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Call for Building on Momentum to Promote Human Rights
Monday, 12 December 2011, 1:09 pm | UN News
Building on the momentum for change triggered by the Arab Spring, top United Nations officials have urged everyone, everywhere to join in the Internet and social media campaign launched on the occasion of Human Rights Day to help more people know, demand ... More >>
Impending Child Nutrition Crisis in Africa’s Sahel Region
Monday, 12 December 2011, 1:05 pm | UN News
More than a million children in the Sahel region of West Africa are at risk of severe and life-threatening malnutrition over the coming year as a result of ongoing food shortages, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned today, saying it ... More >>
Loss of Mountain Forests Would Have Bad SocioEconomic Effect
Monday, 12 December 2011, 12:36 pm | UN News
The loss of mountain forests sparked by increasing temperatures and population growth would have serious socio-economic and environmental consequences, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today, calling on governments to increase ... More >>
Reducing Flow Of Arms In Central Africa Crucial For Security
Friday, 9 December 2011, 1:53 pm | UN News
Stemming the flow of illicit arms in Central Africa can help reduce the growing threat of piracy and maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea, disrupt the activities of trans-national armed groups, notably the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), and prevent ... More >>
Desire for Change: The Participation Of Women In Protests
Friday, 9 December 2011, 1:50 pm | UN News
The active participation of women in public protests witnessed in many parts of the world recently reflect their strong desire to promote social change, including a yearning for the rule of law and human rights, the United Nations independent expert ... More >>
Homophobic Bullying Represents Violation of Human Rights
Friday, 9 December 2011, 12:27 pm | UN News
Homophobic bullying of young people constitutes a “grave violation of human rights,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, urging States to take the necessary measures to protect their citizens from violence and discrimination on the grounds of sexual ... More >>
UN: Need for Cooperation among Developing Nations
Friday, 9 December 2011, 12:12 pm | UN News
The President of the General Assembly today stressed the value of greater economic cooperation and exchange of ideas among developing countries, known as South-South cooperation, in addressing common problems and encouraged new opportunities to work ... More >>
Ban and Kenyan Leaders Discuss Somali and Sudanese Issues
Friday, 9 December 2011, 12:09 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today discussed the situation in Somalia and Sudan with Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, with the United Nations chief taking note of progress since the adoption by Somalia’s leadership of a political roadmap on the restoration ... More >>
Côte d’Ivoire:UN Concerned at Violent Pre-Election Incidents
Friday, 9 December 2011, 11:35 am | UN News
Three days before Ivorians go to the polls to vote in crucial parliamentary elections, the top United Nations official in the West African country has expressed concern over a series of violent incidents provoked by armed men surrounding some of the ... More >>
Climate Funding For Poor Countries Should Not Add To Debt
Friday, 9 December 2011, 11:30 am | UN News
Financing received through the proposed Green Climate Fund should not exacerbate developing countries’ debt burdens, an independent United Nations human rights expert said today, calling for international banking institutions not to have too ... More >>
Gaza: UN Invites Runners Worldwide To Take Part in Marathon
Friday, 9 December 2011, 11:28 am | UN News
International runners, from top athletes to weekend warriors, are being invited to enter next year’s marathon in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations-created race that made its debut this year. More >>
Time to Fight Back Against ‘Cancer’ of Corruption – UN Chief
Friday, 9 December 2011, 11:25 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging everyone to do their part to stamp out corruption, which afflicts all countries, undermining social progress and breeding inequality and injustice. More >>
UN, Luxembourg Partner to Strengthen Emergency Telecoms
Friday, 9 December 2011, 11:21 am | UN News
The United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Luxembourg today announced that they have agreed to cooperate on strengthening emergency telecommunications and rapid responses whenever natural disasters strike. More >>
New Step in Campaign That Planted 12 Billion Trees Worldwide
Friday, 9 December 2011, 11:19 am | UN News
A United Nations campaign that has overseen the planting of more than 12 billion trees around the world has been handed over to a youth-led environmental organization based in Germany that will build on the initiative’s achievements over the past ... More >>
Argentina Must Improve Indigenous Groups' Living Conditions
Friday, 9 December 2011, 11:05 am | UN News
A United Nations expert urged Argentina to strengthen its measures to protect the human rights of indigenous groups as well as their rights to land ownership and education, adding that a mechanism to establish dialogue between them and the Government is ... More >>
Food Prices Remain Steady during November, UN Agency Reports
Friday, 9 December 2011, 11:00 am | UN News
Global food prices in November were virtually unchanged from October, and 10 per cent below their peak in February, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today. More >>
Security Fragile As Stalemate over Abyei Persists – UN
Friday, 9 December 2011, 10:58 am | UN News
The security situation in the disputed area of Abyei remains fragile, with both South Sudan and Sudan failing to withdraw their armed forces as agreed under a demilitarization pact reached in June, the head of United Nations peacekeeping told the Security Council ... More >>
UN Findings on Uses of Real-Time Data in Development Work
Friday, 9 December 2011, 10:56 am | UN News
Valuable time may be saved and corrective action can be taken sooner if real-time data and new technologies are used to tackle development issues such as unemployment and food security, the United Nations said today as it unveiled the initial findings ... More >>
Burundi Consolidating Peace despite Challenges – UN Envoy
Thursday, 8 December 2011, 2:22 pm | UN News
Burundi is making steady progress in consolidating peace after years of conflict, the United Nations top official in the country told the Security Council today, noting that considerable socio-economic challenges remain. More >>
Cooperation of States Vital for UN War Crimes Tribunal Work
Thursday, 8 December 2011, 2:21 pm | UN News
The cooperation of States, whether in tracking and arresting fugitives or providing information, is vital to the ability of the United Nations war crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda to complete their mandates, top officials said today. More >>
