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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 >>
Gaza: Ban Reiterates Commitment To Plight Of Palestine
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 10:01 am | UN News
New York, Feb 2 2012 1:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled today to the Gaza Strip, where he underlined his commitment to continue working for peace and stability in the Middle East, and voiced his concern about the need to increase humanitarian ... More >>
Yemen: UN Relief Chief Welcomes Release
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 9:46 am | UN News
New York, Feb 2 2012 1:10PM The top United Nations humanitarian official voiced relief today that seven aid workers abducted earlier this week in Yemen have now all been released unharmed. More >>
Senegal: UN Voices Concern About Possible Excessive Force
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 4:47 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 2 2012 10:10AM The United Nations human rights chief today voiced concern about the possible use of excessive force by Senegalese authorities amid the protests that have erupted ahead of the presidential election scheduled for later this month. More >>
Sustainable Development The Focus Of Talks
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 3:53 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 2 2012 6:10PM Sustainable development and the environment topped the agenda during talks today in Paris between General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser and senior French Government officials. More >>
South Sudan: UN Relief Chief Sees ‘Terrible Situation’
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 3:51 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 2 2012 6:10PM The United Nations relief chief today visited areas in South Sudan hit by recent ethnic violence and met some of the victims of a vicious cycle of raids and reprisal attacks, describing what she had seen as “a terrible ... More >>
El Salvador: UN Panel Voices Concern At Arbitrary Detention
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 3:47 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 2 2012 6:10PM A United Nations expert human rights panel has voiced concern about the right to security impinging on the right to be free from arbitrary detention in El Salvador, as well as extreme overcrowding in prisons and police facilities ... More >>
Haiti: UN Welcomes Ratification Economic And Social Rights
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 3:43 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 2 2012 6:10PM The United Nations peacekeeping force in Haiti (MINUSTAH) welcomed today the ratification by the Government of a pact on economic, social and cultural rights. More >>
UN: Tourism Can Play Key Role In Preserving World’s Wetlands
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 3:40 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 2 2012 7:10PM Responsible, sustainable tourism can play a valuable role in conserving and protecting the world’s often fragile wetlands, the head of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said today. More >>
Sierra Leone - Outgoing Head of UN Peacebuilding Office
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 3:36 pm | UN News
New York, Feb 2 2012 7:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his appreciation of the work of the outgoing United Nations envoy to Sierra Leone, Michael von der Schulenburg, including his initiatives to boost donor cooperation and efficient aid ... More >>
