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Happiness Should Have Greater Role in Development Policy
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 12:14 pm | United Nations
The General Assembly today called on United Nations Member States to undertake steps that give more importance to happiness and well-being in determining how to achieve and measure social and economic development. More >>
UN Balkan War Crimes Tribunal Upholds Ex-Staffer Conviction
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 12:13 pm | United Nations
The United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the worst war crimes committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s today dismissed the appeal of a former staff member against her conviction for contempt of court. More >>
Algeria Must Democratize Housing Policies
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 12:06 pm | United Nations
A United Nations housing expert today called on the Algerian Government to democratize its housing policies, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported. More >>
Global Aid for Trade Efforts Vital For Boosting Development
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 12:04 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appealed to donors to maintain their support for “Aid for Trade” efforts to help developing countries, especially the poorest, accelerate development and benefit from global economic growth. More >>
Improving Humanitarian Assistance Crucial As Needs Rise
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 12:02 pm | United Nations
Given that humanitarian emergencies around the globe are likely to increase, not decrease, in the future, it is necessary to strengthen partnerships to respond adequately when needs arise, improve preparedness and ensure predictable funding, the United ... More >>
New Observatory for Sustainable Tourism in China
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 12:01 pm | United Nations
The United Nations and China have opened a third sustainable tourism observatory in the world’s most populous country to monitor the environmental and socio-economic impacts of tourism. More >>
More Yemenis Dependent on Aid Because of Ongoing Conflict
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 10:30 am | United Nations
The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in southern Yemen is on the rise as a result of the continuing conflict, which has forced hundreds of thousands of people out of their homes, the United Nations reported today. More >>
BrazilianArgentine Agency's Work on Nuclear NonProliferation
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 10:29 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC) for its 20 years of working for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. More >>
South-East Asia: UN Order to Remove Troops From Temple Site
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 10:28 am | United Nations
A United Nations court today ordered Cambodia and Thailand to withdraw their military personnel from around a disputed temple site near their joint border and to agree not to engage in any further fighting in the immediate area. More >>
Transparency Initiative Launched at Global Trade Review
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 10:26 am | United Nations
Several United Nations agencies and their partners today launched an open information initiative designed to eliminate the “transparency gap” in world trade, as a global review of the six-year-old Aid for Trade initiative got under way in Geneva. More >>
Scientists Open UNSupported Conference on Endangered Species
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 10:24 am | United Nations
Scientists from around the world gathered in Geneva today for the opening of a meeting of the United Nations-backed international organization aimed at stopping trade in endangered species. More >>
UN Tourism Agency Pledges Support for India after Bombing
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 10:22 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations entity that promotes the development of responsible tourism has expressed shock at last week’s terrorist bomb attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai and pledged the agency’s full support to the South Asian country’s ... More >>
Restoring Law and Order Remains Priority for Côte d’Ivoire
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 10:20 am | United Nations
Côte d’Ivoire faces multiple challenges after emerging from its recent post-electoral crisis, but none more critical than restoring law and order throughout the West African nation, the top United Nations envoy there said today. More >>
UN Official Talks Counter-Narcotics Efforts on Visit to Iran
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 10:18 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) arrived today in Iran for talks on a range of issues, including the country’s efforts to curb illicit narcotics and to provide HIV prevention, treatment, and care services for injecting ... More >>
Justice Through ICC Can Help Deter Future Atrocities
Saturday, 16 July 2011, 3:24 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 15 2011 7:10PM By ensuring that justice is done, the International Criminal Court ( "http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC" >ICC) not only brings hope to the victims of atrocities but can also deter the commission of future crimes, ... More >>
Alarmed By Reports Of Mass Graves, UN Urges Access
Saturday, 16 July 2011, 3:22 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 15 2011 7:10PM United Nations officials and the Security Council today called for a halt to the fighting in the Sudanese state of Southern Kordofan amid reports of aerial bombings of civilians and mass graves, and called on Khartoum to ... More >>
Welcoming Darfur Deal, Ban Calls On All Rebels To Join Peace
Saturday, 16 July 2011, 3:21 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the agreement signed by the Sudanese Government and the rebel Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) aimed at ending the conflict in Darfur and called on the groups that have not yet joined the peace process ... More >>
Support For UN Diplomatic Efforts In Central Asia
Saturday, 16 July 2011, 3:19 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 15 2011 5:10PM The Security Council today reaffirmed its support for the efforts of the United Nations to facilitate dialogue between the countries of Central Asia on regional issues of common concern, including water and energy management, ... More >>
Sustainable Development Vital To Protect Economies
Saturday, 16 July 2011, 3:18 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 15 2011 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated that humanity must give sustainable development greater attention, saying that the current model of using resources was putting a strain on ecosystems and exacerbating global ... More >>
One Convicted, Four Others Deny Contempt Charges
Saturday, 16 July 2011, 3:16 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 15 2011 5:10PM The United Nations-backed court set up to try suspects indicted for war crimes in Sierra Leone today convicted one of five people facing contempt charges for allegedly attempting to induce witnesses to recant their testimonies, ... More >>
