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Revitalised UN Gen Assembly Main Forum For Global Debate
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 11:01 am | United Nations
As Member States continue their discussions on ways to revitalize the work of the General Assembly, its President today encouraged them to make the 192-member body a powerful instrument in the service of the global community. More >>
UN-Backed Forum Works Towards Ending Somalia's Transition
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 10:50 am | United Nations
A United Nations-backed meeting on Somalia concluded today with participants agreeing on the need to strengthen security and redouble efforts to combat extremism in the Horn of Africa nation, as well as complete a number of tasks before the transitional ... More >>
UN Helps To Secure Release Of Sudanese Aid Hostages
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 10:45 am | United Nations
United Nations officials have helped to secure the release of 12 Sudanese aid workers who were taken hostage by a youth group at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the war-torn Darfur region. More >>
Upcoming UN-Backed Summit To Focus On Sustainable Management
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 10:43 am | United Nations
Top officials from more than 35 nations covering the world’s three major rainforest regions will gather at a United Nations-backed conference next month to discuss the common challenges faced by these vital ecosystems that support more than a billion ... More >>
UN Honours Young Artists In Arab-Western Cultural Exchanges
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 10:40 am | United Nations
The United Nations cultural agency today celebrated young artists – from an Iraqi pianist and a Lebanese trumpeter to a Dutch composer and two Israeli curators – for their contributions to dialogue between the Arab and Western worlds, saying it ... More >>
Candidates For Next Chief of UN FAO To Outline Agendas
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 10:37 am | United Nations
The six candidates who have been nominated to serve as the next head of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) will today outline their programmes and plans if they are selected to the post. More >>
Malian Singers Unveiled As UN Ambassadors Against Hunger
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 10:33 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced that the Malian musical duo known as Amadou and Mariam has been appointed Ambassadors against Hunger to raise awareness among Europeans of the problem of global hunger and efforts by WFP and ... More >>
Ban Underscores Importance Of United Global Action On Libya
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 10:29 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the vital need for united global action to tackle the ongoing crisis in Libya, where fighting between pro- and anti-Government forces rages on and the humanitarian situation is worsening, as well as to assist ... More >>
Military Spending Levels Remain Out Of Control - UN Official
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 10:16 am | United Nations
The money spent by countries to achieve targets such as eliminating poverty, educating all children and providing decent health care is still only a fraction of what they spend on arming themselves, a senior United Nations disarmament official warned today. More >>
UN Report Assesses Progress On Palestinian State-Building
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 10:09 am | United Nations
A new United Nations report highlights progress made by the Palestinian Authority in building institutions necessary for a functioning State, while stressing the need for Israel to roll back “measures of occupation” and for an urgent resumption ... More >>
UN Chief Heads To Qatar And Egypt For Meetings On Libya
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 9:55 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to the Qatari capital, Doha, tomorrow to participate in the first meeting of the International Contact Group on Libya, where the opposition has taken up arms in a bid to oust the regime headed by Muammar al-Qadhafi. More >>
UN Study Looks For Ways To Deliver Aid In Risky Situations
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 9:53 am | United Nations
Attacks against humanitarian personnel have tripled over the past decade, rising to more than 100 deaths each year, with the most of the fatalities occurring in areas where violence has increased significantly, such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Somalia, ... More >>
UN Offers Cash Reward For Greenest Mobile Phone Application
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 9:49 am | United Nations
The United Nations telecommunications agency today launched a contest that will reward the winner with $10,000 for devising the most innovative “app,” or mobile telephone application, that tackles the subject of climate change. More >>
Fukushima On Par With Chernobyl, Japanese Officials tell UN
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 9:46 am | United Nations
The United Nations atomic agency today confirmed that Japanese authorities had provisionally raised the severity level for the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that was damaged in last month’s earthquake to 7, the same level given to ... More >>
UN Voices Deep Concern About Killings In Syria
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 9:43 am | United Nations
United Nations human rights officials today expressed deep concern amid reports that Syrian security forces have increased the killings, arrests or harassment of protesters, journalists and human rights defenders. More >>
Ban Receives Report On Human Rights Issues in Sri Lanka - UN
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 9:40 am | United Nations
The panel of experts set up to advise Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on accountability issues with respect to the conflict in Sri Lanka today delivered its report to the United Nations chief, who is sharing a copy with the Government prior to making it ... More >>
UN Celebration Marks 50 Yrs Since Human Space Travel Began
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 9:37 am | United Nations
The United Nations today celebrated the first annual International Day of Human Space Flight, marking 50 years since Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made history by becoming the first human to travel into outer space. More >>
UN Calls For Constructive Dialogue On Future of Somalia
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 9:33 am | United Nations
The United Nations envoy for Somalia today urged the country’s leaders to engage in dialogue that will lead to peace, national unity and stability in the troubled Horn of Africa nation, as a UN-backed consultative meeting to prepare for a new political ... More >>
UN Calls For Observers To Be Allowed Into Iraqi Camp
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 9:29 am | United Nations
The United Nations human rights office today called for independent observers to be allowed immediate access to a camp north of Baghdad after Iraqi security forces reportedly stormed it last Friday and killed or wounded dozens of residents. More >>
Ban Warns Against Retribution Towards Gbagbo’s - UN
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 9:26 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara to ensure that there is no retaliation against supporters of his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo, who surrendered yesterday after months of defying the outcome of the election ... More >>
