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18 March 2010
                       
 
 
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17 Mar 2010
 
 
UN council wants probe of Somalia aid diversion
SOMALI AID
Members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council want an outside investigation of charges of widespread diversion of UN aid to radical Islamist rebels in Somalia, Mexico's UN envoy said on Tuesday.
 
 
12 Mar 2010
 
Somali tied to Islamists worked with two UN agencies
CORRUPTION
A Somali businessman linked to Islamist rebels who likely received a ransom paid for kidnapped French aid workers was a contractor for the World Food Program (WFP) and Unicef, a United Nations (UN)...
 
 
11 Mar 2010
 
UN launches review of criticised climate panel
CLIMATE CHANGE
United Nations (UN) secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that a group of national science academies would review UN climate science to restore trust after a 2007 global warming report...
 
 
10 Mar 2010
 
UN agency punished Somalia whistleblower
CORRUPTION
The United Nations (UN) Ethics Committee has upheld complaints by a former employee of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) who said that he suffered retaliation from the UNDP for alleging that its...
 
 
SA: Statement by Dumisa ka Jele, Ministry of National Planning spokesperson, on Minister Manuel’s appointment to serve on a high-level Advisory Group on climate change financing (10/03/2010)
Statements

Minister in the Presidency responsible for National Planning, Trevor A Manuel MP, has been appointed as a member of the High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing established by UN...

 
 
09 Mar 2010
 
Nigeria urged to end impunity after village massacre
HUMAN RIGHTS
US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged Nigeria to prosecute those behind what it called a massacre of at least 200 Christian villagers and end a cycle of impunity which has allowed...
 
 
SA, India, Indonesia seek top UN climate job
CLIMATE CHANGE
South Africa, India and Indonesia are vying to win the United Nations' (UN) top climate change job, a key post to build trust between poor and rich in 2010 after the UN's Copenhagen summit which...
 
 
24 Feb 2010
 
Sudan signs ceasefire deal with main Darfur rebels
MOVE TO PEACE
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir signed a ceasefire deal with the main Darfur rebel group on Tuesday that is intended to lead to a broader peace deal, a Reuters witness at the signing...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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