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| COOPERATION VITAL IN RUN-UP TO IVORIAN PRESIDENTIAL POLLS – SECURITY COUNCIL
October 13, 2009 at 6:10 pm
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| COOPERATION VITAL IN RUN-UP TO IVORIAN PRESIDENTIAL POLLS – SECURITY COUNCIL
New York, Oct 13 2009 6:10PM
The Security Council today called on all parties in Côte d'Ivoire to join forces to complete the remaining tasks – including the publication of the final voter list – ahead of the much-delayed presidential elections, scheduled to be held late next month.The Council, welcoming the completion of the identification and registration of over 6.5 million Ivorians, urged the sides to "resolve differences in the spirit of reconciliation and dialogue," according to a press statement read out following a closed meeting by Le Luong Minh, Permanent Representative of Viet Nam, which holds the rotating monthly presidency. The long-awaited polls, which were to have been held as far back as 2005, are now scheduled for 29 November. The 15-member body again stressed its support for the Ouagadougou Agreement, the 2007 blueprint for political reconciliation in the West African country which has been divided since 2002 between the Government-held south and a northern area dominated by the rebel Forces Nouvelles. Viet Nam's Ambassador said that the Council agreed that "the long-term peace, stability and development of Côte d'Ivoire was also dependent on the balanced and comprehensive settlement of many other security, socio-economic and cross-border challenges." Unlike other peacekeeping operations around the world, including those in Liberia and Sierra Leone, the UN Mission in Côte d'Ivoire (<"http://www.un.org/depts/dpko/missions/unoci/">UNOCI) does not plan elections, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Representative Young-Jin Choi told reporters after briefing the Council. "So it's not up to us to predict whether the elections will beheld on [29 November] or not," he said in response to a journalist's question. In his latest <"http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=s/2009/495">report on UNOCI, the Secretary-General said the remaining weeks until the much-anticipated polls are fraught with major obstacles, including disarmament of militias and reintegration of former rebels. These "uncompleted tasks" could "create serious risks for the elections if they are not carefully managed, and, beyond the elections, adversely affect the prevailing stability," he wrote. National institutions must wrap up the elections process in earnest, it added, and organize transparent polls, which will require the preparation of a final electoral list. That list's publication and the resolving of any disputes resulting from it will be a "critical test" of the overall identification and voter registration process," the Secretary-General said.
Oct 13 2009 6:10PM
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| TOP UN OFFICIAL CALLS FOR SWIFT AND ORDERLY RELEASE OF CHILD SOLDIERS IN NEPAL
October 13, 2009 at 5:10 pm
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| TOP UN OFFICIAL CALLS FOR SWIFT AND ORDERLY RELEASE OF CHILD SOLDIERS IN NEPAL
New York, Oct 13 2009 5:10PM
A senior United Nations official appealed today for the swift and orderly release of nearly 3,000 Nepalese minors who served as Maoist army personnel in the country's civil war and yet remain in temporary camps, three years after a peace deal ended the conflict."These children have a right to start their lives anew and help to build a peaceful and prosperous Nepal," said Radhika Coomaraswamy, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, according to a press release issued by her office. Ms. Coomaraswamy also welcomed the re-launch of the discharge and rehabilitation process of over 4,000 former Maoist fighters – including the child soldiers – in Nepal. "The United Nations and its partners stand ready to provide support and assistance for their successful rehabilitation into Nepali society." The UN Mission in Nepal (<"http://www.unmin.org.np/">UNMIN), established in 2007 as a special political mission tasked with helping advance the peace process, has been extended through January 2010 to assist in the management of arms and army personnel contained in the cantonments. The 2006 peace agreement ending the civil war led to the establishment of cantonments, or army camps, to provide temporary shelter for Maoist ex-combatants in several localities across Nepal. Following earlier conversations with the Prime Minster of Nepal and the Chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (UCPN-M), the Special Representative welcomed the re-launching of the rehabilitation process and noted that Chairman Prachanda of the UCPN-M has given her assurances that the orderly discharge would proceed immediately. She called on all parties to ensure that the process proceeds smoothly and is completed at the earliest in compliance with international standards. "I look forward to visiting Nepal in the coming weeks to witness for myself the discharge of these minors," stated Ms. Coomaraswamy. The commitment of the Government of Nepal and the UCPN-M to move forward on the issue of discharge of minors is in line with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and Security Council resolutions 1539 (2004) and 1612 (2005) as well as the Council's recommendations on Children and Armed Conflict.
Oct 13 2009 5:10PM
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| SEAL THE DEAL: UN LENDS A HAND TO COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE
October 13, 2009 at 5:10 pm
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| SEAL THE DEAL: UN LENDS A HAND TO COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE
New York, Oct 13 2009 5:10PM
With small communities the least equipped to cope with climate change, a United Nations-backed pilot project is helping to boost their resistance to coastal erosion, sea-level rise, increasingly erratic rainfall, and other effects of global warming.Ten countries are taking part in the Community-Based Adaptation (<"http://sdnhq.undp.org/gef-adaptation/projects/websites/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=203">CBA) scheme, an initiative of the UN Development Programme (<"http://www.undp.org/">UNDP) which is funded by the Global Environment Facility (<"http://www.gefweb.org/">GEF), a global partnership among 178 countries, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the private sector to address global environmental issues. "We provide the technical support to the communities who want to understand what climate change is and how they could potentially deal with it," said Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, a UNDP technical advisor for GEF Adaptation Programming. One of the CBA initiatives in Jamaica, a pilot country, seeks to help farmers in the Caribbean nation's Blue Mountains, where high-value cool-climate crops such as coffee are grown and which also serves as a watershed to the country's capital, Kingston. Climate change is projected to increase the frequency and intensity of hurricanes and strong storms, while causing rainfall levels to decline, resulting in erosion and landslides in the region. This, coupled with unsustainable land management practices including slash and burn, which involves cutting and burning forests to create agricultural fields, is expected to make the area increasingly unsuited for farming crops requiring cool and moist climates. The initiative aims to reforest slopes vulnerable to climate-driven erosion and landslides, as well as to promote soil conservation techniques and alternative livelihood practices. "There is consultation with the communities at every level," said Dale Rankine, National Coordinator of GEF's