Ban Ki-Moon

Secretary-General convenes senior UN staff retreat in Italy

nieuwsbank.nl     30-Aug-2008          

Zaterdag 30 augustus 2008 | United Nations (UN) ] 29 August 2008 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a retreat today in Turin, Italy, for dozens of senior United Nations officials to discuss how the Organization can...                    

Many months needed to deploy Darfur peacekeepers

iht.com     30-Aug-2008   6 related          

Deployment of a 26,000-strong peacekeeping force in conflict-wracked Darfur will take many more months because of growing insecurity and logistical difficulties, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a report circulated...                    

Irrawaddy: NLD criticizes Gambari - Wai Moe

burmanet.org     29-Aug-2008   6 related          

Burma’s main opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), has slammed UN Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari’s mission to Burma as a failure. In a public statement released on Friday, the NLD said that...                    

Peace and justice are crucial in Darfur: UN chief

gulfnews.com     29-Aug-2008   5 related          

United Nations: It is important that victims of any war crimes in Darfur get justice but peace is equally crucial for the remote part of western Sudan, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday. Last month, the...                    

Zimbabwe aid ban lifted

iht.com     29-Aug-2008   6 related          

The hungry in economically shattered Zimbabwe can once again get international aid, humanitarian agencies said Friday, the same day on-again, off-again power-sharing talks resumed. In separate statements Friday, Oxfam and...                    

Sri Lanka contradicts BBC news report on refugees, while Catholic Bishops disassociated...

asiantribune.com     29-Aug-2008   2 related          

By Walter Jayawardhana Sri Lanka government contradicted a news item broadcast by BBC Sinhala.com relating to the internally displaced persons in Wanni they sourced to "Catholic Church" and said the two Bishops of the area...                    

Africa aid effort targets fertiliser supply costs (at Reuters)

yahoo.com     29-Aug-2008          

By John Acher OSLO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Reducing costs of fertiliser and seed to small farmers in Africa by making supply channels more efficient could boost African food output and help alleviate the world food crisis,...                    

Zimbabwe power sharing talks resume

iht.com     29-Aug-2008   293 related          

Zimbabwean negotiators were resuming power-sharing talks Friday, but the opposition said attacks on its members made success uncertain. Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad was quoted by South African media Friday as saying...                    

Sri Lanka: Catholic commission in Vanni highlights IDPs plight

tamilnet.com     29-Aug-2008   2 related          

Amid pouring rain and thundering blasts of artillery and mortar shells, more than 170,000 Internally Displaced Persons in Vanni are facing a great human tragedy, which is calculatedly concealed from the world outside, said...                    

India 'regrets' UN body's 'irresponsible' Kashmir remarks

ibnlive.com     29-Aug-2008   1 related          

Singapore confers honorary citizenship on Ratan Tata Tata is the first Indian to receive the honorary citizenship of Singapore. New Delhi: India has expressed regret over the “irresponsible” remarks by a UN body about...