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  • March 2008

    • UN Pleads for $500M in Food Aid

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Mar 24, 08 4:59 AM CDT

      UN Pleads for $500M in Food Aid

      (Newser) - A United Nations food program has issued an extraordinary emergency plea for an extra $500 million in aid, warning that shipments to the world's hungry may be rationed if the money can't be raised over the next month, reports the Financial Times . The World Food Program feeds some 73 million people in 80 countries. More »

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      United Nations  • European Union  • oil price  • Canada  • hunger  • Easter  • World Food Program  • USA

    • UN Cop Killed in Kosovo Riots

      AFP  |  Mar 18, 08 6:51 AM CDT

      UN Cop Killed in Kosovo Riots

      (Newser) - A Ukrainian UN police officer has been killed and at least 40 UN or NATO personnel were injured as Serbs continued to exchange gunfire with NATO and UN forces, reports AFP. Some 70 Serbs were also wounded as yesterday's fighting in ethnically charged Mitrovica spilled over to today, including a man who fell into a coma after being shot in the head. More »

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      Russia  • United Nations  • NATO  • Serbia  • Kosovo  • Vojislav Kostunica  • Mitrovica

    • UN Forces Withdraw From Kosovo Town

      BBC  |  Mar 17, 08 9:55 AM CDT

      UN Forces Withdraw From Kosovo Town

      (Newser) - UN police trying to retake a courthouse were forced to withdraw from the Kosovo city of Mitrovica after clashes with ethnic Serbs, reports the BBC. NATO troops were left in charge of security after the worst violence since Kosovo declared independence; AFP reported at least 100 police and protesters were injured in struggles that included rocks, tear gas, and at least one grenade blast. More »

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      United Nations  • Serbia  • Kosovo  • Albania  • NATO troops  • tear gas  • courthouse  • Serbs  • Mitrovica

    • Glacial Melt Hit Record in '06

      BBC  |  Mar 17, 08 8:33 AM CDT

      Glacial Melt Hit Record in '06

      (Newser) - Glaciers shrank an alarming average of 4.9 feet in 2006, the UN Environment Program says—a dramatic difference from ice loss numbers in the ‘80s and ‘90s, when glaciers lost an average 11.8 inches a year. UNEP’s director pointed to "many canaries in the climate change coal mine," emphasizing that millions depend on glaciers for water, agriculture, and power generation, BBC News reports. More »

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      climate change  • environment  • United Nations  • Europe  • glacier  • ice melt  • Alps  • Pyrenees

    • Serbs Storm UN's Kosovo Courthouse

      AFP  |  Mar 15, 08 8:11 AM CDT

      Serbs Storm UN's Kosovo Courthouse

      (Newser) - Hundreds of Serbs smashed down gates at two United Nations-run courthouses in northern Kosovo yesterday and stormed the buildings, AFP reports. The mob, opposed to Kosovo's independence, hauled down the UN flag and hoisted the Serbian one. They clashed with UN police, pelting them with rocks and metal objects. NATO's secretary-general condemned the violence as an unacceptable provocation. More »

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      United Nations  • Serbia  • Kosovo  • Kosovar independence  • courts  • Ethnic Serbs

    • US Blocks UN From Prison Inspections in Iraq

      AFP  |  Mar 12, 08 6:06 AM CDT

      US Blocks UN From Prison Inspections in Iraq

      (Newser) - The US has denied a top UN official access to American prisons in Iraq, drawing condemnation from the torture expert, reports AFP. "I'm astonished that the US government is not willing to grant me access," said the official. Iraqi and British forces have permitted access to their prisons. The US maintains that Iraq is still a combat zone not subject to traditional human rights protections.  More »

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      Iraq  • United Nations  • prison  • human rights

    • UN Cranks Up Iran Sanctions

      Reuters  |  Mar 3, 08 6:19 PM CST

      UN Cranks Up Iran Sanctions

      (Newser) - The UN hit Iran with a third round of sanctions today for refusing to halt its nuclear enrichment program, Reuters reports. The 14-0 security council vote approved more travel and financial limits and boosted trade restrictions, but was curbed by a US report that Tehran had scuttled its nuclear weapon plans in 2003, diplomats said. More »

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      Iran  • United Nations  • nuclear weapons  • Security Council  • nuclear enrichment  • economic sanctions  • international sanctions

    • Darfur Sees New Cycle of Bloodshed, Refugees

      New York Times  |  Mar 2, 08 2:32 PM CST

      Darfur Sees New Cycle of Bloodshed, Refugees

      (Newser) - Darfur may be on a road back to the pitched fighting between rebels, militias and the Sudanese army that killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions 5 years ago, prompting the US to call it genocide, the New York Times reports. The Sudanese government recently stepped up operations in the area, creating “a population that is just being attacked from both sides.” More »

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      United Nations  • Sudan  • Darfur  • genocide  • Crisis in Darfur  • African Union  • Chad  • Janjaweed  • peacekeeper  • Sudanese Liberation Army  • Justice and Equality Movement

  • February 2008

    • Cuba Signs Human Rights Pacts at UN

      BBC  |  Feb 29, 08 8:22 AM CST

      Cuba Signs Human Rights Pacts at UN

      (Newser) - Cuba yesterday signed a pair of legally binding human rights agreements, promising, among other things, to allow its citizens free speech, free association, and the right to travel, the BBC reports. Coming mere days after Raul Castro became president, the gesture could signal a shift in Cuba’s policy, though Cuba insists it is only “formalizing” rights Cubans have long held. More »

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      United Nations  • Cuba  • human rights  • Raul Castro  • UN Commission on Human Rights

    • UN May Cut Aid During Hunger Crisis

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Feb 25, 08 6:54 PM CST

      UN May Cut Aid During Hunger Crisis

      (Newser) - A UN hunger relief agency is in crisis talks today over concerns that it has to slash worldwide aid, the Financial Times reports. Officials at the World Food Programme said today that rising food prices are forcing up their budget by millions of dollars per week. “Our ability to reach people is going down just as the needs go up,” said Executive Director Josette Sheeran. More »

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      United Nations  • food aid  • World Food Programme

    • Serb Protests Rock Kosovo

      Associated Press  |  Feb 23, 08 7:29 AM CST

      Serb Protests Rock Kosovo

      (Newser) - Mobs of Serb nationalists chanting "Kosovo is ours!" threw stones, bottles, and firecrackers at UN police yesterday as a bridge in northern Kosovo separating Serbs from ethnic Albanians became a flashpoint for conflict over the fledgling independent state. The State Dept. meanwhile ordered non-essential diplomats and all dependents of US personnel to leave Serbia after rioters torched the US Embassy in Belgrade Thursday. More »

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      Russia  • United Nations  • State Department  • Serbia  • Kosovo  • Belgrade

    • Dozens Dead in Turkish Ground Raid

      Associated Press  |  Feb 23, 08 6:39 AM CST

      Dozens Dead in Turkish Ground Raid

      (Newser)