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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 >>
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 >>
