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Need to Achieve Millennium Development Goals Ahead Of 2015
Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 12:11 pm | UN News
A group of United Nations independent experts today urged States to intensify efforts towards realizing the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), stressing that there is no room for complacency with only three years before ... More >>
UN Highlights Role of Iran in Helping End Conflict in Syria
Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 12:10 pm | UN News
The Joint Special Envoy for the United Nations and the League of Arab States for the Syrian Crisis, Kofi Annan, today highlighted the role that Iran could play in helping resolve the crisis in Syria. More >>
Operations to Help Displaced Malians Threatened By Low Funds
Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 12:09 pm | UN News
The operation to support Malian refugees is threatened by a critically low level of funding, the UN refugee agency said today, adding that it and its partners are struggling to provide a basic level of humanitarian standards for the displaced. More >>
Former Congolese Warlord Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 12:07 pm | UN News
The International Criminal Court (ICC) today sentenced Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, a former Congolese warlord, to 14 years of imprisonment for his involvement in child soldier recruitment. More >>
‘Dangerous Standstill’ In Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 12:01 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today warned of the current “dangerous standstill” in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and called on the international community to help steer the situation towards negotiations and a historic peace process. More >>
Ban Highlights Role of Cooperation in Middle East Peace
Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 11:59 am | UN News
Noting the impasse in the Middle East peace process, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said the United Nations and the League of Arab States (LAS) must together “create the conditions for meaningful negotiations.” More >>
At UN-Arab League meeting, Ban flags role of cooperation
Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 10:58 am | UN News
At UN-Arab League meeting, Ban flags role of cooperation in Middle East peace process More >>
Israeli Analysts: The borders with Egypt "a battle front"
Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 10:39 am | UN News
NAZARETH, (PIC)-- The Zionist military analyst, Alex Fishman, considered that the border with Egypt has become "a battle font", pointing out that changing the Egyptian border definition has led to changing in the number and types of the ... More >>
UN Peacekeeping Mission Concerned By M23 Situation in Congo
Tuesday, 10 July 2012, 12:55 pm | UN News
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is concerned by the security situation in the country’s east, where a rebel group of former solders – known as M23 – has made advances in recent days, a UN spokesperson ... More >>
Start Of Work At Branch Of Mechanism For Criminal Tribunals
Friday, 6 July 2012, 3:05 pm | UN News
Security Council Welcomes Start Of Work At Branch Of Mechanism For Criminal Tribunals New York, Jul 5 2012 3:10PM The Security Council today welcomed the start of work at the Arusha branch of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals ... More >>
UN Food Standards Body Sets New Regulations
Thursday, 5 July 2012, 10:22 am | UN News
The United Nations food standards body has agreed on new regulations, including the maximum level of melamine in liquid milk formula for babies, as part of its efforts to help protect the health of consumers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said ... More >>
Syria: UN Receives Commitment From Authorities on Peace Plan
Thursday, 5 July 2012, 10:21 am | UN News
Addressing reporters in the Syrian capital of Damascus, the UN Chief Military Observer in the country, Major-General Robert Mood, today said the Government had indicated a clear commitment to a peace plan aimed at ending the violence there, and reiterated ... More >>
Rwanda Genocide Tribunal Transfers 4 Convicts To Mali, Benin
Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 2:00 pm | UN News
The United Nations tribunal trying key suspects implicated in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda has transferred four convicts to serve their sentences in Mali and four to Benin. More >>
States Must Address Racist Attacks During Sporting Events
Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 1:56 pm | UN News
States must pay close attention to early signs of racism that could eventually lead to grave human rights violations, a United Nations independent expert said today, stressing that extremist groups in political movements and, in particular, sports ... More >>
UN Condemns Attacks in Iraqi Cities of Diwaniyah and Karbala
Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 1:56 pm | UN News
The United Nations top envoy in Iraq today strongly condemned attacks in the cities of Diwaniyah and Karbala which killed and injured dozens of people. More >>
Secretary-General Calls On States to Abolish Death Penalty
Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 1:55 pm | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Member States which use the death penalty to abolish this practice, stressing that the right to life lies at the heart of international human rights law. More >>
Somalia Signs Action Plan to End Use of Child Soldiers
Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 1:53 pm | UN News
At a United Nations-backed meeting in Italy, Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government today signed an action plan to end the recruitment and use of children in the East African country’s national military. More >>
Four Detained ICC Staff Members Released In Libya
Tuesday, 3 July 2012, 11:56 am | UN News
Libyan authorities today released the four International Criminal Court (ICC) staff members who were detained in the country for nearly a month following their visit to Saif Al-Islam Qadhafi, who has been indicted by the court in relation to attacks ... More >>
Israel: Ban Stresses Need for Confidence-Building Measures
Tuesday, 3 July 2012, 11:52 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the need for meaningful confidence-building measures during his meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Israel, Ehud Barak. More >>
Moves To Establish Global Treaty to Reduce Use of Mercury
Tuesday, 3 July 2012, 11:51 am | UN News
Over 500 representatives from governments and civil society organizations are taking part in a United Nations-backed meeting in Punta del Este, Uruguay, which seeks to negotiate a global treaty that would reduce the use of mercury. More >>
