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Displaced Villagers In Eastern Chad Make Their Way Home
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 12:31 pm | United Nations
New York, May 27 2011 11:10AM Villagers uprooted by violence in eastern Chad several years ago have begun returning to their homes with the help of the United Nations refugee agency now that security has improved in the region. More >>
UN Resumes Repatriation Of Liberian Refugees
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 12:30 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency said today it has resumed the repatriation of Liberian refugees who had been stranded in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, during the recent post-election violence there. More >>
Ban Honours Those Serving And Fallen Heroes
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 12:28 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to the more than 120,000 military, police and civilian personnel serving in the various United Nations peacekeeping missions across the world and honoured those who have lost their lives in the cause ... More >>
Security Council Welcomes Arrest Of Fugitives
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 12:27 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today welcomed the arrests this week of two fugitives wanted by the United Nations tribunals set up to try those responsible for the worst crimes committed during the Balkans conflicts of the 1990s and the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. More >>
Solo Sailor Named UN Youth Representative Against Hunger
Friday, 27 May 2011, 4:41 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) appointed Jessica Watson of Australia, the youngest person to sail alone non-stop around the world, as the agency’s Youth Representative in support of the global fight against hunger. More >>
Death Toll in Ivorian Post-Election Violence Surpassed 1,000
Friday, 27 May 2011, 3:00 pm | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) reported today that post-election violence that began last December had killed more than 1,000 people in the western part of the country before it came to an end last month. More >>
New Photo Exhibit Showcases Work of UN Law and Order Teams
Friday, 27 May 2011, 2:54 pm | United Nations
Ahead of the annual International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, a new photo exhibit opened today in New York showcasing the vital of work of blue helmets in strengthening the rule of law in post-conflict countries. More >>
Somalia: Leaders Must Agree on Way Forward for Peace Process
Friday, 27 May 2011, 12:43 pm | United Nations
The Security Council has stressed that a planned consultative meeting of Somalia’s leadership next month should result in agreement on a schedule for elections in the Horn of Africa country, where the interim federal institutions remain divided over ... More >>
On the Eve of A New State, UN Helps Improve Prison System
Friday, 27 May 2011, 12:04 pm | United Nations
In what will soon be the world’s newest country, Southern Sudan, the independence celebrations are about to start. But in a place where paying jobs are few, functioning roads are fewer and the population is still deeply scarred by war, the hard spadework ... More >>
Food and Water Most Urgent Needs for Civilians From Abyei
Friday, 27 May 2011, 11:50 am | United Nations
Heavy rains are making it difficult to ascertain the exact number and location of the thousands of civilians forced to flee their homes due to the recent violence in the Sudanese town of Abyei, but the United Nations says the displaced are in urgent ... More >>
Tunisia: UN Urges Human Rights-Based Approach to Terrorism
Friday, 27 May 2011, 11:47 am | United Nations
An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged Tunisia’s transitional Government to carry out the necessary reforms to ensure that its counter-terrorism measures comply with international human rights law. More >>
Ban Outlines Social Benefits of Women's Access to Education
Friday, 27 May 2011, 11:28 am | United Nations
Secretary-Ban Ki-moon today underlined the huge benefits societies reap from ensuring that girls and women have access to education, saying the opportunity to acquire knowledge creates a new generation of mothers who in turn raise educated and empowered ... More >>
Arrest of Serbian War Crimes Fugitive Step to Fight Impunity
Friday, 27 May 2011, 11:19 am | United Nations
United Nations officials today welcomed the arrest of Serbian war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic, long sought for his role in the atrocities committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s, hailing it as an important step in the fight against impunity. More >>
World Metal Recycling ‘Discouragingly Low,’ Says UN Report
Friday, 27 May 2011, 11:12 am | United Nations
Despite the obvious benefits to the environment, industry and consumers themselves, metal recycling rates worldwide are discouragingly low, according to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). More >>
UN Urges Action to Prevent Spread of Deadly Pig Disease
Friday, 27 May 2011, 11:09 am | United Nations
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today called for stepping up measures to prevent the further spread of a deadly pig disease that is already present in the Caucasus region and Russia and is likely to spread in the coming months. More >>
Ban Insists on Ceasefire and Transition Talks in Libya
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 3:13 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has spoken with the Libyan Prime Minister and reiterated the urgent need for a real ceasefire and serious negotiations on initiating a transition to a government that fully meets the aspirations of the people of the North African ... More >>
Africa: Progress In Improving Women’s And Children’s Health
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 3:11 pm | United Nations
Visiting with health workers in Ethiopia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spotlighted the progress made in improving the health of women and children, while also stressing the need to do more to avoid needless deaths. More >>
Ban Presses for Peaceful Resolution of Yemen Crisis
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 3:09 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he was “deeply troubled” by continued violent clashes in Yemen, where a large-scale pro-democracy movement has been protesting against the Government since early this year. More >>
Asia-Pacific Fuel Importers And Exporters Agree At UN Forum
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 3:07 pm | United Nations
Major fossil fuel exporting and importing nations in the Asia-Pacific, meeting at a United Nations forum, agreed today to enhance cooperation to promote energy self-reliance in a region where high food and oil prices threaten economic recovery. More >>
Non-Aligned Movement Vital To Battle Against Climate Change
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 2:59 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) of more than 100 countries to assist in “urgent global action” to combat the threat posed by climate change. More >>