Small Grants Programme (SGP). "We engage and empower all communities," he said, underscoring the importance of local-level engagement in adaptation projects. Nations are expected to 'seal the deal' on a new climate change agreement – intended to go into effect after the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012 ¬– this December in Copenhagen, Denmark. Along with emissions reductions targets by industrialized nations, helping developing countries adapt to global warming's effects is also a large component of the pact set to be reached in the Danish capital. Mr. Rankine stressed the need for the needs of local communities to be taken into global treaties on climate change. "If we continue to develop projects at the international level and decrease at the local level, [a Copenhagen deal] is going to fail," he said. While many in Kazakhstan, another CBA pilot country, may not understand the global scale of climate change, they are well aware of declining precipitation and rising temperatures locally, said Stanislav Kim, Mr. Rakine's counterpart in the Central Asian nation. Last year was the driest in the past three decades, he said, and as temperatures creep up, vegetation typically found in Kazakhstan's south has been increasingly spotted in the north. With a large portion of the country's population relying on agriculture as a primary source of income, changing rainfall patterns is "the most critical" issue, according to Mr. Kim. The nine CBA projects in Kazakhstan see to address climate-related threats, including increased risks of drought, soil salinization and erosion. The sense of 'community' is slightly different in Kazakhstan than it is in other parts of the world, he said, since during the Soviet era, artificial settlements comprising people of disparate groups were forced to live together. As a result, a community is oftentimes "not a real force," Mr. Kim said, with people living within them "not feeling common unity." The CBA projects seek to highlight the importance of cooperation within communities in adapting to climate change, he noted. Also opening the door to the possibility to change within communities are CBA projects in Samoa, where the seven projects that are part of the initiative are allowing the voices of more community members to be heard in determining how to protect the nation against encroaching climate change. "Generally, in a highly structured and stratified society like Samoa, decisions are mainly made by the Matai or chiefly council," according to Sala Pio Tagiilima, who serves as the Sub-Regional Coordinator for the SGP in the Pacific island nation. With Samoans worried about the impact of climate change, ranging from coastal flooding to prolonged droughts, the CBA programme, he noted, "has given the opportunity for everyone to express their views and raise important issues to be incorporated" into it. The nation's leader, Prime Minister Tuila'epa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi, highlighted at the General Assembly's annual high-level debate last month that reaching a climate change agreement in Copenhagen will be a "test of multilateral solidarity." Mr. Malielegaoi said time was already running out, especially for small island nations such as his own. "Playing the 'blame and shame' tactics, or 'waiting to be led but not willing to lead,' are no longer options. For no single nation, no single group of nations, and no single organization on its own can win the war against climate change," he said. The other seven countries taking part in the CBA programme are Bangladesh, Bolivia, Guatemala, Morocco, Namibia, Niger and Viet Nam. Each nation is expected to develop, plan and implement up to 20 community-level schemes, and it is hoped that communities in other nations will be able to replicate their successes.
Oct 13 2009 5:10PM
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| MONTHS OF HARD WORK AHEAD IN STORM-BATTERED PHILIPPINES, SAYS TOP UN OFFICIAL
October 13, 2009 at 4:10 pm
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| MONTHS OF HARD WORK AHEAD IN STORM-BATTERED PHILIPPINES, SAYS TOP UN OFFICIAL
New York, Oct 13 2009 4:10PM
The crisis in the Philippines in the aftermath of two devastating storms that recently hit the country is not over, the United Nations humanitarian chief said today, as he appealed once again to donors to support the relief and recovery efforts."Even though the immediate effects of these typhoons have passed, we face many months of hard work, relief and recovery and reconstruction ahead. This crisis is by no means over. In some ways the hard work is just starting," John Holmes told a news conference in the capital, Manila. Mr. Holmes, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, wrapped up a two-day visit to see first-hand the emergency response to tropical storm Ketsana (also known as Ondoy), which made landfall on 26 September, and typhoon Parma, which struck a week later. The two successive storms affected over 6 million people, killing more than 500 and displacing scores of thousands of others, and caused crop damage estimated at over $160 million. The UN has secured financial commitments amounting to nearly $19 million, out of the $74 million flash appeal it issued last week for the storm victims. Mr. Holmes also warned of the serious health threat posed by stagnant water in flooded communities, stressing that it is crucial to get rid of the water rather than waiting for it to recede on its own. While in the Philippines, he met with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and other senior Government officials as well as UN humanitarian staff. He also met with families living in evacuation centres and others still living in flooded areas in Pasig City, part of the Manila metropolitan area and one of the hardest-hit districts.
Oct 13 2009 4:10PM
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| SECURITY COUNCIL LENGTHEN MANDATE OF EXPERTS MONITORING DARFUR SANCTIONS
October 13, 2009 at 4:10 pm
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| SECURITY COUNCIL LENGTHEN MANDATE OF EXPERTS MONITORING DARFUR SANCTIONS
New York, Oct 13 2009 4:10PM
The Security Council today voted unanimously to <"http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2009/sc9765.doc.htm">extend the mandate of the panel of experts monitoring sanctions imposed over the strife-torn Sudanese region of Darfur. The 15-member body adopted a resolution allowing the group, which monitors an arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze, to continue its work through 15 October next year. The panel, established in March 2005, is tasked with monitoring the implementation of the arms embargo imposed by Council resolutions, and inform the sanctions committee about individuals who impede the peace process, violate international law or are responsible for offensive military overflights. Determining that the situation in Sudan continues to present a threat to international peace and regional security, the Council requested in today's resolution that the panel coordinate its activities with the joint United Nations–African Union peacekeeping force, known as <"http://www.un.org/depts/dpko/missions/unamid/">UNAMID, which was established at the beginning of 2008. UNAMID, which has lost 14 military personnel and three civilian police as a result of hostile attacks, currently stands at almost 19,000 military and police personnel, several thousand uniformed personnel short of its authorized full deployment of 26,000. Since 2003, an estimated 300,000 people have been killed and 2.7 million others displaced in Darfur as a result of the conflict that has pitted rebels against Government forces and allied Janjaweed militiamen. All three groups have been accused of attacks against civilians and human rights abuses.
