Topic: United Nations

Runner aiming to smash own record

The only man on the planet to run seven marathons in less than seven days on the seven continents is aiming to go one better by smashing the ...
Print Email . A senior United Nations relief official stressed today that assisting the people of Côte d'Ivoire in overcoming their current...
There was something odd about two sacks that showed up this month in the United Nations mailroom, even if they did have what appeared to be the...
UN Honours Memory of Children Who Perished in the Holocaust The United Nations today honoured the memory of the more than 1.5 million boys and ...

Cocaine found at UN centre

A shipment containing 16kg of cocaine was seized yesterday at the UN's mail intake centre, a New York Police Department spokesman said.. . Paul...
Print Email . The head of the United Nations office dedicated to disaster risk reduction wrapped up her visit to the Philippines today by comparing ...
Cholera cases have soared in the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent weeks, the UN said on Friday, bringing the number of people infected in the...
There's an important anti-global warming op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal. It's signed by sixteen scientists with important-sounding titles. In...

Obama Comes Around on U.N. Reform

Ambassador Joseph Torsella, the U.S. Representative for Management and Reform to the United Nations, has laid out an extensive reform agenda for...
Spared some costs: The owner of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, Transocean Ltd.,won't have to pay compensatory damages related to oil spilled...