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Environmental and Economic Reforms Needed For Latin America
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 6:27 pm | United Nations
Four Latin American countries have called for environmental and economic reforms to ensure growth in their region during the General Assembly’s annual general debate. More >>
DPRK Calls For Dialogue with US on De-Nuclearizing Penisula
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 6:25 pm | United Nations
The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) called today at the United Nations for a full-fledged dialogue with the United States and warned that reunification of the Korean Peninsula could only come through a federal formula as absorption would ... More >>
Change in Yemen Must Follow Constitutional Process, UN Told
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 6:23 pm | United Nations
The turmoil gripping Yemen will only be resolved through a constitutional process and a smooth transition of power that does not violate democratic principles, the country’s Foreign Minister told the General Assembly today. More >>
Myanmar: Authorities Should Build on Gains To Transition
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 6:22 pm | United Nations
Recent developments bode well for progress in Myanmar, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, while calling on the new Government to do more to ensure to bring about an inclusive transition. More >>
Albania Criticizes Serbia over Actions in Northern Kosovo
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 6:21 pm | United Nations
Albania has told the United Nations that it would like to develop and consolidate its relations with Serbia, but it also criticized Belgrade for maintaining control of three ethnic Serbian areas in northern Kosovo. More >>
Holy See:Christians Most Persecuted Religious Group in World
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 11:55 am | United Nations
Warning that Christians currently suffer more persecution because of their faith than any other religious group, the Holy See today told the United Nations the denial of religious freedom threatened peace and security and precluded integral human development. More >>
New Zealand Stresses Disaster Preparedness at UN
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 4:45 pm | United Nations
New Zealand today underlined the need for effective disaster preparedness and promised to share with the United Nations and other concerned organizations the lessons the country had learned from responding to the deadly earthquake that struck its second-largest ... More >>
Famine Warning Signs Must Never Again Be Ignored
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 11:31 am | United Nations
Stressing that the warning signs of impending disaster were evident, but ignored, long before drought and famine began killing tens of thousands of people in the Horn of Africa, the United Nations today swung its support behind a ‘Never Again’ ... More >>
Calls For Permanent African Seat on Security Council
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 11:29 am | United Nations
West African countries today called for enlarging the 15-member Security Council to give their continent its due representation on the United Nations body whose decisions are legally binding, as opposed to the recommendations issued by the 193-member General ... More >>
‘Ravaged’ Pakistan Determined To Root out Terrorism
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 11:27 am | United Nations
Pakistan has suffered at the hands of terrorists like few countries have, its Foreign Minister told the General Assembly today, stressing her Government’s firm commitment to defeating this scourge and calling for enhanced cooperation at the global level. More >>
Tennis Ace Heads To Pre-School in Serbia for UNICEF Campaign
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 11:26 am | United Nations
Novak Djokovic, the world’s top tennis player and a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador, has visited a kindergarten in his native Serbia to spotlight the agency’s efforts to promote early childhood education in a country ... More >>
Tensions Mount Over Proposed Highway in Bolivia
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 11:23 am | United Nations
A United Nations human rights expert called for negotiations between indigenous people and Bolivian authorities today after protests against the construction of a highway in the Amazon turned violent last Sunday. More >>
Officials Renew Call on Syria to End Crackdown on Protesters
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 11:16 am | United Nations
Top United Nations officials today renewed their call on the Syrian Government to end its crackdown on pro-democracy protesters and to cooperate with the Commission of Inquiry charged with investigating alleged human rights abuses. More >>
UN Official Urges Renewed Vigour in Counter-Terrorism Fight
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 12:36 pm | United Nations
The international community has made substantive progress in fighting terrorism since the adoption of a wide-ranging Security Council resolution 10 years ago, but much more work still needs to be done, according to a top United Nations official. More >>
Maldives: Arab Spring Proof Islam & Human Rights Can Coexist
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 12:34 pm | United Nations
The political transitions in various Arab countries this year demonstrate that Islam is compatible with human rights and democracy, the Vice-President of the Maldives Mohamed Waheed told the General Assembly today. More >>
G-20 Should Play Bigger Role in Global Economic Governance
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 12:33 pm | United Nations
The Group of 20, the recently established bloc of major industrialized and developed economies, should have a greater role in global economic affairs, China’s Foreign Minister said today as he called on United Nations Member States to work more closely ... More >>
Sovereignty Cannot Stop Intervention against Rights Abuses
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 12:31 pm | United Nations
Sovereignty can no longer be used as excuse by States to oppress their own people or prevent the international community to intervene to stop gross abuses of human rights, Belgium and Italy said at the United Nations. More >>
Talks Begin on UN Study of Impacts of Fukushima Accident
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 12:29 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 26 2011 - Members of a United Nations task force looking into the health and environmental impacts of the accident earlier this year at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan today began discussions on how to move forward with their assessment. More >>
Liberia Calls for UN Mediation before Crises Degenerate
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 12:28 pm | United Nations
Liberia, where United Nations intervention helped to close the chapter on a disastrous 14-year civil war and open the way to democratic elections and stability, today urged the international community to place a greater focus on preventive measures before ... More >>
Ireland:UN the Best Forum for Dealing with Global Challenges
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 12:26 pm | United Nations
Only the United Nations is capable of responding to the world’s major challenges and countries should work together through the Organization to seek effective solutions to crises and problems, Ireland’s Foreign Minister said today. More >>
