Buy
Survival Gear
Free
Survival Guide
Disaster
News
Human
Survival
Contact
|
Buy
Survival Gear
Free
Survival Guide
Disaster
News
Human
Survival
Contact
|
||
|
|
|
|
UN Top Headlines Updated Galapagos Islands removed from UN list of World Heritage sites in dangerEcuador’s headway in combating threats posed by invasive species, unbridled tourism and over-fishing has allowed the Galapagos Islands to be removed from the list of World Heritage sites considered to be in danger by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). UN envoy deplores takeover of Palestinian homes by Israeli settlersThe United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process has deplored today’s forcible takeover by armed Israeli settlers of a building in Jerusalem’s Old City that housed nine Palestinian families, and called on the Government to take immediate action. Missing pilot in Darfur found safe, UN-African peacekeeping force reportsA Russian helicopter pilot missing since the start of the week was found safe late today in southern Darfur, the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in the war-ravaged Sudanese region confirmed. General Assembly chief voices deep sadness after deadly capsizing in DR CongoGeneral Assembly President Ali Treki today expressed deep sadness after learning that a boat overturned on a major river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reportedly killing around 140 people. Dismissal of Honduran judges sends an intimidating message - UNThe recent dismissal of three judges and a magistrate in Honduras, apparently because they spoke out during the political crisis that engulfed the country last year, sends a disturbing message to other jurists in the Central American country, three independent United Nations human rights experts warned today. Nutrient-rich algae can boost Chadian women’s incomes and tackle malnutrition - UNA local variety of the nutrient-rich, blue-green algae known as spirulina could boost incomes for women in Chad who harvest the product as well as help fight nutrition, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today. Kites fly high over Gaza as children at UN summer camp soar to new world recordMore than 6,200 children attending a summer camp in the Gaza Strip run by the United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees have broken their own world record for the number of kites flown at the same time. Ban and senior Serbian official discuss Kosovo at UN HeadquartersSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Foreign Minister of Serbia, Vuk Jeremic, met today at United Nations Headquarters in New York, where they discussed questions related to Kosovo as well as a planned high-level meeting on disarmament. Indonesia commits to boost safety of schools and hospitals in UN-backed schemeIndonesia today pledged to enhance the safety of more than 3,000 schools and 100 hospitals as part of its commitment to a global United Nations programme to bolster these structures, where poor construction can often lead to the highest death tolls during earthquakes and other disasters. New UN-backed information centre to boost law enforcement in CyprusThe Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities today set up a United Nations-backed centre where they can exchange information on matters related to thefts, murders, trafficking and other crimes on both sides of the Mediterranean island. Blue helmets come under fire in western Darfur, UN reportsPeacekeepers on patrol in the west of the war-ravaged Sudanese region of Darfur were ambushed today by unidentified gunmen, with seven blue helmets sustaining injuries, the United Nations reported today. UN envoy meets with Lebanese political party leaderThe calm that has returned to southern Lebanon following recent violence was among the topics discussed in today’s meeting between a senior United Nations official and the head of one of the country’s political parties. UN News For Europe | UN News For the Americas UN News For Asia and the Pacific | UN News Main Headlines |
|
