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Security Council Ask Iraq/Kuwait to Fix Post-Invasion Issues
Monday, 25 June 2012, 10:44 am | UN News
The Security Council today urged the Governments of Iraq and Kuwait to step up their engagement with the United Nations envoy helping the two countries resolve issues pending from Iraq’s 1990 invasion, including finding Kuwaiti or third-country nationals. More >>
Elephant Poaching Levels Are Worst In A Decade
Monday, 25 June 2012, 10:43 am | UN News
New York, Jun 21 2012 2:10PM Elephant poaching levels are the worst in a decade and recorded ivory seizures are at their highest levels since 1989, according to a report published today by the United Nations-backed convention on endangered species. More >>
Rio+20: Ban Announces More Than 100 Commitments
Monday, 25 June 2012, 10:41 am | UN News
New York, Jun 21 2012 2:10PM Speaking at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced that more than one hundred commitments and actions have been already mobilized in support of the ... More >>
Rio+20 Feature: Seven Issues, Seven Experts – Jobs
Monday, 25 June 2012, 10:37 am | UN News
Rio+20 Feature: Seven Issues, Seven Experts – Jobs New York, Jun 21 2012 4:10PM World leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other groups have come together ... More >>
UN Official Urges Further Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 11:54 am | UN News
A top United Nations official today stressed the need for Israelis and Palestinians to renew dialogue and make real progress towards the two-State solution, warning that recent developments threaten to roll back the gains made in recent months. More >>
UN Agencies Join in Shared Call for End to Israeli Blockade
Friday, 15 June 2012, 10:55 am | UN News
As the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip enters its sixth year, several UN agencies today joined a group of international charities in unanimously calling for the lifting of the blockade. More >>
UN Health Agency Calls for donors on World Blood Donor Day
Friday, 15 June 2012, 10:48 am | UN News
Marking World Blood Donor Day, and amidst a growing global need for blood donations, the UN health agency today called for more people to come forward to give blood voluntarily and regularly. More >>
Civil Society Groups Voice Concerns in Side-Events at Rio+20
Friday, 15 June 2012, 10:43 am | UN News
As delegates today continued negotiating the outcome agreement document for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), thousands of civil society representatives took part in side-events to discuss the economic, social and environmental ... More >>
Ban Urges Support to End Lord’s Resistance Army Threat
Friday, 15 June 2012, 10:40 am | UN News
Noting the recent resurgence in attacks by the Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in countries in Central Africa, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed for international support for regional efforts to eliminate this threat and address ... More >>
UN Warns Of Catastrophe without Aid for Displaced Malians
Friday, 15 June 2012, 10:35 am | UN News
The United Nations refugee agency is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe unless there is a massive scale-up in responding to the needs of 320,000 people who have been displaced by the current political instability in Mali and the insecurity in ... More >>
Rio+20: Civil Movements Show Desire for Sustainable Future
Thursday, 14 June 2012, 10:45 am | UN News
The civil movements that have taken place over the past months in the Middle East, Europe and elsewhere reflect a global call for a sustainable future, a United Nations official said today, stressing that governments should listen to their citizens and ... More >>
Feature: Seven Issues, Seven Experts--Oceans
Thursday, 14 June 2012, 10:42 am | UN News
World leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other groups will come together next week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to take part in the UN Sustainable Development ... More >>
UN Provides Nearly $10 Million in Aid to Syrian Refugees
Thursday, 14 June 2012, 10:38 am | UN News
The United Nations humanitarian arm has provided nearly $10 million in fresh funding in recent weeks to assist Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan. The allocation from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will enable UN agencies and their ... More >>
Calls to Address Root Causes of Violence in Iraq
Thursday, 14 June 2012, 10:32 am | UN News
In the wake of deadly attacks across Iraq, the United Nations top envoy there expressed his shock today and called for the country’s Government to address the root causes behind the violence. More >>
UN Urges Lifting Of Five-Year-Old Israeli Blockade of Gaza
Thursday, 14 June 2012, 10:24 am | UN News
With the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip now entering its sixth year, the top United Nations humanitarian official today called for its immediate lifting, citing the devastating impact it has had on the lives and livelihoods of 1.6 million Palestinians ... More >>
Hunger Persists Despite Predicted Rise of World Food Stocks
Thursday, 14 June 2012, 10:23 am | UN News
Despite an overall positive outlook for cereal production worldwide, several regions of the world are expected to struggle with the consequences of poor rainfall, severe weather, armed conflict and displacement, the United Nations said today. More >>
Threat from Escalating Communal Violence in Myanmar
Thursday, 14 June 2012, 10:20 am | UN News
A United Nations independent human rights expert today warned that escalating violence among communities in Myanmar’s Rakhine state represents a serious threat to the country’s future. More >>
UN Urges Support for Côte d'Ivoire Following Deadly Attack
Thursday, 14 June 2012, 10:18 am | UN News
A United Nations independent human rights expert today urged all Ivoirians and the international community to maintain their support for Côte d'Ivoire’s national reconciliation in the aftermath of an attack last week which killed seven UN peacekeepers, ... More >>
Africa: Unleashing Continent’s Economic Growth Potential
Thursday, 14 June 2012, 10:17 am | UN News
African countries must pursue structural transformation to sustain growth, create jobs and reduce vulnerability to external shocks, says a United Nations report released today, while another publication urges governments on the continent to do this in ... More >>
Rio+20: Countries Accelerate Negotiations to Reach Accord
Thursday, 14 June 2012, 10:16 am | UN News
Countries today started the last round of talks to come to an agreement on the draft outcome document on environmental, economic and social issues at the heart of the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). More >>
