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Guatemala: Decision to Deny Amnesty to Former Dictator
Saturday, 3 March 2012, 8:45 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 2 2012 1:10PM The United Nations human rights office today welcomed the news that a Guatemalan judge rejected the claim that a former dictator is protected under an amnesty law from being tried on genocide charges. More >>
Inflow of Malian Refugees into Mauritania And Burkina Faso
Saturday, 3 March 2012, 8:40 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 2 2012 12:10PM Mauritania and Burkina Faso continue to receive large numbers of Malian refugees fleeing conflict between the army and ethnic Tuareg rebels in the northern region of their country, the United Nations refugee agency said today. More >>
Experts Urge Pakistan to End Sectarian Violence
Saturday, 3 March 2012, 8:29 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 2 2012 12:10PM A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today urged the Government of Pakistan to take decisive measures to end sectarian violence and protect religious minorities after a second incident of targeted killings ... More >>
Agency Urges Probe into Death of Afghan Asylum-Seeker
Saturday, 3 March 2012, 8:23 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 2 2012 11:10AM The United Nations refugee agency today called on Indonesian authorities to carry out a swift and thorough investigation into the reported death of an Afghan asylum-seeker following a failed escape attempt from a detention facility ... More >>
UN Chief Calls on Senegalese to Ensure Peace
Saturday, 3 March 2012, 8:17 pm | United Nations
UN Chief Calls on Senegalese to Ensure Peaceful Presidential Run-Off New York, Mar 2 2012 10:10AM More >>
UN Chief Congratulates Yemen's New President
Sunday, 26 February 2012, 7:19 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2012 7:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated Yemen's new President Abbed Rabbo Mansour al-Hadi after he took his oath of office in parliament. More >>
Two UN Peacekeepers Wounded in Attack in Darfur
Sunday, 26 February 2012, 12:51 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2012 3:10PM Two peacekeepers serving in the joint African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)were wounded when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a bus in which they were travelling near the town of El Dein in the western Sudanese ... More >>
UN Mission Deplores Attack on Its Compound in Kunduz
Sunday, 26 February 2012, 12:50 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2012 2:10PM The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today deplored the attack on its compound in the north-eastern city of Kunduz, adding that no UN staff members were hurt and that all of them have been accounted ... More >>
Sudan: Two UN-African Union Peacekeepers Wounded
Sunday, 26 February 2012, 12:35 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2012 3:10PM Two peacekeepers serving in the joint African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)were wounded when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a bus in which they were travelling near the town of El Dein in the western Sudanese ... More >>
Ban Praises Zambia's Democracy And Efforts
Sunday, 26 February 2012, 12:34 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2012 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised Zambia for entrenching democracy and making efforts to achieve the globally-agreed social and economic development targets aimed at halving the number of people living in extreme ... More >>
Calls for Early Conflict Mediation to Avoid Violence
Sunday, 26 February 2012, 12:33 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 25 2012 6:10PM The President of the General Assembly Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser today stressed the importance of mediation in the early stages of conflicts, saying that seeking peaceful settlement of disputes before they become violent can ... More >>
Ruling on Treatment of Migrants at Sea
Saturday, 25 February 2012, 9:02 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 24 2012 6:10PM The United Nations human rights office today added its voice in support of a European court ruling that found it is wrong for a country to collectively expel migrants intercepted on the high seas without first determining ... More >>
Spotlight on Challenges Faced by Urban Children
Saturday, 25 February 2012, 9:00 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 24 2012 4:10PM The annual flagship report of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will this year focus on the challenges and disadvantages faced by children worldwide who live in cities and other urban areas. More >>
Early Action Ahead of Next Drought in Horn of Africa
Saturday, 25 February 2012, 8:58 pm | United Nations
UN-Backed Forum to Discuss Early Action Ahead of Next Drought in Horn of Africa More >>
General Assembly President Discusses Syrian Crisis
Saturday, 25 February 2012, 8:56 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 24 2012 4:10PM General Assembly chief Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser reaffirmed the necessity of finding a peaceful solution to the ongoing crisis in Syria as he discussed the latest developments there with Turkish President Abdullah Gül. More >>
Sudan: UN Staff Returns to Southern Kordofan State
Saturday, 25 February 2012, 8:54 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 24 2012 2:10PM The United Nations today welcomed the return of its personnel to Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state, where thousands of people are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. More >>
Experts Stress Freedoms in Lead-up to Presidential Poll
Saturday, 25 February 2012, 8:52 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 24 2012 1:10PM Two independent United Nations human rights experts today added their voices to UN calls for this Sunday’s first round of presidential elections in Senegal to be as free, fair and transparent as possible. More >>
Prize to Promoter of Education for Persons with Disabilities
Saturday, 25 February 2012, 8:50 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 24 2012 12:10PM The distinguished United States professor Douglas Biklen is the winner of a United Nations award recognizing outstanding individuals that promote quality education for persons with intellectual disabilities, the UN Educational, ... More >>
Thousands Uprooted by Mali Conflict
Saturday, 25 February 2012, 8:48 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 24 2012 10:10AM The United Nations refugee agency is appealing for $35.6 million to respond to the growing humanitarian crisis resulting from the renewed fighting in northern Mali between government forces and Tuareg rebels. More >>
UN Urges Humanitarian Solution for Dpr Korea Nationals
Saturday, 25 February 2012, 1:44 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 24 2012 1:10PM The United Nations refugee agency today "http://www.unhcr.org/4f4771c09.html" >called on China not to send back to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) a group of some 25 people it arrested this month and to find a humanitarian ... More >>
