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OHCHR Press Briefing Note - Burundi and Syria
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 5:06 pm | United Nations
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani on behalf of Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Subject: (1) Burundi, (2) Syria More >>
UN Alliance of Civilizations and BMW
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 5:04 pm | United Nations
UN Alliance of Civilizations and BMW Group sign agreement for the Award for Intercultural Innovation More >>
Negotiations the Only Path to Middle East Peace: Israel
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 5:01 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 10:10PM Lasting peace in the Middle East will only be achieved through direct negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians, and not through the imposition of United Nations resolutions, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin ... More >>
Nigerian President And UN Chief Discuss Maternal Health
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 4:59 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 10:10PM Maternal health, piracy and security across West Africa have topped the agenda during talks between Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. More >>
Advice to Arab States on Democratic Transitions
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 4:58 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 10:10PM Transitioning to democracy brings with it challenges and must be an inclusive and locally-driven process, the leaders of Hungary and the Czech Republic told the General Assembly today as they drew lessons from their own ... More >>
Bulgaria Presses for All Balkan Countries to Join EU
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 4:55 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 10:10PM The Balkans will only become a permanently stable region when all the countries that comprised the former Yugoslavia are accepted as members of the European Union, Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister told the General Assembly today. More >>
African Union And UN Agree to Try to Strengthen Cooperation
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 4:53 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 10:10PM The leaders of the United Nations and the African Union today agreed to step up the joint peace efforts of the two organizations on some of the major conflicts and security issues across the continent. More >>
Zimbabwean Elections Must Be Free And Peaceful
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 1:27 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 9:10PM Parliamentary elections expected to take place in Zimbabwe early next year must be free, fair and peaceful, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today. More >>
Pacific Island States Call for Climate Change Help
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 1:26 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 9:10PM The leaders of three Pacific Island countries called on the United Nations today to take a series of measures to help them and other small island nations combat the effects of climate change. More >>
Iranian Nuclear Issue
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 1:24 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 9:10PM The dispute over the status of Iran’s nuclear programme can only be resolved “through a negotiated political solution that restores international confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature” of the programme, Secretary-General ... More >>
Haiti Says It Wants UN Peacekeeping Force to Stay on
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 1:23 pm | United Nations
Haiti Says It Wants UN Peacekeeping Force to Stay on as It Tackles Social Problems More >>
Sweden Highlights Benefits of Gender Equality
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 1:21 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 9:10PM Gender equality is not just a basic human right but smart economics, Sweden’s Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said at the United Nations today, stressing that closing the gap between men and women in employment will have ... More >>
Global Broadband Technology Guidelines Adopted
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 1:20 pm | United Nations
Global Broadband Technology Guidelines Adopted at UN Meeting of Regulators New York, Sep 23 2011 8:10PM More >>
Suriname Urges Creation of Climate Change Adaptation Fund
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 1:19 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 8:10PM Suriname has urged the international community to move quickly to create the United Nations-backed climate change adaptation fund to support vulnerable developing countries that risk losing their peoples’ livelihoods to ... More >>
Dispute with Kosovo Can Only Be Settled through Negotiations
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 1:17 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 8:10PM Serbia cannot accept Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence but it will also not abandon the negotiations process between Belgrade and Pristina, the country’s President told the General Assembly’s annual general ... More >>
Responsibility to Protect Principle Must Cover All
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 1:15 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 8:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the need to ensure that the principle of ‘responsibility to protect’ – safeguarding populations from genocide and war crimes – becomes a reality for all the peoples ... More >>
Peaceful Transfer of Power in Zambia
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 1:14 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 7:10PM Zambia has set an example for the rest of Africa and the wider world about how power can be transferred peacefully, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he congratulated its people for its staging of presidential ... More >>
Tragedy of Somalia Shames the World: Turkish Leader
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 1:13 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 7:10PM The Turkish Prime Minister has called for urgent action to help Somalia alleviate its humanitarian crisis and to build peace and stability, stressing that the world cannot let the cry of the Horn of Africa nation go unheard. More >>
Sierra Leone, at UN, Calls for International Assistance
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 1:11 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 6:10PM Sierra Leone, often cited as a success story in United Nations efforts to consolidate peace in countries that have been ravaged by conflict, today appealed for international help to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections ... More >>
Ghana Backs Proposed UN Treaty on Weapons Trade
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 1:10 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 6:10PM Ghana today called for a legally-binding United Nations treaty on arms trade that would help stem the flow of arms to destinations where they could fuel conflict or undermine national and regional peace. More >>
