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First Round Of Talks Ahead Of UN Sustainable Development
Sunday, 29 January 2012, 12:44 pm | United Nations
Delegates from United Nations agencies, Member States and various civil society have concluded three-days of deliberations on the draft outcome document of the UN conference on sustainable development, which will be held in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro ... More >>
GA President Confers With Security Council Counterpart
Sunday, 29 January 2012, 12:27 pm | United Nations
The President of the General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, has had discussions with with the Permanent Representative of South Africa, which holds the presidency of the Security Council this month, on several issues, inluding the recent debate ... More >>
Countries Adopt UN-Backed Declaration To Enhance Protection
Sunday, 29 January 2012, 12:20 pm | United Nations
Delegates from 65 countries attending a United Nations-backed conference in the Philippines have agreed to step up efforts to protect the world's oceans from land-based activities, stressing the marine environment's central role in the transition to a low-carbon, ... More >>
Italy Must Urgently Act to End Violence Against Women
Saturday, 28 January 2012, 8:11 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 27 2012 6:10PM Italy must do more to protect women from violence and urgently address the underlying structural causes of gender inequality and discrimination, an independent United Nations human rights expert warned after visiting the country. More >>
Business Initiatives to End Hiv Among Children BY 2015
Saturday, 28 January 2012, 8:10 pm | United Nations
UN Welcomes Launch of Business Initiatives to End Hiv Among Children BY 2015 New York, Jan 27 2012 2:10PM The United Nations and the United States Government initiative for AIDS relief (PEPFAR) welcomed today the launch of two programmes by business ... More >>
UN Honours Memory of Children Who Perished in the Holocaust
Saturday, 28 January 2012, 8:07 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 27 2012 1:10PM The United Nations today honoured the memory of the more than 1.5 million boys and girls who perished in the Holocaust, with top officials stressing the need to speak out against intolerance and to protect the lives and ... More >>
Refugee Training to Improve Assistance in Camps
Saturday, 28 January 2012, 8:06 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 27 2012 12:10PM The United Nations refugee agency today announced new strategies to ensure uninterrupted assistance and services in its largest complex in Kenya, including training and mentoring of refugees as well as involving them ... More >>
UNICEF Appeals for Nearly $1.3 Billion
Saturday, 28 January 2012, 8:05 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 27 2012 12:10PM The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed today for $1.28 billion to provide humanitarian assistance to children in over 25 countries this year, with nearly one-third of the total amount earmarked for the ... More >>
UN Official Surveys Typhoon Damage in the Philippines
Saturday, 28 January 2012, 12:18 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 27 2012 6:10PM The head of the United Nations office dedicated to disaster risk reduction wrapped up her visit to the Philippines today by comparing the damage caused by Typhoon Sendong to that of major tsunamis such as the one that struck Japan ... More >>
Expert Calls on Brazil to Suspend São Paulo Evictions
Saturday, 28 January 2012, 12:17 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 27 2012 10:10AM An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged Brazilian authorities to suspend evictions from the Pinheirinho settlement in São Paulo and find durable solutions with residents. More >>
UN Staffer Held in Yemen Released Unharmed
Saturday, 28 January 2012, 12:16 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 27 2012 5:10PM The United Nations confirmed today that a 34-year-old Norwegian staff member who had been held in Yemen for nearly two weeks has been released unharmed. More >>
Investment Critical to Achieve Universal Energy Access
Saturday, 28 January 2012, 12:15 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 27 2012 4:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the importance of private investment to ensure universal and sustainable energy access, as he called on business leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland, to mobilize their resources and ... More >>
Official Urges End to West Bank Home Demolitions
Saturday, 28 January 2012, 12:13 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 27 2012 3:10PM A senior United Nations official has called for an immediate end to Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, as he witnessed first hand the suffering and destruction caused by this ongoing practice. More >>
Côte D’Ivoire Must Ensure Secure Space
Saturday, 28 January 2012, 12:12 pm | United Nations
A United Nations human rights expert urged Ivorian authorities today to ensure a secure and peaceful environment for political participation following the violent clashes between the supporters and opponents of President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan ... More >>
Ban Condemns Deadly Attacks in Nigerian City of Kano
Sunday, 22 January 2012, 4:20 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 21 2012 10:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned today the multiple attacks across the northern Nigerian city of Kano, which resulted in large-scale casualties and massive destruction to property. More >>
UN Urges Protection of Children From War
Sunday, 22 January 2012, 4:19 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 21 2012 9:10PM The United Nations held today a remembrance service to honour the memory of the estimated six million Jews and countless others killed in the Nazi death camps during the Second World War, highlighting the need to protect ... More >>
Côte D'ivoire: UN Condemns Violence
Sunday, 22 January 2012, 4:18 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 21 2012 8:10PM The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) strongly condemned today the incidents that left many people injured during a meeting of the former ruling party, the Ivorian Popular Front, which took place in the city ... More >>
Ban Deplores Attack On UN-African Union Peacekeepers
Sunday, 22 January 2012, 2:02 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned today the ambush by an unidentified group on a United Nations-African Union patrol in Sudan's Darfur region that led to the death of a Nigerian peacekeeper and the wounding of three others. More >>
Concern Over Tensions Between Sudan And South Sudan
Saturday, 21 January 2012, 7:50 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 20 2012 7:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced deep concern over continuing tensions along the border between Sudan and South Sudan, as well as the current crisis over oil, saying that the situation represented a worrying ... More >>
Youth Depart UN Leadership Camp with Plans
Saturday, 21 January 2012, 7:48 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 20 2012 2:10PM Twenty-nine young people from nine countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the occupied Palestinian territory enhanced their leadership skills on how to use sport to address social issues affecting their communities during a United ... More >>
