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Senegal: Ban Urges All Sides to Refrain from Violence
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 9:52 am | UN News
New York, Jan 31 2012 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern today about mounting political tensions in Senegal, where voters go to the polls in less than a month to elect a president. More >>
UN Launches Information System To Boost Disaster Prevention
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 9:21 am | UN News
The United Nations launched today an information system to improve and expand the exchange of weather, climate and water data, which can be used for disaster risk reduction, water management, food security and health purposes. The World Meteorological ... More >>
Security Council Debates Situation In Syria
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 2:05 pm | UN News
The Security Council this afternoon began debate on the situation in Syria, where thousands of people have been killed over the past 10 months in a Government crackdown against a popular uprising. Nabil El Araby, the Secretary-General of the League of ... More >>
UN Certifies Standards of New Camp For Iranian Exiles
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 1:57 pm | UN News
United Nations refugee and human rights officials said today that they have confirmed that the infrastructure and facilities at a new camp in Iraq for residents of the settlement formerly known as Camp Ashraf meet international standards, as stipulated ... More >>
Ban Encourages Jordan And Arab Neighbours To Continue Reform
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 1:53 pm | UN News
The Arab world has a “generational opportunity” to create a future it deserves, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today during a visit to Jordan, voicing his support for ongoing reforms in the country and the region. “At this critical juncture, ... More >>
UNESCO Chief Condemns Latest Murder Of Journalist In Somalia
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 1:49 pm | UN News
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting and defending the freedom of the press today condemned the murder of a journalist in Somalia and called for measures to improve the safety of media professionals in the Horn of Africa country. ... More >>
Reform Of Green Institutions ‘Imperative’
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 1:23 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 31 2012 1:10PM Reform of environmental institutions is needed so countries can achieve sustainable development, the President of the General Assembly Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser said today, and stressed that States must prepare and contribute ... More >>
Sri Lanka: UN Agency Funds Irrigation Improvement Projects
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 1:18 pm | UN News
The United Nations fund tasked with promoting rural development will provide a $22-million loan to Sri Lanka to finance the improvement of the South Asian country’s irrigation infrastructure and crop diversification, as well as projects to expand market opportunities ... More >>
Mediterranean The Deadliest Sea For Refugees & Migrants - UN
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 1:11 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 31 2012 12:10PM The Mediterranean Sea has become the deadliest stretch of water in the world for migrants and refugees, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported today. More >>
S. Sudan: UN Food Assistance For More Than 80,000 People
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 1:08 pm | UN News
Former Haitian Leader Must Face Human Rights Abuse Charges
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 1:02 pm | UN News
The United Nations today voiced its concern at reports that former Haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier may not face charges relating to the serious human rights violations that took place during his 15-year rule, while stressing that justice must be ensured ... More >>
UN Welcomes Iraqi Ratification Of Pact On Rights Of Persons
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 1:29 pm | UN News
The United Nations welcomed today the ratification by Iraq of a convention that protects, promotes, and ensures the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights by persons with disabilities. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ratified ... More >>
Top UN Officials Discuss Sustainable Development
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 12:27 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 30 2012 4:10PM The heads of the General Assembly and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) met today to discuss preparations for the UN Sustainable Development Conference (Rio+20), which will be held in Rio ... More >>
UNESCO Forum: Holocaust Education in Fighting Prejudice
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 12:25 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 30 2012 4:10PM Historians and researchers will gather in Paris tomorrow for a United Nations forum designed to address the impact that Holocaust remembrance can have in stemming the tide of intolerance around the world. More >>
Radiation Experts Begin UN Assessment Of Fukushima Effects
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 11:28 am | UN News
New York, Jan 30 2012 10:10AM Sixty international experts assessing the radiation exposures and health effects resulting from the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan last March kicked off a week-long meeting today in Vienna. More >>
More Needs To Be Done To Enhance Darfur’s Peace Process – UN
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 11:24 am | UN News
New York, Jan 30 2012 12:10PM A strong political will, adequate financial resources and strengthened operations to help Darfur’s vulnerable population are needed to accelerate the peace and reconciliation process in Sudan, a senior United Nations ... More >>
UN And Intel Unveil Initiative On Technology-Based Training
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 11:08 am | UN News
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the computing company Intel today unveiled a joint effort to strengthen the skills of midwives and community health workers through technology, in a bid to reduce the number of pregnancy and childbirth-related ... More >>
With New Blueprint In Hand, Ban Calls For Action
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 11:05 am | UN News
New York, Jan 30 2012 1:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for action on a new blueprint for creating a sustainable planet, a just society and a growing economy, stressing that the current path will not lead to a fair and resilient future ... More >>
Ban Urges Egypt To Adhere To Transition Roadmap
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 10:58 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban today urged Egypt to maintain its commitment to implementing the roadmap to an early transition to a civilian administration, and expressed his satisfaction that the recent legislative elections were generally conducted in an ... More >>
Return Of Un Political Presence To Mogadishu ‘Historic’ Step
Monday, 30 January 2012, 2:06 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 26 2012 11:10AM The re-establishment of the United Nations political presence in Mogadishu will allow the world body to work more closely with Somalia during a crucial period in its peace process, the UN envoy to the country said today. More >>
