About US | Work Program | Field Activities | Statutory Bodies | Information Resources | Related Links | News | Events | Sitemap Search Home UN in the News 10 Jun 2008 Open Search Urged for U.N. Rights Job 10 Jun 2008 The U.N. in Congo 10 Jun 2008 Don't blame the obese 10 Jun 2008 Fukuda's climate plan termed insufficient to draw good G-8 results 10 Jun 2008 SUSTAINABILITY DEPENDS ON GLOBAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS 10 Jun 2008 The Balkanization Of Europe 10 Jun 2008 AIDS Drugs Reaching More People in Developing World, U.N. Says 10 Jun 2008 UN: New HIV infections outpaces drug treatment 10 Jun 2008 Spread of Tuberculosis Seen Slowing Progress on AIDS 10 Jun 2008 Koda quits as head of U.N. info center 22 May 2008 Global terrorist violence drops; Study finds collapse in support for al-Qaida in most countries 22 May 2008 Terrorism in decline: study 22 May 2008 Japan reelected to U.N. Human Rights Council 22 May 2008 Sri Lanka denied seat on U.N. rights council 22 May 2008 15 elected to U.N. Human Rights Council 22 May 2008 UN food expert wants halt to biofuel investment 22 May 2008 UN food agency says global rice prices may fall, though likely to remain high 22 May 2008 candidates see different roles for U.N. 20 May 2008 Burma outside the U.N. umbrella 20 May 2008 With the Junta or Without It; 20 May 2008 Asean to co-ordinate international relief effort 20 May 2008 UN finally visits site of disaster 20 May 2008 U.N. Chief Plans Burma Trip Amid Questions Over Aid 20 May 2008 U.N. puts its scope on U.S. racism 20 May 2008 The Latest U.N. Insult 20 May 2008 Monkeys under threat, scientists warn UN biodiversity conference 20 May 2008 Asia's Other Crisis; Famine looms--not just in Burma but also North Korea. And the U.N. has only made 17 May 2008 To protect sovereignty, or to protect lives?; The UN and humanitarian intervention 17 May 2008 The uncertain outlook for the UN's Clean Development Mechanism 16 May 2008 Burmese junta demonstrates uselessness of UN doctrine 16 May 2008 No hope for 'responsibility to protect' 16 May 2008 U.N.'s Diouf hopes Fukuda will play big part in solving food crisis 16 May 2008 UN food chief urges aid for agriculture 16 May 2008 Global-warming myth 16 May 2008 Obesity adds to global warming 16 May 2008 U.N. info center in Tokyo broke accounting rules: U.N. 16 May 2008 Time for UN, US to act to get aid into Myanmar 16 May 2008 Controversial UN summit on menu at Canadian luncheon 16 May 2008 Trying to get off the UN's terrorist list described as 'Kafkaesque' 16 May 2008 UN: World economy to grow by 1.8 percent in 2008 13 May 2008 UN Convention on Biological Diversity 13 May 2008 UN conference aims to brake biodiversity loss 13 May 2008 UN chief urges global leadership to combat food crisis 13 May 2008 Fifteen years of progress 13 May 2008 It's time to intervene; There is no moral difference between allowing innocents to be killed by machete or by cholera -- the world has a 'responsibility to protect' in either case 13 May 2008 UN must tackle Burma 13 May 2008 U.N. Leader Tells Myanmar's Regime There's 'No More Time to Lose' 13 May 2008 Natural World Museum; United Nations Seminar to Focus on Art as a Vehicle for Changing Attitudes Toward the Environment 12 May 2008 Armed force not part of the responsibility to protect 12 May 2008 Burma's agony is a test of the UN's moral authority 12 May 2008 In Burma, a U.N. Promise Not Kept 12 May 2008 UN to Myanmar: 'Act now or more lives will be lost' 12 May 2008 UN: Record world rice production, but prices set to remain high 12 May 2008 Four Ways to Ease a Global Food Crisis Over the Next Year 12 May 2008 Tax evasion 'costs lives of 5.6m children' 12 May 2008 Persistent image of 'hellhole Haiti' an outdated myth, UN peacekeepers insist 11 May 2008 Economist urges more action on global food shortages 11 May 2008 Free the Food; Export controls threaten the world's hungry. 