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Last Remaining Balkans War Crime Fugitive In Custody
Saturday, 23 July 2011, 10:48 am | United Nations
New York, Jul 22 2011 1:10PM The last remaining fugitive from the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the Balkans was today transferred to the court’s custody, two days after his arrest by authorities in Serbia following seven years at large. More >>
Parties To Western Sahara Conflict Conclude Informal Talks
Saturday, 23 July 2011, 10:46 am | United Nations
New York, Jul 22 2011 1:10PM The parties to the Western Sahara dispute, Morocco and the Frente Polisario, have concluded another round of United Nations-backed informal talks in New York during which they continued to deepen their discussions on the ... More >>
Somalia: Ban Makes Impassioned Plea For Help
Saturday, 23 July 2011, 10:45 am | United Nations
New York, Jul 22 2011 12:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today made an impassioned plea to the international community to mobilize resources to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in Somalia, where severe drought has plunged communities in the southern ... More >>
Prosecution Of Perpetrators Of Mass Rape In Dr Congo
Saturday, 23 July 2011, 10:44 am | United Nations
New York, Jul 22 2011 12:10PM A United Nations investigation into mass rapes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) seven months ago identifies the rapists as Congolese army soldiers, demands their prosecution and asks the Government to protect ... More >>
Economic Sanctions Worsening Hunger In Madagascar
Saturday, 23 July 2011, 10:43 am | United Nations
New York, Jul 22 2011 10:10AM An independent United Nations expert said today it is time to reconsider the economic sanctions imposed on Madagascar following the 2009 political crisis, warning that they are aggravating an already dire situation ... More >>
UN-Backed Cameroon-Nigeria Commission Meets
Saturday, 23 July 2011, 10:42 am | United Nations
The United Nations-backed Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission (CNMC) kicks off a two-day meeting today in Abuja, Nigeria, to continue discussions on the remaining border issues between the African neighbours, the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA) reported. More >>
Atrocities In Sudan’s Southern Kordofan Region
Saturday, 23 July 2011, 10:32 am | United Nations
United Nations human rights experts today expressed alarm over reports of mass killings in the Southern Kordofan region of Sudan, appealed for an immediate cessation of the violence and called for an urgent investigation. More >>
SYRIA: Crimes Against Humanity May Have Been Committed
Saturday, 23 July 2011, 10:31 am | United Nations
New York, Jul 22 2011 4:10PM The United Nations special advisers on genocide prevention and the principle of responsibility to protect today voiced alarm at persistent reports of widespread and systematic human rights violations perpetrated by security forces ... More >>
Trade In Animals And Skins
Saturday, 23 July 2011, 10:30 am | United Nations
New York, Jul 22 2011 5:10PM Animal experts from 50 countries meeting at a United Nations-backed conference today expressed concern about the sustainability of current levels of trade in snake skins used in luxury products and another 20 animal species ... More >>
Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Attacks In Norway
Saturday, 23 July 2011, 10:28 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced his shock after a deadly explosion struck the centre of the Norwegian capital, Oslo, earlier today, and a gunman shot dead participants at a nearby youth camp. More >>
International Support To Curb Child Malnutrition in Niger
Friday, 22 July 2011, 3:39 pm | United Nations
The Government of Niger needs international support to curb alarming levels of child malnutrition, as well as deal with its underlying causes, says the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). More >>
Concern at Closure of Displaced Camp in Haitian Capital
Friday, 22 July 2011, 12:12 pm | United Nations
United Nations human rights officials today urged Haitian authorities to ensure that the closure of camps for people displaced by last year’s catastrophic earthquake is done in a planned way as part of a broader plan to improve access to adequate ... More >>
Security Council Demands Lord's Resistance Army Surrender
Friday, 22 July 2011, 12:09 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today strongly condemned the persistent attacks by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) across Central Africa, demanding that the group end its atrocities against civilians and that its members disarms and surrender. More >>
Horn of Africa: UN Steps Up Efforts to Bring Urgent Relief
Friday, 22 July 2011, 11:51 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it will start airlifts within days to get vital supplies into Somalia, which is bearing the brunt of the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa, and is preparing to open up a number of new land and ... More >>
Positive Social Legacy From Brazil’s Olympics and World Cup
Friday, 22 July 2011, 11:49 am | United Nations
The upcoming World Cup soccer tournament and Summer Olympics in Brazil should be harnessed to deliver a “positive social legacy” for the South American country and beyond, the United Nations envoy for sports and peace has said. More >>
Ban Asks Iberoamerican Artists to Help Solve Global Problems
Friday, 22 July 2011, 11:48 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today asked television producers and artists in Spain, Portugal and Latin America to use their imaginative talents to find new ways to help solve challenges related to the environment, women’s empowerment, organized crime ... More >>
Malawi: Ban Speaks Out After Deadly Anti-Government Protests
Friday, 22 July 2011, 11:47 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern today at the deadly violence in Malawi, where up to 18 people have reportedly been killed and many others injured during clashes between anti-Government demonstrators and security forces this week. More >>
West Bank Village: Home Demolitions by Israel Have Risen
Friday, 22 July 2011, 11:45 am | United Nations
Two senior United Nations officials today visited a Bedouin community in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) amid increasing home demolitions by the Israeli authorities, who have control over security, planning and zoning in the area. More >>
Closing Trade Gaps Can Unleash Asia’s Economic Potential
Friday, 22 July 2011, 11:44 am | United Nations
Overcoming key development and trade gaps can unleash the potential of Asia and the Pacific to be leader in the global economy, the top United Nations official in the region said today. More >>
UN: Increased Collaboration with Iran in Fight against Drugs
Friday, 22 July 2011, 11:33 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) met today with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to discuss how to increase cooperation between the agency and the country in the global fight against the production and trade of illicit ... More >>
