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New York: The United Nations and its aid partners issued a call for nearly $1.5 billion to assist 3 million Haitians - one third of the Caribbean nation's population - following last month's colossal earthquake, making it the largest-ever humanitarian appeal launched in the wake of a natural disaster.

New York: The United Nations today inaugurated a panel of prominent political, intellectual and religious figures from all regions entrusted with furthering peace founded on justice, respect for human rights, gender equality and solidarity in the context of an increasingly globalized world.

New York: Millions of Egyptian children continue to live in poverty, despite recent gains made for young people, particularly on the legislative front, a study commissioned by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has found.

New York: Many of the underlying causes that contributed to the 2006 political crisis in Timor-Leste remain, despite recent encouraging signs, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns, calling the country's security and justice institutions fragile and possibly unable to withstand another major crisis.

New York: Economic diversification is vital if the world's most poverty-stricken countries, some of them depending on a single or a few raw materials or commodities, are to escape their predicament, a top United Nations trade official has said.

Suriname's medium-term prospects are favorable, with large alumina and gold projects expected to come on stream. The key challenge will be to sustain the economic recovery and enhance the long-term growth potential, while ensuring continued macroeconomic stability and fiscal sustainability.

New York: The United Nations remains deeply concerned at the current stalemate in the Middle East peace process, the world body's political chief said today, voicing the hope that both the Israelis and the Palestinians will accept a proposal put forward to restart talks.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded that Iran's economy had performed strongly in recent years supported by high oil prices and expansionary fiscal and monetary policies. However, declining oil prices have had an adverse effect on output and external fiscal balances. In light of this, the IMF also supported the authorities' plans to increase non-oil revenue and reduce subsidies, and stressed the need to address forcefully the soundness of the banking system.

New York: With progress uneven towards meeting this year's goal of universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care, the United Nations today called on countries and regional bodies to convene review meetings to identify obstacles and plan better strategies.

New York: The top United Nations envoy in Côte d'Ivoire is holding intensive talks with all sides in the divided West African country to ensure that last week's dissolution of the Government and the independent electoral authority does not affect repeatedly delayed elections, currently slated to be held next month.