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2,000 African Communities Abandon Female Genital Mutilation
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:35 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 6 2012 1:10PM A new United Nations report shows that almost 2,000 communities across Africa abandoned female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) last year, prompting calls for a renewed global push to end this harmful practice once and for all. More >>
Somalia: Interim Political Arrangement Must End August
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:33 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 6 2012 1:10PM The international group that brings together the United Nations and its diplomatic partners in support of efforts to restore peace and stability in Somalia insisted today that the country’s current transitional governing arrangements ... More >>
UN’s Global Report On Youth Highlights Rising Concerns
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:31 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 6 2012 1:10PM A lack of job opportunities, inadequate education, vulnerable working conditions and insufficient government investment are some of the main concerns of young people around the world, according to a United Nations report on youth published ... More >>
Asia-Pacific Nations Seek Accelerated Response Against HIV
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:29 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 6 2012 12:10PM Although the Asia-Pacific region has witnessed widespread gains in combating the spread of HIV, experts at a United Nations meeting were told today that the epidemic is still outpacing the region’s efforts against new infections. ... More >>
Artist For Peace: British Singer And Actress Sarah Brightman
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:28 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 6 2012 11:10AM The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced today that the renowned British singer and actress Sarah Brightman will join its roster of Artists for Peace who use their prestige ... More >>
Ban Calls For End To Israeli Occupation
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:27 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 6 2012 11:10AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today renewed his call for progress in the Middle East peace process, citing the toll taken on the economy and lives of the Palestinians by the ongoing Israeli occupation. More >>
Myanmar: Remain Committed to Reforms - UN Rights Expert
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:20 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 6 2012 3:10PM Recent reforms in Myanmar have already had a positive impact, the United Nations expert on the human rights situation in the country said today, but warned that serious challenges remain and must be addressed to strengthen ... More >>
Syria: Secretary-General ‘Appalled’ By Escalating Violence
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:13 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 6 2012 4:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the escalating violence in Syria today, calling on President Bashar al-Assad’s Government to immediately cease all hostilities against the country’s civilian population. More >>
After President Resigns In Maldives, Ban Voices Hope
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:11 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 7 2012 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced hope today that the resignation of the President of the Maldives and the appointment of his deputy as the new leader will help to peacefully end the ongoing political crisis in the ... More >>
Europe’s Deadly Cold Snap Should Ease From Next Week - UN
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:08 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 7 2012 2:10PM The current cold spell that has paralyzed much of Europe and reportedly killed almost 300 people over the past week should start to ease slowly from next week, a senior official at the United Nations World Meteorological Organization ... More >>
UNESCO Mourns Passing Of Spanish Painter Antoni Tàpies
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:05 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 7 2012 1:10PM The head of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today paid tribute to the Spanish painter and sculptor Antoni Tàpies , who has died at the age of 88, calling him an “emblematic ... More >>
Panama: UN Expert Calls For Indigenous-Govt Dialogue
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:04 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 7 2012 1:10PM An independent United Nations expert on indigenous rights called today on the Government of Panama and the country’s indigenous groups to establish a dialogue process to stop the recent tensions and violence from escalating ... More >>
In Wake Of Elections In DR Congo, UN Urges Dialogue
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:01 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 7 2012 1:10PM The top United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today stressed the need for all parties to use legal means and dialogue to settle differences in the aftermath of recent elections so as to advance ... More >>
UN Official Calls For ‘Global New Deal’
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:00 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 7 2012 1:10PM The world needs “a global new deal” to break the mould of economic thought that led to the international financial crisis, the head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting trade and development says today. More >>
UN Implements Strategy To Conclude Three Refugee Crises
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 1:58 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 7 2012 1:10PM The United Nations refugee agency reported today that it has embarked on the implementation of a set of strategies to conclude three of Africa’s long-standing refugee crises that involved helping people uprooted by ... More >>
UN Tribunal Sentences Member Of Bosnian Serb’s Legal Team
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 1:55 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 7 2012 12:10PM The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s today sentenced a member of a legal team defending a Bosnian Serb to 12 months’ imprisonment for contempt of the court. More >>
Kenyan Running Aces To Help Mark Environment Milestone
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 1:54 pm | UN News
Two top Kenyan long-distance runners will be on hand to show support for the conservation efforts of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), joining the public in a half-marathon race in Nairobi later this month, to mark the agency’s 40th anniversary. More >>
Lebanon: UN-Backed Tribunal To Try Four Accused In Absentia
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 10:57 am | UN News
New York, Feb 2 2012 1:10PM The United Nations-backed independent tribunal set up to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri announced today that it will try four men accused of carrying out the crime ... More >>
Ban Voices Sadness After Deadly Clashes At Egyptian Soccer
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 10:53 am | UN News
New York, Feb 2 2012 1:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed sadness at last night’s violent clashes at a soccer match in Egypt which led to the deaths of at least 74 people and injuries to hundreds of others. More >>
Glaciers Threatened By Climate Change, Now Ice Thieves
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 10:03 am | UN News
New York, Feb 2 2012 1:10PM Criminal gangs are becoming a threat to the world’s glaciers, which are already receding as a result of climate change, the United Nations said today, citing a case in Chile where police are investigating the theft of some ... More >>
