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New Transport And Energy Forums Needed in Central Asia
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 1:08 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 6:10PM Turkmenistan’s President called for the creation of new mechanisms for Central Asian countries to cooperate on energy and transportation during a speech to the General Assembly’s annual general debate in New York today. More >>
Accord That Puts Ecology Over Oil Drilling Hailed
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:46 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 5:10PM An Ecuadorian accord to leave vast oil reserves, conservatively valued at $7.2 billion, untapped to protect biodiversity in a national park in return for half that amount from the international community was heralded at the United ... More >>
Call for Dialogue to Resolve Ongoing Crisis in Yemen
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:45 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today took note of President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s return to Yemen and reiterated his call on the Government and opposition groups to engage with his special adviser to peacefully resolve the ... More >>
Recent Gains Provide Hope to Advance Somali Peace Process
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:44 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Somali leaders and their international partners to take advantage of recent gains and to advance the peace process and stabilize the Horn of Africa nation. More >>
Stricken Nuclear Plant to Be Fully Shut Down
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:42 pm | United Nations
Stricken Nuclear Plant to Be Fully Shut Down by End of Year, Japan Tells UN More >>
Djibouti, at UN, Appeals for Proactive Aid
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:41 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 4:10PM Djibouti, one of the countries most severely affected by the current drought and famine in the Horn of Africa, today used the podium of the General Assembly to call on the world to not only provide immediate aid but also ... More >>
Small Producers in Honduras to Benefit
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:40 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 4:10PM Small producers in rural areas of Honduras will be the main beneficiaries of a new United Nations-backed project that will invest $21 million to combat poverty in the north of the country. More >>
South Sudan Calls for Sustained International Support
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:38 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 3:10PM The world’s newest country and United Nations Member State, South Sudan, will need international assistance for a long time just to develop basic infrastructure and tap into its natural resources, President Salva Kiir said ... More >>
Iraq Becoming a Peaceful Democratic State - President
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:37 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 2:10PM Iraq is striving to build a democratic State anchored in peace and the rule of law, with all communities living in harmony, irrespective of their sectarian, ethnic or factional affiliation, the country’s President, Jalal ... More >>
Role of Alliance of Civilizations More Vital than Ever
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:30 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 2:10PM With its ability to foster cross-cultural understanding among peoples and societies, the Alliance of Civilizations initiative is crucial in the struggle to combat intolerance, extremism and bigotry worldwide, United Nations ... More >>
Drug Trafficking Greatest Threat to Latin America
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:28 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 2:10PM Costa Rica and El Salvador, two countries highly affected by drug-related violence in recent years, have urged the United Nations to help fight drug cartels and organized crime, and called on Member States with high numbers of ... More >>
Tough And Consistent Global Approach Against Terrorism
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:27 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 1:10PM Terrorism remains the greatest threat to stability and progress worldwide, Sri Lanka’s President told the General Assembly today, calling on countries to agree on taking a consistent and uncompromising approach in a bid ... More >>
Trying Tyrants for Human Rights Abuses Validates UN
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:26 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 1:10PM International efforts, albeit halting, to punish perpetrators of crimes against humanity validate the very essence of the United Nations, Georgia has "http://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/66/GE_en.pdf" ... More >>
Developing Nations Have Crucial Role in Banishing Poverty
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:20 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 12:10PM >From achieving current development goals to securing even more ambitious targets, the bloc of developing nations known as the Group of 77 and China has a pivotal role to play in achieving the ultimate goal of a world ... More >>
Time for Action on UN-Backed Treaty Banning Nuclear Tests
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:18 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 12:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged all remaining States to seize the moment and sign and ratify the global treaty banning nuclear tests, with the aim of bringing it into force by 2012. More >>
Ban Receives Palestinian Application for UN Membership
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:16 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 12:10PM Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas today submitted an application for Palestine to become a United Nations Member State. More >>
Profound Regret After Execution of US Man
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:05 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 11:10AM The United Nations human rights office expressed profound regret today over this week’s execution in the United States of Troy Davis, saying that the process that led to his death may have violated international law. More >>
Perpetrators of Recent Killings Must Be Brought to Justice
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:04 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 11:10AM The United Nations human rights office today called on the Burundian Government to ensure that the perpetrators of last week’s massacre near the capital are brought to justice and to engage in national dialogue to avoid ... More >>
Call on Syria to End Brutal Crackdown
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 12:02 pm | United Nations
New York, Sep 23 2011 10:10AM The United Nations human rights office today once again urged Syrian authorities to end their brutal crackdown against peaceful protesters and allow for an independent and impartial investigation of the situation in the ... More >>
UN body launches first fact-finding mission to Germany
Friday, 23 September 2011, 8:24 pm | United Nations
GENEVA – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will undertake an official mission to Germany from 26 September to 5 October 2011, to assess the institutional and legal framework regarding deprivation of liberty in the country. More >>
