http://1un.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for UN en Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:04:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2037725 unknown@Netscape.com Across Iraq, millions of people are looking for safer places to live, and not finding them. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reported last week that 4.2 million Iraqis have been forced out of their homes. There are also ominous signs that the 4-month-old US security plan for Baghdad is failing to reduce the level of violence. Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:04:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2037725iraqRefugeesUNcommissiontroopsurgeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2025359 unknown@Netscape.com A senior United Nations official urged a 171-nation U.N. wildlife forum on Sunday to take action to help protect animals from climate change. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:25:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2025359UNurgesprotectionanimalsClimatechangeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2022819 unknown@Netscape.com More than four years after the fall of Baghdad, the United Nations is spending millions of dollars in Iraqi oil money to continue the hunt for Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. Sat, 02 Jun 2007 16:11:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2022819UNwmdHusseinusbushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2010414 unknown@Netscape.com Awash in snow, path to Pikes Peak summit proving dangerous. Last May, Teresa Taylor was watching climbers pad up to the summit of Pikes Peak in shorts and sneakers. This year, she's warning everyone that beyond Barr Camp, you'd better be dressed for the worst. Sat, 26 May 2007 12:13:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2010414globalwarmingsnowClimatechangeEnvirowhackosUNIPCCScamNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1778420 unknown@Netscape.com The United Nations set up a pavilion at Tehran's 20th International Book Fair to contact the people visiting the book fair. Mon, 07 May 2007 02:34:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1778420UNbookfairtehranNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1718722 unknown@Netscape.com Life for an estimated 100,000 people in poverty-stricken rural India has been improved dramatically by several hours of reliable solar-powered lighting every night, made available by a UN-led pilot project to facilitate household financing for solar home systems. Wed, 02 May 2007 18:59:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1718722energysolarpoweralternativeUNindiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1616600 unknown@Netscape.com Palestinians called on Israel Wednesday to seize the opportunity to negotiate peace without preconditions, but Israel refused and accused the Palestinian government of waging a terror campaign. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:19:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1616600palestiniansIsraelisdebatepeaceUNNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1595615 unknown@Netscape.com A long drought followed by an intense downpour is a recipe for multiple disease outbreaks, also encourages rodent and rodent-borne disease outbreaks as rodent populations boom in the wake of replenished water supplies. Also rising temperatures and extreme weather could also affect the breeding and spread of ticks that carry Lyme disease, according Wed, 25 Apr 2007 05:40:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1595615ClimatechangehealtheffectsUNenvironmentprogramIPCCreportNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1413697 unknown@Netscape.com Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Monday that the Natanz facility had begun "industrial-scale" production of nuclear fuel in a major advance in Iran's uranium enrichment program, which the United Nations has demanded be halted. Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:43:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1413697UNNukechiefIransprogramlimitedNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1367781 unknown@Netscape.com North Korea's top nuclear negotiator told a visiting American delegation Monday that U.N. inspectors would be invited back once $25 million in frozen funds are released, but said it could be difficult for Pyongyang to meet a Saturday deadline for shutting down its main nuclear reactor. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:48:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1367781NorthKoreaUNinspectorsAllowNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1353102 unknown@Netscape.com Three months after the United States successfully pressed the United Nations to impose strict sanctions on North Korea because of the country's nuclear test, Bush administration officials allowed Ethiopia to complete a secret arms purchase from the North, in what appears to be a violation of the restrictions, according to senior American officials. Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:45:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1353102NorthKoreaethiopiaUNARMssanctionsusforeignpolicyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1200134 unknown@Netscape.com Sudan and the U.N. signed an agreement Wednesday to guarantee humanitarian access to refugees in Darfur, where violence and government restrictions have prevented aid from reaching victims of a bloody conflict. Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:28:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1200134sudanAidUNdarfurNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1178077 unknown@Netscape.com The U.N. Security Council unanimously voted Saturday to impose new sanctions against Iran for its refusal to stop enriching uranium - a move intended to show Tehran that defiance will leave it increasingly isolated. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:51:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1178077UNSecurityCouncilOksnewsanctionsagainstiranNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1158247 unknown@Netscape.com TEHRAN, Iran - Iran announced Sunday that it was partially suspending cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, citing the new U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed on the country for its refusal to stop enriching uranium. Gholam Hossein Elham, a government spokesman, said the Iranian Cabinet decided to suspend a provision that calle Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:39:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1158247iransanctionsUNUnitedNationsUSANews http://web2announcer.com/go/1152169 unknown@Netscape.com The visiting U.N. secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, said Sunday that the time is not ripe for meetings with Hamas officials in the new Palestinian government. Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:03:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1152169UNHamasmiddleeastNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1145110 unknown@Netscape.com On the heels of a well-received report on Darfur by the newly revamped UN Human Rights Council, the body is in danger of having its power stripped away. The EU says, give the council more time. Sun, 25 Mar 2007 05:06:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1145110UNhumanrightsCouncilEUdarfurNews http://web2announcer.com/go/975788 unknown@Netscape.com Global warming could cause severe food and water shortages for millions of people by 2100 and trigger a melt of polar ice that could keep ocean levels rising for centuries, a draft U.N. report shows. Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:40:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/975788warmingmaycausefoodwatershortagesUNreportsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/909051 unknown@Netscape.com Iran on Thursday shrugged off the latest punitive U.N. action - suspension of nearly two dozen nuclear aid programs - and showed no signs it was cowed by the possibility of even tougher penalties in the form of new Security Council sanctions. Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:50:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/909051iranNuclearUNNews http://web2announcer.com/go/874982 unknown@Netscape.com Iran offered Tuesday to clear up suspicions about its disputed nuclear activities if the Security Council ends its "interference," in an apparent attempt to head off new sanctions for its refusal to freeze uranium enrichment. Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:13:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/874982iranUNnegotiateNews http://web2announcer.com/go/858716 unknown@Netscape.com The chief U.N. nuclear inspector said Monday his agency cannot be sure if Iran 's nuclear activities are peaceful or a cover for a weapons program until the country cooperates with his experts. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:37:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/858716UNNukeInspecterUnsureAboutiranNews http://web2announcer.com/go/858088 unknown@Netscape.com The United Nations, in partnership with UK developer Playerthree, have announced Stop Disaster Game, a new web-playable game aimed at teaching children how to 'respond to and mitigate disasters.' Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:02:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/858088disastersUNUnitedNationsstopdisastergameseriousNews http://web2announcer.com/go/837552 unknown@Netscape.com Global climate change is happening faster than previously believed and its impact is worse than expected, information from an as-yet unpublished draft of the long-awaited second part of a United Nations report obtained by SPIEGEL ONLINE reveals. No region of the planet will be spared and some will be hit especially hard. Sun, 04 Mar 2007 03:57:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/837552globalClimatechangeUNreportNews http://web2announcer.com/go/783732 unknown@Netscape.com The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Qatar Foundation will be hosting the first UNESCO Regional Conference in Support of Global Literacy at the Four Seasons Hotel in Doha from March 12-14. The conference, "Literacy in the Arab States: Building Partnerships and Promoting Innovative Approaches," is pa Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:21:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/783732literacyUNqatarNews http://web2announcer.com/go/695545 unknown@Netscape.com A U.N. watchdog report due on Thursday is likely to confirm Iran has escalated rather than halted its nuclear fuel program, exposing Tehran to wider sanctions over fears it is secretly seeking atom bombs. Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:54:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/695545UNiranatomicreportNukeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/602147 unknown@Netscape.com The U.N. nuclear watchdog introduced on Thursday a new radiation warning symbol showing emanating waves, a skull and crossbones, and a running person. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:44:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/602147UNWatchdogUnveilsnewsymbolradiationriskNews http://web2announcer.com/go/520730 unknown@Netscape.com An American was appointed to head U.N. political affairs on Friday after the United States vied for the first time to hold the post that negotiates agreements in a variety of crisis points around the world, the United Nations announced. Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:20:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/520730americanUNPoliticalAffairsFirstTimeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/455157 unknown@Netscape.com The newly released report by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is frightening. International policy makers must pay heed to its findings and act now. Money must be diverted now by governments to address global warming. Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:01:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/455157ClimatechanceUNIntergovernmentalpanelglobalwarningDivertingMoneyurgentcrisisNews http://web2announcer.com/go/435578 unknown@Netscape.com Forty-six nations called for the creation of a more powerful U.N. environment agency on Saturday, saying the survival of humanity was at risk, but the United States, China and Russia did not sign up. Sat, 03 Feb 2007 22:02:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/435578environmentUNglobalwarmingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/404113 unknown@Netscape.com The U.N. climate panel agreed its starkest warning yet on Thursday that human activities are causing global warming that may bring more droughts, heatwaves and rising seas, delegates said. Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:00:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/404113UNpanelBlameshumansglobalwarmingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/351702 unknown@Netscape.com Iran said Sunday it needs time to review a plan proposed by the head of the U.N nuclear watchdog agency that calls for holding off on imposing U.N. Security Council sanctions if Tehran suspends uranium enrichment. Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:15:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/351702NewsiranSeeksTimestudyUNplanNuclearWatchdogagency http://web2announcer.com/go/345033 unknown@Netscape.com Gas-bloated Americans desperately await massive antacid airlift. In what has been called the largest gastrointestinal rescue effort in history, the United Nations allocated $1.2 billion in antacid relief yesterday for the indigestion-wracked nation of America. Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:11:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/345033gastrointestinalEpidemicAntacidIndigetionrescueUNAirliftNews http://web2announcer.com/go/349369 unknown@Netscape.com Gas-bloated Americans desperately await massive antacid airlift. In what has been called the largest gastrointestinal rescue effort in history, the United Nations allocated $1.2 billion in antacid relief yesterday for the indigestion-wracked nation of America. Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:11:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/349369IndigetionAntacidgastrointestinalEpidemicrescueUNAirliftNews http://web2announcer.com/go/337251 unknown@Netscape.com The United Nations said Friday it would audit all its operations in North Korea , where the U.S. has alleged that money from at least one U.N. program could be ending up illegally in the hands of the communist regime. Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:31:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/337251NewsUNauditalloperationsnKorea http://web2announcer.com/go/334677 unknown@Netscape.com Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and his wife have assets of at least $1.2 million, he revealed Friday in a financial statement disclosed in an effort to promote "ethical behavior" at the United Nations. Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:25:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/334677NewsUNchiefassetsethicalbehaviorUnitedNations http://web2announcer.com/go/322999 unknown@Netscape.com CLIMATE change is real and set to cause dramatic temperature rises in the coming century, according to a leaked draft of a major United Nations report. Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:50:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/322999globalwarmingUNreportClimateCO2News http://web2announcer.com/go/291510 unknown@Netscape.com Unusual Billboard Signs Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:42:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/291510billboardsUNnotregularNews http://web2announcer.com/go/222991 unknown@Netscape.com TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Friday it would soon lodge a complaint with the U.N. Security Council about the arrest by U.S. troops of five Iranians, who Washington says were backing militants in Iraq but who Tehran says are diplomats. Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:28:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/222991iraniraqUNTroopsdiplomatsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/99069 unknown@Netscape.com The withdrawal from Abeche in eastern Chad of non essential United Nations staff, including those of the World Health Organization (WHO), has left refugee and displaced populations and local communities facing a potential health crisis. Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:56:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/99069chadUNWHOhealthSecurityNews