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UN expert launches first fact-finding mission to Thailand
Friday, 5 August 2011, 8:11 pm | United Nations
GENEVA / BANGKOK – United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, will begin an official visit to Thailand from 8 to19 August to examine the impact of anti-trafficking measures in ... More >>
Pacific: UN warns of economic losses due to climate change
Friday, 5 August 2011, 12:04 pm | United Nations
The risk of dying in a flood or tropical cyclone in the Pacific region is today only a third of what it was in 1990 says a United Nations report titled Revealing Risk, Redefining Development. This 2011 edition of the Global Assessment Report on Disaster ... More >>
UN Welcomes Sanctions against Child Violators in Somalia
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:51 pm | United Nations
The United Nations envoy advocating for the rights of children during armed conflicts today welcomed the Security Council’s decision to agree to apply sanctions against any individuals or entities that violate children’s rights. More >>
Tool to Gauge Energy Use and Emissions under Consideration
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:40 pm | United Nations
A tool developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for measuring energy use and carbon dioxide emissions in homes and offices is under consideration for standardization, a move that could lead to the creation of a uniform system for ... More >>
Africa: UNICEF Urges Airlines to Cut Costs of Delivering Aid
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:38 pm | United Nations
As aid agencies continue to scale up their response to the dire humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is appealing to the air transport sector to provide free and discounted cargo space to bring emergency ... More >>
First Test of Tsunami Warning System in Mediterranean
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:35 pm | United Nations
Thirty-one countries are set to take part next week in a United Nations-backed test of the tsunami early warning system in the North-Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas, which have experienced strong seismic activity over the years, ... More >>
UN Rights Chief Demands Authorities End Syrian Bloodshed
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:32 pm | United Nations
The United Nations human rights chief today voiced alarm at reports that at least 145 people have been killed in demonstrations in Syria during the past four days and called for an end to the bloodshed, warning the country’s authorities that ... More >>
UN Police Help Timorese Combat Youth Unrest in Capital
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:30 pm | United Nations
United Nations Police (UNPOL) and their Timorese counterparts have begun a new community-based initiative that aims to curb the persistent problem of rock throwing by youths in Dili, the national capital. More >>
Belize Fights Highest Incidence of AIDS in Central America
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:28 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is implementing an HIV/AIDS grant agreement with Belize to treat and prevent the disease among the large number of teens and young adults in the country, which has the highest incidence of HIV/AIDS ... More >>
UN Declares Famine in another Three Areas of Somalia
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:26 pm | United Nations
The United Nations today declared a famine in three more areas in drought-ravaged Somalia, bringing to five the number of regions in the Horn of Africa country where acute malnutrition and starvation have already claimed the lives of tens of thousands ... More >>
UN Gives Ramadan Meals to 55,000 Libyan Refugees in Tunisia
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:24 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency and its partners in Tunisia are distributing food for more than 55,000 Libyans who have fled the fighting in their homeland to help them prepare their evening meals during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. More >>
Demand for Wood Starting To Recover in Europe/North America
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:22 pm | United Nations
Consumption of forest products across Europe and North America is on the rise again after a two-year slump, the United Nations reported today, noting that overall demand was up by 5.6 per cent last year, a clear indication that the industry may be on ... More >>
Rapists, Not Reporters, Must Face Criminal Charges in Sudan
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:20 pm | United Nations
A senior United Nations official today voiced her concern after a Sudanese court jailed a journalist for covering the case of an alleged rape of an activist by security forces, stressing that it is the perpetrators that must face criminal charges, not ... More >>
Togo: Investment to Help Poor Farmers Almost Doubles Returns
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:19 pm | United Nations
A United Nations-European Union initiative to help Togo cope with high food prices and bad weather by providing seeds, fertilizers and other input for 20,000 rural farmers has produced returns that are almost double the cost. More >>
Minor Incidents between Israel and Lebanon Could Spark War
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:17 pm | United Nations
Incidents such as the exchange of gunfire that took place across the Israeli-Lebanese border earlier this week must be avoided, the United Nations envoy for Lebanon has stressed, warning that they can easily flare up into something more dangerous. More >>
UN Calls On Somalis to Pull Together to Help Those Suffering
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:15 pm | United Nations
A senior United Nations official today appealed to all Somalis, both inside and outside the country, to work together to support the ongoing peace process and alleviate the plight of those suffering from famine, while pledging the world body’s continued ... More >>
UN Appeals for Iran’s Cooperation in Addressing Human Rights
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:13 pm | United Nations
The new United Nations expert dealing with human rights in Iran today appealed to Tehran to fully cooperate with him in addressing issues of concern raised by the international community. More >>
Security Council Sad after Deaths of 4 Peacekeepers in Sudan
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:11 pm | United Nations
Security Council members today voiced sadness at the deaths of four United Nations peacekeepers who were killed earlier this week after a landmine exploded in Sudan’s disputed Abyei area. The four blue helmets, all from Ethiopia, were on patrol with ... More >>
Syria: Rights Abuses and Force against Civilians Condemned
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:09 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today condemned the widespread violation of human rights in Syrian and the use of force against civilians by the country’s security forces, calling for an end to the violence and urging all sides to act with restraint and ... More >>
Haiti: UN Forces Give Emergency Relief As Storm Approaches
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:07 pm | United Nations
Nearly 12,000 United Nations peacekeepers are on emergency standby in Haiti as tropical storm Emily barrels towards the impoverished Caribbean country, which is still struggling to recover from the devastating 2010 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people ... More >>
