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UN Experts Call For Including Human Rights in Development
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 10:38 am | UN News
UN Experts Call For Including Human Rights Standards In Development Goals New York, Mar 19 2012 12:10PM A group of independent United Nations experts today urged States to include universally agreed international human rights norms and standards, as ... More >>
Solomon Islands Must Act To End Violence Against Women
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 10:37 am | UN News
Solomon Islands Must Act To End Violence Against Women, UN Rights Expert Says New York, Mar 19 2012 12:10PM The Solomon Islands must do more to protect women from violence and provide victims of gender inequality and discrimination access to justice, ... More >>
From The Field: Calm In Dili As Timor-Leste Votes
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 10:35 am | UN News
From The Field: Calm In Dili As Timor-Leste Votes New York, Mar 19 2012 12:10PM Patients at Timor-Leste’s national hospital, located in the capital, Dili, had an unusual sighting around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday – in addition to the doctors and nurses on ... More >>
Ban Praises People Of Timor-Leste
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 10:33 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated the people of Timor-Leste for demonstrating their commitment to democracy and peace by participating in presidential election. More >>
Disaster Stalking Children In Africa’s Drought-Prone Sahel
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 4:38 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 16 2012 11:10AM The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is warning that more than a million children below the age of five in the Sahel are facing a disaster amid the ongoing food crisis in the drought-prone region of Africa. More >>
Ban: Integrate Environmental, Social And Economic Aims
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 4:36 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 16 2012 11:10AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged governments to consider setting up a new global arrangement that integrates environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development, stressing the need to mobilize ... More >>
Brazil: UN Welcomes Retired Colonel Prosecution
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 4:35 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 16 2012 12:10PM The United Nations human rights office today welcomed the prosecution of a retired Brazilian army colonel for disappearances during the country’s military dictatorship as a “first and crucial step” in fighting the ... More >>
UN Urges DPR Korea: Reconsider 'Satelite' Launch
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 4:33 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 16 2012 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to reconsider its decision to launch a so-called “application satellite” next month and fully comply with relevant Security Council ... More >>
UN Rights Chief Urges All Sides To Ensure Free Elections
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 4:31 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 16 2012 1:10PM As the people of Guinea-Bissau prepare to elect a new president this weekend, the United Nations human rights chief today called on all sides to ensure that the polls are free and fair. More >>
Guatemala: UN Underlines Need To Address Rule Of Law
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 4:30 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 16 2012 1:10PM Guatemala has made progress in the fight against impunity and human rights abuses, but the country must tackle the tremendous challenges that remain to become a State based on democracy and the rule of law, says the United ... More >>
Ban Deeply Saddened By News Of Afghanistan Helecopter Crash
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 4:29 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 16 2012 1:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his deep sadness at the news of the helicopter crash on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, Kabul, which claimed the lives of over a dozen Turkish soldiers and Afghan civilians. More >>
UN Narcotics Panel Emphasizes Treatment For Illicit Drug Use
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 4:27 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 16 2012 3:10PM A United Nations panel today agreed on a set of measures to prevent the use of illicit drugs and strengthen national and regional responses, including using treatment instead of incarceration to stem a worrying global trend ... More >>
UN-Arab League Envoy Sending Team To Syria To Continue Talks
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 4:26 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 16 2012 4:10PM The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, Kofi Annan, today said he will send a team to the country at the weekend to continue discussions on proposals he has presented to the ... More >>
Secretary-General Urges Restraint After Ethiopian Attack
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 4:25 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 16 2012 4:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to avoid any action that could escalate tensions between the Horn of Africa neighbours, following Ethiopia’s attack yesterday on military bases in Eritrea. More >>
Côte D’ivoire: UN Mission Satisfied With Arms Collection
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 4:23 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 16 2012 6:10PM The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire has said it is encouraged by the pace of its arms collection exercise that started in June last year, but noted that much remains to be done to take away weapons from ... More >>
Haiti Receives Advice From UN Economists
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 4:22 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 16 2012 6:10PM United Nations economists have provided the Haitian Government with advice on a new investment strategy to help the country attract financing to rebuild infrastructure and boost economic development. More >>
Annual UN Population Prize: US Advocate, Malaysian NGO
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 4:21 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 16 2012 6:10PM A reproductive health advocate from the United States and a Malaysian non-governmental organization (NGO) specializing in family planning and sexual health will be this year’s recipients of the annual United Nations Population ... More >>
UN Expert Calls On Myanmar To Take ‘Active Approach’
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 4:05 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 12 2012 6:10PM An independent United Nations expert urged the Government of Myanmar to take an “active approach” to protect human rights in the country and commit to implementing reforms to ensure lasting peace and reconciliation. More >>
Un-Backed Measles Campaign Launched In Yemen
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 3:58 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 12 2012 6:10PM The United Nations is backing a massive vaccination campaign under way in Yemen, where a new outbreak of measles has killed at least 126 children under the age of five. More >>
Food Shortages Most Pressing Human Rights Issue In DPR Korea
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 3:57 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 12 2012 6:10PM Chronic food shortages have become the most pressing human rights issue in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), an independent United Nations expert said today, warning that hunger could lead to serious health ... More >>
