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UN helps Iran phase out asthma treatments based on ozone-depleting substances

With support from the United Nations, Iran today became the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to phase out metered dose inhalers &#8211 used to treat asthma and other pulmonary ailments &#8211 and based on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which contr…

At UN-backed consultative meeting, Somali regions commit to better cooperation

The leaders of two of Somalia’s semi-autonomous regions that clashed over a border dispute last week today adopted a three-point plan to ensure better communication and cooperation in addressing common threats, the United Nations political office for…

UN peacekeepers help put out fire at radio station in Côte d&#39Ivoire

The Moroccan battalion serving in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d&#39Ivoire over the weekend helped put out a huge fire in a radio station near the western town of Duékoué, the mission said today.

At UN-backed consultative meeting, Somali regions agree to end dispute

The leaders of two of Somalia&#39s semi-autonomous regions today committed to a peaceful settlement of their dispute and adopted a four-point plan to ensure that hostilities between the two territories do not recur, the United Nations political office …

Libya: UN adviser on post-conflict planning begins talks with interim authority

The Secretary-General&#39s special adviser for post conflict planning in Libya, Ian Martin, arrived in the Libya capital, Tripoli, on Saturday and began discussions with representatives of the country&#39s interim authorities on the form of assistanc…

Ban confers with Australian leaders on global issues of concern

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Australia’s Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd on Saturday discussed the famine in Somalia and the drought-related humanitarian crisis in the wider Horn of Africa, as well as developments in Libya and Syria, when the United N…