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New York: A top United Nations official today hailed Malta's ratification of a global treaty banning the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography as a critical step towards protecting the rights of young people.

New York: The Timorese national police force today resumed primary responsibility for the fledgling nation's Immigration Department, Border Patrol Unit and Interpol Office from the United Nations as the gradual transfer of security functions continues.

New York: Flashing cameras and well-wishers' applause greeted 18 refugees when they touched down today in Tokyo, where they will begin new lives as part of Asia's first-ever resettlement programme, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported.

An IMF team visited St. George's during September 20-28 to conduct discussions on the first review of the government's economic program that is supported by the IMF's Extended Credit Facility (ECF) approved by the Fund's Executive Board on April 2, 2010. The focus of the mission was to assess performance under the program at end-June 2010 and review recent economic developments.

New York: Sierra Leone, often cited as a success story in United Nations efforts to consolidate peace in countries that have been ravaged by conflict, faces good opportunities but also major risks from upcoming elections and newly found mineral wealth, a senior UN official said today.

New York: Eritrea's Foreign Minister today told the General Assembly that the United Nations “continues to ignore” Ethiopia's failure to comply with the ruling of an international commission that delineated the border between the two countries after their 1998-2000 war.

New York: Zambia has backed the convening of a United Nations conference to discuss an international agreement to regulate trade in small arms and light weapons, saying uncontrolled trade in such arms threatened the country's security and social development.

New York: The long-running conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is based on both emotional and practical problems, Israel's Foreign Minister told the General Assembly today, stressing the need for a two-staged solution.

New York: Acute respiratory infections are increasing among flood-hit communities in Pakistan as cooler weather sets in, with nearly 90,000 people affected over the past week, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today.

New York: A new United Nations report showing significant progress in improving access to HIV/AIDS services in 37 developing countries offers realistic hope for the achievement of universal access, a UN official responsible for battling the pandemic said today.