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Anti-Drug Measures For Afghanistan And ‘Consumer Countries'
Saturday, 30 July 2011, 3:03 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 29 2011 1:10PM The head of the United Nations anti-drugs agency has called for strengthening border controls around Afghanistan – still the world’s leading producer of opium and heroin – boosting security in that country, and lowering ... More >>
Congolese Refugees To Return Home From Gabon
Saturday, 30 July 2011, 3:02 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 29 2011 12:10PM The United Nations refugee agency is helping hundreds of Congolese to repatriate from Gabon to their former homes over the next week as a deadline looms for them to either apply to remain in Gabon or lose their refugee ... More >>
UN Agency Provides Tents To Families Displaced By Quake
Saturday, 30 July 2011, 3:01 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 29 2011 12:10PM The United Nations refugee agency has provided 250 family-sized tents to house about 2,000 people left homeless in south-western Kyrgyzstan after last week’s deadly earthquake on the country’s border with Uzbekistan. More >>
UN Calls On Malawi To Set Up Inquiry Into Allegations
Saturday, 30 July 2011, 2:59 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 29 2011 12:10PM The United Nations human rights office today urged the Malawian Government to set up a transparent investigation into allegations that its security forces committed grave rights violations when they clashed with protesters ... More >>
UNESCO Condemns Murders Of Journalists In Mexico And Brazil
Saturday, 30 July 2011, 2:58 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 29 2011 11:10AM The United Nations agency tasked with defending and promoting press freedom today condemned the murders of journalists in Mexico and Brazil, two Latin American countries where reporters have already been killed this ... More >>
Camp Attack Won't Deter Record Attempt by Gaza’s Children
Friday, 29 July 2011, 6:05 pm | United Nations
The United Nations has condemned an attack on its summer camp facility in Gaza and vowed that an attempt by thousands of Palestinian children to break a world record for kite flying will go on as planned today. More >>
Sexual Abuse Allegations against UN Peacekeepers Decline
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 3:02 pm | United Nations
Allegations of sexual abuse by soldiers serving in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have declined by 75 per cent since 2008, the commander of the force said today, noting that strict measures have ... More >>
Parties to Libyan Conflict Remain Deeply Divided On Solution
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 2:54 pm | United Nations
Parties to the crisis in Libya remain deeply divided on how to reach a political solution to the conflict that has raged since February when an uprising flared up in a bid to oust the ruling regime, the United Nations envoy for the North African ... More >>
Erroneous Linking Of Norwegian Attacks to Islam 'Revealing'
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 2:53 pm | United Nations
A United Nations human rights expert on freedom of religion said today that initial media reports on Friday’s mass murder in Norway which implied a possible connection with Islamist terrorism were “revealing” and “embarrassing” examples of prejudice. More >>
Foreign Direct Investment Lags despite Recovering Economy
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 2:51 pm | United Nations
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows rose only modestly last year, United Nations trade and development body said in a report released today, noting that foreign investments have continued to lag behind recovery in industrial output and international ... More >>
UN Agency Condemns Sudan’s Deportation of Eritrean Refugees
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 2:49 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today condemned Sudan’s deportation of Eritrean asylum-seekers on Monday, saying it was concerned with the increased frequency of such incidents and said they violated both international and Sudanese law. More >>
Warning of Profound Deadlock in Israeli-Palestinian Talks
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 2:47 pm | United Nations
The political process to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is in “profound and persistent” deadlock, a senior United Nations envoy warned today, calling on the parties to work towards a two-State solution and on the international community ... More >>
Bangladeshi General to Head UN Force in Western Sahara
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 2:37 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Major General Abdul Hafiz of Bangladesh as the Force Commander of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Western Sahara (MINURSO). More >>
Ban Stresses Urgency of Funding Horn of Africa Relief Effort
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 2:35 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed the need for urgent funding to carry out critical humanitarian efforts in the Horn of Africa and assist the millions suffering from famine and drought in the region. More >>
Belarus’ Executions Violate International Obligations
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 2:34 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Human Rights Committee today accused Belarus of violating its international agreements by executing two persons while their cases were still under review by the committee. More >>
UN Focuses On Global Efforts to Prevent and Defeat Hepatitis
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 2:32 pm | United Nations
The United Nations tomorrow will mark World Hepatitis Day for the first time to bring attention to the disease that affects almost one in every three persons on Earth. More >>
SecurityCouncil Extends Côte d’Ivoire Missions for next year
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 2:31 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire for another year to assist the country tackle the many challenges it faces following the recent post-election crisis. More >>
UN Expert Launches Guide On Rights of Human Rights Defenders
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 2:26 pm | United Nations
In an effort to strengthen protection for human rights defenders across the world, a United Nations independent expert today launched guidelines outlining their rights as enshrined in the UN declaration on the rights of those who defend the human rights ... More >>
1 Year on, Pakistan’s Flood Survivors Need Continued Support
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 2:22 pm | United Nations
Millions of Pakistanis affected by last year’s devastating floods continue to need assistance to rebuild livelihoods, improve food production and generate income, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), whose own efforts ... More >>
UN Urges Universal Compliance with Non-Proliferation Treaty
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 12:48 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations nuclear agency today stressed that all States must comply with their obligations under the international nuclear weapons non-proliferation treaty, naming Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Syria as ... More >>
