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'The Future We Want' - UN Chief Five-Year Action Plan
Monday, 30 January 2012, 2:05 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 26 2012 11:10AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today outlined a series of actions he believes the global community must take over the next five years to build “the future we want.” More >>
Bring Perpetrators Of Attacks In Nigeria to Justice
Monday, 30 January 2012, 2:03 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 26 2012 11:10AM The Security Council has strongly condemned the multiple terrorist attacks that occurred in Kano, Nigeria, in recent days, causing numerous deaths and injuries, and underlined the need to bring the perpetrators to justice. More >>
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu Honoured
Monday, 30 January 2012, 2:01 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 26 2012 10:10AM The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today is honouring Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and activist Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu for his efforts in the battle against hunger and his advocacy on behalf of the ... More >>
Côte D’ivoire: Security Improving But Root Causes Of Unrest
Monday, 30 January 2012, 1:59 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 26 2012 3:10PM The security situation in Côte d’Ivoire is stabilizing nine months after the end of the violence that shook the country following presidential elections in late 2010, but the underlining causes of instability and unrest have ... More >>
Africa: Entrench Civil, Political, Economic Rights - Ban
Monday, 30 January 2012, 1:58 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 29 2012 1:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged African countries to entrench civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights to boost stability and development in the continent. More >>
Ban Condemns Killing Of Syrian Arab Red Crescent Chief
Monday, 30 January 2012, 12:24 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 26 2012 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned today the killing of the head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, Abd-al-Razzaq Jbeiro. More >>
UN Calls On Myanmar To Foster Private-Public Partnerships
Monday, 30 January 2012, 12:22 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 26 2012 2:10PM A top United Nations official called today on the Government of Myanmar to boost partnerships between the private and public sectors to support the country’s recent reforms as well as to help accelerate development and job ... More >>
UN Database To Help Businesses Adapt To Climate Change
Monday, 30 January 2012, 12:20 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 26 2012 12:10PM A new online database launched today by the United Nations will showcase successful strategies that businesses and communities are using to adapt to climate change while simultaneously increasing their profits and using ... More >>
Yemen: Security Council Urges Timely Political Transition
Monday, 30 January 2012, 12:17 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 26 2012 12:10PM Yemen’s forthcoming presidential election will be an opportunity for the country to embark on a transitional process that strengthens national dialogue and leads to a political system that will be more inclusive and ... More >>
New UN Report Shows Sharp Rise In Palestinians Uprooted
Monday, 30 January 2012, 12:15 pm | UN News
Almost 1,100 Palestinians, over half of them children, were displaced due to home demolitions in the West Bank by Israeli forces in 2011 – over 80 per cent more than in the previous year – according to a United Nations report released today. ... More >>
Women’s Education ‘Smartest Global Investment,’ Ban To WEF
Friday, 27 January 2012, 3:40 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 26 2012 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called today on business leaders attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to increase their investment in women’s education and health to ensure their well-being and encourage ... More >>
Peace Process Can Only Be Successful If It Is Led By Afghans
Friday, 27 January 2012, 1:58 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 25 2012 5:10PM Afghanistan’s peace process can only be successful if it is Afghan-led and inclusive, the new United Nations envoy to the country stated today. More >>
Green Investment Needed In Marine Sector
Friday, 27 January 2012, 1:56 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 25 2012 1:10PM The economic productivity of the marine sector can be significantly boosted by shifting to a more sustainable approach that focuses on green activities such as renewable energy, eco-tourism and sustainable transport, ... More >>
UNICEF Warns On High Rates Of Yemeni Child Malnutrition
Friday, 27 January 2012, 1:50 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 25 2012 1:10PM The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that half a million children in Yemen could die or suffer physical and mental damage as a result of malnutrition, unless sufficient resources are made available to alleviate ... More >>
UN Arm Allocates $104 Million To Underfunded Crises
Friday, 27 January 2012, 1:45 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 25 2012 12:10PM The United Nations humanitarian office announced today the allocation of $104 million to support 13 neglected emergencies around the world. More >>
Cyprus: Ban Calls For Decisive Steps Towards Settlement
Friday, 27 January 2012, 1:43 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 25 2012 12:10PM The latest round of United Nations-facilitated talks between the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities aimed at the reunification of Cyprus have ended in New York after “robust and intensive” ... More >>
Libya Facing Challenging Transition
Friday, 27 January 2012, 1:40 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 25 2012 3:10PM Libya is going through a difficult transition, having inherited weak state institutions and an absence of political parties, the top United Nations envoy in the country told the Security Council today, adding that the interim ... More >>
UN Refugee Agency Warns Of Potential Polio Cases In Ethiopia
Friday, 27 January 2012, 12:58 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 24 2012 12:10PM The United Nations refugee agency today voiced its concern over reports of two suspected polio cases this week among Somali refugees living in camps in Ethiopia and three cases in the surrounding community. More >>
DR Congo: Un Peacekeeping Chief Stresses Need For Stability
Friday, 27 January 2012, 12:52 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 25 2012 6:10PM The United Nations peacekeeping chief stressed today the need for stability and reconciliation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has experienced a tense political climate since its presidential elections ... More >>
UN Sustainable Development Conference Talks
Friday, 27 January 2012, 12:09 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 25 2012 6:10PM The first round of informal discussions on the proposed outcome document of the United Nations conference on sustainable development that will be held in Brazil in June got under way in New York today with a senior UN official ... More >>
