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UN Urges Countries to Accept More Refugees for Resettlement
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 12:38 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today called on countries to offer more resettlement places for the world's most vulnerable refugees, warning that unless a deal is reached this year nearly 100,000 people will be left "in an agonizing limbo." More >>
East Africa:Investment in Agriculture to Prevent Food Crisis
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 12:35 pm | United Nations
Collective, concerted action is urgently needed to prevent a major food crisis emerging across East Africa, where an estimated 10 million people now face food shortages because of a prolonged drought, a senior United Nations official has warned. More >>
Survivor of Piracy Attack Wins UN Award for Bravery At Sea
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 12:24 pm | United Nations
A ship captain who kept his crew and vessel safe despite suffering an attack from Somali pirates that nearly cost him his life will receive a prestigious annual award for bravery at sea, the United Nations maritime agency announced today. More >>
Peacekeeper In Darfur Shot Dead
Sunday, 3 July 2011, 5:26 pm | United Nations
An Ethiopian peacekeeper serving with the joint United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has died after being shot while travelling in the west of the troubled Sudanese region, the mission reported today. More >>
Tackling Youth Unemployment
Sunday, 3 July 2011, 5:25 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the role that cooperatives can play in social and economic development, especially in tackling youth unemployment. More >>
Concern Over Situation In Gaza
Sunday, 3 July 2011, 5:24 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 2 2011 2:10PM The United Nations and its diplomatic partners in the search for peace in the Middle East today voiced concern about the continuing blockade of the Gaza Strip, saying that while efforts over the past year have boosted conditions ... More >>
International Tourism Continues Its Steady Improvement
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 1:12 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 1 2011 6:10PM International tourism continues to rise around the world, with only the Middle East and North Africa lagging, and even those regions expected to improve later this year, according to the "http://media.unwto.org/en/press-release/2011-06-30/international-tourism-maintains-momentum-despite-challenges-0" ... More >>
Libya: UN Team Finds Deep Humanitarian Needs In Nafusa
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 1:11 pm | United Nations
Humanitarian needs in the Nafusa mountains in western Libya remain critical, United Nations agencies reported today at the end of their first mission to the area, where they made an assessment of safety and access to civilians who require emergency assistance. More >>
Convention On Environment And Human Rights Crucial
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 1:09 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 1 2011 4:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today lauded the world’s leading international convention on environment and human rights as a powerful tool for environmental protection and the promotion of civil rights, saying the instrument ... More >>
Role Of Science In Addressing Current Global Challenges
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 1:09 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today underlined the role of science and technology in helping humanity to address global challenges such as climate change, infectious diseases, terrorism, hunger, disaster preparedness and nuclear disarmament. More >>
CÔTE D’IVOIRE: UN Mission To Set Up New Military Camps
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 1:07 pm | United Nations
CÔTE D’IVOIRE: UN Mission To Set Up New Military Camps, Equip Police Stations More >>
New Law In El Salvador Threatens Judicial Independence
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 1:06 pm | United Nations
A United Nations human rights expert warned today that a newly passed Salvadorian law requiring the country’s Supreme Court decisions to be unanimous could undermine the independence of the judiciary. More >>
UN Economic And Social Council To Focus On Education
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 1:03 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 1 2011 2:10PM Making education accessible for all will be the focus of a United Nations conference in Geneva next week that will bring together representatives from governments, international organizations, civil society and academia to discuss ... More >>
Ban To Attend Independence Ceremony For South Sudan
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 1:02 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 1 2011 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel next week to South Sudan, soon to be the world’s newest country, for its independence celebrations, his spokesperson announced today. More >>
Killings Of Journalists In Dr Congo, Iraq And Mexico
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 1:00 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 1 2011 1:10PM The United Nations agency tasked with defending and promoting press freedom today voiced outrage at the recent killings of journalists working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Iraq and Mexico. More >>
Two Killed As Kenyan Police Try To Quell Riot
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 12:59 pm | United Nations
Two refugees were killed when Kenyan police tried to quell a riot that broke out in a part of the world’s biggest refugee camp where the number of mostly Somali residents has swelled to more than 370,000, spawning overcrowding problems, the United ... More >>
Meeting To Cooperate On Disaster Risk Reduction
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 12:58 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 1 2011 1:10PM Ministers and senior government officials from 31 countries, meeting at a United Nations-supported conference in Bangkok, have agreed to work more closely together on disaster risk reduction and make it central to national ... More >>
YEMEN: UN Fact-Finding Mission Gaining Full Access
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 12:55 pm | United Nations
The United Nations human rights mission to Yemen is gaining access to protesters and opposition leaders, has the cooperation of the Government and is generally “going well,” the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported today. More >>
UN Speaks Out Against Pending Execution Of Mexican National
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 12:54 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 1 2011 11:10AM The top United Nations human rights official has appealed to a state governor in the United States to commute the death sentence of a Mexican national scheduled to be executed for murder next week, the Office of the High Commissioner ... More >>
Mass Rapes Occurred In Remote Villages In Eastern Dr Congo
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 12:52 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 1 2011 11:10AM A joint United Nations assessment mission has confirmed that Government troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) committed mass rape and acts of pillaging in several remote villages in the country’s east last ... More >>
