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Revamping Liberian Criminal Justice System
Saturday, 18 February 2012, 8:32 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 17 2012 7:10PM A senior United Nations official today urged Liberians to redouble their efforts to revamp the West African country’s criminal justice system, saying that while substantial progress has been made since the end of the ... More >>
Calls on Uruguay to Provide Access to Water
Saturday, 18 February 2012, 8:21 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 17 2012 6:10PM An independent United Nations human rights expert today called on Uruguayan authorities to implement measures to provide access to health and sanitation to its poorest and most marginalized communities. More >>
Experts Decide to Delay Publication of Flu Virus Research
Saturday, 18 February 2012, 7:41 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 17 2012 4:10PM A group of public health experts announced today that they have agreed to delay the publication of new research on the H5N1 influenza virus after a meeting convened by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO). More >>
South Sudan: UN Supports Projects
Saturday, 18 February 2012, 7:39 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is supporting a series of short- and long-term projects to help the people of South Sudan’s state of Jonglei, where ethnic rivalries often result in bloody conflict, to feed themselves and build ... More >>
Prisons in Latin America
Saturday, 18 February 2012, 7:30 pm | United Nations
OHCHR deeply regrets the loss of more than 350 lives in Wednesday’s tragic fire in the Comayagua prison in Honduras, and fully supports the establishment of a thorough independent investigation into the causes of the fire and into whether the conditions ... More >>
UN Official Partially Certifies Ivorian Election
Saturday, 18 February 2012, 4:30 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 17 2012 6:10PM The senior United Nations official in Côte d’Ivoire announced today the partial certification of legislative elections, saying the polls “constitute an important step in the entrenchment of democracy” in the West African ... More >>
By-Elections in Myanmar Will Be Key Test
Saturday, 18 February 2012, 4:29 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 17 2012 2:10PM Myanmar’s upcoming by-elections will serve as a critical test of the Government’s commitment to having a credible democratic process, a senior United Nations official "http://unic.un.org/imucms/yangon/80/344/latest-news.aspx" ... More >>
Eliminating Nuclear Tests Will Help Achieve Safer World
Saturday, 18 February 2012, 2:55 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 17 2012 1:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all countries to press ahead toward realizing the vision of a nuclear-weapon-free world, and especially on those who have not yet endorsed the global treaty that bans nuclear tests to do ... More >>
Condoms to South Sudanese Military
Saturday, 18 February 2012, 2:35 pm | United Nations
UN Provides Condoms to South Sudanese Military to Fight High Rates of HIV/AIDS New York, Feb 17 2012 1:10PM More >>
Central African Republic: More Funds for Relief Work
Saturday, 18 February 2012, 2:23 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 17 2012 12:10PM The United Nations agencies and their partners today requested $134 million to fund relief programmes for an estimated 1.9 million people affected by conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) for the next 12 months. More >>
Madagascar: Potential Disease Outbreaks After Cyclone
Saturday, 18 February 2012, 2:20 pm | United Nations
Madagascar: Unicef Warns of Potential Disease Outbreaks After Cyclone New York, Feb 17 2012 12:10PM More >>
‘Alarming Pattern of Violence’ in Latin American Prisons
Saturday, 18 February 2012, 2:18 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 17 2012 12:10PM The United Nations today voiced concern over the recent wave of violence in Latin American prisons, citing overcrowding, a lack of access to basic services, judicial delays, and excessive pre-trial detention as some of ... More >>
SOMALIA: UN Voices Concern for Safety of Thousands
Saturday, 18 February 2012, 2:17 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 17 2012 11:10AM The United Nations refugee agency today voiced fears for the safety of thousands of people who have fled fresh violence near the Somali capital, Mogadishu, and urged all armed groups to ensure the safety of civilians. More >>
Asia-Pacific Makes Big Gains Against Poverty, Lags on Hunger
Saturday, 18 February 2012, 2:12 pm | United Nations
New York, Feb 17 2012 11:10AM Countries in the Asia-Pacific region have made big gains against poverty and advancing towards other development goals, but need to redouble efforts if they are to meet globally agreed targets to reduce hunger and ... More >>
Blue Economy Needed to Protect World’s Oceans
Sunday, 12 February 2012, 3:57 pm | United Nations
The Mediterranean Sea is a “key pillar” for the development of the countries in the region, a senior United Nations official "http://www.unep.org/newscentre/Default.aspx?DocumentID=2667&ArticleID=9025&l=en" >said today, warning that continued degradation of the aquatic environment could ... More >>
UN Calls for Justice After Killings of Displaced Persons
Saturday, 11 February 2012, 2:57 pm | United Nations
The United Nations political mission for Libya today voiced serious concern over the killing of seven internally displaced persons (IDPs), including three children and two women, and urged authorities to investigate the crime and bring those responsible ... More >>
UN Calls For Intervention For Palestinian Hunger Striker
Saturday, 11 February 2012, 2:55 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process today called on Israel to do everything in its power to preserve the health of a Palestinian detainee who is on a hunger strike and to resolve the case. More >>
UN Welcomes Charges Against Army Colonel Over Mass Rapes
Saturday, 11 February 2012, 2:53 pm | United Nations
A senior United Nations official welcomed today the news that a Guinean court has filed charges against an army colonel accused of being responsible for mass rapes that occurred during a pro-democracy protest in the country’s capital in 2009. More >>
UN Invites Countries to Tune in for First World Radio Day
Saturday, 11 February 2012, 2:50 pm | United Nations
The role of radio as a facilitator of education, freedom of expression and public debate will be celebrated as "http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/world-radio-day/" >World Radio Day is observed for the first time on Monday by the United Nations Educational, ... More >>
Ban Urges Dialogue on Dispute Over Falkland Islands
Saturday, 11 February 2012, 2:48 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced hope that Argentina and the United Kingdom can avoid escalating their dispute over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) and resolve their differences through dialogue. More >>