Oct 13 2009 4:10PM
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| UN AND NATIONAL FORCES INVESTIGATING REPORTED EXPLOSION IN SOUTHERN LEBANON
October 13, 2009 at 2:10 pm
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| UN AND NATIONAL FORCES INVESTIGATING REPORTED EXPLOSION IN SOUTHERN LEBANON
New York, Oct 13 2009 2:10PM
The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon said it is investigating, together with the national armed forces, a reported explosion that occurred on Monday in the southern town of Tayr Felsay.A patrol from the UN force, known as <"http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/unifil/">UNIFIL, and a Lebanese patrol visited the site of the incident at around 11:30 last night. This morning, a UNIFIL investigation team, jointly with the Lebanese Armed Forces investigation team, inspected the site and the surrounding area. "They are still in the process of analyzing the information and the available evidence to ascertain the circumstances and establish the facts concerning this incident," UN spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters. Michael Williams, the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, said after a meeting today with Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri that he was concerned about the reports of an explosion at Tayr Felsay. "We are keeping a close eye on this, because of its relevance to resolution 1701," adding that he would await the outcome of the investigations. Adopted three years ago, resolution 1701 helped to end the 2006 war between Hizbollah and Israel. It also called for renewed respect for the Blue Line separating the Lebanese forces and Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), the disarming of militias and an end to arms smuggling, among other elements. Mr. Williams and Mr. Hariri also discussed the process of forming a government in Lebanon, which has still not taken place some four months after elections. "The United Nations has repeatedly stressed the importance of forming the government as soon as possible to tackle the many challenges facing the country," said Mr. Williams.
Oct 13 2009 2:10PM
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| FOOD SHORTFALLS HEAD LIST OF MOUNTING HUMANITARIAN CRISES IN KENYA, UN WARNS
October 13, 2009 at 2:10 pm
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| FOOD SHORTFALLS HEAD LIST OF MOUNTING HUMANITARIAN CRISES IN KENYA, UN WARNS
New York, Oct 13 2009 2:10PM
Severe food shortages continue to affect millions of hungry people in Kenya while refugees pour in from neighbouring countries and United Nations agencies brace the population for expected floods, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today.Food insecurity, largely due to prolonged drought in the Horn of Africa region, has led to the World Food Programme (<"http://www.wfp.org/countries/kenya">WFP) putting some 3.8 million people in Kenya on emergency food aid assistance, and another 1.5 million children on a school feeding programme. The availability of food over the next three months is expected to remain uncertain despite the forecast of heavy rains related to El Niño weather patterns, according to <"http://ochaonline.un.org/">OCHA. Between 28 September and 1 October, World Health Organization (<"http://www.who.int/en/">WHO) conducted health sector emergency preparedness training in the eastern Garissa district in anticipation of flooding resulting from the forecasted rain. Some neighbouring districts have already developed similar emergency preparedness plans. In addition, OCHA is supporting coordination and fund-raising efforts to address a reported re-emergence of a cholera outbreak in Turkana district in the north, which has claimed six lives and put 73 people in hospital. With over 80,000 refugees streaming across borders into Kenya since the beginning of the year, the UN High Commission for Refugees (<"http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home">UNHCR) reported that the total number of refugees and asylum-seekers in Kenya stands at over 380,000. According to UNHCR, some 288,000 – the majority from Somalia – are sheltering three makeshift camps in the Dadaab area of Garissa district, almost 50,000 have settled in camps in Kakuma in the north and another 42,000 in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital.
Oct 13 2009 2:10PM
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| HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO DISCUSS RECENT UN PROBE INTO GAZA CONFLICT
October 13, 2009 at 2:10 pm
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| HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO DISCUSS RECENT UN PROBE INTO GAZA CONFLICT
New York, Oct 13 2009 2:10PM
The Human Rights Council announced today that it will hold a special session on Thursday to discuss the report of the recent United Nations fact-finding mission on the Gaza conflict that took place at the start of the year.The session will begin at 3 p.m. – a day after the Security Council holds its own debate on the Middle East – and is likely to continue on Friday, the Council said in a press release issued from its headquarters in Geneva. Earlier this month the 47-member Council decided to defer action on a draft resolution on the issue until March 2010, but it has now brought forward the debate following a request from Palestine that was co-sponsored by 18 countries. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discussed the report of the UN fact-finding mission by telephone on Sunday with Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, a UN spokesperson said yesterday. The mission, headed by Justice Richard Goldstone, found evidence that both Israeli forces and Palestinian militants committed serious war crimes and breaches of humanitarian law, which may amount to crimes against humanity, during the conflict in December 2008 and January 2009. Presenting his report to the Council late last month, Justice Goldstone called for an end to impunity for those found to have committed human rights violations. "It is accountability above all that is called for in the aftermath of the regrettable violence that has caused so much misery for so many," he said. Justice Goldstone urged the Council to implement a number of measures, including a referral of the mission's report to the Security Council, since neither the Government of Israel nor the responsible Palestinian authorities have so far carried out any credible investigations into alleged violations. Apart from Justice Goldstone, a former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the other members of the fact-finding team are: Christine Chinkin, Professor of International Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science at the University of London; Hina Jilani, Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and former Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders; and retired Colonel Desmond Travers, member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for International Criminal Investigations (IICI).
Oct 13 2009 2:10PM
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| BAN PAYS TRIBUTE TO FALLEN BLUE HELMETS IN HAITI
October 13, 2009 at 1:10 pm
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| BAN PAYS TRIBUTE TO FALLEN BLUE HELMETS IN HAITI
New York, Oct 13 2009 1:10PM
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute today to 11 peacekeepers serving with the United Nations mission in Haiti who were killed when a plane crashed last week, hailing them for helping the Caribbean country's people "fulfil the enormous promise of their proud nation."A plane had been on a routine surveillance flight near the border with the Dominican Republic when it struck the mountain on Friday in the Fonds-Verrettes area of southeast Haiti, killing the six Uruguayans and five Jordanians on board, according to the mission, known as <"http://www.un.org/depts/dpko/missions/minustah/">MINUSTAH. "Those we remember today were patrolling from the skies, but they could see something farther on the horizon: a brighter and more hopeful future for all the people of Haiti," Mr. Ban said in a <"http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=4156">message to a memorial service delivered by his Special Representative, Hédi Annabi, in the capital, Port-au-Prince. "They ventured far from home to serve the shared values that bind us together as a human family," he added. The peacekeepers came to Haiti to protect the country's borders and help victims of last year's devastating storms and hurricanes, the Secretary-General noted. "These 11 brave men put everything into a painting a picture of a rising Haiti, more secure, more hopeful, more strong." The bodies of the fallen blue helmets will be repatriated after tomorrow's service, MINUSTAH said. In a related development, the Security Council today extended that mandate by one year of the mission, which has been in place in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, since mid-2004 after the then president Jean-Bertrand Aristide went into exile amid violent unrest. Currently there are more than 9,000 military and police personnel deployed and nearly 2,000 civilian staff. The unanimously-passed resolution recognized "the ownership and primary responsibility of the Government and the people of Haiti over all aspects of the country's stabilization," as well as MINUSTAH's role in supporting authorities consolidate peace. It also welcomed efforts undertaken by Special Envoy to Haiti, former United States president Bill Clinton, to spur job creation, improve the delivery of basic services and infrastructure and attract private sector investment.
