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Feature: Rwanda – Letters From The Living To The Dead
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 12:35 pm | UN News
Feature: Rwanda – Letters From The Living To The Dead New York, Apr 11 2012 8:10PM Close to a million Rwandans were killed during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. More >>
Urge Israelis, Palestinians Avoid Actions Undermining Trust
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 12:10 pm | UN News
UN And Partners Urge Israelis And Palestinians To Avoid Actions That Undermine Trust New York, Apr 11 2012 6:10PM The United Nations and its diplomatic partners in the search for peace in the Middle East today urged both Israel and the Palestinians ... More >>
Learning From Rwandan Genocide Only Way
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 12:04 pm | UN News
Learning From Rwandan Genocide Only Way To Shape A Better Future – Ban New York, Apr 11 2012 6:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today honoured the victims of the Rwandan genocide and stressed that the only way to prevent such atrocities from occurring ... More >>
UN Calls Attention To Rising Number Of Dementia Cases
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 11:35 am | UN News
UN Calls Attention To Rising Number Of Dementia Cases, Urges Early Detection New York, Apr 11 2012 7:10PM The number of people with dementia is projected to double to 65.7 million by 2030, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said ... More >>
UN General Assembly Need To Curb Volatility Of Global Food
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 11:29 am | UN News
UN General Assembly Told Of Need To Curb Volatility Of Global Food Prices New York, Apr 11 2012 7:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today underscored the need to curb the volatility of global food prices through the strengthening of oversight and analysis ... More >>
Syria Govt Informs Envoy That It Will "Cease Fighting" Thurs
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 11:16 am | UN News
Syria Government Informs Envoy That It Will “Cease All Military Fighting” On Thursday New York, Apr 11 2012 12:10PM The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, Kofi Annan, today received a letter from the Syrian ... More >>
UN Experts Call On Honduras to Stop Killing of Lawyers
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 11:14 am | UN News
UN Independent Experts Call On Honduras To Adopt Measures To Stop Killing Of Lawyers New York, Apr 11 2012 1:10PM Two United Nations independent experts today called on the Government of Honduras to adopt concrete measures to stop the killing of lawyers ... More >>
UN And AU Officials On Joint Mission Anti-LRA Initiative
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 11:13 am | UN News
UN And AU Officials On Joint Mission To Strengthen Anti-Lord’s Resistance Army Initiative New York, Apr 11 2012 1:10PM Senior officials from the United Nations official and African Union (AU) are visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... More >>
Ban Praises Progress In Dialogue Between Serbia And Kosovo
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 11:11 am | UN News
Ban Praises Progress In Dialogue Between Serbia And Kosovo, Urges Flexibility New York, Apr 11 2012 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised progress made in the European Union-facilitated dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo, saying the ... More >>
Ban Urges South Sudan And Sudan: Stop Escalating Conflict
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 11:10 am | UN News
Ban Urges South Sudan And Sudan To Immediately Stop Escalating Conflict New York, Apr 11 2012 2:10PM In a conversation today with the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for an immediate de-escalation of the ... More >>
UN Official Highlights Role Of Business Sector In Achieving
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 11:09 am | UN News
UN Official Highlights Role Of Business Sector In Achieving Sustainable Development New York, Apr 11 2012 3:10PM The business and industry sectors play a key role in leading countries towards sustainable development, a top United Nations official ... More >>
UN Envoy Condemns Violent Attack in Northern Kosovo
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 11:57 am | UN News
The United Nations envoy in Kosovo today strongly condemned a deadly bomb attack on Sunday morning at an apartment complex in the northern city of Mitrovica, and urged residents to stay calm as authorities investigate the incident. More >>
UN Envoy & Afghan Official Discuss Future Electoral Support
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 11:50 am | UN News
The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan pledged to work with the country’s electoral authorities to ensure the sustainability, integrity and inclusiveness of future polls. More >>
Low Funds Threaten Response to Food Crisis in Sahel Region
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 11:46 am | UN News
Senior United Nations officials today made impassioned appeals to the international community to make more resources available to assist millions of people affected by the severe food and nutrition crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa, cautioning ... More >>
Libya: No Injuries When Explosive Device Thrown At UN Convoy
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 11:41 am | UN News
No one was hurt today when an explosive device was thrown at a United Nations convoy travelling through the Libyan city of Benghazi, a spokesperson for the world body said. More >>
UN-Arab League Envoy Presses For Ceasefire in Syria
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 11:12 am | UN News
The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, Kofi Annan, today urged the Syrian Government and opposition forces to stop the violence, stressing that all hostilities must end by Thursday morning. More >>
Iraqi Leaders Must Work Together To Solve Outstanding Issues
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 11:09 am | UN News
The top United Nations envoy to Iraq today underscored the need for the country’s leaders to work together to resolve outstanding issues, including the holding of a national dialogue, disputed internal boundaries and the human rights situation. More >>
High-Level UN Group Aims to Help Countries Improve Nutrition
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 11:07 am | UN News
High-level officials tasked by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with promoting good nutrition have today agreed to focus on ensuring that support to countries produces tangible results, and that resources for country-led actions are coordinated, aligned, ... More >>
Mali: Security Council Calls for Restoration of Constitution
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 11:06 am | UN News
The Security Council today urged the military rebels who seized control of the government in Mali to immediately implement the agreement signed last week with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which provides a series of steps to restore ... More >>
At Google ‘Hangout,’ Ban Engages with Youth on Key Issues
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 10:59 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today engaged with young people from around the world on issues such as technology, youth unemployment and women’s rights during an online conversation hosted on the Google Plus platform. More >>
