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Holocaust Awareness Essential To Prevent Acts Of Hatred
Friday, 27 January 2012, 12:06 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 25 2012 6:10PM Widespread education through the media, special events and other initiatives that provide information on the history and lessons of the Holocaust is essential to help prevent future genocides and mass atrocities, a top ... More >>
Outgoing Envoy Stresses Importance Of Liberia Reconciliation
Friday, 27 January 2012, 12:03 pm | UN News
New York, Jan 25 2012 7:10PM The outgoing United Nations envoy in Liberia today stressed the need for reconciliation in the country, adding that this is an essential step to consolidate stability and to ensure that the progress achieved by the democratic ... More >>
Foreign Direct Investment Increase Despite Economic Turmoil
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 4:22 pm | UN News
2011 – UN New York, Jan 24 2012 5:10PM In spite of the economic turmoil that shook countries last year, global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by 17 per cent, according to a United Nations report released today, which predicts it will continue ... More >>
UN Expert Calls For Urgent Food Assistance to Sahel Region
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 4:18 pm | UN News
An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged the global community to take quick action to prevent millions of people in Africa’s Sahel region from slipping into a full-scale food emergency, warning that drought, poor harvests and ... More >>
Ban Urges Nations "Seize The Moment" : Advance Disarmament
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 9:26 am | UN News
New York, Jan 24 2012 1:10PM Lamenting the lack of progress in recent years within the world’s sole multilateral disarmament negotiating forum, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged its members to break the existing impasse and move the agenda ... More >>
UN Agency Condemns Air Raids On Refugee Site In South Sudan
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 9:21 am | UN News
New York, Jan 24 2012 1:10PM The United Nations refugee agency today condemned two air raids near a refugee transit centre in South Sudan, saying that 14 people went missing during the attacks and that a teenage boy was injured. More >>
ICC Prosecutor Hails Ruling On Kenya As Crucial Step
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 9:16 am | UN News
New York, Jan 24 2012 2:10PM The recent ruling by the International Criminal Court (ICC) requiring four prominent Kenyans to stand trial for crimes against humanity allegedly committed in late 2007 represents a significant step towards a peaceful ... More >>
Maritime Restrictions for World Heritage Sites in Italy
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 5:23 pm | UN News
The United Nations agency tasked with safeguarding the world’s cultural heritage called on Italy today to restrict maritime access to its most culturally and ecologically sensitive areas, including the lagoon city of Venice. More >>
Commodity-Producing Countries Need Value-Added Exports
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 5:21 pm | UN News
Low-income countries need help to enable them to benefit from the added value derived from the agricultural produce and natural resources that are the mainstays of many of their economies, experts attending a United Nations-backed forum said today. More >>
Darfur: Attack on UN-African Union Peacekeepers Condemned
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 5:11 pm | UN News
The Security Council today strongly condemned this weekend’s attack on a United Nations-African Union patrol in Darfur, which resulted in one death, and called on the Sudanese Government to bring the perpetrators to justice. More >>
UN Seeks To Ensure Universal Access to Radio Services
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 5:09 pm | UN News
Over 3,000 participants from 150 countries have gathered in Geneva today for a United Nations conference to review and revise the international treaty governing the use of radio-frequency and satellite orbits and which will focus on ensuring universal ... More >>
World Needs 600m Jobs for Economic Growth over Next Decade
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 5:07 pm | UN News
The world needs to create 600 million new jobs over the next decade to sustain economic growth and maintain social stability, the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) said in its annual report on global employment unveiled today. More >>
Bahrain: Announcement of Reconciliation Reforms Welcome
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 5:05 pm | UN News
The President of the General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, said he is encouraged by Bahrain’s announcement that it will implement reforms aimed at reconciliation and strengthening unity and stability. More >>
Security Council to Hold Election for UN World Court Vacancy
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 12:08 pm | UN News
The Security Council today set 27 April as the date for an election to fill the vacancy on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, resulting from a recent resignation. More >>
Eastern, Southern Africa Scale up Efforts against AIDS
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 12:05 pm | UN News
Eastern and Southern Africa, the region most affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, is making great strides to scale up access to prevention and treatment services, a United Nations official said today, adding that focus is on behavioural change and prevention ... More >>
UN Official Encourages Oman Humanitarian Partnership
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 11:49 am | UN News
New York, Jan 23 2012 5:10PM A senior United Nations official today hailed Oman’s growing role in responding to disasters and in search and rescue operations, while calling for strengthening of the world body’s partnership with the country on humanitarian ... More >>
UN-Facilitated Talks Between Cypriot Leaders In New York
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 11:44 am | UN News
New York, Jan 23 2012 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met today with the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities as they began two days of United Nations-facilitated talks on reunifying the divided Mediterranean island nation. More >>
UN Welcomes Arrest Of Former Member Of Serb Paramilitaries
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 11:22 am | UN News
New York, Jan 23 2012 11:10AM The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s welcomed the arrest of Radovan Stankovic, a former member of a Serb paramilitary unit who faces multiple charges for crimes against humanity. More >>
Online Features Essential For Future Of Postal Services – Un
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 11:19 am | UN News
New York, Jan 23 2012 1:10PM Online services that allow users to track and trace packages, find post office locations, transfer money and pay bills electronically, among other activities, are becoming increasingly important for the postal industry, ... More >>
ICC Trials for Crimes Related to Post Election Violence
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 11:16 am | UN News
New York, Jan 23 2012 1:10PM The International Criminal Court (ICC) today ruled that four prominent Kenyans, including the deputy prime minister, are to stand trial for crimes against humanity and other offences allegedly committed following general ... More >>
