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Canada’s Withdrawal From Kyoto Protocol Regrettable – UN
Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 10:40 am | UN News
New York, Dec 13 2011 1:10PM Canada’s decision to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol is surprising and regrettable, the United Nations climate change chief Christiana Figueres said today, calling on developed countries to meet the commitments they ... More >>
Palestinian Flag Flies At Unesco To Mark Admission As Member
Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 10:38 am | UN News
New York, Dec 13 2011 1:10PM The Palestinian flag was raised for the first time at the Paris headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today as the UN agency marked Palestine’s admission as a ... More >>
As Syrian Death Toll Tops 5,000, UN Warns About Key City
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 2:30 pm | UN News
More than 5,000 people have now died since the start of the public uprising in Syria, the United Nations human rights chief said today, sounding the alarm that a crackdown and fresh eruption of violence could be imminent in one of the country’s key cities. More >>
DR Congo Needs Review of Issues Raised By Election Observers
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 2:28 pm | UN News
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo today called on the country’s electoral authorities to review the issues raised by independent observers about the recent DRC presidential and parliamentary polls, saying there ... More >>
Philippines: UN in Funding Appeal For Displaced In Mindanao
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 2:26 pm | UN News
A senior United Nations relief official today called for a surge in financial support to provide humanitarian aid to hundreds of thousands of people driven from their homes by conflict on the Philippine island of Mindanao. More >>
Malawian Failure To Arrest Sudanese Leader - ICC
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 12:29 pm | UN News
The International Criminal Court (ICC) decided today that Malawi failed to cooperate with the court when it did not arrest and surrender Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is facing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, when he visited ... More >>
Côte d’Ivoire: Ban Calls on Political Parties to Remain Calm
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 11:38 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Ivorian political parties and candidates to continue to act peacefully as counting gets under way in polls to elect the 225 members of their country’s National Assembly. More >>
Increase Support For Ending Impunity Of International Crimes
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 11:30 am | UN News
New York, Dec 12 2011 4:10PM Eight years after assuming office as prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno-Ocampo spotlighted today the transformative changes taking place in international law, with countries increasing their support ... More >>
Education Initiative Connecting Mobile Phones To Classroom
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 11:29 am | UN News
New York, Dec 12 2011 4:10PM With mobile telephone access reaching over five billion of the world’s population, the United Nations educational agency today announced the launch of an initiative to harness the technology and bring mobile phone use ... More >>
Ban Voices Deep Concern After Reports Of W. Bank Expansion
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 11:25 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern after reports emerged today that the Israeli Government has approved the construction of another 40 houses and a farm in the occupied Palestinian territories. The reports indicate that the construction ... More >>
Refugees Bearing Brunt Of Economic Hardship In West Bank
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 10:48 am | UN News
New York, Dec 12 2011 1:10PM The unemployment rate among refugees in the West Bank has continued to grow this year, even though overall levels of joblessness there have fallen, according to a United Nations report released today. More >>
Lebanon: Assembly Chief Condemns Attack Against Peacekeepers
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 10:46 am | UN News
New York, Dec 12 2011 11:10AM General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser has added his voice to the chorus of United Nations officials condemning last Friday’s attack against a group of blue helmets in southern Lebanon. More >>
Corruption LeadsTo Unequal Land Access, Use And Distribution
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 10:43 am | UN News
New York, Dec 12 2011 11:10AM Corruption caused by weak governance is leading to unequal land distribution and poor resource management, according to a United Nations report released today, which argues that this lack of transparency is undermining ... More >>
Côte d'Ivoire Election Unfolding in Positive Calm Atmosphere
Monday, 12 December 2011, 1:39 pm | UN News
Voting for the parliamentary elections in Côte d'Ivoire today is occurring "smoothly in a positive and calm atmosphere," said the United Nations envoy in the country, who has been touring polling stations in Abidjan. More >>
Ban Urges Alliance of Civilizations to Fight Extremism
Monday, 12 December 2011, 1:38 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged members of the Alliance of Civilizations today to combat extremism and promote tolerance at a time when universal values are being tested in many parts of the world, particularly in countries undergoing political ... More >>
Cambodia Must Address Electoral Capacity Gap for Free Speech
Monday, 12 December 2011, 1:33 pm | UN News
Cambodia must address the capacity gaps within its electoral system to ensure freedom of speech and encourage debate among its political parties, a United Nations expert said today, urging the Government to take the necessary measures to ensure free and ... More >>
Developing Countries Most Vulnerable To Cyberattacks – UN
Monday, 12 December 2011, 1:25 pm | UN News
Developing countries are at higher risk of being the target of cyberattacks, a United Nations-led forum on cybersecurity heard today, where experts discussed ways to mitigate this phenomenon at the national and international levels. More >>
Developing Nations Offer Creative Solutions to Tackle Hunger
Monday, 12 December 2011, 1:24 pm | UN News
The President of the General Assembly today lauded the Global South-South Development Expo held in Rome as a strong testimony to the creativity of developing countries to achieve global food security. More >>
DR Congo: Ban Calls for Calm after Presidential Poll Results
Monday, 12 December 2011, 1:20 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today took note of the release of the provisional results of the presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which indicate that incumbent Joseph Kabila garnered the most votes, and stressed that ... More >>
3 More African Countries to Roll Out New Meningitis Vaccine
Monday, 12 December 2011, 1:14 pm | UN News
Three more countries in the so-called “meningitis belt” stretching across Africa will this month introduce a new vaccine designed to eliminate a particular strain of the often deadly disease, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported ... More >>
