18 June 2010

UN asks for $71 million in relief appeal after ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan

The United Nations today called for $71 million to assist hundreds of thousands of people affected by ethnic conflict in Kyrgyzstan, as the top UN official in Central Asia said an international security presence may be needed to calm tensions and prevent a fresh eruption of the deadly violence that rocked the country a week ago.

16 June 2010

Ban welcomes Uzbekistan’s efforts to assist civilians fleeing Kyrgyz unrest

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his appreciation for Uzbekistan's efforts to address the crisis in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan, where the security situation is reported to be fragile, days after deadly inter-ethnic clashes erupted. The Uzbek Government estimates that around 75,000 people from southern Kyrgyzstan have crossed over the border since the clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks began last week.  

05 June 2010

The World Environment Day celebrated in Uzbekistan under the theme “Many Species. One Planet. One Future”

5 June 2010, TASHKENT - A series of day-long events to mark the World Environment Day 2010 have been held today in Tashkent's Mirzo Ulugbek Recreational Park. Organized by Uzbekistan's State Committee on Nature Protection and supported by the United Nations Development Program, the Global Environment Fund's Small Grants Program, the United Nations Information Center (UNIC), the events were aimed at raising awareness of the general public on environment.  

04 June 2010

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 5 June 2010

Biodiversity, the incredible variety of life on Earth that sustains us, is in peril. Species are becoming extinct at the fastest rate ever recorded. Most of these extinctions are tied to human activities that are polluting and depleting water resources, changing and degrading habitats and altering the global climate. From frogs to gorillas, from huge plants to tiny insects, thousands of species are in jeopardy.

31 May 2010

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY 31 May 2010

This year's observance of World No Tobacco Day focuses on "Gender and tobacco, with an emphasis on marketing to women". Although fewer than one out of ten women are smokers, that still adds up to an estimated 200 million women around the world. Moreover, that number could grow, since the tobacco industry is spending heavily on advertisements that target women and associate tobacco use with beauty and liberation.