Informes

Abidjan, 26 November 2007 Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin by thanking the Government of Cote d'Ivoire for its support for this high-level expert meeting. This is the latest in a series of regional events that have been held in…

"More prominence in public debate needed" / Grants for 29 initiatives announced United Nations, New York - The United Nations Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM, its Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman, and a large number of partners launched an Internet campaign on…

The use of rape as a weapon of warfare and tool of "ethnic cleansing", through forced pregnancy and as a means of propagating HIV to the "enemy" is synonymous with the Great Lakes region of Africa. Victims are exploited…

Michael Kitt TD, Minister of State for Overseas Development, today announced Irish Aid funding of €750,000 to tackle Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Making the announcement Minister Kitt described Gender Based Violence as "a scourge which is particularly acute in societies undergoing…

Aiming to reduce traffic accidents and foster respect for the rules of the road, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) has completed training of nearly 50 police officers in Ituri province. The group…

I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1719 (2006) by which the Council requested me to keep it regularly informed on the activities of the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB). The report provides…

1. Sommaire - Quarante huit (48) cas de violations des droits de l'Homme attribuées aux agents de la PNB ont été rapportés par les Officiers des droits de l'Homme et justice (ODH&J) contre soixante dix neuf (79), la semaine précédente…

Five years ago, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was engulfed in what some called "Africa's First World War". Six foreign armies and numerous Congolese militias ravaged a country the size of Western Europe. In the globe's most…

Highlights - SRSG Choi meets Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo - Villagers complain of extortion by Bangolo Mixed Brigade - BENINBATT organizes meeting to resolve villagers' transport problem - UNOCI prepares the ground for Peace Committees Political The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Cote d'Ivoire, Y.J.…

GA/10660 Sixty-second General Assembly Plenary 53rd & 54th Meetings (AM & PM) Chernobyl Disaster, Aid to Rwanda Genocide Survivors Also Discussed; Adopts Resolution on Overview of United Nations Climate Change Activities Expressing the General Assembly’s deepest sympathy to the Government and…