For upcoming events please consult our Briefing and Events Calender for October - December 2008
20 November, NGO Briefing Violence against Women: 16 Days to Make a Difference
13 November, NGO Briefing World Diabetes Day: Providing Assistance to Children with Diabetes
6 November, NGO Briefing Millennium Villages: a New Approach to Fighting Poverty in Africa
30 October, NGO Briefing Disarmament: Fresh Answers to Old Questions
23 October, NGO Briefing Relevance of the UN in the Field In observance of United Nations Day (24 October)
16 October, NGO Briefing The Situation of Rural women: Providing the Tools for Economic Empowerment In observance of International Day of Rural Women (15 October)
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Grass-roots UN project aids unemployed mothers with hungry children in DR Congo 21 November – A little-known but highly effective low-budget United Nations initiative that brings grass-roots aid to thousands of people in small communities around the world is now providing work and food for mothers with badly nourished children in a remote corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). FULL STORY >>
Camp violence sparks UN concern for refugee safety in eastern DR Congo 21 November – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today expressed its mounting concern for the safety of nearly 70,000 displaced people taking shelter in camps, where shootings and lootings have been reported, outside a provincial capital in the war-wracked eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). FULL STORY >>
Top UN official appeals for over $2 billion to fund humanitarian projects in Sudan 20 November – The top United Nations relief official today called for more than $2 billion for humanitarian projects next year in Sudan, with almost half of the funds being earmarked for the war-torn region of Darfur, where violence has uprooted nearly half the 6 million-strong population. FULL STORY >>
UN tribunal for Rwandan genocide holds discussions on possible referral of trials 20 November – The Prosecutor of the United Nations tribunal set up after the 1994 genocide in Rwanda has been holding talks with his counterpart inside the African Great Lakes nation on possibly referring tribunal cases to the small Great Lakes country for trial. FULL STORY >>
Security Council authorizes boost to UN peacekeeping force in DR Congo 20 November – The Security Council today authorized a temporary increase of more than 3,000 blue helmets serving with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to deal with the violence in the country’s east, which has displaced an estimated 250,000 civilians in recent months. FULL STORY >>
Carbon neutral airline gets on board UN scheme to cut greenhouse gas emissions 20 November – The world’s first carbon neutral airline, which offsets its harmful gas emissions by investing in ecological projects, has joined a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) initiative, promoting low-carbon economies and societies, the agency announced today. FULL STORY >>
Humanitarian situation in Somalia in serious decline as security worsens, warns UN chief 19 November – The deteriorating security situation in Somalia poses a serious threat to the delivery of humanitarian aid to millions of desperate people in the Horn of Africa country, the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned in his latest report to the Security Council today. FULL STORY >>
New UN-backed monitoring station to help preserve ozone layer slated for Qatar 19 November – A cutting-edge monitoring station to help preserve the ozone layer protecting all life on Earth from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays is to be established in the Persian Gulf country of Qatar under a United Nations-backed project announced today. FULL STORY >>
DR Congo: Ban welcomes rebel pullback and increased aid access in east 19 November – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the announcement of a military pullback by a rebel militia and the opening of humanitarian corridors to allow unfettered access to vulnerable people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where recent conflict has uprooted a quarter of a million people. FULL STORY >>
Israel reinstitutes Gaza blockade after brief respite, UN reports 19 November – Israel reinstituted its blockade of the Gaza Strip today after a brief respite to let humanitarian aid pass through on Tuesday, United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes said today, describing the situation as “desperate” and “unacceptable.” FULL STORY >>
