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Ban Outraged at Attack against UK Embassy in Iranian Capital
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 12:31 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed his shock and outrage at yesterday’s attack against the United Kingdom’s embassy in Iran and urged the country’s authorities to take steps to prevent similar attacks against other diplomatic missions. More >>
Latin American Poverty Levels Fall To Lowest in Two Decades
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 12:30 pm | UN News
Poverty rates in Latin America have dropped to their lowest levels in 20 years, according to a new United Nations report which highlights public spending levels as one of the key factors that has allowed the continent to continue to grow despite the global ... More >>
Latin American Poverty Levels Fall To Lowest in Two Decades
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 12:30 pm | UN News
Poverty rates in Latin America have dropped to their lowest levels in 20 years, according to a new United Nations report which highlights public spending levels as one of the key factors that has allowed the continent to continue to grow despite the global ... More >>
UN Food Aid Agency Helps Create Online Game To Fight Hunger
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 12:26 pm | UN News
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Japanese electronic entertainment company Konami Digital have teamed up to release an online game today that can support the fight against hunger. More >>
Clear Rules on Civil-Military Coordination for Disasters
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 12:24 pm | UN News
The United Nations relief chief has urged humanitarian organizations and national armed forces to jointly formulate regulations to guide their relationship during response to natural disasters and other emergencies to ensure that their respective ... More >>
Bollywood Star Focuses on Child Nutrition: UNICEF Ambassador
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 12:16 pm | UN News
One of Bollywood’s biggest names, the actor-producer Aamir Khan, today became the newest Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), teaming up with the UN agency to promote better nutrition for children. More >>
Ban Honours Staff That Fell In Line of Duty at UN Cemetery
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 12:14 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today became the first United Nations chief to visit the UN Memorial Cemetery in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and pay respect to the 2,300 soldiers that died in the line of duty during the Korean War in the early 1950s. More >>
Security Council Renews Arms Embargo & Sanctions in DR Congo
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 1:31 pm | UN News
The Security Council today agreed to extend by another year the arms embargo and other sanctions it has imposed against armed rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for nearly a decade. More >>
UN Calls For Greater Investment in Voluntary Family Planning
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 1:29 pm | UN News
World leaders must invest more in voluntary family planning programmes, a senior United Nations official said today, stressing such programmes not only save and improve the lives of women and children, but also reduce poverty and empower people. More >>
UN Praises Project Predator Initiative To Protect Tigers
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 1:27 pm | UN News
The head of the United Nations-backed convention on endangered species praised today a new global initiative launched by the World Bank and the international police organization Interpol to protect the world’s last surviving wild tigers. More >>
Ban Urges States to Live Up to Aid Commitments
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 1:21 pm | UN News
Fiscal austerity during the current straitened economic times is no excuse for countries not delivering on their aid commitments, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling for a united front from the international community to help the poor. More >>
Kosovo Situation Precarious, But Overcoming Tension Possible
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 1:19 pm | UN News
The situation in Kosovo remains precarious and poses certain dangers, as witnessed in recent clashes, but it also offers opportunities to overcome long-standing tensions that warrant the support of the international community, the top United Nations envoy ... More >>
Almost Two Years after Earthquake, Haiti Shows Progress
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 1:13 pm | UN News
Almost two years after the devastating earthquake that killed over 200,000 people, Haiti is showing remarkable signs of progress, a United Nations official said today, stressing that reconstruction efforts need to be put into context to assess their ... More >>
Conflict Now Major Cause for Displacement in Somalia
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 10:49 am | UN News
Insecurity and conflict due to insurgency is now one of the main causes for displacement in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, the United Nations refugee agency said today, warning that constant fighting is also hampering aid efforts in the country. More >>
Belarus: UN Concerned at Sentencing of Human Rights Defender
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 10:43 am | UN News
The United Nations today voiced disappointment at the sentencing of a leading human rights defender in Belarus, and called on the authorities to immediately release all political opponents, activists and journalists jailed for exercising their rights. More >>
Establishing a Palestinian State Next To Israel Long Overdue
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 10:22 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today led a chorus of United Nations officials in stressing the need for a just and lasting solution to the question of Palestine and achieving a comprehensive peace in the Middle East. More >>
UN Urges Restraint after Rocket Fire from Lebanon to Israel
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 10:21 am | UN News
The United Nations has called for maximum restraint by all parties after last night’s rocket firing from southern Lebanon into Israel. No casualties have been reported from either side following the firing of at least one rocket shortly after midnight ... More >>
This Year Will Be World’s Tenth Warmest on Record- UN Report
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 10:18 am | UN News
Temperatures this year are the tenth highest on record since 1850, and the highest ever in a year which experienced a La Niña event, a meteorological phenomenon which is supposed to have a cooling influence on Earth’s atmosphere, a United Nations ... More >>
UNESCO Unveils Deal to Help Restore Damaged Pompeii
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 10:17 am | UN News
The United Nations cultural agency and Italy announced today that they have agreed to work together to restore Pompeii, the famed Roman-era archaeological site that was badly damaged by torrential rains late last year. More >>
Egypt:Ban Welcomes Peaceful Conduct Of First Round of Voting
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 10:16 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended Egyptians for the enthusiastic and relatively calm conduct of voting in their country’s first elections since the long-standing regime of Hosni Mubarak was overthrown. More >>
