One of the great challenges facing scientists and political leaders in combating global warming is a difficulty that is, well, global. At first glance, that would not seem to be a problem at all. The […]

New York, 21 September, 2008— Teaming up with a range of actors, from artists and students, to cell phone companies and chess enthusiasts, the United Nations is celebrating the International Day of Peace, which this […]

New York, 21 September, 2008— As world leaders prepare to convene at United Nations Headquarters in New York for the annual debate of the General Assembly, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with a number of them […]

New York, 21 September, 2008— Two key committees set up as a part of a United Nations-brokered accord aiming to bring peace to war-torn Somalia have wrapped up their second meeting in neighbouring Djibouti, during […]

New York, 20 September, 2008— The United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has called for an immediate ceasefire between the Government and rebels, as new clashes broke out today […]

New York, 20 September, 2008— Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned today’s “heinous” terrorist attack on the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, which has reportedly killed and injured a large number of people. […]

New York, 19 September, 2008— Resolute leadership is needed to transform existing commitments to meet African development needs into action, a senior United Nations official has stressed, days before a major United Nations General Assembly […]

Johannesburg, 19 September, 2008— Combining antiretroviral (ARV) therapy with treatment for tuberculosis (TB) could more than halve the current mortality rate among patients co-infected with HIV and TB, saving an estimated 10,000 lives a year […]