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UN Calls for Independent Probe into Violence in Darfur

Monday, 6 August 2012, 12:21 pm | UN News

The United Nations today urged Sudan to launch an independent investigation into the reported use of excessive force by Government security forces during a protest in Darfur on Tuesday, which resulted in eight deaths and injured more than 50 people. More >>

UN Envoy Welcomes Saudi Decision On Female Athletes

Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 11:55 am | UN News

UN Envoy On Sport For Peace Welcomes Saudi Decision On Female Athletes At Olympics New York, Jul 12 2012 1:10PM The United Nations envoy on sport for peace today welcomed the decision made by Saudi Arabia to send female athletes to London to compete in ... More >>

30,000 Gaza students in UN school get computers from Korea

Friday, 13 July 2012, 12:44 pm | UN News

30,000 Gaza students in UN school to benefit from computers from Republic of Korea July 13, 2012 0 comments More >>

UNESCO Adds 20 New Sites to Network of Biosphere Reserves

Thursday, 12 July 2012, 12:39 pm | UN News

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today added 20 new sites to its global list of biosphere reserves, bringing the total to 599 in 117 countries. More >>

UN-Arab League: Need to Implement Syrian 6-Point Peace Plan

Thursday, 12 July 2012, 12:28 pm | UN News

The Joint Special Envoy for the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, Kofi Annan, today reaffirmed the importance of implementing a six-point plan to halt the violence in the Middle Eastern country, and stressed that the international ... More >>

UN Health Agency Commits To Boosting Reproductive Healthcare

Thursday, 12 July 2012, 12:22 pm | UN News

The World Health Organization (WHO) today committed to a series of actions aimed at improving family planning and reproductive health services in developing countries. More >>

Security Council Welcomes Holding Of Elections in Libya

Thursday, 12 July 2012, 12:21 pm | UN News

The Security Council has welcomed the holding of Libya’s first national elections this past weekend – the North African country’s first in nearly five decades. “The members of the Security Council congratulate the Libyan people on this occasion ... More >>

Nigerian City of Port Harcourt Named 2014 World Book Capital

Thursday, 12 July 2012, 12:19 pm | UN News

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today announced the selection of the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt as the 2014 World Book Capital. More >>

Ban Voices Concern over M23 Renegades in DR Congo and Rwanda

Thursday, 12 July 2012, 12:15 pm | UN News

In calls with the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed grave concern over reports that an armed group of former soldiers in the eastern DRC is receiving external support, ... More >>

Options for Future of UN Supervision Mission in Syria

Thursday, 12 July 2012, 12:12 pm | UN News

In a report to the Security Council on the work of the United Nations Supervisory Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has noted the “valuable role” the Mission can play in the Middle Eastern country, and outlined options ... More >>

Ban warns of ‘dangerous standstill’ in Peace Process

Thursday, 12 July 2012, 9:45 am | 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 >>

Eurozone Risks Losing 4.5 Million Jobs over Next Four Years

Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 12:15 pm | UN News

If current economic policies do not change quickly, the Eurozone may lose 4.5 million jobs over the next four years, the United Nations warned in a new report today, adding that this would increase the risk of social unrest and would further erode citizen’s ... More >>

World Population Day and Access to Reproductive Health Care

Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 12:13 pm | UN News

Marking World Population Day, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for more to be done to help those who most need access to reproductive health care. “I call for urgent concerted action by Member States to bridge the gap between demand and ... More >>

UNICEF Warns of Cholera Upsurge in Africa’s Sahel Region

Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 12:12 pm | UN News

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today warned that a recent upsurge in the Sahel of cholera – which has already killed more than 60 people and sickened about 2,800 there this year – is putting more and more people, especially malnourished ... More >>

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 >>