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Kosovo: UN Envoy Condemns Fatal Shooting Incident In North
Friday, 11 November 2011, 12:27 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 10 2011 12:10PM The top United Nations envoy for Kosovo has strongly condemned yesterday’s shooting incidents in the northern part of Mitrovicë/Mitrovica that resulted in one death and two injuries, and called for an investigation to determine ... More >>
Nepal: UN Concerned Over Appointment Of Officials
Friday, 11 November 2011, 12:25 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 10 2011 12:10PM The United Nations human rights office in Nepal today voiced concern over recent decisions by the Government to appoint, promote or pardon public officials implicated in serious crimes and human rights abuses, saying such ... More >>
UN Guide Seeks To Prevent Spread Of Forest-Damaging Pests
Friday, 11 November 2011, 12:23 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 10 2011 12:10PM A guide published today by the United Nations aims to help countries prevent forest-damaging pests from spreading to new areas as a result of climate change and growing global trade. More >>
Greater Coordination Key To Response To Terrorism Threats
Friday, 11 November 2011, 12:20 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 10 2011 9:10AM The world needs to enhance its capacity to prevent and respond to the threat of terrorism using chemical or biological weapons, with currently no single agency with overall responsibility for that task, according to ... More >>
UN Member States Elect International Court Judges
Friday, 11 November 2011, 12:19 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 10 2011 1:10PM The General Assembly and the Security Council today elected four judges to serve on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. More >>
UN Refugee Chief Pays Tribute To Fallen Colleagues
Friday, 11 November 2011, 10:16 am | UN News
New York, Nov 9 2011 4:10PM The United Nations refugee chief was in Kandahar today where he paid his respects to three colleagues killed there recently in an attack, and pledged his agency’s continued commitment to helping vulnerable Afghans. More >>
DR Congo: Alarm Over Pre-Election Human Rights Violations
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 2:41 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 9 2011 11:10AM A new United Nations report details numerous human rights violations during the pre-electoral period in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and warns that such incidents could threaten the democratic process and result ... More >>
Aquaculture Has Great Potential To Reduce Poverty
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 2:39 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 9 2011 12:10PM More than 50 per cent of the world’s food fish will come from aquaculture, making it a crucial method to reduce poverty and combat food insecurity, said a United Nations report released today , while calling for governments ... More >>
Ban Urges Accession to Prohibition of Indiscriminate Weapons
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 2:37 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 9 2011 12:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for universal accession to the United Nations convention that prohibits the use of certain indiscriminate weapons that cause unnecessary suffering to combatants or civilians, including landmines, ... More >>
UN Officials Stress Need To Boost Protection Of Civilians
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 2:34 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 9 2011 1:10PM Top United Nations officials today stressed the need to do more to protect civilians who are increasingly bearing the brunt of the various conflicts taking place around the world, as well as enhance accountability to hold ... More >>
Atlas Provides View From Space Of Endangered UNESCO Heritage
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 2:32 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 9 2011 1:10PM An atlas showcasing detailed satellite images of world’s heritage sites in danger was launched today at the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris. More >>
Migiro Praises Uruguay For Joining UN Campaign
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 2:30 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 9 2011 1:10PM Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro has commended Uruguay for joining the United Nations campaign that seeks to end violence against women by raising awareness and generating political will to implement measures to ... More >>
Ban Urges Use Of New Technologies To Tackle Global Crises
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 1:06 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 8 2011 4:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for greater use of the latest real-time data tools and new technologies to facilitate development and anticipate crises before their impacts become sources of human suffering. More >>
UN Official Urges Support for Central American Flood Relief
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 1:04 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 8 2011 5:10PM The deputy United Nations humanitarian chief today urged donors to give generously to assist Nicaragua and El Salvador cope with the aftermath of the recent floods, saying that the scale of the disaster is beyond what the small ... More >>
UN And L’oreal Announce Winners Of Women In Science Award
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 1:02 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 8 2011 5:10PM The United Nations and the cosmetics giant L’Oreal announced today the five women scientists who will receive their joint award for their advances in scientific research. More >>
Ban Urges Consensus On Emissions And Funding
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 1:00 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 8 2011 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed that the forthcoming United Nations conference on climate change in Durban, South Africa, should produce agreement on limiting emissions of greenhouse gases, and launch the ... More >>
Assembly President Calls On States To Advance SC Reform
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 12:58 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 8 2011 6:10PM The President of the General Assembly today called on Member States to make headway on the negotiations aimed at making the Security Council a more efficient, transparent, universal, and democratic body. More >>
DR Congo: Un Deplores Poll-Related Violence
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 12:57 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 8 2011 6:10PM The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today voiced deep concern over increasing incidents of election-related violence and the use of inflammatory language by political leaders ... More >>
Commitments To Peacebuilding Must Translate Into Reality
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 12:55 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 8 2011 6:10PM Countries must do their utmost to translate their commitments to peacebuilding into life-enhancing realities for their citizens, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today in a message to a post-conflict event in Rwanda. More >>
Time To Make Right To Development A Reality For All
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 12:07 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 8 2011 3:10PM Top United Nations officials today stressed the need to make the right to development a reality for everyone, everywhere, and to ensure that it brings about a real difference in the daily lives of billions around the ... More >>
