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New UN Agreement Seeks To Protect Environment
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 2:56 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 13 2012 1:10PM A new United Nations agreement seeks to diminish the damage caused by electronic waste through the collection and recycling of hazardous materials, as well as by introducing measures to improve the ways in which this equipment ... More >>
South Sudan: UN Mission Responds To New Outbreak Of Violence
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 2:55 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 13 2012 1:10PM The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan today said it has sent patrol units and a medical team to an area on the country’s border with Ethiopia where unidentified raiders reportedly attacked several cattle ... More >>
Un Official Stresses Importance Of Ocean Treaty
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 2:53 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 13 2012 4:10PM The United Nations legal chief has stressed the importance of the global treaty governing the use of oceans and their resources and urged States that have not ratified it to do so this year, which marks the 30th anniversary of ... More >>
Nearly Five Million Yemenis Need Food Assistance, UN Survey
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 2:52 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 14 2012 10:10AM Almost five million Yemenis are unable to produce or buy the food they need, according to preliminary findings of a United Nations survey, which states that the number of people experiencing severe food insecurity has nearly ... More >>
Haiti: Three UN Peacekeepers Repatriated For Sexual Abuse
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 2:51 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 14 2012 12:10PM Three United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti have been repatriated following a Pakistani military hearing on the sexual abuse of a 14-year-old Haitian male, a spokesman for the world body said today. More >>
UN-Arab League Envoy Receives Response From Syria
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 2:50 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 14 2012 12:10PM The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria has received a response from the Syrian authorities on issues he raised when he visited the country to help find a peaceful solution ... More >>
In Landmark Ruling, ICC Finds Congolese Warlord Guilty
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 2:48 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 14 2012 12:10PM The International Criminal Court (ICC) today found Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo guilty of recruiting child soldiers, in a landmark ruling hailed by United Nations officials as an important step in the fight ... More >>
UN Rights Expert Urges Israel To Release Palestinian Woman P
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 2:47 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 14 2012 12:10PM An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged Israel to release Hana Shalabi, a Palestinian woman prisoner who has been on a hunger strike for nearly a month. More >>
UN And Regional Experts Urge Countries To Stop Reprisals
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 2:45 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 14 2012 2:10PM An independent United Nations expert has joined regional partners today in urging governments to stop reprisals against individuals and groups seeking to cooperate with UN and regional human rights mechanisms. More >>
Côte D’ivoire: UN Envoy Congratulates New Premier
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 2:43 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 14 2012 4:10PM The head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Côte d’Ivoire today congratulated the country’s new Prime Minister and the newly-elected president of parliament and assured them of the mission’s continued support. More >>
Mexico Disappearances: UN Experts Concerned Over Impunity
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 2:42 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 15 2012 11:10AM A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today called on the Mexican Government to develop effective measures to combat impunity in cases of enforced disappearances, which continue to take place in the ... More >>
Ban Commends Sudan, South Sudan For Progress In Talks
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 2:40 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 15 2012 12:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan for the progress they have made in talks aimed at resolving post-independence issues, including agreements reached on the status of citizens ... More >>
UN Envoy Strongly Condemns Attack On Somali Government
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 2:38 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 15 2012 1:10PM The United Nations envoy for Somalia has strongly condemned the suicide attack that took place yesterday at a government compound in the capital of the Horn of Africa nation. More >>
Secretary-General To Visit Four Asian Nations
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 2:36 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 15 2012 3:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will depart this Sunday for a trip that will take him to Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Republic of Korea, his spokesperson announced today. More >>
UN Health Agency Unveils New Tabacco Health Data
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 2:35 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 15 2012 3:10PM Tobacco use is responsible for five million or 12 per cent of all deaths of adults above the age of 30 globally each year, according to a United Nations report unveiled today, that for the first time provides estimated ... More >>
ICC Prosecutor To Seek Near Maximum Sentence For Warlord
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 2:33 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 15 2012 7:10PM The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) today described the conviction of Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo on charges of recruiting child soldiers as “a victory for humanity,” adding that he will ... More >>
Unleash Potential Of Small Farmers To Improve Food Security
Saturday, 17 March 2012, 2:31 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 15 2012 7:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for unleashing the potential of small farmers and food producers worldwide, the majority of whom are women, to ensure food security is guaranteed for all. More >>
UN, Governments To Meet On Regional Strategy Against LRA
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 12:22 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 13 2012 7:10PM United Nations and government officials from central Africa will meet in Uganda next week to finalize a comprehensive regional strategy on combating the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), the rebel group that gained notoriety ... More >>
UN Officials Urge: Tackle Sexual Orientation Violence
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 4:20 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 7 2012 1:10PM Top United Nations officials today urged Member States to tackle violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation, adding that countries cannot continue to overlook such grave violations of human rights. More >>
UN Deploys Team To Assist Republic Of Congo Authorities
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 4:14 pm | UN News
New York, Mar 7 2012 1:10PM The United Nations humanitarian office said today it has deployed a team to the Republic of Congo to support authorities after the explosions earlier this week at an ammunition depot that killed at least 200 people and injured ... More >>
