Full Coverage: United Nations

28.09.2007 The recent decision by Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka to grant citizenship to three million people who have no official identity has been hailed by the UN Refugee Agency as a ‘major breakthrough.’

27.09.2007 “Tourism Opens Doors for Women.” This is the theme for this year’s World Tourism Day, celebrated every year on September 27. It is also a call to work towards the third Millennium Development Goal of promoting gender equity and empowerment.

26.09.2007 Global warming could impact one billion people, warned Rajendra K. Pachauri of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) at the opening of the largest-ever gathering of world leaders on climate change. Heads of states, top officials, civil society and business leaders from over 150 nations attended the high-level meeting on 24 September.

21.09.2007 The Taliban has promised to support the immunization drive against polio on the International Day of Peace, which falls on September 21st, by letting the vaccinators do their job. As guns fall silent, the people of Afghanistan will celebrate peace in a series of activities planned across the country.

14.09.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Sep 13 (OneWorld) - Despite strong objections from the United States and some of its allies, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday calling for the recognition of the world's 370 million indigenous peoples' right to self-determination and control over their lands and resources.

07.09.2007 Amid growing concern over the slow pace of international negotiations, the United Nations has called an extraordinary meeting of world leaders to discuss climate change. Considering that climate change has enormous implications for the world economy and international development, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has invited all the heads of state to come to New York to attend the high-level conference.