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High Risk Of Polio Spreading From Pakistan, UN Health Agency
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 11:55 am | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 2:10PM The risk of polio spreading from Pakistan is high, particularly given the expected mass travel for the upcoming Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the United Nations warned today, calling for full vigilance abroad and a scaling up of “inadequate” ... More >>
Tennis Star Serena Williams To Serve As Goodwill Ambassador
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 11:53 am | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 2:10PM The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced today that one of the all-time greats of women’s tennis, Serena Williams, will become the agency’s next international Goodwill Ambassador. More >>
Ban Urges Leaders: Greater Agreement On Climate Change
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 11:50 am | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 3:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged world leaders to step up the international effort to find solutions to climate change, saying that governments needed to show greater commitment to achieving success at global negotiations ... More >>
UN Rights Officials: Belarus, Free Political Detainees
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 11:47 am | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 4:10PM United Nations human rights officials today called on Belarus to immediately release all political opponents not involved in violence, voicing concern at a pattern of rights violations involving freedom of speech and ... More >>
Ban Reaffirms UN’s Support For Arab Countries in Transition
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 11:45 am | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 4:10PM The United Nations will continue to assist Arab countries in political transition to help them develop strong democratic institutions and practices, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told members of the G8 bloc of economies today at a ... More >>
Ban Discusses Egypt’s Democratic Transition Process
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 11:43 am | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 4:10PM Egypt’s transition to democracy following the ouster of the regime of Hosni Mubarak was among the issues discussed in a meeting between Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the country’s Foreign Minister on the margins ... More >>
UN Mission Welcomes Action On Policemen Who Assualted Staff
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 11:40 am | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 4:10PM The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) today welcomed the statement of the country’s Government that it had taken action against police officers who were responsible for an assault against a UN member ... More >>
Human Rights In Sudan And South Sudan Remain Precarious - UN
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 11:37 am | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 5:10PM The human rights situation remains precarious in Sudan and newly independent South Sudan, a United Nations independent expert said today, calling for full fundamental freedoms in the former and concrete steps to protect ... More >>
Ban - Boost Efforts to Save Women and Children
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 11:35 am | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 5:10PM While lauding the progress made over the past year in the global effort to save women’s and children’s lives, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today noted that millions of them are still dying needless deaths and called ... More >>
Ban Appoints Six New Members To Humanitarian Fund Board
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 11:30 am | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed six new members to the advisory group that provides policy guidance and expert advice to the United Nations-managed emergency response fund. More >>
New UN Report Calls For Asia-Pacific Nation Green Economy
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 2:30 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 19 2011 10:10AM A new United Nations report calls on countries in Asia and the Pacific to embark on a ‘green’ industrial revolution that takes advantage of improvements in resource efficiency so that they can prosper in the 21st century. More >>
Pakistan: UN and Partners Seek $357 Million Flood Response
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 2:19 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 19 2011 11:10AM The United Nations and its partners are asking donors to fund a $357 million plan to help the Pakistani Government provide vital assistance to more than five million people affected by massive flooding in the country’s ... More >>
Ban Opens Un Forum With Call For Enhanced Global Cooperation
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 2:13 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 19 2011 11:10AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today kicked off a counter-terrorism forum with a call for strengthening the collective resolve to defeat a menace that affects all nations and to build a safer world for all. More >>
UN Summit Discusses Death Toll From Non-Communicable Disease
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 2:11 pm | UN News
The United Nations heard calls today for an all-out attack on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer and diabetes with a summit meeting devoted to curbing the factors, like tobacco and alcohol use, behind the often preventable scourge that causes 63 ... More >>
UN Urges Govts: Remain Committed Low-Carbon Economics
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 2:04 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 19 2011 4:10PM The top United Nations climate change official today urged governments to carry through their commitments to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies to address climate change, stressing that the forthcoming conference in ... More >>
Yemen: Ban Condemns Excessive Force Used Against Protesters
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 2:00 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the “excessive use of force” by Yemeni Government security forces against unarmed protesters, resulting in scores of people killed and many more injured in the past few days. More >>
Boosting Women’s Political Participation Vital For Democracy
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 1:56 pm | UN News
Boosting women’s political participation and decision-making around the world is fundamental for democracy and essential for achieving sustainable development, women leaders taking part in a high-level event at the United Nations declared today. More >>
Ban Forwards Report On Sri Lanka War Crimes
Friday, 16 September 2011, 5:57 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 13 2011 9:10AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sent the report of his panel of experts on accountability issues during the final stages of the civil war in Sri Lanka to the United Nations human rights chief and the President of the ... More >>
UN Honours Three Humanist Poets – Tagore, Neruda And Césaire
Friday, 16 September 2011, 5:54 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 13 2011 10:10AM The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today launched a programme honouring Rabindrânâth Tagore, Pablo Neruda and Aimé Césaire , three poets who, each in his own way, carried high ... More >>
Nepal: UN Call For No Pardons/Impunity In Human Rights Cases
Friday, 16 September 2011, 5:52 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 13 2011 11:10AM Hailing the Nepalese Government’s commitment to establish long awaited transitional justice mechanisms to address the abuses of its decade-long civil war, the United Nations today warned against granting pardons or case withdrawals ... More >>
