http://www.iquango.org//news/unnews A feed from www.iquango.org. en-gb rss@thegovernmentsays.com 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 1 daily http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EGUA-7N4NCR?OpenDocument and to allow aid workers to work in safety to reach persons in need. UNRWA has been forced to suspend food distribution as it cannot guarantee the safety of its staff. The inability of the UN to provide assistance in this worsening humanitarian crisis is unacceptable. http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EGUA-7N4NEV?OpenDocument Despite some problems, voter identification and registration in Côte d'Ivoire have been positive overall in the run-up to elections, a key element in resolving a political crisis that in 2002 divided the West African country into a rebel-held north and Government-controlled south, http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MYAI-7N48Y3?OpenDocument The daily three-hour pause that Israel began today on the 12th day of its Gaza offensive against Hamas was a good first step but totally insufficient for the United Nations to aid the 1.5 million civilians living in "increasingly appalling" conditions amid credible reports of 680 people killed so far and over 3, http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MYAI-7N459B?OpenDocument The latest round of the United Nations-supported dialogue between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a leading rebel group entered into its substantive phase today, in a bid to quell the violence engulfing the vast nation's east. http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/RMOI-7N42RA?OpenDocument Les pourparlers entre le gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) et les rebelles du Congrès national pour la défense du peuple (CNDP) ont repris mercredi à Nairobi, sous la médiation de l'ONU et de l'Union africaine, http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EGUA-7N3T9N?OpenDocument The daily three-hour pause that Israel began today on the 12th day of its Gaza offensive against Hamas was a good first step but totally insufficient for the United Nations to aid the 1.5 million civilians living in "increasingly appalling" conditions amid credible reports of 680 people killed so far and over 3, http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/VDUX-7N3THJ?OpenDocument Le Fonds des Nations Unies pour l'enfance (UNICEF) vient de lancer l'une des plus importantes campagnes de vaccination et de prévention en République centrafricaine afin de protéger 800.000 enfants contre les trois principales causes de décès évitables : http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EGUA-7N3Q8J?OpenDocument Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has informed the Security Council of his intention to appoint Christopher Ross of the United States as his Personal Envoy for Western Sahara and Michael von der Schulenburg as his Executive Representative for the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL). http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EGUA-7N3QKN?OpenDocument Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has thanked United States President George W. Bush for his country's recent commitment to airlift supplies urgently needed by the joint United Nations-African Union (AU) peacekeeping force in the strife-torn Darfur region of Sudan. http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/KHII-7N37F7?OpenDocument La population des villes et villages attaquées par les rebelles ougandais de l'Armée de résistance du Seigneur (LRA) est traumatisée, a constaté une équipe des Nations Unies lors d'une mission effectuée ce week-end dans cette région de la Province Orientale, http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/VDUX-7N2ND3?OpenDocument Le 30 décembre 2008 des casques bleus de la MINUSTAH ont procédé à une distribution de nourriture et de médicaments sur l'île de la Grosse Caye. Une manière de venir en aide à la population de cette petite île, http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/VDUX-7N2NAA?OpenDocument L'Opération des Nations Unies en Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI) a accueilli le 1er janvier 38 nouveaux éléments de la police des Nations Unies (UNPOL) venus agrandir ses rangs. http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EGUA-7N2NC5?OpenDocument More than 30 people have been killed in two separate Israeli strikes on clearly-marked United Nations schools where civilians were seeking refuge from the ongoing violence in Gaza, an official with the world body said today. http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/RMOI-7N23NF?OpenDocument au nord-est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), indique lundi le Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires (OCHA). http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EGUA-7MZTRF?OpenDocument The United Nations is continuing to rush assistance to help those uprooted by clashes in the war-torn far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including victims of violence at the hands of the notorious Ugandan rebel group known as the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EGUA-7MZTZN?OpenDocument Two new contingents of Nigerian police officers trained in high-risk operations have joined the joint United Nations-African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in the war-ravaged Darfur region of Sudan. http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EGUA-7MZQG2?OpenDocument Ambulances and medical workers in Gaza are facing increasing difficulty in reaching the wounded, some are being killed in doing so, and a "humanitarian breathing space" is vital to ensure that food and medical supplies reach those in need as Israel's offensive entered its 10th day, http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MYAI-7MY2T9?OpenDocument Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced his deep concern over Israel's launch of a ground operation into Gaza today, with the Security Council calling an emergency meeting to discuss the situation. http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/YSAR-7MWTUZ?OpenDocument " a senior United Nations envoy warned today, as diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict intensify. http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/YSAR-7MWTWM?OpenDocument The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today called on the main rebel group in the east of the vast country to resume talks with the Government next week in a bid to end fighting that has forced over 250, http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/YSAR-7MUS9H?OpenDocument Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is "on full alert" as he intensifies diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza fighting, his spokesperson said today, as other United Nations officials voiced disappointment that Israel has so far rejected the idea of a 48-hour lull.