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E. Coli Outbreak Caused By Rare Strain Of Bacterium
Saturday, 4 June 2011, 1:32 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the "http://www.who.int/topics/escherichia_coli_infections/en/" >E. coli infection that has claimed the lives of 35 people in Germany and 10 others elsewhere in Europe and made more than 3,500 people sick is a rare strain of the ... More >>
Three Decades On, Global Aids Response Showing Results
Saturday, 4 June 2011, 1:30 pm | United Nations
The global response to AIDS has achieved significant results since the first case was reported 30 years ago, with a record number of people having access to treatment and rates of new HIV infections falling by nearly 25 per cent, the United Nations ... More >>
Proper Safeguards For Children Being Sent From Australia
Saturday, 4 June 2011, 1:29 pm | United Nations
Australia’s plan to send unaccompanied minors seeking asylum to Malaysia lacks important operating safeguards for children, the United Nations refugee agency said today. More >>
Repatriation Of Libyan Woman Violates International Law
Saturday, 4 June 2011, 1:28 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 3 2011 12:10PM The forced return from Qatar to Libya of a woman who had made complaints about gang rapes in Tripoli and was later recognized as a refugee violates international law, the United Nations refugee agency said today. More >>
Agency Voices Alarm At Increasingly Bloody Violence
Saturday, 4 June 2011, 1:27 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today voiced alarm over the deteriorating security situation in Yemen, where hundreds of people have died in clashes pitting Government forces against peaceful demonstrators and armed groups seeking to oust President ... More >>
150 Dead As Boat Carrying Migrants From Libya Capsizes
Saturday, 4 June 2011, 1:26 pm | United Nations
In one of the deadliest incidents in the Mediterranean Sea so far this year, at least 150 people have drowned and scores of others are missing after a boat leaving Libya capsized off the Tunisian coast on Wednesday, the United Nations refugee agency "http://www.unhcr.org/4de8bbb89.html" ... More >>
UN Envoy Calls On Syria To Protect Children From Violence
Saturday, 4 June 2011, 1:24 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 3 2011 10:10AM A senior United Nations envoy today voiced her deep concern at the ongoing violence perpetrated against children amid the ongoing unrest in Syria and urged the Government to ensure the protection of all children. More >>
Recently Arrested Fugitives' Sexual Crimes Must Be Exposed
Monday, 30 May 2011, 10:46 am | United Nations
Welcoming the recent arrests of two men long sought for their roles in the Balkans conflicts and the Rwandan genocide, a top United Nations official today stressed the need to ensure that the crimes of sexual violence they both stand accused of ... More >>
Escalating Violence May Push Yemen Towards Civil War
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 3:01 pm | United Nations
New York, May 27 2011 10:10AM The United Nations human rights office today voiced alarm at the escalating violence in Yemen, which it said may push the country to the brink of civil war, and called on the Government to stop its deadly crackdown. More >>
Rising Cholera Cases In Haiti’s Ouest Province
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 12:42 pm | United Nations
New York, May 27 2011 5:10PM Health partners in Haiti are responding promptly to increasing cases of cholera in the Ouest department to ensure that the new infections do not spread to the capital, Port-au-Prince, a spokesperson for the United Nations ... More >>
Assembly President Looks For Compromise On Security Council
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 12:41 pm | United Nations
With different groups holding steadfast to their respective positions regarding reform of the Security Council, the President of the General Assembly today called for a “compromise” on the issue, at least a temporary one. More >>
Ban Voices Concern About Potential Aid Flotillas To Gaza
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 12:41 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced his concern about potential flotillas to Gaza, and written to Governments of countries around the Mediterranean Sea asking them to discourage their use to deliver assistance to the territory. More >>
UN-Backed Consultations On Darfur Peace Process
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 12:39 pm | United Nations
New York, May 27 2011 5:10PM United Nations-backed consultations aimed at resolving the conflict in the Sudanese region of Darfur began today in the Qatari capital, Doha, with more than 500 people representing the parties to the dispute, as well ... More >>
Deputy UN Chief To Attend Women Leaders’ Conference
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 12:39 pm | United Nations
New York, May 27 2011 5:10PM United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro will travel today to the Israeli city of Haifa, where she will attend the International Women Leaders’ Conference as a guest of honour. More >>
Carpathian Nations Agree On Forest Management
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 12:37 pm | United Nations
New York, May 27 2011 3:10PM Seven Carpathian States, meeting at a United Nations-backed conference in Bratislava, today agreed to strengthen efforts to protect, maintain and sustainably manage the forest range that they all share. More >>
UN Urges Greater Assistance For Foreigners Camped In Tunisia
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 12:36 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today "http://www.unhcr.org/4ddf99426.html" >called for greater assistance for foreigners who entered Tunisia after fleeing violence in Libya, after several people died in a fire in a border camp and in clashes that ... More >>
SUDAN: UN Deplores Looting Of Humanitarian Supplies In Abyei
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 12:35 pm | United Nations
United Nations agencies in Sudan have deplored the ransacking of humanitarian premises and looting of emergency relief supplies in the disputed area of Abyei, which was last week taken over by Sudanese Government troops, and urged all parties to respect ... More >>
AT G8 Summit, UN Chief Stresses Need To Act With Unity On Mi
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 12:34 pm | United Nations
AT G8 Summit, AT G8 Summit, UN Chief Stresses Need To Act With Unity On Middle East, North Africa More >>
UN Chief Condemns Attack On Peacekeepers In Southern Lebanon
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 12:33 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned today’s attack on United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon, adding that it is all the more deplorable as it occurred on the day the Organization has set aside for honouring the men and women who work to advance peace ... More >>
UN Human Rights Investigators Still Awaiting Access To Syria
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 12:32 pm | United Nations
The United Nations said today it is still awaiting a response from the Syrian Government to a request for access for a human rights team to enter the country early next month to investigate the recent violence. More >>