Oct 13 2009 1:10PM
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| FOOD INSECURITY CONTINUES ACROSS PARTS OF ETHIOPIA, UN REPORTS
October 13, 2009 at 1:10 pm
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| FOOD INSECURITY CONTINUES ACROSS PARTS OF ETHIOPIA, UN REPORTS
New York, Oct 13 2009 1:10PM
Food security continues to plague many areas of Ethiopia because of drought, according to the latest joint report by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Famine Early Warning Systems Network.Most of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region (SNNP), northern Afar, parts of Amhara, eastern Oromiya and Gambella regions are highly food insecure, while the Somali Region and the southern Oromiya lowlands are extremely food insecure. In the lowlands of SNNP and Oromiya, seasonal rainfall has been poor, leading to delays in planting and wilting of crops, the report says. Similar conditions are being reported in parts of Tigray and Amhara and in most districts of Afar and Gambella regions. The rainy season has begun in pastoral areas of Somali, Afar and the Oromiya lowlands, bringing relief to these drought-affected areas that have been suffering from acute water shortages. In Oromiya, the rains started on time, improving the situation both for humans and livestock. Meanwhile, according to official reports from the Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, the incidence of new cases of acute watery diarrhoea continues to decline, with 393 new cases and one death reported in Addis Ababa, Afar, Amhara, Oromiya and SNNP between 28 September and 4 October. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the movement of migrant labourers to private farms are risk factors that threaten to perpetuate the spread of the disease.
Oct 13 2009 1:10PM
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| INTERNATIONAL PACT NEEDED TO PREVENT ORGAN TRAFFICKING, UN-BACKED STUDY SAYS
October 13, 2009 at 12:10 pm
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| INTERNATIONAL PACT NEEDED TO PREVENT ORGAN TRAFFICKING, UN-BACKED STUDY SAYS
New York, Oct 13 2009 12:10PM
A new international convention is needed to prevent trafficking in organs, tissues and cells (OTC), protect victims and prosecute offenders, according to a joint study launched today by the United Nations and the Council of Europe.It calls for the prohibition of financial gain from the human body or its parts as the basis of all legislation on organ transplants, adding that organ donation should be promoted to increase availability, with preference given to OTC donation from the deceased. Trafficking in OTC should be clearly distinguished from trafficking in human beings for the removal of organs, a small part of the wider problem, the report says, pointing to widespread confusion in the legal and scientific communities between the two types of trafficking, which require different solutions. It notes the possibility of a high number of unreported cases of both crimes, due to low risks and huge profits for perpetrators. OTC trafficking often takes the form of what is known as "transplant tourism", with recipients travelling, usually from wealthier nations, to acquire organs in countries where measures to prevent the crime or protect live donors are not in place or not implemented. It is estimated that 5 per cent to 10 per cent of kidney transplants performed annually around the world are the result of trafficking. The report calls for the collection of reliable data on trafficking in OTC and in human beings for organ removal, separated by sex to assess if the problem impacts women and men differently. The Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, and the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, already contain appropriate measures to combat trafficking in human beings for organ removal.
Oct 13 2009 12:10PM
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| UNAIDS CHIEF PRAISES INNOVATIVE CLINIC IN BANGALORE AT END OF VISIT TO INDIA
October 13, 2009 at 12:10 pm
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| UNAIDS CHIEF PRAISES INNOVATIVE CLINIC IN BANGALORE AT END OF VISIT TO INDIA
New York, Oct 13 2009 12:10PM
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with fighting the spread of HIV and AIDS has wrapped up his first official trip to India, praising the pioneering work of a Government-run clinic in Bangalore, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (<"http://www.unaids.org/en/">UNAIDS) said today.The HIV treatment centre at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospitals, the largest and oldest centre in the southern state of Karnataka, has the highest rate of combining HIV and tuberculosis treatment in India. UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé applauded Karnataka authorities yesterday for leading the integration of HIV/TB services at the same facility and for making access to second-line HIV treatment available to patients in need. "This clinic is a model, showing that access to first- and second-line [antiretroviral treatment] ART drugs made in India are being scaled-up for Indians in need of treatment," <"http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/FeatureStories/archive/2009/20091013_Trteatment_India.asp">said Mr. Sidibé, noting that it represented an example of what could be possible in the future for Africa. In addition, the treatment centre is one of the few sites able to evaluate both when first-line treatment is failing, and provide patients with access to second line treatment. Prices of ART have dropped significantly in recent years, with first-line regimen prices falling up to 40 per cent between 2006 and 2008. But the cocktail of drugs used in second-line therapies, which require a more complex temperature-controlled logistical process, remain expensive. There are an estimated 2.4 million people living with HIV in India, the highest in any country in Asia, with men accounting for over 60 per cent of the infected population and a high prevalence of infection in the 15-49 age group.
As in most of Asia, the epidemic is concentrated among key populations at higher risk of HIV, such as sex workers, drug injectors and homosexuals.
Mr. Sidibé's week-long visit to India also included events and meetings in New Delhi and Mumbai.
