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UN Troops Move into Disputed Sudanese Area of Abyei
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 12:46 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations peacekeeping official today reported that more than 500 troops with the new UN mission in the disputed Abyei area of Sudan have been deployed and both of the contesting sides appear committed to avoiding combat and willing to withdraw ... More >>
UN Sets Up Committee on Global Geospatial Information
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 12:45 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today voted to establish a committee of experts on global geospatial information management to coordinate international dialogue on spatial data infrastructures and enhance cooperation in ... More >>
Myanmar Must Consider Release of Political Prisoners
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 5:26 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed a meeting between Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi and a Myanmar Government minister, and urged the Government to consider release of political prisoners, according to a statement issued by a ... More >>
Child Use in Conflict in Central African Republic Must End
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 5:25 pm | United Nations
The Security Council’s Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict has expressed concern over continuing violations of children’s rights in the Central African Republic (CAR) and urged all armed groups in the country to immediately halt the ... More >>
Greek and Turkish Cypriot Leaders Begin Intensive Talks
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 5:24 pm | United Nations
The leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities today held the first of 19 intensive, all-day, United Nations-supported meetings aimed at reunifying the island. More >>
Congolese Cholera Outbreak Continues To Spread
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 5:23 pm | United Nations
The cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to intensify and has spread to the neighbouring Republic of Congo as well, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has reported, as international efforts step up to ... More >>
Libya: Mission to Tripoli Finds Areas in Urgent Need of Aid
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 5:23 pm | United Nations
United Nations humanitarian agencies said today that they have identified areas of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, where residents urgently need humanitarian assistance, including medical treatment for injuries caused by the ongoing conflict in the North ... More >>
Cameroon-Nigeria Border Commission Presses for Resolution
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 5:22 pm | United Nations
The United Nations-backed commission set up to help Cameroon and Nigeria resolve their border dispute has called for swift agreement to resolve the remaining border areas that have not yet been fully demarcated. More >>
Sudan: Alarm over Dwindling Aid Stocks in Southern Kordofan
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 5:21 pm | United Nations
The United Nations humanitarian chief today voiced concern at the dwindling stocks of aid for people caught up in the recent fighting engulfing Sudan's region of Southern Kordofan, warning the consequences will be grave unless aid workers are allowed in ... More >>
UN Forum Spotlights Young People as Agents for Change
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 5:20 pm | United Nations
Hundreds of young people converged on the United Nations in New York today as the General Assembly kicked off a high-level meeting devoted to tackling the challenges facing youth and exploring their potential to bring about change in their societies ... More >>
Aid to Horn of Africa Must Boost Long-Term Food Security
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 5:19 pm | United Nations
Emergency delivery of aid to people facing drought-related hunger in the Horn of Africa must be accompanied by longer-term efforts to boost food security in the region, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling for an agricultural transformation ... More >>
Exports Led Asia-Pacific Out Of the Global Economic Crisis
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 5:18 pm | United Nations
Exports have led Asia and the Pacific out of the global economic crisis, according to a new United Nations report, but it will be difficult to continue the growth without opening new markets within the region, the UN Economic and Social Commission for ... More >>
UN Nuclear Agency Chief Visits Fukushima Power Plant
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 5:17 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations nuclear agency today visited the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan to gather first-hand information on the damage and repair operations, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported. More >>
Protection Safeguards Part of AustraliaMalaysia Refugee Deal
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 5:16 pm | United Nations
The United Nations today stressed the need to ensure that protection safeguards are enforced as Australia and Malaysia carry out a refugee exchange deal aimed at curbing people smuggling and the dangerous boat journeys that lead to loss of life at sea. More >>
Two UN-AU Peacekeepers Injured After Ambush In Darfur
Sunday, 24 July 2011, 11:59 am | United Nations
New York, Jul 23 2011 2:10PM Two peacekeepers serving with the joint United Nations-African Union force in Darfur (UNAMID) have been injured after they were ambushed yesterday by unidentified gunmen in the west of the troubled Sudanese region. More >>
Millions For Food Aid Across Horn Of Africa
Sunday, 24 July 2011, 11:58 am | United Nations
The United Nations-managed humanitarian fund has allocated more than $51 million to deliver food aid to thousands of needy people across the Horn of Africa, which has been ravaged by a drought so severe that parts of southern Somalia are now experiencing ... More >>
Norway: Security Council Deplores Deadly Terrorist Attacks
Sunday, 24 July 2011, 11:57 am | United Nations
New York, Jul 23 2011 3:10PM Security Council members today strongly condemned the twin terrorist attacks in Norway that have killed more than 90 people, including many young people, and left numerous others injured. More >>
UN High-Level Meeting On Youth To Open In New York
Saturday, 23 July 2011, 10:51 am | United Nations
New York, Jul 22 2011 3:10PM Representatives from 400 youth groups will gather in New York on Monday to attend a high-level meeting on youth convened by the General Assembly to discuss a wide range of issues of concern to the younger generation, ... More >>
Darfur: ‘Imperative Of Peace Is Now,’ Security Council Told
Saturday, 23 July 2011, 10:50 am | United Nations
New York, Jul 22 2011 2:10PM The United Nations-African Union envoy for Darfur today called for stepped-up efforts to reach a comprehensive peace agreement as soon as possible, stressing that it is high time for the people of the strife-torn Sudanese ... More >>
Hailing Drive To Reinvent The Toilet
Saturday, 23 July 2011, 10:49 am | United Nations
New York, Jul 22 2011 2:10PM A United Nations human rights expert today welcomed a multimillion dollar grant offered by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation aimed at “reinventing the toilet” to save water and transform human waste into energy ... More >>
