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Sudan: UN Reports ‘Extremely Worrying’ Attacks On Civilians
Saturday, 11 June 2011, 1:57 pm | United Nations
The United Nations human rights office today said it had received “extremely worrying” reports of civilian casualties and massive displacement of people, amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Sudanese state of Southern Kordofan, where forces ... More >>
Security Council Extends Mandate Of DPR Korea Sanctions
Saturday, 11 June 2011, 1:54 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 10 2011 12:10PM The Security Council today extended for a third term the mandate of the expert body dealing with United Nations sanctions imposed on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) for nuclear arms testing. More >>
Occupation Of Arab Territories Stifles Economic Growth
Saturday, 11 June 2011, 1:52 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 10 2011 5:10PM Employment and economic conditions in the occupied Arab territories continue to be stifled by restrictions imposed under Israel’s occupation and the policy of separation, according to a report by the United Nations International ... More >>
UN Summit On HIV/AIDS
Saturday, 11 June 2011, 1:46 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 10 2011 3:10PM Countries meeting at a United Nations summit in New York today are set to agree on ambitious new targets to defeat AIDS, with the aim of ridding the world of a disease that has claimed more than 30 million lives since ... More >>
Côte D’ivoire: UN Finds Serious Human Rights Abuses
Saturday, 11 June 2011, 1:43 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 10 2011 3:10PM Serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law were committed following last November’s presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire, according to investigators tasked by the United Nations Human ... More >>
Empowerment And Political Participation Of Women
Saturday, 11 June 2011, 1:39 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 10 2011 6:10PM The head of the United Nation entity tasked with promoting gender equality today reiterated that economic empowerment of women, political participation, ending gender-based violence and raising women’s involvement in post-conflict peacebuilding ... More >>
UN Students Hope To Focus Global Attention On Crucial Issue
Saturday, 11 June 2011, 1:35 pm | United Nations
An upcoming model United Nations meeting in Incheon, Republic of Korea, can help contribute to the debate on key world issues, one of the student leaders at the event told a news conference today at UN Headquarters. More >>
UN City Garden Project In Dr Congo Boosts Nutrition
Saturday, 11 June 2011, 1:32 pm | United Nations
A five-year United Nations urban horticulture programme in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has more than doubled its output of vegetables, turned profits, increased nutrition and employed thousands – some at four and five times the income ... More >>
Death Toll From Floods In Haiti Rises To 23 – UN
Saturday, 11 June 2011, 1:28 pm | United Nations
Floods caused by heavy rainfall and mudslides in Haiti claimed the lives of 23 people and damaged 470 homes earlier this week, the United Nations humanitarian office reported today, citing information provided by the country’s authorities. More >>
UN to Help West African Musicians Get Paid For Creativity
Friday, 10 June 2011, 4:01 pm | United Nations
The United Nations intellectual property agency today announced a project to help musical artists in 11 West African countries to get paid for their work through a single, standardized registration system. More >>
UN Calls for Preservation of Seas for Future Generations
Friday, 10 June 2011, 3:59 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all governments and peoples to play their part to ensure that the world’s oceans are protected for future generations, warning that they face major threats in the years ahead. More >>
Sudanese Leader Still Committing Crimes in Darfur
Friday, 10 June 2011, 3:56 pm | United Nations
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir continues to commit crimes against humanity and carry out genocide against the residents of Darfur in defiance of the United Nations, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno-Ocampo, told ... More >>
Drought-Hit Kenyan Herders Appeal For Help To Save Livestock
Friday, 10 June 2011, 3:54 pm | United Nations
As grazing lands dwindle because of the drought ravaging northern and north-eastern Kenya, pastoralists in the arid regions have called for assistance to salvage their remaining herds, saying their livestock are in such physical poor condition that ... More >>
Unemployment on the Increase in the West Bank
Friday, 10 June 2011, 3:51 pm | United Nations
Unemployment grew and purchasing power fell in the West Bank in the second half of last year, according to research released today by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, with more than one in four refugee workers out of a job. More >>
UN Committed To Help Myanmar on Road to Peace and Democracy
Friday, 10 June 2011, 3:34 pm | United Nations
Citing the array of challenges facing the newly installed Government in Myanmar, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reaffirmed the commitment of the United Nations to remain engaged with the South-East Asian nation on its path to peace and democracy. More >>
Climate change: Water scarcity to affect food production
Friday, 10 June 2011, 2:28 pm | United Nations
The world will increasingly experience water scarcity for agriculture as a result of climate change, a phenomenon that will affect the livelihoods of rural communities and the food security of urban dwellers, the United Nations Food and Agriculture ... More >>
Security Council Extends Watchdog Panel on Iranian Sanctions
Friday, 10 June 2011, 2:16 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today extended the mandate of a panel of experts established last year to monitor and enforce sanctions against Iran because of its failure to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regarding its nuclear ... More >>
UN Rights Chief Urges Syria to End Assault on Its Own People
Friday, 10 June 2011, 2:04 pm | United Nations
The United Nations human rights chief today condemned the ongoing violent crackdown by Syrian authorities against peaceful protestors and called on the Government to respond to her repeated requests to allow a fact-finding mission to visit the country. More >>
Pakistan Ratifies Treaty on Sexual Exploitation of Children
Friday, 10 June 2011, 2:02 pm | United Nations
Two senior United Nations officials today welcomed Pakistan’s ratification of an international treaty that prohibits the sale of children and bans child prostitution and child pornography, making it mandatory for States to end the sexual exploitation ... More >>
Ban Calls for Aid to Libyan Civilians As Crisis Continues
Friday, 10 June 2011, 1:59 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for continued international efforts to help the Libyan people “end their suffering,” but warned “there is no quick fix” to the crisis. More >>