10 May 2008 Taking the strain; Food prices and protest 10 May 2008 Leading Article: Food: A perfect storm 10 May 2008 UN says potato could be food shortage saviour 10 May 2008 Taking the strain; Food prices and protest 09 May 2008 U.N. Pressuring Myanmar to End Barriers to Aid 09 May 2008 Responsibility to protect? Yes 09 May 2008 Report: U.N. aid coordinator 'extremely frustrated' with Myanmar's refusal to allow in workers 09 May 2008 UN halts aid to Myanmar after junta seizes supplies 09 May 2008 Human rights being hijacked at UN; Giving rights-abusing countries a place on council is like foxes guarding the henhouse 09 May 2008 GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS: Nations, farmers need our help 07 May 2008 Soaring food prices fed by greed, banker says 07 May 2008 Is the U.S. doing enough to alleviate the world food crisis? 07 May 2008 UN Resolution 181: 'A crossroads in history' 07 May 2008 U.N. Chief Ban agrees to consider designating 'Walking Day' 06 May 2008 Ground Is Broken On Renovation Of U.N. Headquarters 06 May 2008 The World; 'A time of rebirth' at U.N. site 06 May 2008 U.N. kicks off renovation of headquarters 06 May 2008 Food vs. fuel a global myth 06 May 2008 Biofuels answer to climate change, say UN, EU officials 06 May 2008 UN tackling food crisis 'at full speed' 06 May 2008 Bush heads wrong way on global food crisis 06 May 2008 UN calls on world leaders to attend food summit in Rome 06 May 2008 Ban to convene food crisis task force meeting May 12 06 May 2008 Aid agencies tell big business where to put its help 02 May 2008 Bush Seeks $770 Million More in World Food Aid 02 May 2008 U.S. could add $770M in food aid 02 May 2008 Bush calls for approval of $770 million in food aid 02 May 2008 World food crisis no longer theory, but reality 02 May 2008 Food crisis payback for '20 years of mistakes': UN expert 02 May 2008 U.N.'s World Food Program Cried Poverty While Sitting on Cash Stockpile of More Than $1.22 Billion 02 May 2008 Kiwi contractor caught in UN corruption scandal 02 May 2008 Saving the children 01 May 2008 Former bully-boy supermarkets taking it on the chin from producers 01 May 2008 Some food for thought 01 May 2008 Australia To Give A$30 Mln In Aid For Global Food Shortage 01 May 2008 Hunger and hope 01 May 2008 Global warming 'to stop for 10 years' 01 May 2008 Judge tosses UN employee's sexual harassment suit 01 May 2008 Through Africa with hope 01 May 2008 World briefing World's poor will inherit the dearth 29 Apr 2008 Men are special too, no matter what the UN says 29 Apr 2008 Climate change could force 1 billion from their homes by 2050 29 Apr 2008 Russia: U.N. Warning On Population 22 Apr 2008 U.S. needs to take lead against world hunger 22 Apr 2008 London summit to tackle 'tsunami' of rising food prices 22 Apr 2008 UN Scribe Bemoans Africa's Position in Global Economy 22 Apr 2008 UN: Businesses should seek climate solutions, spur governments to act amid economic downturn 22 Apr 2008 Ethanol's Failed Promise 22 Apr 2008 Climate change devastation gives food for thought on Earth Day 22 Apr 2008 U.N. rights chief urges new effort against racism 21 Apr 2008 Climate Numbers Are a Big Old Mess 21 Apr 2008 Rivers Running Dry 21 Apr 2008 Food costs endanger U.N. poverty efforts 21 Apr 2008 Toxic e-waste pouring into Third World 21 Apr 2008 UN predicts massive crisis: Explainer 'Beyond a failed state' 21 Apr 2008 UN move expands Australia's territory: minister 21 Apr 2008 Brown urges revamp of U.N., other institutions 20 Apr 2008 UN chief calls for int'l action on rising food prices 20 Apr 2008 