Oct 13 2009 12:10PM
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| HUMANITARIAN SITUATION CONTINUES TO CRUMBLE IN NORTHERN YEMEN – UN REFUGEE AGENCY
October 13, 2009 at 11:10 am
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| HUMANITARIAN SITUATION CONTINUES TO CRUMBLE IN NORTHERN YEMEN – UN REFUGEE AGENCY
New York, Oct 13 2009 11:10AM
With fighting between Government forces and rebels showing no signs of letting up and stores having run out of basic supplies in northern Yemen, the United Nations refugee agency said today that the humanitarian situation in the area continues to deteriorate.Street battles continue to rage in Sa'ada city, while electricity is only available for six hours a day and water just twice a week, Andrej Mahecic, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (<"http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home">UNHCR), <"http://www.unhcr.org/4ad4565b9.html">told reporters in Geneva. Some 150,000 people have been driven from their homes by fighting between Government forces and Al Houthi rebels that first erupted in 2004. UNHCR expressed its serious concern over the security situation of the camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Kaiwan, Amran governorate. Because of incidents that have taken place over the past three days, the agency has "requested the Government to suspend further development of the site and not to move the new IDPs there," Mr. Mahecic said, also appealing to authorities to allow the UN to assist uprooted people outside the camp. A second site is urgently needed in Hajjah governorate, as IDPs continue fleeing to the area, he noted. The UN Children's Fund (<"http://www.unicef.org/">UNICEF) warned today that thousands of people – including many women and children – affected by the clashes have yet to be reached with humanitarian assistance. "The humanitarian situation is getting worse by the day," cautioned Aboudou Karimou Adjibadé, the agency's Representative in Yemen. According to UNICEF, thousands of children have limited access to safe water, food and hygiene over the past weeks, while malnutrition levels are on the rise. Thanks to cooperation with the Governments of Saudi Arabia and Yemen, a cross-border convoy loaded with enough UNHCR aid – including tents, blankets and hygiene items – for 2,000 people stranded near the border between the two countries crossed into Yemen over the weekend. "According to a recent Government assessment, there are between 3,000 and 4,000 displaced people in the border area, most of them in need of assistance and in a desperate situation after fleeing from the northern districts of Sa'ada province," Mr. Mahecic, the UNHCR spokesperson, noted. The agency, he said, welcomed the call issued in recent days by John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, on all sides in the conflict to ensure that aid workers can reach those in need, noting that insecurity is hampering access to several areas. "I urge all involved in the conflict to ensure the protection of civilians in line with international humanitarian law, to allow us to reach those who need assistance, rapidly and without hindrance, and to enable civilians to leave insecure areas," he said on Sunday, as he concluded his mission to Yemen. Humanitarian agencies have been able to reach some areas through local partnerships and the help of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), but continued insecurity, including attacks on aid convoys, still severely hampers access. "The humanitarian situation is serious," said Mr. Holmes, who met some of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) during a stop in Hajjah governorate on Friday. "Without immediate assistance the humanitarian situation is bound to deteriorate and further endanger stability," he warned. A $23.7 million Flash Appeal was issued in early September to provide life-saving support to the IDPs and tens of thousands of others who have been indirectly affected by the conflict, of which only 16 per cent has been covered, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today. Oct 13 2009 11:10AM
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| UN RIGHTS CHIEF SPEAKS OUT AGAINST USE OF DEATH PENALTY IN IRAN
October 13, 2009 at 10:10 am
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| UN RIGHTS CHIEF SPEAKS OUT AGAINST USE OF DEATH PENALTY IN IRAN
New York, Oct 13 2009 10:10AM
The United Nations human rights chief today called for changes to Iranian laws to end the death penalty for juvenile offenders, and also voiced serious concern about the death sentences handed down to three people for their involvement in the recent post-election protests.Behnoud Shojaie, who was executed on Sunday, had been convicted of the murder of another boy in a street fight when both were 17 years old, according to a <"http://www2.ohchr.org/english/press/newsFrameset-2.htm">news release issued by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx">OHCHR). Both High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay and UN special rapporteurs had raised his case with the Iranian authorities, reminding them of their international obligation not to execute juveniles. Iran is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, both of which prohibit the death penalty for juvenile offenders. Ms. Pillay had welcomed indications that the Iranian judiciary was encouraging victims' families to reach private settlements in such cases. The former head of the judiciary had previously agreed to suspend Shojaie's death sentence, in order to give the victim's family a chance to pardon him under Islamic Shariah law. "This latest execution shows there are no guarantees of clemency for juveniles until Iran changes its law and practice to end execution of juvenile offenders once and for all," Ms. Pillay said. "It is the State's responsibility to stop these executions, not a family's prerogative." The Iranian legislature is currently considering a new draft juvenile justice law that provides "a valuable opportunity to end the execution of juvenile offenders," said OHCHR. The High Commissioner also voiced serious concerns about the death sentences recently handed down to three individuals involved in the protests that took place after the country's presidential election. "Under international law, the death penalty can only be applied when very strict conditions are met, for example only in respect of the most serious crimes and only after scrupulously fair trials," she noted. The UN human rights mechanisms have held the view that the imposition of the death penalty for crimes that do not result in loss of life is contrary to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. "There are also major concerns about the way the recent trials of opposition activists were conducted, and I hope these judgments will be reviewed carefully by the higher courts," Ms. Pillay said.
Oct 13 2009 10:10AM
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| IN ISLAMABAD, UN REMEMBERS COLLEAGUES KILLED IN BRUTAL BOMBING
October 13, 2009 at 10:10 am
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| IN ISLAMABAD, UN REMEMBERS COLLEAGUES KILLED IN BRUTAL BOMBING
New York, Oct 13 2009 10:10AM
The United Nations today remembered five fallen colleagues who were working on the frontlines against hunger when their lives were brutally cut short by a suicide bombing last week at the headquarters of the World Food Programme (<"http://www.wfp.org/">WFP) in the Pakistani capital.The five had differing roles and were at different stages in their careers but they were united by a desire to help their fellow countrymen in Pakistan, where WFP is providing vital food aid to as many as 10 million people, including emergency relief to as many as 2 million civilians displaced by conflict in the Swat Valley region earlier this year. "The victims of this senseless attack were working tirelessly on the frontlines of hunger and human suffering to assist the poor and the vulnerable of Pakistan," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a <"http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=4155">message to the memorial ceremony held today in Islamabad that was attended by diplomats, Government officials and UN staff members.
"Their selfless work to feed the hungry should not have been dangerous. It was part of the humanitarian mission of the United Nations to aid those in need." Mr. Ban pledged that the UN will not be deterred by this "senseless" violence. "Yes, we must continue to be vigilant about the dangers of the world we live and work in. But our resolve will stay strong and our work – which is against no-one and for the benefit of many – will continue," he stated. "This is the best way to honour the memory of our fallen colleagues." The victims include veteran information and communication technology expert Botan Ahmed Ali Al-Hayawi, who left his native Iraq to work for WFP in Jordan, Sudan and then Pakistan. Staff assistant Farzana Barkat was working at her desk at the time of blast, which occurred a little after noon local time on 5 October. She would have turned 23 last Saturday. Abid Rehman was described as a humble and soft-spoken man, a senior finance assistant who had worked with WFP since 1998. Gul Rukh Tahir was a receptionist that everyone loved for her smile and the first to greet those entering the WFP offices. Mohammad Wahab, a meticulous and industrious finance assistant, was loved for his jokes. "These were people who were dedicated to helping their countrymen who had been displaced and needed food," WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran <"http://www.wfp.org/stories/five-people-dedicated-helping-their-countrymen">said today as she stood amid the debris of the bombed offices. Ms. Sheeran, who flew to Islamabad immediately after the bombing, inspected the wrecked headquarters, as well as met and comforted the families of the victims and visited injured staff members in hospital.
