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Mali Agrees to Imprison ICC Convicts
Saturday, 21 January 2012, 7:47 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 20 2012 2:10PM Mali has become the first African country to conclude an agreement to enforce sentences of imprisonment handed down by the International Criminal Court (ICC), it was announced today. More >>
Refugees, Migrants Risked Lives to Reach Yemen
Saturday, 21 January 2012, 7:46 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 20 2012 12:10PM More than 103,000 refugees and asylum-seekers from the Horn of Africa made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden to reach Yemen during 2011, the United Nations refugee agency "http://www.unhcr.org/4f197d8d0.html" ... More >>
UN Partners With Dartmouth A Cappella Group
Saturday, 21 January 2012, 12:53 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today released a new video message aimed at highlighting the ongoing famine in the Horn of Africa, with a song recorded by the renowned Dartmouth College a cappella group, the Aires. More >>
DPR KOREA: UN Urges New Leaders to Improve Human Rights
Saturday, 21 January 2012, 11:56 am | United Nations
New York, Jan 20 2012 1:10PM An independent United Nations expert today urged the new leadership in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to address pressing human rights concerns and resolve related outstanding issues, including the abduction ... More >>
Number of People Affected by South Sudan Clashes Has Doubled
Saturday, 21 January 2012, 11:55 am | United Nations
New York, Jan 20 2012 12:10PM More than 120,000 people affected by the recent violence in South Sudan’s Jonglei state may need emergency assistance – double the number of those originally thought to need help – the United Nations humanitarian official ... More >>
DR CONGO: New Displacement of Thousands of Civilians
Saturday, 21 January 2012, 11:54 am | United Nations
New York, Jan 20 2012 12:10PM The United Nations refugee agency today voiced concern over fresh violence in eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has forced more than 100,000 civilians to flee their homes in the provinces ... More >>
Upcoming Meeting of Cypriot Leaders
Saturday, 21 January 2012, 11:52 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is looking forward to “concrete progress” when the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders meet in New York next week to discuss reunifying the divided Mediterranean island nation, his spokesperson said today. More >>
UN Calls on Cambodia to Appoint International Judge
Saturday, 21 January 2012, 11:46 am | United Nations
The United Nations today voiced concern at Cambodia’s decision not to appoint the current reserve judge as the new international co-investigating judge at the tribunal set up to try former Khmer Rouge leaders, saying it breaches the agreement that set ... More >>
Brazilian Environment Official New UN Biodiversity Chief
Saturday, 21 January 2012, 11:39 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, a national of Brazil, as Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). More >>
Calls for Probe into Murder of Thai Newspaper Owner
Saturday, 21 January 2012, 11:20 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency with a mandate to defend freedom of expression and press freedom today condemned the murder of a Thai newspaper owner, editor and political organizer and called for an investigation into his killing. More >>
In Lebanon, Ban Pays Tribute To Vital Role
Sunday, 15 January 2012, 5:06 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday paid tribute to the men and women helping to bring peace to southern Lebanon, while stressing the importance of the safety of United Nations personnel serving in one of the most dangerous missions in the ... More >>
Top UN Envoy Condemns Terrorist Attack On Iraqi Pilgrims
Sunday, 15 January 2012, 5:01 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy in Iraq has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that occurred on Saturday on pilgrims in the southern city of Basra, resulting in a large number of deaths and injuries. More >>
On Arab Spring Anniversary, Ban Commends Tunisians
Sunday, 15 January 2012, 5:00 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the people of Tunisia for the progress achieved since the start of their revolution one year ago, and pledged the continuing support of the United Nations for their efforts. More >>
Ban Underscores ‘Unwavering’ UN Commitment To Lebanon
Sunday, 15 January 2012, 4:30 pm | United Nations
The United Nations will maintain its “strong and unwavering” commitment to Lebanon, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pledged today as he began an official visit to the country. More >>
UN Refugee Agency Closes Office In Timor-Leste
Saturday, 14 January 2012, 12:00 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency has closed its office in the Timor-Leste capital , Dili, after more than 12 years, a move hailed by national leaders as a sign that the country had overcome most of the humanitarian problems it has faced in its recent ... More >>
South Sudan: UN Launches Major Aid Effort
Saturday, 7 January 2012, 1:26 pm | United Nations
A massive humanitarian operation to bring succour to people affected by inter-ethnic violence in South Sudan’s state of Jonglei is under way with United Nations having carried out relief needs assessments in most of the affected areas over the past ... More >>
UN Refugee Agency Concludes Work in Nrth Uganda
Saturday, 7 January 2012, 1:25 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 6 2012 6:10PM The United Nations refugee agency "http://www.unhcr.org/4f0718269.html" >said today it has concluded relief work among nearly two million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Uganda, the majority of whom have returned to their villages, after ... More >>
UN Rights Office Alarmed At Increasing Rate Of Executions
Saturday, 7 January 2012, 11:04 am | United Nations
The United Nations human rights office expressed alarm today at the significant increase in Saudi Arabia’s use of capital punishment in the past year. More >>
Libya: UN Official Impressed By Pace Of Returns To Cities
Saturday, 7 January 2012, 11:02 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations official who has visited the Libyan cities of Bani Walid, Sirte and Misrata, which saw some of the most intense fighting during last year’s military campaign to oust Muammar al-Qadhafi’s regime, said today he was impressed ... More >>
No Amnesty For Gross Human Rights Violations In Yemen
Saturday, 7 January 2012, 10:30 am | United Nations
The United Nations human rights chief today warned that there must be no amnesty for gross rights violations in Yemen, stressing that the victims of the worst abuses during the country’s protracted crisis must have recourse to justice. More >>
