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Latvia Presses the Case for UN Reform
Friday, 23 September 2011, 3:17 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 21 2011 - The United Nations needs to adapt quickly to new global realities so it can better serve the world’s peoples, starting with the “long overdue” reform of the Security Council, Latvia’s President Andris Berzinš said today. More >>
Peruvian Law on Consultation With Indigenous Peoples
Friday, 23 September 2011, 3:15 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 21 2011 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended Peru’s recent adoption of laws compelling governments and private companies to consult indigenous communities before going ahead with major projects such as mines that affect them. More >>
Home-Grown Methods of Mediation Work Best, Rwanda Tells UN
Friday, 23 September 2011, 3:13 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 21 2011 - Conflict mediation efforts will be far more successful if they are home-grown and harness the capacities of young people and regional groups or institutions, Rwandan President Paul Kagame told the opening of the General Assembly’s ... More >>
Enhanced Broadband Roll-Out At UN Meeting of Regulators
Friday, 23 September 2011, 3:11 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 21 2011 - A United Nations meeting to speed the roll-out of broadband communications around the world opened in Colombia today with representatives of 192 countries seeking to share regulatory best practices at the global level. More >>
Madagascar: Ban Calls Implementation of Political Road Map
Friday, 23 September 2011, 3:08 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 21 2011 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the accord in Madagascar that is aimed at settling the country’s prolonged political crisis and called for the deal’s implementation so that free and fair elections can be staged ... More >>
Ban: UN And French-Speaking States Can Advance Arab Spring
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 12:22 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 9:10AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised the role of French-speaking States and their cooperation with the United Nations in helping to advance the cause of democracy and human rights in countries affected by the Arab ... More >>
UN Official Voices Concern At Attacks On Peru Journalists
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 12:19 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 9:10AM The head of the United Nations agency that defends press freedom today condemned the recent murder of an investigative television journalist in Peru, the second such attack in the South American nation in one week. More >>
Expert Calls On Kazakhstan To Invest In Inclusive Education
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 12:18 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 10:10AM An independent United Nations human rights expert has called on Kazakhstan to invest more in promoting inclusive education so that no one is left behind, particularly those belonging to vulnerable groups such as persons ... More >>
High-Level UN Meeting On Need To Reverse Desertification
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 12:15 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 11:10AM Participants have gathered at a high-level United Nations meeting today to highlight the need for stronger action to protect the world’s drylands, which are home to two billion people, stressing that doing so will help ... More >>
Timor-Leste: UN Calls For Action To Ensure Disabled Rights
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 12:12 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 11:10AM Despite progress in advancing the rights of persons with disabilities, Timor-Leste needs to take urgent action to prevent discrimination and provide equal opportunities, especially in access to voting and education and ... More >>
Pakistan: UN Assessment Team Reports Large-Scale Crop Loss
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 12:10 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 12:10PM Almost three quarters of crops in Pakistan’s flood-devastated province of Sindh have been destroyed or damaged, and nearly 37 per cent of the livestock lost or sold to avoid loss, a joint assessment mission of the United Nations humanitarian ... More >>
Global Trademark And Patent Registrations Rebound, UN Report
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 12:08 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 12:10PM The number of international trademark and patent applications rebounded around the world last year after having fallen in 2009, according to intellectual property (IP) figures released by the United Nations today . More >>
Kyrgyz Elections, Ban Stresses National Reconciliation
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 12:04 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 1:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the leader of Kyrgyzstan to carry out the key recommendations of an independent inquiry into last year’s deadly ethnic violence in the country’s south as the Central Asian ... More >>
Yemen On The Verge Of A Humanitarian Disaster, UNICEF Warns
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 12:02 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 1:10PM Yemen remains on the verge of a humanitarian disaster, with rates of malnutrition that are among the highest in the world especially among children in communities displaced by conflict across the country, the United Nations ... More >>
Afghanistan: UN Strongly Condemns Assassination
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 12:00 pm | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 2:10PM The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has voiced shock and sadness after learning of the deaths earlier today of Burhanuddin Rabbani, the former president who has been spearheading recent peace ... More >>
Benefits Of Good Nutrition Take Centre Stage At UN Event
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 11:58 am | UN News
New York, Sep 20 2011 2:10PM Representatives of governments, civil society and the private sector joined United Nations agencies today to emphasize the importance of good nutrition, which is vital not only for human health but also for national economic ... More >>
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 >>
