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United Nations In Zimbabwe Says Violence 'Could Reach Crisis Levels'
By Irwin Chifera & Carole Gombakomba The United Nations country team in Zimbabwe on Tuesday expressed concern at the escalation of political violence and ...
German Named Top Manager for United Nations
Kane will become the second German in the UN's senior management team after Achim Steiner, who serves as executive director of the United Nations ...


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  • Record-breaking number of allies to attend inauguration
    A historical high of 22 of Taiwan's total 23 worldwide allies will attend President-Elect Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) inauguration on May 20 in Taipei, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday. "National leaders from the 22 nations, including a king, eight presidents, two governor-generals, three prime ministers, four vice presidents, two president's chief of staff, one minister and on
    - 05/14/08 at 06:03AM


  • 2 different responses in Myanmar and China
    UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Two natural disasters in tightly controlled Asian nations this month have produced two very different responses: Myanmar's very slow reaction to Cyclone Nargis and China's speed...
    - 05/14/08 at 05:52AM


  • New cyclone forming in Burma area, says UN
    The United Nations said today another cyclone was forming near Burma, less than two weeks after it was devastated by a killer storm. Amanda Pitt, spokeswoman for the UN humanitarian relie...
    - 05/14/08 at 05:51AM


  • UN urges rapid method of getting supplies to Burma
    BURMA: The United Nations yesterday called for an air bridge or a sea corridor to channel aid on the scale of that for the Indian Ocean tsunami to get desperately needed relief to the Burma cyclone disaster survivors.
    - 05/14/08 at 05:50AM


  • DEVELOPMENT: Sweden, Ireland, Britain Lead in Aiding Africa
    WASHINGTON, May 13 (IPS) - Sweden, Ireland and Britain top an index of 21 rich countries that ranks their commitment to help develop African nations. The United States, the world's largest economy, was a distant thirteenth, while Japan remains the least committed to the continent among rich nations.
    - 05/14/08 at 05:50AM


  • UN: Progress in Myanmar disaster relief, but still 'inadequate'
    Bangkok - Thirteen days after Cyclone Nargis smashed into Myanmar, the international community has made some progress in getting emergency aid and even aid workers into the reclusive, military-controlled nation, but not enough, the United Nations sai...
    - 05/14/08 at 05:46AM


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    The Law of Cyclones
    Last Wednesday, French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner urged the United Nations to invoke its "responsibility to protect" civilians as the basis for a resolution to force delivery of aid to Myanmar, even if over the objections of ...
    - Tue, May 13


    Statement on Relief and Recovery Efforts for the Victims of ...
    The international community and the United Nations have pledged their support and commitment to assist with the relief and recovery efforts in Burma, but Burma’s State Peace and Development Council has been reluctant to allow aid ...
    - Tue, May 13


    Get US out! of the United Nations
    World government through the United Nations is a serious threat to the freedom of all Americans. Imagine being held prisoner in a foreign land and tried in an international court with judges from such countries as Afghanistan, China, ...
    - Tue, May 13


    This Week’s Dose Dream Mongering
    Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner of France suggested that the United Nations invoke this collective responsibility to protect the people of Burma. Kouchner knows better than most what is really at stake here, having been the founder ...
    - Tue, May 13


    BRIEF: Growing Frustration Over Burma Junta's Slow Response to the ...
    YANGON, Burma - The United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon has condemned Burma's military government for its "unacceptably slow response" to helping cyclone victims. Ban said Burma's leaders had not returned his repeated calls and ...
    - Tue, May 13


    Michealene Cristini Risley: In one collective pause-the World ...
    Where is the United Nations? Where is the International Red Cross? Why are these people left to struggle on their own? I struggle with the information that is being sent to me by email. Daily emails from people on the ground who have ...
    - Tue, May 13


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