Ban Ki-Moon's Rise at U.N. Eases Tensions With Jerusalem 20 Apr 2008 A global warming calamity is building in the Himalayas 19 Apr 2008 Pope calls on UN to do more to stop abuse of human rights 19 Apr 2008 Vigorous Defense of Human Rights Is Urged by Pope in U.N. Address 19 Apr 2008 Intervene to protect rights, Pope tells UN; Benedict warns against a 'secularist ideology' 19 Apr 2008 Pope calls for united diplomacy 19 Apr 2008 Bush's legacy on global warming 19 Apr 2008 President Bush speaks out on global warming 18 Apr 2008 Food lessons 18 Apr 2008 It's time to scrap the ethanol boondoggle 18 Apr 2008 UN food aid budget soars with rocketing prices 18 Apr 2008 Rising grain prices can benefit European, Third World growers: EU 18 Apr 2008 UN agency appeals for 256 million dollars more in food funds 18 Apr 2008 U.N. plans summit on food crises 18 Apr 2008 France warns climate change driving war, hunger 18 Apr 2008 Our Climate Numbers Are a Big Old Mess 18 Apr 2008 Pontiff to bring message to UN 18 Apr 2008 U.N. visit highlights the pope's unique status 18 Apr 2008 Officials say 'little guy' is key to security 18 Apr 2008 Pope expected to talk values at UN 18 Apr 2008 Pope champions human rights in UN address 18 Apr 2008 After intimate meeting, pope turns to global audience 16 Apr 2008 U.N. Panel Urges Changes to Feed Poor While Saving Environment 16 Apr 2008 Meles Zenawi: An Impatient Ally 16 Apr 2008 Ex-UN prosecutor's organ trading claims challenged 15 Apr 2008 UN chief: Food crisis has reached emergency proportions, threatens fight against poverty 15 Apr 2008 Quiet crusader: The UN's the real test 15 Apr 2008 This is a UN 'expert'. I'd prefer 'conspiracy crank' 15 Apr 2008 Climate change: Major polluters to meet in Paris 15 Apr 2008 Unesco destroyed 100,000 of its own books, audit reveals 12 Apr 2008 One quick shot may not be enough 11 Apr 2008 As they tackle climate change, governments are starving the people they set out to help 11 Apr 2008 Scientists predict climate change could cause more flooding and droughts 11 Apr 2008 AP Interview: UN official says economic fears must not impede fight against global warming 11 Apr 2008 IMF meeting: Poor go hungry while rich fill their tanks: World Bank condemns dash to biofuels Call for extra L250m in aid to grow more food: Losers and winners 11 Apr 2008 Inflation hits consumers worldwide 11 Apr 2008 UN food agency says soaring food prices likely to persist 11 Apr 2008 UN fearful of food inflation 11 Apr 2008 Pope is coming to UN as `pilgrim of peace,' Holy See's UN envoy says 11 Apr 2008 U.N. General Assembly head seeks early intergovernmental talks on council reform 10 Apr 2008 Hot Air in Bangkok By Indur Goklany , The Wall Street Journal Asia 10 Apr 2008 Vatican envoy says Pope is coming to UN as `pilgrim of peace' 10 Apr 2008 Women's Network: UN Is Playing Politics 10 Apr 2008 Food Fight 10 Apr 2008 UN warns on food shortage riots 10 Apr 2008 The World Food Crisis 10 Apr 2008 Genocide loophole unravels 10 Apr 2008 U.S. owes hundreds of millions in dues 09 Apr 2008 Study Gives High Marks to U.S. Internet 09 Apr 2008 Google Earth could be used to help refugees; Search engine's platform 09 Apr 2008 Global poverty to halve by 2015, but Africa lags behind, report says 09 Apr 2008 UN, World Bank, and IMF Say Sub-Saharan Africa Behind on MDGs 09 Apr 2008 Politics, sports should not be mixed, U.N.'s new sport's rep says 09 Apr 2008 Olympic boycotts - a bad idea 09 Apr 2008 What is his name, again? Fedor Lukyanov, editor of the Russia in global affairs magazine 07 Apr 2008 Traditional, emerging donors urged to work closely on development aid 07 Apr 2008 Irregular Warfare, Both Future and Present 07 Apr 2008 UNRWA employees in Jordan on strike for salary