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Sudan Frees One of Two UN Staff Members Arrested in Darfur
Thursday, 14 July 2011, 3:52 pm | United Nations
Sudanese authorities have released a United Nations staff member arrested in May in the conflict-affected western region of Darfur, but a second UN employee remains in custody, the spokesperson of the Secretary-General said today. More >>
Politicians Alone Cannot Create Peace
Thursday, 14 July 2011, 3:50 pm | United Nations
The United Nations communications chief today called on those involved in traditional and social media to explore how they can help foster a climate conducive to peace in the Middle East. More >>
Terrorist Bomb Attacks in India Draw UN Condemnation
Thursday, 14 July 2011, 3:48 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council condemned the terrorist attacks that struck various parts of the Indian city of Mumbai, stressing that such violence is unjustifiable. The blasts killed more than 20 people and injured ... More >>
Food Prices Cause Yemeni Families to Take Desperate Measures
Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 5:39 pm | United Nations
Food insecurity is on the rise in parts of Yemen, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reported today, adding that families are trying to cope by liquidating their assets, skipping meals and diverting funds from health care and education. More >>
Media Can Build Peace between Palestinians and Israelis - UN
Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 5:37 pm | United Nations
Culture and media can play a crucial role in promoting understanding between Israelis and Palestinians, the top United Nations communications official said today, as he welcomed scholars, activists, journalists, writers, theatre producers and musicians ... More >>
Mechanism To Apply Responsibility To Protect Principle
Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 5:35 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for a concerted international effort to develop a mechanism for applying the principle of the global responsibility to protect to ensure that this century becomes the first one whose history is not “written ... More >>
UN Supports Survivors after Deadly Plane Crash in DR Congo
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 2:51 pm | United Nations
The United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo today sent condolences to the Government and the people of the central African country and pledged to continue providing medical assistance to survivors of the plane crash in the eastern city ... More >>
UN Concerned at Senegal's Plan to Extradite ExChadian Leader
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 2:49 pm | United Nations
The United Nations human rights chief today expressed deep concern over an announcement by the Senegalese Government that former Chadian president Hissène Habré would be extradited to his country where he has already been sentenced to death in absentia. More >>
Libya: UN Envoy Stresses Need to Heed Calls for Democracy
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 2:44 pm | United Nations
The Secretary-General's special envoy for Libya, Abdul Elah al-Khatib, has had talks in the country's capital, Tripoli, with both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister, stressing the need for a political solution to the ongoing conflict to spare the ... More >>
Need for Additional Support for Drought-Hit Ethiopian Region
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 2:43 pm | United Nations
The United Nations top humanitarian official today stressed the need to scale up relief delivery in an Ethiopian region affected by drought and to improve security there to make it more accessible to aid workers. More >>
South Sudan: UN Vows Support for Peace, Prosperity
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 2:41 pm | United Nations
Amid great jubilation, South Sudan today became the world's newest State, formally seceding from Sudan to attain independence in the culmination of a United Nations-facilitated peace process that ended decades of conflict. More >>
Ban Calls For Greater Efforts to End Poverty and Inequality
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 2:06 pm | United Nations
As the world population approaches seven billion, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed that ending global poverty and inequality is the key to unleashing the great human potential for prosperity and peaceful coexistence, while protecting the planet ... More >>
Manufacturing Is an Answer to Poverty in Africa – UN Report
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 2:03 pm | United Nations
A new United Nations report released today on development in Africa calls for increased manufacturing on the continent to reduce poverty. “Africa now accounts for about 1 per cent of global manufacturing, and cannot realistically hope to reduce widespread ... More >>
Honduras: Truth Commission Report to Strengthen Rule of Law
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 2:01 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today took note of the publication of the report of the truth and reconciliation commission in Honduras, saying he hopes the document will contribute to strengthening democracy, human rights and the rule of law in the ... More >>
US Execution Of Mexican National Violates International Law
Saturday, 9 July 2011, 3:21 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 8 2011 1:10PM The United Nations human rights chief said today she deeply regrets the execution in the United States of Mexican national Humberto Leal García, stating that it is a breach of Washington’s obligations under international ... More >>
Balkans Crimes Transfers Convicted Police Officer To Germany
Saturday, 9 July 2011, 3:20 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 8 2011 12:10PM The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has transferred a former police officer convicted of murder during the Balkans conflict of the 1990s to Germany to serve out his 12-year ... More >>
Survival Of Millions Of Children In Horn Of Africa At Risk
Saturday, 9 July 2011, 3:18 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today warned that two million children are malnourished as a result of the drought in the Horn of Africa, and half a million could soon die or suffer long-lasting mental or physical damage. More >>
South Sudan Will Need Strong Partnerships
Saturday, 9 July 2011, 3:17 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 8 2011 11:40AM South Sudan, which is just days away from becoming the world’s newest country, will need to develop a broad set of partnerships – with the North, with its neighbours and its own people – to tackle the “daunting” ... More >>
More Countries Using Graphic Anti-Smoking Labelling
Saturday, 9 July 2011, 3:16 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 8 2011 11:40AM About a billion people, if they wanted to buy a pack of cigarettes, are facing some pretty off-putting and sometimes gruesome graphics on the package cover, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today, ... More >>
Need To Enhance Cooperation With Nigeria
Saturday, 9 July 2011, 3:15 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 8 2011 11:40AM The United Nations humanitarian chief has met with Nigerian officials to discuss strengthening cooperation between her office and the Western African country, including through the setting up of a UN humanitarian support unit ... More >>