Oct 13 2009 10:10AM
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| MEN COMMIT WIDE-SCALE SEXUAL CRIMES WITH IMPUNITY IN CONFLICT ZONES, SAYS UN
October 12, 2009 at 7:10 pm
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| MEN COMMIT WIDE-SCALE SEXUAL CRIMES WITH IMPUNITY IN CONFLICT ZONES, SAYS UN
New York, Oct 12 2009 7:10PM
The rampant and brutal abuse of women in war zones continues unchecked, the chair of a United Nations committee said today, urging all nations to ratify the international Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)."Violence against women in the context of armed conflict is widespread and largely unpunished," Naéla Gabr, chair of the committee monitoring compliance with <"http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/">CEDAW, told the General Assembly. In that context, Ms. Gabr <"http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2009/ga10869.doc.htm">said the committee welcomed the Security Council resolution affirming that it would consider the prevalence of rape and sexual violence in decisions to impose or renew sanctions on countries embroiled in conflict. Ms. Gabr noted that CEDAW, also known as the international bill of rights for women, has transformed the lives of many women and has been the force behind significant changes in many countries, including through laws, policies and programmes. However, the potential of the Convention "to bring about change at the national level has not been exploited to the full, much as a result of its lack of visibility and accessibility, and resource constraints," said Ms. Gabr. The 30-year anniversary of the Convention provides an opportunity for governments to commit to raising its visibility and impact, said Ms. Gabr. "Our ultimate goal should be the increase of ratifications of both the Convention and its Optional Protocol and the withdrawal of reservations." Currently 186 countries are party to the 1979 Convention, with the United States being the only signatory yet to ratify the Convention and several States ratifying with reservations. Under the Convention, States parties are legally obliged to take the necessary steps to end all forms of discrimination against women in any field whether political, economic, social, cultural or civic. Countries are also committed to submit national reports – at least every four years – on measures they have taken to comply with their treaty obligations. The Convention upholds women's rights to acquire, change or retain their nationality and the nationality of their children. States parties also agree to take appropriate measures against all forms of traffic in women and exploitation of women, and it is the only human rights treaty to uphold the reproductive rights of women.
Oct 12 2009 7:10PM
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| UN OFFICIAL SPOTLIGHTS GAP BETWEEN REALITY AND RHETORIC ON CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS
October 12, 2009 at 5:10 pm
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| UN OFFICIAL SPOTLIGHTS GAP BETWEEN REALITY AND RHETORIC ON CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS
New York, Oct 12 2009 5:10PM
There is a large gap between the rhetoric of heads of State on commitments to reverse global warming and what their negotiators are putting on the table, a senior United Nations official said today in the wake of recent climate change talks in Bangkok, Thailand.The Bangkok negotiations took place shortly after the 22 September summit convened by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at UN Headquarters, attended by 101 heads of State and 163 country representatives. Last month's summit, the largest ever on climate change, "signalled its desire to achieve an agreed outcome in Copenhagen," Janos Pasztor, Director of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Climate Change Support Team, <"http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs//2009/091012_Pasztor.doc.htm">told reporters in New York. Mr. Pasztor also noted that during the 10-day talks in Bangkok, which wrapped up on Friday, headway was made on some of the elements of the climate change treaty, such as adaptation, technology transfer, capacity-building and deforestation. "Developing countries clearly demonstrated they are moving forward in a spirit of pragmatic cooperation," ahead of the Copenhagen conference in December when world leaders are slated to finalize a deal on carbon emissions to take effect when the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. "However, there is still a disconnect between what national leaders say in summit meetings and what their negotiators offer on the negotiating floor," said Mr. Pasztor of the Bangkok talks, held under the auspices of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (<"http://unfccc.int/2860.php">UNFCCC). "Little progress was made on the core political issues, such as the mid-term emission reduction targets for industrialized countries," he said. Mr. Pasztor also underscored the lack of "clarity" over the finance needed by developing countries to curb their greenhouse gas emission growth and adapt to the effects of climate change. The Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (<"http://www.ipcc.ch/">IPCC) has found that to stave off the worst effects of climate change, industrialized countries must slash emissions by 25 to 40 per cent of 1990 levels by 2020 and global emissions must be halved by 2050. With only five more negotiating days left until Copenhagen, countries must maintain the positive momentum of the New York summit and "translate that into concrete proposals that can advance progress toward an agreement," said Mr. Pasztor. The last round of negotiations ahead of the Copenhagen conference will be held Barcelona, Spain from 7 to 18 December. "The Secretary-General encourages all parties to negotiate in a spirit of flexibility and enlightened self-interest, focusing on the benefits that a fair, ambitious and comprehensive global deal will provide for their own people, the children of future generations and to the planet."
Oct 12 2009 5:10PM
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| UN MISSION IN HAITI TO HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR 11 PEACEKEEPERS KILLED IN PLANE CRASH
October 12, 2009 at 5:10 pm
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| UN MISSION IN HAITI TO HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR 11 PEACEKEEPERS KILLED IN PLANE CRASH
New York, Oct 12 2009 5:10PM
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti will hold a memorial ceremony tomorrow in the capital, Port-au-Prince, to honour the 11 military officers killed when a plane crashed last Friday into a mountainside in the southeast of the country.Six Uruguayans and five Jordanians died in the crash and their bodies will be repatriated after tomorrow's service, the mission – known as <"http://www.un.org/depts/dpko/missions/minustah/">MINUSTAH – said in a press release issued today. The crash site, located in the Fonds-Verrettes area, has been secured and the investigation into the cause of the accident is expected to take several weeks, MINUSTAH said. The plane had been on a routine surveillance flight near the border with the Dominican Republic when it struck the mountain around noon. The mission said it was touched by the many messages of condolences and support it has received from around the world in the wake of the crash. The Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon have both issued statements offering their condolences and voicing sorrow at learning of the news of the crash. MINUSTAH has been in place in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, since mid-2004 after the then president Jean-Bertrand Aristide went into exile amid violent unrest. Currently there are more than 9,000 military and police personnel deployed and nearly 2,000 civilian staff.
