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UN Report On Sexual Violence During Conflict
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:48 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 23 2012 2:10PM The annual United Nations report documenting conflict-related sexual violence around the world today for the first time names some of the military forces, militia and other armed groups that are suspected of being among the worst ... More >>
Ban Presses For Credible And Peaceful Presidential Elections
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:45 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 23 2012 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed his hope that this weekend’s presidential election in Senegal is peacefully and credibly staged after a campaign marred by several deadly incidents. More >>
UNICEF Temporary Classrooms In Cyclone-Hit Madagascar
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:43 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 23 2012 6:10PM The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is helping to build hundreds of temporary classrooms in towns and villages in eastern Madagascar to replace those destroyed during a deadly cyclone last week. More >>
Attacks Against Israeli Diplomatic Staff
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:40 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 23 2012 6:10PM Security Council members today strongly condemned two recent attacks against Israeli diplomatic personnel and underlined that terrorist acts can never be justified regardless of their motivations. More >>
Human Rights Situation In Syria Only Worsening - UN
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:38 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 23 2012 6:10PM The human rights situation in Syria has deteriorated “significantly” since last November, states a new report by a United Nations-appointed panel that outlines continuing widespread, systematic and gross violations by security ... More >>
UN Force Holds Talks With Israeli And Lebanese Officials
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:36 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 23 2012 6:10PM The head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon today met with senior officials from the Lebanese and Israeli militaries as part of ongoing efforts to reduce tensions and boost security along the countries’ ... More >>
Top UN Official Calls For Boost In Aids Spending In Togo
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:35 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 23 2012 6:10PM A top United Nations official called for an increase on national spending on HIV/AIDS in Togo, noting that most of the country’s funding to combat and prevent the disease comes from external sources. More >>
UN Food Relief Agency Partners With Hunger Games Film
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:34 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 23 2012 6:10PM The United Nations food relief agency announced today its partnership with the producers of the upcoming film The Hunger Games , based on the best-selling science fiction novels, to raise awareness about hunger around ... More >>
Actress Mia Farrow Launches Un-Backed Polio Vaccination Camp
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 3:06 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 21 2012 5:10PM The United States actress and humanitarian advocate Mia Farrow has helped launch a United Nations-supported polio vaccination campaign in Chad, a country which holds the second highest number of registered polio cases ... More >>
S. Sudan: Japanese Engineers Join UN Mission To Build Roads
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 3:03 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 21 2012 5:10PM A Japanese engineering contingent has arrived in South Sudan to join the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the young country and help build roads and bridges in areas with very little basic infrastructure. More >>
UNESCO Chief Warns Crucial Yet ‘Fragile’ Linguistic Heritage
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 2:59 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 21 2012 6:10PM Language is a key ally in the fight against discrimination, the head of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said today, warning that the world’s linguistic diversity was nevertheless a “fragile ... More >>
UN Experts In Iran To Discuss Concerns Of Nuclear Programme
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 2:56 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 21 2012 6:10PM A five-member group of experts from the United Nations atomic energy watchdog is today continuing its visit to Iran, where the members are holding talks with officials about international concerns over the country’s nuclear ... More >>
Darfur Patrol Returns Home Safely After Rebel Blockade - UN
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 2:53 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 21 2012 7:10PM A 55-person patrol of the United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur returned to its home base today after the team had been blockaded for nearly two days by armed rebels in the northwest of the troubled Sudanese ... More >>
UN Provides Logistical Support For Elections in Yemen
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 2:48 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 21 2012 7:10PM As Yemenis vote today in elections that will bring to a close more than three decades of President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s rule, the United Nations is providing ongoing support to ensure that the ballot is carried out peacefully. More >>
Brazil Funds UN Local Food Purchase Projects in Africa
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 2:46 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 21 2012 1:10PM Brazil is providing more than $2.3 million to support a new local food purchase programme to be set up by two United Nations entities for the benefit of farmers and vulnerable populations in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, ... More >>
UN Camps For Somalia Refugees In Kenya Enter 20th Year
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 2:44 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 21 2012 1:10PM The world’s largest refugee camp – the Dadaab settlement in eastern Kenya – set up to host tens of thousands of people who fled Somalia following the 1991 collapse of the government and the ensuing civil war-related humanitarian ... More >>
Warning Of Destructive Floods As Danube Thaw Sets In
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 2:42 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 21 2012 2:10PM Destructive floods caused by the rapid thawing of the Danube River could add to the fatalities from an already harsh European winter, the head of the United Nations agency dealing with disaster risk reduction warned today. More >>
Ban Welcomes Political Deal Reached At Somali Constitutional
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 2:40 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 19 2012 8:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the political agreement reached by Somalis at a national constitutional conference, saying the accord "sets out clear steps for ending the transition and putting in place ... More >>
UN Tribunal Sets Date For Genocide Trial Of Ratko Mladic
Friday, 17 February 2012, 3:15 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 15 2012 1:10PM The United Nations tribunal set up in the wake of the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s announced today that the trial of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military chief who is facing charges of genocide and other war ... More >>
Western Pacific: Final Push to Eliminate Leprosy - UN
Friday, 17 February 2012, 3:10 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 15 2012 1:10PM The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a “final push” to eliminate leprosy as a public health threat in the Western Pacific region, where more than 5,000 fresh cases of the curable disease ... More >>
