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Congo rapes numbered 240, UN says

Expatica : Switzerland [NL] (< 1 hour)
The United Nations says it has now received information that 240 females of all ages, from babies to old women, were raped by Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda FDLR and...

UN delays Congo atrocities report

Stuff : International [NZ] (< 1 hour)
The United Nations decided to delay publication of its report on atrocities in Congo until Oct. 1, letting Rwanda address genocide allegations while urging Kigali to keep its peacekeeping troops in Africa.

Somali Government Asked To Do More For Citizens

Scoop NZ: World [NZ] (< 1 hour)
The United Nations political chief has voiced his solidarity with the people of Somalia during a one-day visit to the Horn of Africa nation, and encouraged its leaders to focus on governing the country.

World Cannot Afford Worsening Disasters

Scoop NZ: World [NZ] (< 1 hour)
The world cannot afford escalating disasters of the kind witnessed in Pakistan and Russia, the top UN climate change official said today, underscoring the need for governments to take swift action to lead the world towards a low-carbon future.

Tragedy Unfolding In Southwest Pakistan

Scoop NZ: World [NZ] (< 1 hour)
The UN refugee agency today called for boosting relief efforts in the flood-hit province of Balochistan in south-western Pakistan, where 2 million people have been affected by the recent disaster and the humanitarian situation is deteriorating.

UN Moves Quickly To Immunize Children From Polio

Scoop NZ: World [NZ] (< 1 hour)
The United Nations is moving swiftly to vaccinate 1.5 million children after a polio case was detected in an area of north-eastern Afghanistan which had been free of the disease for more than a decade.

Darfur: UN-AU Envoy Meets World Bank Officials

Scoop NZ: World [NZ] (< 1 hour)
The head of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur today called for World Bank assistance to ensure that the 'dividends of peace are made evident' to promote a sustainable peace in the war-ravaged Sudanese region.

Report On Human Rights In DRC Relased Next Month

Scoop NZ: World [NZ] (< 1 hour)
The report documenting the most serious human rights violations committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1993 and 2003 will be made public on 1 October, the United Nations announced today.

Pakistan Aid Hit by Stall In Funding

The St. Petersburg Times [RU] (< 1 hour)
THATTA, Pakistan — Relief efforts in flood-ravaged Pakistan are being stretched by the 'unprecedented scale' of the disaster, with the flow of international aid almost at a standstill, the UN said Thursday.

UNEP Goodwill Ambassador among stars to lead fight against poverty

UN : Environment Programme [INT] (< 1 hour)
Hollywood star and UNEP Goodwill Ambassador, Don Cheadle is among several high-profile celebrities appointed by the UN to lead the global fight against poverty and the push to achieve the Millennium Development Goals .
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