BAN SAYS OBAMA'S PRESENCE ADDS MOMENTUM TO COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT New York, Nov 25 2009 4:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the announcement that President Barack Obama of the United States will attend the United Nations Climate...

DESPITE PROGRESS, CHALLENGES REMAIN ON CHILD SOLDIERS IN SUDAN, UN OFFICIAL REPORTS New York, Nov 25 2009 4:10PM Despite progress in Sudan in the past two years in tackling the problem of children in armed conflict, many challenges remain, ranging...

TRIAL OF SERB POLITICIAN TO RESUME AT UN WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL IN JANUARY 2010 New York, Nov 25 2009 3:10PM The United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the worst war crimes committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s has ordered that the...

UN PEACEBUILDING BODY READY FOR EXPANDED ROLE, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD New York, Nov 25 2009 3:10PM The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) – tasked with marshalling resources to support recovery and development efforts in countries emerging...

CONDITIONS STILL CRITICAL FOR TYPHOON VICTIMS IN PHILIPPINES, SAYS UN New York, Nov 25 2009 3:10PM Nearly a month after back-to-back typhoons submerged villages across the Philippines, hundreds of thousands of people displaced or still living in...