increments 06 Apr 2008 Rich, emerging nations discuss poverty reduction in Africa 05 Apr 2008 UN charter on disabled rights to come into force 03 Apr 2008 World Bank calls for 'New Deal' to fight hunger 03 Apr 2008 U.S. envoy calls for U.N. relief 03 Apr 2008 UN panel is wrong on climate change,researchers claim; Peril 'seriously underestimated'. World's energy systems need dramatic transformation, critics say 03 Apr 2008 Dust plays huge role in climate change 03 Apr 2008 US warns on economy as Africa seeks climate aid 03 Apr 2008 US Cites Recession Fear in Climate Talks 03 Apr 2008 Al Qaeda outburst at UN 'false, unacceptable': Ban Ki-moon 03 Apr 2008 UN enemy of Islam: Al-Qaeda number two 02 Apr 2008 Former UN official jailed for corruption 02 Apr 2008 Ex-UN official convicted of accepting bribes is sentenced to 8 years in prison 02 Apr 2008 UN blunders with human rights logo resembling robes of the Dalai Lama 02 Apr 2008 Bangkok climate change talks to produce more talks 02 Apr 2008 Canada foils UN water plan 01 Apr 2008 World Health Organization fears rise in dengue cases due to warm 01 Apr 2008 U.N. Agency Provided $2.3M Worth of Equipment for Venezuela — Or Did It? 01 Apr 2008 Bangkok climate change talks get off to good start, UN claims 01 Apr 2008 Poor nations fear being left in cold on global warming 01 Apr 2008 Poor nations at climate conference demand more money to cope with global warming 01 Apr 2008 General Assembly urges stepped up efforts to reduce 1.2 million annual 01 Apr 2008 UN oversight 01 Apr 2008 The dream palace of ethnocentric nationalism 01 Apr 2008 Security Council push a big shift 01 Apr 2008 No easy way to a seat at this table 01 Apr 2008 Independence of U.N. Probes in Doubt 28 Mar 2008 Racing to hug those trees 28 Mar 2008 Comrade Sid: spy who siphoned off $ 1/2bn from Oil-for-Food deal 28 Mar 2008 UN: Hariri Tribunal Has Startup Funds 28 Mar 2008 Global climate talks in Bangkok to set stage for future pact 28 Mar 2008 Tibetan students climb walls of UN compound, dozens arrested 28 Mar 2008 Tibetan exiles scale walls of UN compound in Nepalese capital 27 Mar 2008 Grain prices soar globally 27 Mar 2008 UN Report: Asia's 2008 Growth to Slow 27 Mar 2008 UN Report: Asia Faces Jump in Food Costs 27 Mar 2008 Biofuels boom hurting Asia's poorest: UN 27 Mar 2008 Canada decries appointments to UN human rights body; Anti-Israel 27 Mar 2008 Fight violence with nonviolenceBYLINE: Rolf Carriere and Michael Nagler 27 Mar 2008 Is it Macedonia by any other name? 27 Mar 2008 UN raises alarm on AIDS epidemic in Asia 27 Mar 2008 The ticking timebomb: UN tribunal gears up to try Lebanon PM's 27 Mar 2008 CHINA SHAKES UP THE WORLD 26 Mar 2008 Joocing the Next Billion Internet Users 26 Mar 2008 UN mediator puts forward name in Macedonia-Greece dispute 26 Mar 2008 UN climate change scientist: Tariffs on goods from big polluters spell 26 Mar 2008 Climate change: Just deal with it; Adapting is cheaper than fighting, some scientists say. Critics of that theory warn of too many unknowns. 26 Mar 2008 UN backs feds' view on water; Access not a right; Ottawa's stand 25 Mar 2008 Macedonia to end contentious talks with Greece over name if NATO bid vetoed 25 Mar 2008 Family planning gone awry 25 Mar 2008 Mexico Becomes Second Fattest Nation in the World 25 Mar 2008 The U.N. Bureaucracy? A Bargain at $2.5 Billion 25 Mar 2008 Sierra Leone Special Court's Narrow Focus; Well-Funded but Selective War Crimes Probe Draws Resentment of Impoverished Victims 25 Mar 2008 Ban Ki-Moon Faces Criticism for Restructuring Secretariat 24 Mar 2008 UN chief urges global action on World TB Day to stop tuberculosis 24 Mar 2008 Multilateralism without the UN is a very limited concept Top Copyright 2008 FAO. All Rights Reserved.