Oct 12 2009 5:10PM
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| MIGIRO LAUDS EXTENSIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN UN AND EUROPEAN UNION
October 12, 2009 at 5:10 pm
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| MIGIRO LAUDS EXTENSIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN UN AND EUROPEAN UNION
New York, Oct 12 2009 5:10PM
Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro today highlighted the vital partnership between the United Nations and the European Union (EU) in helping to improve the lives of millions of people around the world, particularly through their support to countries emerging from crises.Addressing a joint meeting in Brussels of the European Parliament committees on foreign affairs and development, Ms. Migiro noted that the "already solid, varied and extensive" collaboration between the UN and EU ranges from coordination of peacekeeping missions to consultations on conflict prevention. It includes the exchange of management best practices, staff exchanges and training, European Commission financing of UN humanitarian and development interventions, and consultations on development policy. It also includes support to countries emerging from natural disasters or man-made conflicts – the subject of a new report entitled "Renewing Hope, Rebuilding Lives." "The challenges in such environments are immense, with needs often vastly exceeding capacities and resources," Ms. Migiro said as she presented its findings. The report cites, among other elements, European Commission-sponsored UN interventions to enhance communities' physical security by removing landmines, curbing the circulation of weapons and protecting individuals and groups at risks. In addition, the UN and EU have worked together to help ex-fighters and those indirectly engaged in combat to return to normal lives and reconcile with their past and with their communities, as well as secured food, nutrition and health for millions of people and worked to create jobs. At the same time, the report does not minimize the difficulties that countries face as they emerge from crisis, said Ms. Migiro, noting that international support is not always decisive in creating and sustaining stability. "However, our partnership has been able to improve lives, marginalize spoilers and restore peoples' hope for a better future, even in those cases where the overall security situation has not greatly improved," she stated. Ms. Migiro added that the partnership between the two organizations is premised on the fact that the role of the international community is to support national actors to take back the reins of their own development as soon as they can. In more general terms, she said Europe has always been a strong advocate of international solutions to international problems, and of global frameworks in which all countries have a say in identifying the appropriate solutions. "The European Union has repeatedly stated its commitment to building an effective multilateralism with a strong United Nations at its core, and it has backed this commitment both politically and financially," she stated. Ms. Migiro is on a two-nation trip that also included a stop in Geneva.
Oct 12 2009 5:10PM
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| SOMALIA: UN ENVOY SETS GOAL OF AUGUST 2011 FOR PROFESSIONAL SECURITY FORCE
October 12, 2009 at 4:10 pm
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| SOMALIA: UN ENVOY SETS GOAL OF AUGUST 2011 FOR PROFESSIONAL SECURITY FORCE
New York, Oct 12 2009 4:10PM
A professional, well-organized security force must be established in Somalia by August 2011, the end of the mandate of the current Transitional Federal Government (TFG), if peace and stability are to be assured, the top United Nations envoy for the strife-torn country said today."If well utilized, this is a reasonable period to rebuild the initial element of your country's security forces," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Representative Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah told a Joint Security Committee (JSC) meeting of Somali officials and interested partners in Nairobi, capital of neighbouring Kenya. "We all are here to help, not to study or to delay our contribution to what is a joint undertaking between you and the international community… Security forces should be better organized and strengthened. What has been achieved since the 7 May attempted coup is great but more needs to be done," he added, referring to a surge in armed violence targeting the TFG then. The JSC was established in January under agreements signed in Djibouti between the TFG and some Islamist groups to strengthen the Government's security capacity. Its members include senior representatives of the TFG security institutions, the African Union and its peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the UN and other members of the international community, including the European Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in East Africa, the Arab League, Norway and the United States. Mr. Ould-Abdallah singled out AMISOM for its work under such adverse conditions. "The courage of the AMISOM troops and their heroic conduct will never be fully appreciated at their true value," he said. He called on Somali leaders to continue their commitment to dialogue and working together more closely to achieve peace and stability in a country that as been ravaged by factional fighting and has not had a functioning central government since 1991. He also urged the international community working to remain focused on key priorities including security, humanitarian assistance, human rights as well as development, particularly job creation.
Oct 12 2009 4:10PM
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| SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES GLOBAL RESPONSE TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING OF FAKE MEDICINES
October 12, 2009 at 4:10 pm
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| SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES GLOBAL RESPONSE TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING OF FAKE MEDICINES
New York, Oct 12 2009 4:10PM
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged collective action to protect people from falling victim to the "insidious and illicit" trade in counterfeit medicines, a problem affecting all countries but which hits the poor particularly hard."We must join forces to fight this global crime for the sake of international public health," Mr. Ban told the "Call of Cotonou" meeting held in Benin on the trafficking of counterfeit medicines. The initiative is the brainchild of former French president Jacques Chirac, and is intended to be the first step of a global campaign aimed at raising awareness of the problem and persuading governments to impose tougher penalties and improve routine testing of medications. In a <"http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=4149">message delivered by Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Ban noted that victims of this crime tend to be sick and vulnerable patients desperate for a cure. "Instead their hopes are dashed by worsening illness or even death when counterfeit medicines fail to address their conditions or contain toxic contaminants," he said. "Globalization has brought myriad benefits to the world, but intensified international commerce, the expansion of Internet use and increasing access to technology for manufacturing and printing packages has made it easier for counterfeiters to peddle their harmful wares." Mr. Ban added that individuals are not the only ones who suffer, noting that counterfeit medical products undermine the credibility of health systems, waste resources and diminish confidence in the authorities responsible for public safety. The problem is pervasive, affecting nearly all countries, but developing countries, which often lack the capacity to stop counterfeit products from entering markets, are hit hardest, said the Secretary-General. "Unscrupulous counterfeiters take advantage of poverty, illiteracy and rural isolation to sell worthless products to innocent victims," he stated Noting that organized counterfeiters operate through international networks, Mr. Ban emphasized that only a global response can stop them. He pledged UN support to international agencies, drug and law enforcement bodies, the pharmaceutical industry, health professionals and consumer groups to address this problem. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) says it is hard to know or even estimate the true extent of the problem of counterfeit medicines. In an attempt to respond to this public health crisis, the agency launched the International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT) in February 2006. The initiative aims to build coordinated networks across and between countries to halt the production, trading and selling of fake medicines around the globe.
