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UN Highlights Need For Agreement To End Libyan Conflict
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 10:31 am | United Nations
Both sides in the Libyan conflict have voiced their agreement on the need for a verifiable ceasefire, the United Nations special envoy for the crisis said today, but challenges remain on how to link that with a political process that addresses the main causes ... More >>
Global Population To Pass 10 Billion By 2100, say UN
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 9:40 am | United Nations
The world’s population is projected to surge past 9 billion before 2050 and then reach 10.1 billion by the end of the century if current fertility rates continue at expected levels, according to United Nations figures unveiled today. More >>
UN Looking To Return To Tripoli After Departure
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 11:28 am | United Nations
The United Nations is exploring ways to re-enter Tripoli as soon as possible, a spokesperson for the world body said today, following the announcement that 12 international staff left owing to unrest in parts of the Libyan capital. More >>
Ban Urges World To Remember Victims In Wake Bin Laden Death
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 11:21 am | United Nations
The death of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind some of the world’s most notorious terrorist attacks, represents a “watershed moment” in the fight against the scourge of terrorism, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. More >>
UN Meeting Promotes More Sustainable Use Of Resources
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 11:18 am | United Nations
Warning of the consequences of unsustainable consumption and production on the world’s ecosystems, a senior United Nations official today urged Member States to agree on a plan to promote a more efficient and safer use of the Earth’s resources. More >>
UN Human Rights Chief Deplores 'Excessive' Force in Uganda
Monday, 2 May 2011, 9:43 am | United Nations
The United Nations human rights chief today urged Ugandan authorities to immediate halt the use of "excessive" force against opposition politicians and protesters, saying it was only fuelling the crisis in the African nation, where at least eight ... More >>
Calls For Investigation Into Alleged Abuses In Syria
Saturday, 30 April 2011, 3:44 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 29 2011 4:10PM The United Nations Human Rights Council today voted for a mission to be sent to Syria to investigate alleged violations of international human rights law and crimes committed against civilians in the Middle East country, ... More >>
UN Spotlights Role Of Immunization In Saving Lives Worldwide
Saturday, 30 April 2011, 3:42 pm | United Nations
An annual global push by the United Nations to spotlight the role that immunization plays in saving lives, especially those of children, will wrap up on Sunday after a week of vaccination campaigns, training sessions, exhibitions and round-table discussions ... More >>
UN Official Calls On Mauritania To Do More
Saturday, 30 April 2011, 3:41 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 29 2011 2:10PM Mauritania needs to do much more to eliminate slave-like practices, the United Nations human rights chief said today as she also called on the West African country to take steps to improve the role of women and set up mechanisms ... More >>
DPR Korea: UN Agencies Begin Emergency Operations
Saturday, 30 April 2011, 3:40 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today announced plans to introduce emergency operations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to feed an estimated 3.5 million people in desperate need ... More >>
Tobacco Could Kill A Billion People This Century
Saturday, 30 April 2011, 2:34 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 29 2011 7:10PM Up to one billion people could die this century from smoking or being exposed to tobacco if current rates continue, a senior United Nations health official warned today, urging governments of low- and middle-income countries ... More >>
Climate Change Fund Must Spur Private Investment
Saturday, 30 April 2011, 2:32 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 29 2011 7:10PM A new fund aimed at mobilizing resources to help developing countries mitigate the impact of global warming must encourage private sector financing in an effort to tackle its most devastating effects, the top United Nations climate ... More >>
Declaration On Non-Communicable Diseases
Saturday, 30 April 2011, 2:22 pm | United Nations
Health ministers from around the world meeting under the auspices of the United Nations today adopted measures to strengthen the fight against the non-communicable diseases, including the promotion of healthy lifestyles and encouraging a multi-sectoral approach ... More >>
Constitutional Deadline Looms In Nepal
Saturday, 30 April 2011, 2:20 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Nepal’s political parties to set aside their differences and show maximum flexibility during negotiations over the next month to reach agreement on the contents of a new constitution before the imminent ... More >>
Fighting Near Libyan-Tunisian Border Leaves Refugees At Risk
Saturday, 30 April 2011, 2:18 pm | United Nations
Fighting near a border crossing between Libya and Tunisia has stopped the flow of migrants from Libya’s Western Mountains region, the United Nations refugee agency "http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/search?page=search&docid=4dbad2a89&query=dehiba" ... More >>
Large Number Of People Fleeing Somalia
Saturday, 30 April 2011, 2:17 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today "http://www.unhcr.org/4dbac2516.html" >voiced alarm at worsening insecurity in Somalia, which has forced 50,000 people out of the country in the first three months of this year, more than double the number ... More >>
UN Official Underlines Need For Disaster Preparedness
Saturday, 30 April 2011, 2:16 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations office tasked with assisting countries with disaster risk reduction today stressed that governments and communities must urgently build disaster preparedness to avoid paying higher human and economic costs when such events ... More >>
UN Deplores Deadly Bombing In Morocco
Saturday, 30 April 2011, 2:15 pm | United Nations
The Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon have both strongly condemned yesterday’s terrorist attack at a café in the Moroccan city of Marrakech that has killed at least 16 people and injured many others. More >>
Ban Presses For End To Issue Over Name
Saturday, 30 April 2011, 2:13 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for a speedy, effective and mutually acceptable resolution of the long-running dispute between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia over the latter country’s name, saying he was encouraged by recent ... More >>
Ban Urges Complete Elimination Of Chemical Weapons
Saturday, 30 April 2011, 2:12 pm | United Nations
Marking the annual Remembrance Day for All Victims of Chemical Warfare , Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the world to build on progress so far made towards the complete elimination of chemical weapons and to promote the international convention banning ... More >>
