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Ban Spotlights Singapore’s Work on Disaster Management
Saturday, 24 March 2012, 4:54 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised Singapore’s response to natural disasters as well as it policies on sustainable development and added that the country’s participation and experience vital for the international community. More >>
UN Chief Condemns Bomb Attacks In Syrian Capital
Sunday, 18 March 2012, 3:23 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned today's bomb attacks in the Syrian capital, Damascus, which killed or wounded scores of people. More >>
UN-Arab League Envoy Urges Syrian President to Act
Sunday, 11 March 2012, 12:15 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 10 2012 2:10PM The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria today urged President Bashar al-Assad to take "concrete steps" to end the current crisis. More >>
UNESCO Executive Board Endorses Plan for Year Ahead
Sunday, 11 March 2012, 12:05 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 9 2012 6:10PM The Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today endorsed a new roadmap that will allow the organization to carry out its programme for the next year despite severe ... More >>
Agency Calls for $69.8 Million for Drought-Stricken Sahel
Sunday, 11 March 2012, 12:03 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 9 2012 5:10PM The United Nations food agency today called for $69.8 million in additional funding to prevent a full-blown food and nutrition crisis from unfolding in Africa’s Sahel region. More >>
Sidelining Right to Water And Sanitation
Sunday, 11 March 2012, 12:01 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 9 2012 11:10AM A United Nations independent expert warned today that the right to safe drinking water and sanitation could be sidelined at next week’s world water forum in France where delegates from 140 governments, international organizations, ... More >>
New Law Endangers Swiss Freedom of Expression
Saturday, 10 March 2012, 7:45 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 9 2012 4:10PM An independent United Nations human rights expert "http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=11931&LangID=E" >warned today that Switzerland’s proposed law authorizing heavy fines for protesters without official permission to demonstrate would have a “chilling” effect on ... More >>
Thousands of Refugees Fleeing Violence in Dr Congo
Saturday, 10 March 2012, 7:44 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 9 2012 11:10AM More than 3,000 civilians fleeing violence in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have entered Uganda since the beginning of this year, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. More >>
Syria: UN Relief Chief ‘Horrified’ by Violence
Saturday, 10 March 2012, 7:27 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 9 2012 10:10AM The United Nations relief chief today urged Syrian authorities to allow unrestricted access to humanitarian organizations to deliver aid to people affected by the ongoing violence, "http://ochanet.unocha.org/p/Documents/USG%20Valerie%20Amos%20Statement%20on%20SYRIA%209%20March2012.pdf" ... More >>
UN Maintains Efforts Against Lord’s Resistance Army
Saturday, 10 March 2012, 2:45 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 9 2012 8:10PM The UN’s peacekeeping chief today spoke out about the role of UN peacekeepers in tackling the Lord’s Resistance Army’s (LRA), a notorious Ugandan rebel group, operating around the border area of the eastern Democratic Republic ... More >>
UN Urges Increase Support for Palestinians Refugees
Saturday, 10 March 2012, 2:26 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 9 2012 4:10PM The head of the United Nations relief agency for Palestinian refugees today appealed to emerging economies to step up support for the organization, stressing the need for continued humanitarian support as parties to the Middle East ... More >>
Five New Judges of International Criminal Court Sworn in
Saturday, 10 March 2012, 2:24 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 9 2012 6:10PM Five new judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) were "http://wwwicc-cpi.int/NR/exeres/206CFC07-3398-46BA-A6E7-06B1FDD2777A.htm" >sworn in today following their election last December at the last session of the ... More >>
One Year After Devastating Earthquake, UN Praises Japan
Saturday, 10 March 2012, 2:22 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 9 2012 1:10PM On the eve of the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 20,000 people in eastern Japan, United Nations officials praised the country’s recovery and highlighted the progress made to improve ... More >>
Outbreak of Violence Displaces Thousands More in Yemen
Saturday, 10 March 2012, 11:32 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 9 2012 1:10PM The United Nations refugee agency reported today that Yemen is facing a new wave of internal displacement, with tens of thousands of civilians fleeing tribal clashes in the north and fresh fighting between Government troops ... More >>
Joint Aids-Tuberculosis Treatment to Save More Lives
Sunday, 4 March 2012, 12:36 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 2 2012 4:10PM An estimated 910, 000 lives were saved globally in six years due to guidelines intended to ensure that people living with HIV/AIDS are protected from tuberculosis, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today, ... More >>
UN Mission Will Stay in Liberia, Albeit in Different Form
Saturday, 3 March 2012, 9:01 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 2 2012 6:10PM A top United Nations official today assured the Liberian people that the world body is not preparing to leave the country but seeking to reconfigure its presence after assessing the ability of national institutions to maintain peace ... More >>
Concerted International Effort to End Bloodshed in Syria
Saturday, 3 March 2012, 8:58 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 2 2012 6:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today underlined the need for concerted action to end the crisis in Syria, lamenting that the international community has thus far failed in its responsibility to stop the bloodshed in the ... More >>
Swedish Diplomat as New UN Deputy Secretary-General
Saturday, 3 March 2012, 8:52 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 2 2012 4:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today "http://www.un.org/sg/offthecuff/indexasp?nid=2254" >announced the appointment of Jan Eliasson of Sweden, a veteran in the fields of diplomacy and foreign relations, as the new Deputy Secretary-General of the United ... More >>
Women’s Political Participation Must Be Accelerated
Saturday, 3 March 2012, 8:49 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 2 2012 3:10PM The head of the United Nations entity mandated to promote gender equality today highlighted the role of quotas to accelerate women’s political participation, adding that more hands-on measures are needed to achieve significant ... More >>
Pro- And Anti-Qadhafi Forces Committed War Crimes in Libya
Saturday, 3 March 2012, 8:47 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 2 2012 2:10PM The United Nations-mandated commission of inquiry that probed human rights abuses in Libya reported today that crimes against humanity and war crimes were committed by both the troops loyal to the former ruler, Muammar al-Qadhafi, ... More >>
