green official defends conclusions of landmark climate change report

HUMAN RIGHTS

Any pact with Taliban must guarantee rights of Afghan women – UN panel

UN AFFAIRS, SECRETARY-GENERAL

Iraq: UN envoy condemns killing of female election candidate

WOMEN, CHILDREN, POPULATION

West African collaboration for gender equality enhanced by new UN initiative

LAW, CRIME PREVENTION

ICC dismisses charges against Darfurian rebel leader for lack of evidence

HEALTH, POVERTY, FOOD SECURITY

UN uses nuclear technology to improve child nutrition

CULTURE AND EDUCATION

UN appeals for donations to restore Haiti’s quake-devastated educational system

At a Glance

News by region:

World map showing UN News coverage News by region: AFRICA News by region: AMERICAS News by region: ASIA PACIFIC News by region: MIDDLE EAST News by region: EUROPE News by region: AMERICAS News by region: MIDDLE EAST News by region: AFRICA News by region: EUROPE News by region: ASIA PACIFIC

News by date:

Print Edition:

UN Daily News

News Focus

In-depth resources on top stories

Click here for more resources and information on the relief effort.

SG response to GA resolution 64/10

DPR of Korea

Climate change

Afghanistan

Middle East

Sudan

More »

Ban Ki-moon: Speeches...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

A guide to Secretary-General's major statements

Browse »

Articles »

Most read

Ban appeals for post-election restraint in Sri Lanka as challenger arrested

UN faces race against time and weather to obtain hazard-proof shelters for Haiti

More than 8,000 women raped last year by fighters in eastern DR Congo – UN

Iranian move to step up uranium enrichment worries UN nuclear chief

ICC dismisses charges against Darfurian rebel leader for lack of evidence

Most emailed

Nepal: UN hails release of all child soldiers by Maoists

Food assistance needs in Ethiopia rising for 2010, UN relief wing reports

With better stoves, UN aims to cut risk of murder, rape for women seeking firewood

Ban reiterates UN commitment to ensure food security at time of global crisis

UN food agency begins major scale up of aid to earthquake victims in Haiti

Newsmakers

Margareta Wahlström

We can expect more extreme weather events, more water and more drought situations.

More »

Featured photo story

Featured photo story

UN rushes to assist victims after catastrophic impact of quake

View »

Multimedia newsroom

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses reporters outside the Security Council chambers

A selection of UN TV programmes, webcasts and video clips on issues in the news

Watch»

PHOTO STORIESSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon on mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, talks to correspondents

A close-up look at UN work through the images captured by UN photographers

View»

Interactive

NEWS QUIZ Graphic of UN News Service news quiz depicting question and exclamation marks

Are you up to speed on UN news and issues? Take our quiz to find out!

Good luck»

  • UN News Centre Home
  • Latest Headlines
  • Search News
  • E-Mail News Alerts
  • RSS feeds

  • UN Daily News
  • News Focus
  • News Resources
  • Press Releases
  • UN System Links
  • Contact us
  • Back to Top