UN launches decade-long drive to combat desertification
16 August 2010 – The United Nations today unveiled a decade-long push to raise awareness and mobilize action to fight desertification, which threatens the livelihoods of more than 1 billion people in 100 countries.
Ban speaks out against recent attacks directed at UN staff in Darfur
16 August 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed concern over a string of recent incidents that have contributed to a worsening of the situation in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region, where tensions continue at a camp for displaced persons and two United Nations-African Union peacekeepers were seized on Saturday.
In Pakistan, UN chief urges rapid assistance for flood-stricken communities
15 August 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called for the rapid delivery of assistance for millions of people in flood-stricken Pakistan, as he saw for himself the devastation wrought by the recent disaster.
UN General Assembly to lauch International Year of Youth today
12 August 2010: The International Year of Youth is being launched today in the General Assembly Hall with an eclectic event of speeches, musical performances, videos and poetry. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be on hand with welcoming words to kick off the Year, which runs from 12 August 2010 to 11 August 2011 under the theme Dialogue and Mutual Understanding.
Joint UN-Iraqi report cites need for greater efforts on development targets
11 August 2010 – A new report by the United Nations and Iraq cites progress by the country in areas such as reducing hunger and child mortality, as well as the need to greater efforts to boost primary school enrolment and improve access to safe water and sanitation.
16 August 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed concern over a string of recent incidents that have contributed to a worsening of the situation in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region, where tensions continue at a camp for displaced persons and two United Nations-African Union peacekeepers were seized on Saturday.
12 August 2010: The International Year of Youth is being launched today in the General Assembly Hall with an eclectic event of speeches, musical performances, videos and poetry. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be on hand with welcoming words to kick off the Year, which runs from 12 August 2010 to 11 August 2011 under the theme Dialogue and Mutual Understanding.
11 August 2010 – A new 
