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Visiting Haiti,UN Goodwill Ambassador Promotes Reforestation
Friday, 17 June 2011, 4:55 pm | United Nations
The legendary track and field athlete and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Carl Lewis today concluded a two-day visit to Haiti to witness reforestation efforts aimed at helping the Caribbean country to protect itself against flash floods and mudslides ... More >>
Effective Partnerships Vital For Non-Communicable Diseases
Friday, 17 June 2011, 4:34 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 16 2011 - Top United Nations officials today stressed the need for governments, the private sector and civil society to work together and more effectively to address cancers, diabetes and other non-communicable diseases , which account ... More >>
Africa’s Children Deserve More Protective Environments
Friday, 17 June 2011, 4:31 pm | United Nations
African governments need to provide “more protective environments” to keep children safe and free from harm and exploitation, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) urged today. More >>
Accord with Asian Countries on Fighting Drugs and Crime
Friday, 17 June 2011, 3:43 pm | United Nations
The United Nations and a group of Asian countries have signed an accord to promote cooperation in fighting drug trafficking, organized crime, human trafficking and international terrorism, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has announced. More >>
Support for Poverty Reduction in Central African Republic
Friday, 17 June 2011, 2:38 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated the need for international organizations to continue supporting the poverty reduction efforts of the Central African Republic (CAR), one of the world’s poorest nations. More >>
UN Food Aid Agency Helps Thousands of Sudanese Fleeing Fight
Friday, 17 June 2011, 2:35 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today said it is assisting thousands of people fleeing from fighting Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state, but the conflict continues to hinder the agency’s efforts to reach more people uprooted by the violence. More >>
Global Effort Leads To Increase in Female UNPolice Worldwide
Friday, 17 June 2011, 1:47 pm | United Nations
More and more countries are getting behind a United Nations initiative designed to boost the number of female police serving in peace operations, with women now accounting for just over 10 per cent of the more than 14,000 officers deployed worldwide, a ... More >>
Countries Adopt UN Standards to Improve Worker Conditions
Friday, 17 June 2011, 12:38 pm | United Nations
Government representatives and delegates representing worker and employer organisations attending a United Nations conference today adopted a set of international standards aimed at improving the working conditions of millions of domestic workers worldwide. More >>
Iraq Should Keep Regulating Private Military/Security Firms
Friday, 17 June 2011, 12:34 pm | United Nations
While the number of incidents involving private military and security companies in Iraq has decreased in recent years, the Government should continue to regulate and monitor their activities, a group of independent United Nations human rights experts ... More >>
UN Human Rights Office Urges Probe Into Syria
Thursday, 16 June 2011, 3:30 pm | United Nations
The United Nations human rights office has called for a thorough probe into the allegations of widespread abuses committed by Syrian authorities during their violent crackdown against protesters, including the excessive use of force against civilians, arbitrary ... More >>
UN Calls On Libyans and NATO To Protect Heritage Sites
Thursday, 16 June 2011, 3:17 pm | United Nations
The United Nations cultural organization has called on the warring parties in Libya to protect two World Heritage List sites, one of which has reportedly been shelled already and the other that is said to be a potential target of NATO air attacks. More >>
UN Hails Chad’s Action Plan to End Use of Child Soldiers
Thursday, 16 June 2011, 2:34 pm | United Nations
A senior United Nations official today hailed the action plan signed by the Government of Chad to end the use of children by the country’s security forces, while highlighting important next steps on the path to eradicating the scourge of child soldiers. More >>
Côte D’Ivoire: Insecurity Stops Displaced Civilians’ Return
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 2:18 pm | United Nations
At least 300,000 civilians are still displaced in Côte d’Ivoire two months after the end of the post-election crisis, the United Nations refugee agency reported today, adding that ongoing insecurity in some areas is preventing their return. More >>
UN Urges Renewed Efforts to End Practice of ‘Son Preference’
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 2:17 pm | United Nations
Five United Nations agencies have banded together to call for urgently addressing gender-biased sex selection favouring boys, a common practice in many parts of South, East and Central Asia that they say fuels a culture of discrimination and violence. More >>
Argentina’s Lessons Learned After ‘Dirty War’ Apply to Syria
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 2:16 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged that the lessons learned from Argentina’s turn from dictatorship to democracy be applied widely, particularly in North Africa and the Middle East, and he called on Syria to allow humanitarian aid into areas ... More >>
UNRights Expert Welcomes New French Law on Arrests by Police
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 2:15 pm | United Nations
A United Nations human rights expert today welcomed the entry into force in France of a law that allows individuals the right to have a lawyer present at the time one is being taken into police custody or during interrogation. More >>
UN: Allegations of Interference in Cambodian Genocide Court
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 2:14 pm | United Nations
The United Nations today rejected media reports that it instructed judges at the tribunal in Cambodia dealing with mass killings and other crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge three decades ago to dismiss its third case, stressing that the court ... More >>
UN Spotlights Suffering Of Roma and Victims of Caste Systems
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 2:13 pm | United Nations
The Roma community in Europe and victims of caste systems in Africa, Asia and the Middle East are continuously subjected to deep-rooted discrimination, prejudice and intolerance, and deserve protection from those violations, the United Nations independent ... More >>
Sudan: UN Reports Air Bombardment of Southern Kordofan State
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 2:04 pm | United Nations
The United Nations has reported heavy bombardment by Sudanese warplanes during the past week in areas surrounding the towns of Kadugli and Kauda in the troubled state of Southern Kordofan, with planes early today dropping at least 11 bombs on an airfield ... More >>
Cutting Smog and Soot Could Have Fast and Broad Benefits
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 1:35 pm | United Nations
Fast and relatively short-term action to curb soot and smog could improve human health, generate higher crop yields, reduce climate change and slow the melting of the Arctic, according to a United Nations-backed study released today. More >>
