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Expert Urges Austria To Promote Cultural Diversity
Saturday, 16 April 2011, 5:18 pm | United Nations
The United Nations independent expert on cultural rights today encouraged the Austrian Government to consider cultural diversity an invaluable resource and to take concrete measures to promote it by recognizing the ways of life of minority groups. More >>
Human Rights Experts Urge Syria To End Crackdown
Saturday, 16 April 2011, 5:16 pm | United Nations
A group of United Nations human rights experts today denounced the rising death toll and brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters, journalists and human rights defenders in Syria, and called on authorities to immediately halt the repression and engage ... More >>
Ban Deplores ‘Appalling’ Murder Of Kidnapped Italian In Gaza
Saturday, 16 April 2011, 5:01 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned the murder of Vittorio Arrigoni, an Italian national who was abducted in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, and called for those responsible to be brought to justice. More >>
UN Rights Chief Calls For Inquiry Into Camp Deaths
Saturday, 16 April 2011, 4:32 pm | United Nations
The United Nations human rights chief today condemned a recent Iraqi military operation in a camp north of Baghdad that left 34 people dead and dozens injured, and called for an independent inquiry into the incident. More >>
Team Appointed To Design New Climate Fund
Saturday, 16 April 2011, 3:51 pm | United Nations
Parties to the United Nations climate change convention today "http://unfccc.int/files/press/press_releases_advisories/application/pdf/pr20110415gcfcommittee.pdf" >announced the selection of a 40-member committee tasked with designing an international fund to manage resources mobilized to enable developing countries to address the ... More >>
Libya: UN Warns Funding Shortfall Could Slow Aid Effort
Saturday, 16 April 2011, 3:48 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency warned today that a lack of funding could undermine its ongoing efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to tens of thousands of people displaced by the unrest in Libya, saying it has so far received slightly over half ... More >>
UN: Dialogue, Strong Institutions Vital For Kyrgyz Democracy
Friday, 15 April 2011, 11:24 am | United Nations
Gathering in the Kyrgyz capital one year after the revolution that overthrew the country’s Government, senior United Nations and European officials emphasized the need for continued dialogue and the strengthening of state institutions as the nation ... More >>
Parties To UN-Backed Pact On Nuclear Safety Commit To Review
Friday, 15 April 2011, 10:27 am | United Nations
Parties to the United Nations-backed convention on nuclear safety today resolved to carry out safety reviews of their nuclear installations in view of the unfolding emergency at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan, including re-examining the ... More >>
Business Leaders Participate In Debate On Green Economy
Friday, 15 April 2011, 10:24 am | United Nations
Some 200 representatives from business and industry, governments and civil society have concluded United Nations-supported discussions in Paris on the role of the private sector in the global transition towards a low carbon, resource-efficient green economy. More >>
Envoy Urges Prevention of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
Friday, 15 April 2011, 10:22 am | United Nations
It is critical to prevent conflict-related sexual violence before it happens, a top United Nations official stressed today, stating that the problem warrants continuous consideration by the Security Council as it deals with fighting in countries such ... More >>
UN General Assembly Focuses On Human Security
Friday, 15 April 2011, 10:17 am | United Nations
The interconnected risks that the modern world faces, from conflicts and natural disasters to deep poverty and disease, means a much broader definition of security is needed to ensure that individuals can live their lives with dignity and autonomy, ... More >>
UN In Namibia Appeals For Funds To Respond To Floods
Friday, 15 April 2011, 10:15 am | United Nations
United Nations agencies in Namibia today requested $2.3 million to support the southern African country’s efforts to assist an estimated 60,000 people who have been displaced by severe floods, which have claimed the lives of 65 people in the north and submerged ... More >>
Côte d’Ivoire Stand-Off Over But Refugee Crisis Continues
Friday, 15 April 2011, 10:12 am | United Nations
Although the political stand-off in Côte d’Ivoire ended earlier this week, the humanitarian crisis spawned by months of violence continues, United Nations agencies and their partners stressed today as they appeal for $160 million to scale up aid ... More >>
New Edition Of UN-Backed Guide For Humanitarian Workers
Friday, 15 April 2011, 10:08 am | United Nations
The latest edition of the United Nations-backed handbook setting out universal standards for ensuring effective and accountable humanitarian work made its debut today with a new chapter on protection principles as well as information on emerging issues ... More >>
UN Deplores Deadly Blast In Belarusian Capital
Friday, 15 April 2011, 10:03 am | United Nations
The Security Council has strongly condemned this week’s apparent terrorist attack in the Belarusian capital in which an explosion at a subway station killed at least 11 people and injured dozens of others. More >>
Landlocked Asia-Pacific Countries To Enhance Cooperation
Friday, 15 April 2011, 10:01 am | United Nations
Landlocked developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region today pledged during a United Nations-backed meeting in Mongolia to promote greater cooperation and to reduce trade and transport barriers in an effort to achieve mutual sustainable development. More >>
UN Chief Warns of ‘Grave’ Humanitarian Crisis In Libya
Friday, 15 April 2011, 9:58 am | United Nations
While swift and decisive global action saved thousands of lives in Libya, the humanitarian situation is deteriorating and requires concerted efforts by the United Nations and the international community, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today at a meeting ... More >>
Ban Calls For Restraint And Dialogue in Bahrain
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 11:36 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his concern to Bahrain’s Foreign Minister about the violence in the country in which demonstrators have been killed or injured, and called for maximum restraint and caution. More >>
Sudan: UN Welcomes Agreement On Abyei Dispute
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 11:33 am | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) today welcomed the decision by both sides in the disputed area of Abyei to form a joint committee to oversee the implementation of an earlier agreement on the withdrawal of unauthorized armed forces from the area. More >>
UN Calls For Formation Of Inclusive Govt in Cote d'Ivoire
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 11:20 am | United Nations
The Security Council today encouraged the President of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, to form an all-inclusive, broad-based Government now that he is assuming his responsibilities as head of State following the surrender of his predecessor, ... More >>
