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Ban rejects reports of UN withdrawal from Afghanistan
6 November – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today rejected any notion that the United Nations is leaving Afghanistan, amid reports that the world body is pulling out of the country following the announcement that it will temporarily relocate some of its staff owing to security concerns. FULL STORY >>
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UN stepping up assistance to latest wave of conflict displaced Pakistanis
6 November – The United Nations refugee agency said today it is stepping up aid to people uprooted by military operations in the Pakistani region of South Waziristan, while highlighting the ongoing needs of around one million people still displaced from an earlier offensive in the northwest. FULL STORY >>
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Displaced Sri Lankans increasingly returning home from camps – UN
6 November – About 90,000 Sri Lankans displaced by the conflict between Government forces and Tamil separatists have returned to their homes in the past three months, and the pace of returns has begun to accelerate, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. FULL STORY >>
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Tribal clashes uproot over 16,000 civilians in northern DR Congo, reports UN
6 November – Clashes between two tribes in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have caused more than 16,000 civilians to flee their homes since last week, crossing into neighbouring Republic of Congo to find safety, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. FULL STORY >>
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UN peacekeepers involved in abuse are being punished, world body says
5 November – Dozens of United Nations peacekeepers implicated in cases of sexual abuse and exploitation have been disciplined and punished, a spokesperson for the world body said today. FULL STORY >>
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International Criminal Court trial of former DR Congo leader to start next April
5 November – The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced today that the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, a former senior official of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who has been charged with war crimes, will begin in April 2010. FULL STORY >>
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Drugs and crime threaten recent stability in Guinea-Bissau, warn UN officials
5 November – The prospects for political stability in Guinea-Bissau appear to be good but are threatened by drug trafficking and organized crime, United Nations officials warned the Security Council today. FULL STORY >>
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UN helps assess relief needs in wake of deadly typhoon in Viet Nam
5 November – United Nations aid workers are taking part in a rapid assessment mission in three provinces of central Viet Nam, among the areas hit hardest by Typhoon Mirinae, which has killed at least 98 people and left a trail of destruction worth more than $56 million. FULL STORY >>
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UN to relocate some Afghanistan staff following deadly attack
5 November – The United Nations said today it will temporarily relocate some of its staff as part of increased security measures following the deadly attack in the Afghan capital last week that killed five UN staff members and injured several others. FULL STORY >>
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UN assists after another tropical storm pounds the Philippines and Viet Nam
4 November – United Nations aid agencies are at work in the Philippines and Viet Nam after yet another typhoon pummelled the region, bringing heavy rains, causing power outages and communication problems and raising the threat of renewed floods. FULL STORY >> |
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