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UN Relief Chief ‘Deeply Disappointed’ By Inability To Visit
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 3:08 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 29 2012 11:10AM The head of United Nations relief operations said today that she was “deeply disappointed” that she has not yet been able to visit Syria to assess the humanitarian situation and meet with some of the country’s top officials. More >>
International Criminal Court To Deliver Its First Verdict
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 3:07 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 29 2012 12:10PM The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced today that next month it will deliver its first ever verdict, issuing a judgment in the war crimes trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, a Congolese man accused of participating ... More >>
UN Envoy Confident Libya Can Pursue Democracy
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 3:05 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 29 2012 1:10PM The top United Nations envoy to Libya today expressed confidence that the North African nation will be able to overcome current difficulties and pursue the path towards the goals it committed itself to when the popular uprising ... More >>
DPR Korea: UN Nuclear Agency Calls Announcement ‘Important'
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 3:02 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 29 2012 1:10PM The United Nations atomic watchdog has called today’s announcement by the United States about the results of its talks with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) over the latter country’s nuclear programme ... More >>
Initiative for Female Soccer Players To Wear Headscarves
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 2:59 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 29 2012 1:10PM A top United Nations official expressed support today for an initiative that would allow female soccer players to wear a headscarf, also known as a hijab, while on the field, stressing that every person should have the ... More >>
Ban Appoints Prosecutor And Judge For UN-Backed Tribunal For
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 2:54 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 29 2012 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Norman Farrell of Canada as the prosecutor of the United Nations-backed independent tribunal set up to try those responsible for the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime ... More >>
Security Council Urges Prompt Counter Piracy Actions
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 2:49 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 29 2012 2:10PM The Security Council today urged countries of the region of the Gulf of Guinea to take prompt action to develop and implement to counter piracy and armed robbery at sea. More >>
Gunmen Kill Blue Helmet Serving With UN-AU Mission In Darfur
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 2:44 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 29 2012 2:10PM A peacekeeper serving with the joint United Nations-African Union operation in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region has been killed after unidentified gunmen ambushed a patrol earlier today. More >>
UN Forecasts Erratic Rainy Season in Horn of Africa
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 2:42 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 29 2012 5:10PM The main rainy season in the Greater Horn of Africa is likely to receive “near normal to below normal rainfall” over much of the region between March and May, a United Nations-backed climate forecasting forum reported ... More >>
General Assembly President Meets With Senior UK Officials
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 2:39 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 29 2012 6:10PM President of the General Assembly Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser met today in London with two top officials from the United Kingdom to discuss recent developments in the country as well as the situation in Syria and Somalia. More >>
UN Confident Koran Burners Will Be Held Accountable
Friday, 24 February 2012, 3:10 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 21 2012 3:10PM The United Nations today voiced its confidence that the NATO-led military force in Afghanistan will take appropriate action to hold accountable those responsible for the reported burning of copies of the Koran. More >>
UN Nuclear Agency Laments Lack Of Progress During Iran Visit
Friday, 24 February 2012, 3:07 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 22 2012 10:10AM The United Nations atomic energy watchdog has voiced disappointment at the lack of progress made during a two-day visit to Iran aimed at clarifying possible military dimensions to the country’s nuclear programme. ... More >>
Mexico: UN Human Rights Office Voices Alarm After Killing
Friday, 24 February 2012, 3:05 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 22 2012 12:10PM The United Nations human rights office has called on Mexican authorities to conduct a thorough and independent investigation into the killing over the weekend of 44 inmates at a prison in the country’s north, apparently ... More >>
UN Deplores Israeli Approval Of More Occupation Settlements
Friday, 24 February 2012, 3:04 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 22 2012 1:10PM The top United Nations envoy for the Middle East peace process today described as “deplorable” Israel’s announcement that is has given approval to a large number of new settlement units deep inside the occupied Palestinian ... More >>
Ban Extends Mandate Of UN-Backed Tribunal In Lebanon
Friday, 24 February 2012, 3:03 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 22 2012 3:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has extended the mandate by another three years of the United Nations-backed independent tribunal set up to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri. More >>
Timor-Leste Has Made Significant Progress Towards Peace - UN
Friday, 24 February 2012, 3:01 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 22 2012 6:10PM Timor-Leste has made significant progress in strengthening national peace and stability, the United Nations envoy for the country told the Security Council today, noting that preparations for presidential elections next month and ... More >>
Somali People Can Build Better Future With Global Help, Ban
Friday, 24 February 2012, 3:00 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 23 2012 11:10AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the international community to heed the “cries for peace” of the Somali people and help them overcome decades of instability and build a more stable and prosperous future. More >>
ICC Expands Scope Of Ivorian War Crimes Investigation
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:56 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 23 2012 1:10PM The International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced that it will expand the scope of its investigation into possible war crimes in Côte d’Ivoire, currently limited to the period after contested presidential elections ... More >>
Top UN Envoy Strongly Deplores Wave Of Deadly Attacks Across
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:54 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 23 2012 1:10PM The top United Nations envoy in Iraq has strongly condemned the series of deadly attacks carried out today across the country and called on authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice. More >>
Security Council Extends UN Presence In Timor-Leste
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:52 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 23 2012 1:10PM The Security Council today extended until the end of 2012 the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste so that it can continue to help promote peace, stability and development in what is expected ... More >>
