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Data Shows Male Circumcision Can Help Prevent HIV in Men
Friday, 22 July 2011, 11:29 am | United Nations
The United Nations agency at the forefront of the global AIDS response has strongly welcomed new data that provides further evidence that male circumcision is effective in preventing HIV in men. More >>
Lebanon:UN Resolution Respected But No Progress on Ceasefire
Friday, 22 July 2011, 11:27 am | United Nations
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon today told the Security Council that the resolution that ended the 2006 war between Israel and Hizbollah has largely been respected over the past five year, but there has been little progress towards ... More >>
Maldives Urged to Tackle Displacement Due to Climate Change
Friday, 22 July 2011, 11:25 am | United Nations
An independent United Nations human rights expert has urged Maldives to put in place measures to handle internal displacement caused by climate change and natural disasters – an issue the Indian Ocean nation is all too familiar with having experienced ... More >>
UN and South African Leader Discuss Security Council Reform
Friday, 22 July 2011, 11:21 am | United Nations
Security Council reform and the ongoing fighting and humanitarian suffering in Libya topped the agenda today during a meeting between General Assembly President Joseph Deiss and South African President Jacob Zuma. More >>
When a Food Security Crisis Becomes a Famine
Friday, 22 July 2011, 11:18 am | United Nations
For many months United Nations aid agencies have warned of an impending crisis in the Horn of Africa as drought, failed harvests and fighting in some areas led to increasing food insecurity. Now conditions are so grim that the UN has turned to ... More >>
Ever-Growing Number of Trade Pacts Poses New Challenges
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:59 am | United Nations
The growing number and complexity of trade pacts between countries and within regions pose new challenges to the multilateral trading system, says a new United Nations-backed report, which also highlights the role of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in creating ... More >>
UN Requests More Than $4Billion in Humanitarian Aid for 2011
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:57 am | United Nations
Relief agencies require another $4.3 billion to assist millions of needy people around the world during the second half of this year, the United Nations humanitarian chief said today, adding that donors have so far made available 45 per cent of the funds ... More >>
Ban Condemns Attack on Residence of Guinea’s President
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:39 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the attack today on the residence of the President of Guinea, and called on all citizens to refrain from acts that will undermine the democratic process taking place in the West African nation. More >>
Iraq Will Need Sustained Support to Face Pressing Challenges
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:37 am | United Nations
Iraq can be proud of the progress made in recent years but it still faces considerable political, security and developmental challenges requiring the strong support of the international community, the United Nations envoy to the country said today. More >>
UN Steps Up Aid to Victims of Drought in Somalia
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:36 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency said today that with the increasing gravity of the situation in Somalia, where hundreds of thousands of people are suffering because of drought and conflict, it was stepping up assistance with aid distributions across ... More >>
UN Contest for Best Campaign to End Violence against Women
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:35 am | United Nations
Public voting is under way in a United Nations contest aimed at finding the best advertising campaign to promote awareness in Europe about the battle to defeat gender-based violence, which affects more than two out of every three women worldwide. More >>
Sudanese Authorities Release Detained UN-AU Staff Member
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:18 am | United Nations
An employee with the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has been released today from detention, almost three months after he was arrested by Sudanese security forces. More >>
Ban Urges Action on Climate Change as Global Security Threat
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:16 am | United Nations
Climate change is a real threat to international peace and security, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, urging developed countries to lead the global effort to find ways to mitigate and adapt to it detrimental effects, with emerging economies shouldering ... More >>
Syria: Ban Speaks Out As Violence Continues To Escalate
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:15 am | United Nations
Voicing deep concern at the escalating violence against peaceful protesters in Syria, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the country’s authorities “to stop repression immediately” and urged all sides to refrain from violence. More >>
Republic of Korea Can Be Example to Help Other Countries
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:14 am | United Nations
The Republic of Korea should draw from its own experience of poverty and suffering to help other countries achieve sustainable development, good government and prosperity, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says. More >>
Balkan Tribunal Welcomes Arrest of Last Remaining Fugitive
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:12 am | United Nations
The United Nations tribunal set up to try those responsible for the worst crimes committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s has welcomed today’s arrest in Serbia of Goran Hadžić;, who has been at large for more than seven years and ... More >>
UN Advises Ending Use of Commercial Blood Tests for TB
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:08 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today recommended ending the use of commercially available blood test kits to detect active tuberculosis (TB), saying that reviews have shown they lead to high rates of misdiagnosis, mistreatment and ... More >>
Gaza: Authorities Must Reconsider Dissolution of Youth Group
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:07 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations official today encouraged the de facto authorities in Gaza to reconsider the decision to dissolve the non-governmental organization (NGO) Sharek Youth Forum. More >>
UN Declares Famine In Two Regions Of Southern Somalia
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 9:59 am | United Nations
The United Nations today declared a famine in two regions of southern Somalia owing to the worst drought in decades, and appealed for urgent resources to assist millions of people in desperate need of help. More >>
Development Challenges Facing South Sudan after Independence
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 2:53 pm | United Nations
South Sudan, the world’s newest country, has some of the worst development indicators on the planet, a senior United Nations official said today, pledging the Organization’s assistance to help the nation achieve its main goals in the aftermath of independence. More >>
