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Ban Asks Private Sector to Invest In Sustainable Development
Monday, 16 January 2012, 2:03 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged investors today to lend their support to sustainable development initiatives to deal with climate change and provide efficient energy solutions around the world. More >>
UN Seeks Solution for Long-Term Refugees in Eastern Sudan
Monday, 16 January 2012, 2:02 pm | UN News
The head of the United Nations refugee agency has praised efforts to find a lasting solution for tens of thousands of long-term refugees in eastern Sudan, most of them Eritreans, but voiced concern over the vulnerability of the younger ones to human ... More >>
Guinea-Bissau: Institutions must be respected in transition
Monday, 16 January 2012, 2:00 pm | UN News
The Security Council today encouraged the Government, political parties and people of Guinea-Bissau to respect the country’s legal institutions during the transition following the death of President Malam Bacai Sanhá and ensure peaceful, timely and ... More >>
Ban Welcomes Prisoner Release by Myanmar Authorities
Monday, 16 January 2012, 12:16 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the authorities in Myanmar on the long-awaited release of political prisoners today, as well as other important efforts being made to advance democracy and national reconciliation. More >>
Guatemala Ratifies UN-Backed Treaty Banning Nuclear Tests
Monday, 16 January 2012, 12:14 pm | UN News
Guatemala has ratified the United Nations-backed international treaty banning nuclear tests, bringing the number of State parties to 156. Out of a total listed number of 195 States, 182 have so far signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). More >>
UN Advocate Gisele Bündchen Backs Access to Energy in Kenya
Monday, 16 January 2012, 12:12 pm | UN News
Supermodel and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bündchen has visited Kenya to experience firsthand the reality of energy poverty and to see how lives are being transformed in the East African country by making sustainable energy accessible to ... More >>
At Abu Dhabi, Ban Calls For Ensuring Clean Energy For All
Monday, 16 January 2012, 12:06 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called on participants at a forum in Abu Dhabi to help advance the goal of a clean energy future for all, stressing the advantages of renewables for communities, for economic growth and for the planet. More >>
UN Chief Urges Syrian President to Stop Killing Own People
Monday, 16 January 2012, 11:48 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today renewed his call on the Syrian leadership to end the ongoing bloodshed in the country, stating that the era of one-man rule and the perpetuation of family dynasties are crumbling. More >>
UN Chief Urges Syrian President to Stop Killing Own People
Monday, 16 January 2012, 11:48 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today renewed his call on the Syrian leadership to end the ongoing bloodshed in the country, stating that the era of one-man rule and the perpetuation of family dynasties are crumbling. More >>
Libya: UN and Government Sign Status of Mission Agreement
Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 2:22 pm | UN News
The United Nations and the Libyan authorities today signed an agreement establishing the legal framework under which the UN mission set up last year to support the country’s post-conflict reconstruction efforts will operate. More >>
Sudan: Security Council Presses For Ethnic Reconciliation
Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 2:21 pm | UN News
Security Council members have called on warring ethnic communities in South Sudan's Jonglei state to engage in reconciliation and end the “cycle of conflict” that has claimed an unknown number of casualties in recent weeks. More >>
More Funds Required To Continue UN Projects in Haiti
Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 2:20 pm | UN News
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reported today that it will continue to distribute food aid to some 1.5 million people each month through its school meals scheme, mother and children nutrition and food-for-work programmes in Haiti, but ... More >>
Slovakian Official to Lead UN Economic and Social Council
Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 2:19 pm | UN News
Slovakian ambassador Miloš Koterec was elected today to serve as President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six principal organs of the UN and the main body tasked with coordinating work in those two fields worldwide. More >>
Liberian Cocoa & Coffee Farmers to Benefit from UN Financing
Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 2:18 pm | UN News
The United Nations rural development arm is to provide a $24.9 million loan to Liberia to improve the West African country’s cocoa and coffee production in an effort to alleviate poverty among rural communities recovering from the effects of past ... More >>
Nigeria: Top Discussions between UN Chief & Foreign Minister
Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 2:17 pm | UN News
Recent developments in Nigeria, including progress in the investigation of last year’s bomb attack against the United Nations offices in the capital, Abuja, topped discussions today between Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister ... More >>
Fiji: UN Rights Chief Welcomes Lifting Of State Of Emergency
Tuesday, 10 January 2012, 4:22 pm | UN News
The United Nations human rights chief today welcomed the lifting of a state of emergency in Fiji, more than two years after it was imposed, calling it a “step in the right direction” for the Pacific island nation. More >>
On Eve of Quake’s Anniversary, Haitian Children See Progress
Tuesday, 10 January 2012, 4:21 pm | UN News
Two years after an earthquake flattened Haiti, the country’s children are slowly experiencing improvements in their living standards despite continuing challenges, a United Nations report announced today. More >>
South Sudan Needs Greater Support with Humanitarian Crises
Tuesday, 10 January 2012, 4:19 pm | UN News
The head of the United Nations refugee agency today urged the international community to show greater solidarity with South Sudan as it strives to cope with enormous humanitarian challenges as tensions between communities cause internal displacement amid a refugee ... More >>
South African Party Must Keep Fighting Discrimination - Ban
Tuesday, 10 January 2012, 4:18 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commemorated the centenary of South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), hailing its successes as a key liberation movement in the country but also calling for its continued determination to defend ... More >>
DR Congo: UN Condemns Killing of Civilians in South Kivu
Tuesday, 10 January 2012, 4:03 pm | UN News
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today strongly condemned attacks against civilians by members of an armed group in remote villages in South Kivu province last week, during which at least 45 people ... More >>
