http://www.newstin.com/us/united-nations Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76325197 International aid groups providing relief to Haiti following Hurricane Hanna say donating money, rather than material goods, is the best way to help. Details here: UNITED NATIONS: U.N. World Food Program sent ship with 33... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:46:34 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76325197 2008-09-05T21:46:34Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76302257 What is the maximum amount that sea levels could rise by 2100? Much attention has been given to the numbers issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007, and the fact that they are absolute minimums.... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:40:51 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76302257 2008-09-05T13:40:51Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76314631 U.N. Agency Hikes Food Aid to Thousands of Refugees in Strife-torn Southern Philippines By OLIVER TEVES Associated Press Writer MANILA, Philippines September 5, 2008 (AP) A government trooper blocks a convoy of vehicles... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:24:55 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76314631 2008-09-05T16:24:55Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76306735 "Their relocation would in no way jeopardize their right to return at any stage.."http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/UNHCR/4dac32611e0dcd28988a0297c0e89cb1.htm Resettlement of Palestinians to Iceland 05 Sep 2008... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:44:06 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76306735 2008-09-05T13:44:06Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76304176 Cyclone Nargis affected 2.4 million people and left nearly 140,000 people dead or missing YANGON, 4 September 2008 (IRIN) - The UN is calling on donors to give more generously to an international appeal for victims of... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:18:24 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76304176 2008-09-05T14:18:24Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76299612 Hidden from view during much of the Republican convention here, a fierce struggle has been under way for the foreign policy heart of John McCain. It centers on the deep schism inside the Republican Party over how to engage... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:17:21 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76299612 2008-09-05T12:17:21Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76324661 BAGAMOYO, Sep 5 (IPS) - The moderator raps her pen on the table to hush the boisterous assembly of Somali women gathered in Bagamoyo, on the Indian Ocean coast of Tanzania. Their voices drop for a moment before the sound... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:20:02 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76324661 2008-09-05T22:20:02Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76324787 UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Nearly every nation pledged to do more to combat terrorism with the approval Friday of a U.N. General Assembly resolution that does not include a definition of such activities or say anything about... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:23:46 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76324787 2008-09-05T22:23:46Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76300911 U.N. peacekeepers lowered by copter into region find all 17 bodies from crash Humanitarian flight had been trying to land when it crashed across mountain Of the 15 passengers, seven worked for the U.N.; others for aid... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:46:37 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76300911 2008-09-05T12:46:37Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76299649 Posted to the web 5 September 2008 Representatives from 20 African governments have finished landmark talks in Nairobi on international arms transfers, development and the Arms Trade Treaty. The discussions ended with a... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:27:24 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76299649 2008-09-05T12:27:24Z