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Judicial System in El Salvador Must Remain Independent
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 12:58 pm | UN News
A United Nations expert today urged El Salvador to ensure the independence of its judicial system and comply with its decisions to avoid a constitutional crisis such as the one it experienced earlier this year. More >>
Thawing of permafrost to be 'major factor' in global warming
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 12:56 pm | UN News
Massive stores of carbon trapped under the northern hemisphere's frozen expanses risk being unleashed and significantly contributing to global warming should thawing of the region's permafrost continue to accelerate, a United Nations report warned ... More >>
UN Chief Urges Countries to Ban Use of Chemical Weapons
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 12:55 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the eight States that have not yet done so to join the Chemical Weapons Convention which aims to eliminate the use, development, production and transfer of these deadly weapons. More >>
Sudan Must Find Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 12:54 pm | UN News
A United Nations independent expert today urged the Sudanese Government to boost its efforts to find durable solutions to the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in all regions of the country. More >>
Progress Made By Kosovo and Serbia to Normalize Relations
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 12:51 pm | UN News
A senior United Nations official today welcomed the recent steps taken by Kosovo and Serbia to normalize relations, and called on the international community to fully support the dialogue between the two to reach long-term agreements. More >>
Japan:Need to Monitor Effects of Nuclear Radiation on People
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 12:44 pm | UN News
At the end of a visit to Japan related to health issues stemming from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, a United Nations independent expert today stressed the importance of monitoring the effects of atomic radiation on people's health. More >>
Remittance Investment & Knowledge-Sharing Lift Poor Nations
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 12:42 pm | UN News
Remittances to the world's least developed countries (LDCs) must play a greater role in reducing poverty while also empowering those countries' economies to grow, the United Nations trade and development body urges in a new report. More >>
UN Climate Change Talks Begin In Doha
Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 1:17 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 26 2012 1:10PM Thousands of government representatives, international organizations and civil society members have gathered in the Qatari capital of Doha for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which kicked off today with a call ... More >>
Gaza Ceasefire Offers Chance To Address 'Root Causes'
Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 1:10 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 26 2012 2:10PM The head of the United Nations agency tasked with helping Palestinian refugees said today that the ceasefire halting the recent violence between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza offered a chance to "address the real problems ... More >>
UNESCO Urges Investigation into Murder of Mexican Journalist
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 12:47 pm | UN News
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today condemned the murder of Mexican crime reporter and called for an investigation into the attacked that killed him and a former municipal police officer. More >>
Opium Cultivation in Afghanistan despite Eradication Push
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 12:46 pm | UN News
Despite significant eradication efforts, high opium prices led to an increase in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan this year, a joint report released today by the Government and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has found. More >>
Greenhouse Gas Concentration Reached Record High in 2011
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 12:40 pm | UN News
The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2011, according to a new United Nations report released today, ahead of the start next week of the latest round of global climate changes talks. More >>
Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi Combats AIDS-Related Stigma
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 12:38 pm | UN News
Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has accepted a new role with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) to advance efforts to eliminate stigma and discrimination against those affected by the epidemic. More >>
Highlighting Commitments to End Violence against Women/Girls
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 12:35 pm | UN News
The United Nations agency tasked with advancing gender equality today announced a new initiative that will spotlight countries' commitments to end violence against women and girls, seeking bold action and leadership to galvanize efforts to end the ... More >>
Rate of New HIV Infections Fallen By Half in 25 Countries
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 12:34 pm | UN News
A reduction of more than 50 per cent in the rate of new HIV infections has been achieved across 25 low- and middle-income countries – more than half in Africa, the region most affected by HIV – according to a new United Nations report, which shows that ... More >>
Importance of Global Efforts to Prevent Terrorist Financing
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 12:32 pm | UN News
Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson today stressed the importance of global efforts to cut off funding for terrorism while upholding United Nations values, including respect for human rights and the rule of law. More >>
UN & Myanmar Seek Funding to Stop Violence in Rakhine State
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 12:29 pm | UN News
The United Nations and Myanmar are seeking an additional $41 million as part of a revised response plan to provide urgent humanitarian relief for some 115,000 people who have been displaced by inter-communal violence in the state of Rakhine and are ... More >>
UN Official Praises Lebanon's Assistance of Syrian Refugees
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 12:27 pm | UN News
A senior United Nations official today praised efforts made by the Lebanese Government to help Syrian refugees who have fled the violence in their country, while noting that as the winter approaches, more will need to be done to ensure the population's ... More >>
General Assembly Committee Votes on Death Penalty Moratorium
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 12:24 pm | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes a record vote by a General Assembly committee in favour of the call for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, according to his spokesperson. More >>
UN Report Warns Greenhouse Gas Emissions Still Increasing
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 12:23 pm | UN News
As countries prepare to meet next week at a major United Nations meeting on climate change, the world body today released a new report which finds that the concentration of warming gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) has increased by 20 per cent since 2000. More >>
