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UN Welcomes Declaration On Ending Balkans Refugee Crisis
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 11:48 am | UN News
New York, Nov 8 2011 12:10PM The United Nations refugee agency today welcomed a joint declaration by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and Serbia to expedite the search for solutions for 74,000 remaining refugees from the Balkans conflict ... More >>
Myanmar: Un Rights Expert Concern Over Prisoner Health
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 11:42 am | UN News
New York, Nov 8 2011 10:10AM An independent United Nations human rights expert today voiced concern about the situation of political prisoners on hunger strike in Myanmar and about the health of Buddhist monk U Gambira, who needs urgent medical care. More >>
Death Toll Passes 3,500 As Syrian Crackdown Continues
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 11:40 am | UN News
New York, Nov 8 2011 9:10AM The brutal crackdown on dissent in Syria continues unabated despite the signing of an Arab League peace plan last week, the United Nations human rights office reported today, adding that the death toll has now surpassed 3,500. More >>
After Attacks Security Council Stresses Need To End Impunity
Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 2:00 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 7 2011 7:10PM The Security Council today stressed the need to end impunity for those who attack peacekeepers, after one soldier serving with the joint United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur was killed and two others injured on Sunday ... More >>
On Eve Of Election, UN Envoy Appeals To Liberians
Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 12:14 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 7 2011 12:10PM All Liberians who wish to vote in the presidential run-off election must be able to do so freely and in safety, the top United Nations envoy to the country said on Monday as she addressed the nation on the eve of the ... More >>
UN, Brazil Launch Initiative To Combat Hunger
Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 12:13 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 7 2011 12:10PM The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Brazilian Government today launched a new initiative to help countries run their own national school meal programmes to advance the nutrition and education of children. More >>
Security Council Calls On All Liberians To Take Part In Poll
Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 12:10 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 6 2011 9:10PM Voicing concern over statements urging a boycott of Liberia's presidential run-off, the Security Council on Sunday called on all actors to work together to ensure a successful completion of the electoral process. More >>
Darfur: Ban Deplores Attack On Un-African Union Peacekeepers
Monday, 7 November 2011, 4:35 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 6 2011 6:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned today's attack on a United Nations-African Union patrol in Sudan's Darfur region that led to the death of one peacekeeper and the wounding of two others. More >>
UN Stresses Role Of Peacekeeping Use of Natural Resources
Monday, 7 November 2011, 2:13 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 6 2011 9:10AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday stressed that ensuring equitable and sustainable management of natural resources is a key part of the work of the United Nations peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions in countries ... More >>
Iran: Un Human Rights Body Concerned Over Minority Rights
Monday, 7 November 2011, 11:29 am | UN News
New York, Nov 3 2011 7:10PM The United Nations committee tasked with reviewing compliance with international human rights treaties today voiced concern over Iran’s record on upholding the rights of religious and ethnic minorities, and the increasing number ... More >>
Senior UN Relief Official Views Flood Disaster In Nicaragua
Monday, 7 November 2011, 11:27 am | UN News
New York, Nov 3 2011 6:10PM With an estimated 1.2 million people in Central America affected by severe floods, the United Nations is mobilizing resources to provide life-saving assistance to those in need, as a senior UN relief official visiting ... More >>
Côte D’ivoire: UN To Provide Multi-Faceted Election Support
Monday, 7 November 2011, 11:25 am | UN News
New York, Nov 3 2011 5:10PM The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire has assured authorities there that the Organization will provide the West African country with the support it requires to ensure that legislative ... More >>
Global Food Prices Drop To 11-Month Low In October - UN
Friday, 4 November 2011, 2:48 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 3 2011 10:10AM Food prices dropped to an 11-month low in October, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, while adding that they are still higher than last year and very volatile. More >>
At G-20 Summit, Ban Calls For Sustainable Economic Recovery
Friday, 4 November 2011, 2:45 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 3 2011 12:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on leaders of the world’s biggest economies meeting in Cannes to ensure a global recovery that is sustainable, inclusive and creates real change for those hit hardest. More >>
Peace In Afghanistan Crucial For Regional Stability – Ban
Friday, 4 November 2011, 2:42 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 3 2011 12:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed that establishing peace in Afghanistan will strengthen stability in the entire region and lauded regional efforts to find ways to enhance security in the Asian country as it prepares for ... More >>
UN Stresses Role Of Insurance Preparing For Major Disasters
Friday, 4 November 2011, 2:40 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 3 2011 1:10PM Insurance against damage to property can boost people’s resilience in the event of disasters, the United Nations office on disaster risk reduction has stressed, pointing out that only nine per cent of building owners affected ... More >>
Rural Mauritanians Set To Benefit From $18 Million UN Loans
Friday, 4 November 2011, 2:36 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 3 2011 1:10PM The United Nations agency helping the rural poor announced today it is awarding almost $18 million in loans and grants to Mauritania to boost the incomes and living conditions of thousands of people in the arid country. More >>
Guinea-Bissau Must Build On Recent Gains To Advance Peace
Friday, 4 November 2011, 2:33 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 3 2011 2:10PM While Guinea-Bissau has made important progress recently, including in police reform, it is vital that it press ahead with other challenges such as the launch of a pension fund for ex-military and security personnel and improving ... More >>
UN Partnership To Support Greater Use Of Bio-Energy Crops
Friday, 4 November 2011, 2:27 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 3 2011 4:10PM A cooperation agreement announced today between the United Nations and a global crop technology company seeks to develop new technologies that can support sustainable development through the use of bio-energy crops in tropical ... More >>
Vital That Lessons Learned from Japanese Nuclear Accident
Wednesday, 2 November 2011, 3:05 pm | UN News
Nuclear security is an extremely important issue for all countries and it is vital that the right lessons are learned from the accident at the Japanese power plant earlier this year, the head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency ... More >>