Oct 12 2009 4:10PM
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| PERSISTENT TENSIONS THREATEN TO UNDERMINE PROGRESS IN TIMOR-LESTE, WARNS BAN
October 12, 2009 at 3:10 pm
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| PERSISTENT TENSIONS THREATEN TO UNDERMINE PROGRESS IN TIMOR-LESTE, WARNS BAN
New York, Oct 12 2009 3:10PM
The root causes of the community tensions behind the violence that shook Timor-Leste in 2006 remain, threatening the nascent country's fragile security, despite its recent peaceful celebration of 10 years since a vote for independence, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today.In April 2006, fighting – attributed to differences between eastern and western regions of the country – erupted when 600 striking soldiers were fired, and the ensuing violence claimed dozens of lives and drove 155,000 people, or 15 per cent of the total population, from their homes. Mr. Ban stressed that the causes underlying the 2006 crisis, including the rising level of poverty, persistent unemployment, the lack of an effective land and property regime, and under-strength justice and security sectors, could still destabilize the country. "While the process of the return and resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs), a visible residual challenge from the 2006 crisis, has been by all measures successful, tensions in some communities remain and could lead to future local-level conflicts," Mr. Ban said in his latest <"http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=s/2009/504">report on the UN mission in the Timor-Leste (<"http://unmit.unmissions.org/">UNMIT). Contributing to the brittle state of the country, Mr. Ban noted that much remains to be done to fully develop and strengthen the security institutions in Timor-Leste, although he was encouraged that the national police force has begun to assume primary law enforcement responsibilities. "More time is required to ensure that the various efforts aimed at tackling the many political, institutional and socio-economic challenges facing the young nation of Timor-Leste are allowed to take root in democratic institutions and processes," Mr. Ban wrote. Weaknesses in the judiciary continue to affect public confidence in the entire legal system, including in the national police, Mr. Ban said in his report to the Security Council. "Despite some progress, the prosecution service is still facing serious challenges owing in part to limited
specialized prosecutorial capacity and the lack of an overall functioning administrative system." Praising President Ramos-Horta for promoting dialogue across the country's political spectrum to address priority issues facing the country, Mr. Ban warned against allowing the exchange of differing opinions to be exploited in heightening tensions in society. In addition, he viewed renewed political dialogue on issues such as the provision of reparations to victims of criminal acts committed from 1974 to 1999, the period under Indonesian rule, as promising. However, the "prolonged delay in delivering justice and providing reparations may further adversely affect public confidence in the rule of law," said Mr. Ban, encouraging the Government to make every effort to ensure broad-based discussion and follow-up on the recommendations of the reports of the Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation and the Commission of Truth and Friendship, as promising. On 30 August 1999, the United Nations-conducted a popular consultation, when Timorese turned out in huge numbers to vote on their future and overwhelmingly chose independence over autonomy within Indonesia. The eventual result was the birth of a State, but 1,500 to 2,000 people were killed in the immediate aftermath of the declaration.
Oct 12 2009 3:10PM
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| GORILLA PROTECTION SHOULD BE A PART OF COPENHAGEN CLIMATE TALKS – UN OFFICIAL
October 12, 2009 at 3:10 pm
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| GORILLA PROTECTION SHOULD BE A PART OF COPENHAGEN CLIMATE TALKS – UN OFFICIAL
New York, Oct 12 2009 3:10PM
A United Nations conservation expert has called for the protection of gorillas and elephants to be included in global climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December as a major factor in sustaining healthy African forests, a central element in temperature control."I would estimate that the apes and elephants of Africa disperse some 7 billion seeds every day," UN Ambassador for the Year of the Gorilla Ian Redmond said today, noting that it took more than 1,000 times that period for a project backed by the UN Environment Programme (<"http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=599&ArticleID=6341&l=en&t=long">UNEP) to plant 7 billion new trees. UN agencies have repeatedly pointed to the vital role that forests play in the health of Earth, since they absorb carbon dioxide, a key factor in global warming. UNEP reported last month that the project, launched in 2006 in a bid to push governments into reaching agreement in Copenhagen, had exceeded its goal, with China planting 2.6 billion trees, bringing the total to 7.3 billion trees planted in 167 countries. "The gorillas and elephants of Africa are doing the world a service," Mr. Redmond said following a fact-finding mission across eight African gorilla range States. "The full extent of the role they play in maintaining the health of their forest habitat – a central component of the Earth's climate regulation – is still poorly understood." Large mammals, such as elephants and gorillas, are keystone species in their relevant ecosystems. Gorillas act as 'gardeners' in the rainforests of the Congo Basin, and protecting them helps prevent loss of flora that are ecologically dependent on them. They are second only to elephants in the number of seeds they disperse. When eating fruit and seeds, the seeds pass through their system and are in this way prepared for germination. Fifteen years of armed conflicts in the Great Lakes region of Africa, accompanied by illegal exploitation of minerals to finance militias, led to a sharp increase in demand for so-called bush meat. Rapid urbanization has also accelerated deforestation through charcoal production, and gorillas and elephants have been poached in large numbers. A dramatic decline in the diversity of vegetation can be observed in parts of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). As gorillas declined and elephants vanished from the montane area, the flora changed into denser, less diverse vegetation, and weed-like plants, formerly held in check by elephants and gorillas, have become much more dominant, suffocating trees and thereby accelerating deforestation. By building nests, gorillas break off branches and create gaps in the forest canopy, letting light through to the forest floor and enabling smaller plants to grow. Hence the survival of forests requires the protection of the animals in them as well as the trees. In the long term, deforestation is as much a consequence of over-hunting as of cutting trees for charcoal or timber, UNEP reported. Supporting existing national action plans to halt deforestation of gorilla habitat is one of the major objectives of Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) Agreement on the Conservation of Gorilla and their Habitat during the Year of the Gorilla campaign. UNEP launched the Year, aimed at halting the slide towards extinction of one of humankind's closest relatives, in January when a troupe of skaters disguised as apes took to the rink at London's Natural History Museum, highlighting the theme 'Gorillas on Thin Ice.'
Oct 12 2009 3:10PM
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