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NEGOTIATIONS THE ONLY PATH TO MIDDLE EAST PEACE

Special Correspondent - 2011-09-23 23:17
New York: Lasting peace in the Middle East will only be achieved through direct negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians, and not through the imposition of United Nations resolutions, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today.

BULGARIA PRESSES FOR ALL BALKAN COUNTRIES TO JOIN EU

Special Correspondent - 2011-09-23 23:14
New York: The Balkans will only become a permanently stable region when all the countries that comprised the former Yugoslavia are accepted as members of the European Union, Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister told the General Assembly today.

SUDAN: UN AGENCY SEEKS ACCESS TO DELIVER FOOD TO SOUTHERN KORDOFAN AND BLUE NILE

Special Correspondent - 2011-09-23 23:11
New York: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it is appealing to the Sudanese Government for access to Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states so that it can provide assistance to thousands of people affected by fighting.

AFRICAN UNION AND UN AGREE TO STEP UP JOINT PEACE EFFORTS

Special Correspondent - 2011-09-23 23:11
New York: The leaders of the United Nations and the African Union today agreed to step up the joint peace efforts of the two organizations on some of the major conflicts and security issues across the continent.

ECUADORIAN-UN ACCORD THAT PUTS ECOLOGY OVER OIL DRILLING HAILED AS MODEL FOR WORLD

Special Correspondent - 2011-09-23 23:07
New York: An Ecuadorian accord to leave vast oil reserves, conservatively valued at $7.2 billion, untapped to protect biodiversity in a national park in return for half that amount from the international community was heralded at the United Nations today as a model in the fight to save the planet.

IRANIAN NUCLEAR ISSUE CAN ONLY BE RESOLVED VIA NEGOTIATED POLITICAL SOLUTION

Special Correspondent - 2011-09-23 23:07
New York: The dispute over the status of Iran’s nuclear programme can only be resolved “through a negotiated political solution that restores international confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature” of the programme, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today.

ZIMBABWEAN ELECTIONS MUST BE FREE AND PEACEFUL

Special Correspondent - 2011-09-23 23:03
New York: Parliamentary elections expected to take place in Zimbabwe early next year must be free, fair and peaceful, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today.

STRICKEN NUCLEAR PLANT TO BE FULLY SHUT DOWN BY END OF YEAR, JAPAN TELLS UN

Special Correspondent - 2011-09-23 23:02
New York: Japan is making steady progress in stabilizing the nuclear power plant damaged by the massive earthquake and catastrophic tsunami which hit the country in March, but a number of challenges remain, including the removal of debris and restoring the livelihoods of people in the affected region, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told the General Assembly today.

Humanitarian and Development Partners Agree on Concrete Steps to Tackle Disasters

Commitment follows agreement this week to make resilience to disasters an urgent global priority
Special Correspondent - 2011-09-23 23:02
WASHINGTON, DC — In an unprecedented move, seven key global partners committed today to work together in the planning and financing of disaster risk reduction and resilience strategies in critical disaster hotspots around the world.

IMF and Belgium Sign Agreements Worth €4.2 Million to Scale Up Cooperation in Capacity Building

Special Correspondent - 2011-09-23 19:53
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Belgium signed two agreements today for a total contribution of €4.2 million (around US$5.8 million) to enhance their cooperation in capacity building, with a special focus on Belgium’s partner countries in Africa. Part of the funding represents an increased contribution to the Tax Policy and Administration Topical Trust Fund, to which Belgium becomes a lead donor.