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Maternal Deaths Continue To Decline But More Progress Needed
Friday, 18 May 2012, 10:32 am | UN News
Maternal Deaths Continue To Decline But More Progress Needed – UN Report New York, May 16 2012 1:10PM The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to new estimates released ... More >>
New Paradigm Needed To Ensure Global Job Creation
Friday, 18 May 2012, 10:00 am | UN News
New Paradigm Needed To Ensure Global Job Creation And Economic Progress – UN Officials New York, May 17 2012 12:10PM United Nations senior officials today stressed the importance of establishing a new paradigm for growth that ensures social inclusiveness, ... More >>
UNSC to Visit Liberia, Côte D’ivoire, Sierra Leone
Friday, 18 May 2012, 9:55 am | UN News
Security Council To Visit Liberia, Côte D’ivoire And Sierra Leone New York, May 17 2012 1:10PM The members of the United Nations Security Council will leave New York on Friday for an official mission to West Africa. More >>
UN Envoy Hails Workshop on Guyana-Venezuela Border Dispute
Friday, 18 May 2012, 9:54 am | UN News
UN Envoy Hails Workshop Related To Guyana-Venezuela Border Dispute New York, May 17 2012 1:10PM A UN envoy today hailed a recent workshop related to a long-standing border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela as a demonstration of both countries’ ... More >>
Declaration On Rights Of Indigenous Peoples Inspired Changes
Friday, 18 May 2012, 9:52 am | UN News
UN Declaration On Rights Of Indigenous Peoples Inspired Changes – Al Nasser New York, May 17 2012 1:10PM The President of the General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nassir, today hailed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous ... More >>
Sustainability: Ban Stresses Power Of Information Technology
Friday, 18 May 2012, 9:51 am | UN News
Ban Stresses Power Of Information Technology To Facilitate Sustainable Development New York, May 17 2012 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today emphasized the need to optimize the use of information and communications technology (ICT) to support ... More >>
UN Welcomes End of Hunger Strike by Palestinian Prisoners
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 4:49 pm | UN News
The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry, has welcomed the agreement reached to end the hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody. More >>
UN Presents Awards For Promoting Information Technology Use
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 3:11 pm | UN News
UN Presents Awards For Promoting Information Technology Use To Empower Women New York, May 16 2012 2:10PM A South American leader, the head of a Chinese telecommunications company and a United States Oscar-winning actress today received a United Nations ... More >>
Top UN Officials Underscore Need To Combat Organized Crime
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 3:06 pm | UN News
Top UN Officials Underscore Need To Combat Organized Crime In Central America New York, May 16 2012 2:10PM Senior United Nations officials today drew the world’s attention to threats posed by transnational organized crime and drug trafficking ... More >>
UN Soil Carbon Survey Aims To Help Tanzania Reduce Emissions
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 3:05 pm | UN News
UN Soil Carbon Survey Aims To Help Tanzania Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions New York, May 16 2012 2:10PM The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is helping Tanzania determine how much carbon is stored in forests and forest soils, ... More >>
Independent UN Expert Urges Canada Ensure Right To Food
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 3:04 pm | UN News
Independent UN Expert Urges Canada To Adopt National Strategy To Ensure Right To Food New York, May 16 2012 2:10PM More >>
ICC Considering Request By Libya To Try Qadhafi’s Son
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 3:00 pm | UN News
ICC Considering Request By Libya To Try Qadhafi’s Son In National Court New York, May 16 2012 3:10PM The International Criminal Court (ICC) is currently considering a request by the Libyan authorities to try the son of former leader Muammar al-Qadhafi ... More >>
UN Relief Official Voices Concern Over Palestinian Plight
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 2:59 pm | UN News
UN Relief Official Voices Concern Over Plight Of Palestinians Affected By Occupation New York, May 16 2012 7:10PM A senior United Nations relief official today voiced deep concern over the plight of Palestinians affected by Israel’s occupation, including ... More >>
UN Envoy Urges Serbia and Kosovo to Overcome Past Feuds
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 3:57 pm | UN News
The United Nations envoy in Kosovo today called on both Serbia and Kosovo to put past disputes behind them and focus instead on promoting mutual prosperity and stability, urging the international community, for its part, to ensure that its efforts to help ... More >>
Urging Consensus, Ban Voices Concern Over Tensions in Nepal
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 3:54 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is concerned at the rising tensions and disruption of daily life in parts of Nepal linked to the debate over its future federal system and at the failure, so far, of political leaders to forge a consensus on their outstanding ... More >>
Concern at Tensions Linked to Nepal’s Future Federal System
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 3:54 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is concerned at the rising tensions and disruption of daily life in parts of Nepal linked to the debate over its future federal system and at the failure, so far, of political leaders to forge a consensus on their outstanding ... More >>
Ban Praises Algerian Elections and Representation of Women
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 3:51 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated the people and the Government of Algeria for the peaceful conduct of legislative elections last week, and welcomed the increased representation of women in the new parliament, according to his spokesperson. More >>
Seven UN Peacekeepers Injured in DR Congo Attack
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 3:31 pm | UN News
Seven United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sustained bullet wounds today during an incident at their base in the eastern part of the vast African nation. More >>
Praise for Ethiopia’s Efforts on Food Security amid Drought
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 3:28 pm | UN News
A United Nations humanitarian official today praised the Ethiopian Government for its innovative and effective efforts to build resilience and food self-sufficiency amid increasingly challenging climatic conditions. More >>
ICC Push For Arrest of Rebel Leaders For DR Congo Crimes
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 3:19 pm | UN News
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said today he is seeking new charges against Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda, as well as an arrest warrant for the head of a Rwandan rebel group, both of whom are allegedly responsible for ... More >>
