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Security Council Urges Implementation of Accord in Yemen
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 1:47 pm | UN News
The Security Council today welcomed the new political agreement in Yemen and the mechanism outlining how it can be implemented, but stressed that the deal must be strictly implemented to end unrest and restore stability in the country. More >>
UN:Somali/Central African Progress on Child Soldiers Welcome
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 1:45 pm | UN News
New commitments by Somalia’s transitional Government and the Central African Republic (CAR) to end the use of child soldiers are encouraging, a United Nations envoy stressed today, but warned that despite these advancements, the situation in both countries ... More >>
South-East Asia:Civil Society Must Play Role in Human Rights
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 1:39 pm | UN News
The next two years will be crucial for promoting human rights across South-East Asia, but the lack of involvement by civil society in regional rights issues remains a “major concern,” the United Nations human rights chief warned today. More >>
Voting in DR Congo Elections Relatively Peaceful So Far
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 1:26 pm | UN News
Millions of Congolese went to the polls today to cast their votes in presidential and parliamentary elections, with senior United Nations officials urging all political parties and their supporters to ensure that the ballot is staged peacefully. More >>
Most Pressing Task for Libya Is Consolidation of Security
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 1:25 pm | UN News
Libya’s interim Government faces a number of challenges as it seeks to move past the recent conflict and decades of dictatorship, the most immediate of which is consolidating security, the top United Nations envoy to the country said today. More >>
Somalia: UN Strongly Condemns Seizure Of Aid Agency Assets
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 12:14 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 28 2011 2:10PM Senior United Nations officials today voiced grave concern over the seizure by members of Somalia’s Al-Shabaab insurgent group of property belonging to United Nations agencies and several non-governmental organizations (NGOS) ... More >>
Intangible Heritage: Turkish Dish, Korean Tightrope Walking
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 12:11 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 28 2011 2:10PM Three elements from the Republic of South Korea (ROK), one from Spain and one from Turkey were added today to the United Nations-backed list of the world’s outstanding examples of intangible heritage. More >>
Durban Climate Change Conference Call To Action
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 11:58 am | UN News
New York, Nov 28 2011 1:10PM Thousands of representatives from almost governments, international organizations and civil society gathered today in Durban, South Africa for the start of the United Nations Climate Change Conference , which seeks to advance ... More >>
Morocco: Ban Welcomes Conduct Of Legislative Elections
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 11:53 am | UN News
New York, Nov 28 2011 1:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended the peaceful staging of legislative elections in Morocco and called for the incoming government to respond to the aspirations of the North African country’s people. More >>
Political Accountability Central To Democracy and Prosperity
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 11:49 am | UN News
New York, Nov 28 2011 1:10PM Top United Nations officials today stressed the importance of political accountability to promote democracy and ensure a more peaceful and prosperous world. “Political accountability is central to meeting the generational challenges ... More >>
Land Degradation And Water Shortages Threaten Global Food
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 11:45 am | UN News
New York, Nov 28 2011 1:10PM Global food production is being undermined by land degradation and shortages of farmland and water resources, making feeding the world’s rising population – projected to reach nine billion by 2050 – a daunting challenge, ... More >>
UN Official Urges Greater Support For Palestinian Refugees
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 11:43 am | UN News
New York, Nov 28 2011 1:10PM The head of the United Nations relief agency for Palestinian refugees today urged the international community to strengthen support for the refugees, particularly the youth who constitute an increasingly significant segment of the ... More >>
UN Lauds Trilateral Pact To Halt Afghan Drug Smuggling
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 11:41 am | UN News
New York, Nov 28 2011 12:10PM The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today praised counter-narcotics ministers from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran on a new agreement that will increase the exchange of information to tackle ... More >>
Syrian Forces Have Committed Crimes Against Humanity – UN
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 11:27 am | UN News
Syria is “responsible for wrongful acts, including crimes against humanity, committed by members of its military and security forces as documented in the present report,” states the report, which was presented at a news conference in Geneva by the three-member ... More >>
Five Million Pakistanis Still Need Help In Wake of Floods
Monday, 28 November 2011, 1:02 pm | UN News
More than five million Pakistanis are now estimated to require humanitarian assistance as a result of this year’s floods, and almost half of those in need are children, United Nations aid agencies reported today. More >>
Ban Calls For Peaceful and Secure Elections in DR Congo
Monday, 28 November 2011, 12:40 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged politicians and voters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to ensure that tomorrow's presidential and parliamentary elections take place as peacefully and smoothly as possible. More >>
UN: Maldives Must Take Further Steps On Path to Democracy
Monday, 28 November 2011, 11:42 am | UN News
New York, Nov 25 2011 12:10AM The Maldives has made "significant advances" during the first few years of its transition to democracy, but a large gap still exists between the rhetoric and the reality on the ground, the United Nations human ... More >>
New Laws In Belarus Threaten Basic Human Rights, UN Experts
Monday, 28 November 2011, 11:38 am | UN News
New York, Nov 24 2011 6:10PM United Nations human rights experts spoke out today against newly adopted legislative amendments in Belarus, warning that the changes could severely curtail basic rights such as those of freedom of assembly, association ... More >>
Ban Calls On Bahrain To Implement Findings Of Report
Monday, 28 November 2011, 11:36 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the Bahraini Government to implement the recommendations of an independent inquiry into the deadly crackdown by security forces against civilian protesters earlier this year in the Arab kingdom. The Bahrain ... More >>
Central Asian Countries Increase Efforts To Protect Species
Friday, 25 November 2011, 1:11 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 23 2011 3:10PM Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan agreed today at a United Nations wildlife conference to step up their efforts to protect endangered species in their region, such as the Bukhara deer, the Bactrian camel and the Asiatic ... More >>
