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DR Congo: UN Condemns Pre-Election Violence, Urges Dialogue
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 12:35 pm | UN News
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today called on all parties in the upcoming elections to avoid actions that could jeopardize the smooth running of the polls following a recent wave of violence. More >>
New Authorities Outline Priorities in Post-Conflict Libya
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 12:32 pm | UN News
The new Libyan authorities have requested United Nations support for several post-conflict tasks, including elections, transitional justice and national reconciliation, according to a senior UN official who is in Tripoli to begin laying the groundwork for the ... More >>
Lebanon: UN Officials Discuss Peacekeeping Mission With PM
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 12:28 pm | UN News
Top United Nations officials in Lebanon today discussed with Prime Minister Najib Mikati the activities of the UN peacekeeping force, whose mandate was extended for another 12 months last week. More >>
UN Chief and Kiribati Leader Warn Over Climate Change Threat
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 12:42 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the President of Kiribati, Anote Tong, today stressed that climate change posed the most serious threat to the livelihoods, security and survival of the island nation's residents and the inhabitants of the wider Pacific ... More >>
Horn of Africa Food Crisis Remains Dire as Famine Spreads
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 12:37 pm | UN News
The United Nations agricultural agency today called for greater efforts bring the food crisis in the Horn of Africa under control, saying that famine conditions had spread to a sixth area in Somalia, putting an estimated 750,000 people in the country ... More >>
UN Helps Iran Phase Out Asthma Treatments Based on CFCs
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 12:26 pm | UN News
With support from the United Nations, Iran today became the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to phase out metered dose inhalers -- used to treat asthma and other pulmonary ailments -- and based on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which contribute ... More >>
Côte D'Ivoire: UN Help Put Out Radio Station Fire
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 11:41 am | UN News
The Moroccan battalion serving in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d'Ivoire over the weekend helped put out a huge fire in a radio station near the western town of Duékoué, the mission said today. More >>
Somali Regions Agree to End Dispute at UN-Backed Meeting
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 11:37 am | UN News
The leaders of two of Somalia's semi-autonomous regions today committed to a peaceful settlement of their dispute and adopted a four-point plan to ensure that hostilities between the two territories do not recur, the United Nations political office for ... More >>
All States Must End Enforced Disappearances, UN Demands
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 12:05 pm | UN News
The United Nations today called on all States to end the “heinous crime” of enforced disappearances which has seen countless people vanish into secret prisons or worse, often never to be seen again, in cases of conflict and internal unrest. More >>
Libya: Abuses by Qadhafi Forces Cause for ‘Extreme Alarm'
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 12:00 pm | UN News
The United Nations voiced “extreme alarm” today at reports of “atrocious human rights violations” in Libya, including mass summary executions apparently carried out by Colonel Muammar al-Qadhafi’s forces in the last few days before they lost ... More >>
International Criminal Court Case Against Kenyan Officials
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 11:56 am | UN News
International Criminal Court Case Against Kenyan Officials for Poll Violence to Proceed. More >>
UN Demands Bahrain Release Free Speech Prisoners
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 11:53 am | UN News
UN Demands Bahrain Release Prisoners Detained for Exercising Freedom of Speech. The United Nations today demanded the release of Bahraini civilians who may have been arrested during recent anti-Government protests merely for exercising their rights ... More >>
UN to Airlift Aid Into Somalia for Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 11:48 am | UN News
The United Nations refugee agency today said it will airlift 240 tons of aid from Saudi Arabia to Somalia during the Eid al-Fitr holiday to ensure that those facing the severe food crisis in the Horn of Africa country have enough to eat during the ... More >>
Nepal: Ban Calls for Formation of Inclusive Government
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 11:43 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the election of a new Prime Minister in Nepal and called on the country’s political groups to quickly form an inclusive government and consolidate efforts to build peace in the Asian nation. More >>
Hotels Energy Consumption Can Go Green Under New UN Scheme
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 11:37 am | UN News
Hotels will be able to contribute to climate change mitigation while also increasing their profits under a new United Nations-backed ‘green’ scheme offering an online toolkit to evaluate energy consumption, find renewable sources and improve energy ... More >>
UN: Recent Troubles in Kosovo a ‘Wake-Up Call’
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 11:31 am | UN News
Recent Troubles in Kosovo a ‘Wake-Up Call’ to Resolve Underlying Issues – UN. EnvoyThe recent troubles in northern Kosovo highlight the need for all sides to refrain from unilateral action that could escalate tensions and to resolve underlying issues ... More >>
Philippines Ratifies the Rome Statute of the ICC
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 11:27 am | UN News
Philippines today acceded to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), when it deposed its instrument of ratification at the United Nations in New York. The Statute will enter into force for the Philippines on 1 November, ... More >>
UN: Over 200,000 Could Face Catastrophe in Sudanese State
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 11:24 am | UN News
Over 200,000 Could Face Catastrophe in Sudanese State as Government Bars Aid – UN More >>
UN Re-Assesses Security Threats in Wake of Nigeria Attack
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 11:16 am | UN News
The United Nations will soon conduct a global threat review in the wake of the deadly attack against the UN compound in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, which has claimed the lives of at least 23 people. Eleven of the people confirmed to have died in last ... More >>
Mandate of UN Peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon Extended
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 10:35 am | UN News
Mandate of UN Peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon extended for another year. The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon until 31 August 2012. Established in 1978, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon ... More >>
