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Bosnian Serb General Convicted Of War Crimes By UN Tribunal
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 9:49 am | United Nations
A former Bosnian Serb army general convicted of war crimes by the United Nations tribunal set up to judge the worst abuses committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s was transferred to Estonia today to serve out his 29-year jail term for ... More >>
Japan: UN Agencies Offer Food Safety Help
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 9:44 am | United Nations
In joint documents issued in response to “some of the growing international concerns over the safety of food produced in Japan,” the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and World Health Organization (WHO) ... More >>
UN Celebrates Contribution Of Climate Services To Well-Being
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 9:42 am | United Nations
The United Nations is celebrating the contribution of national climate services to people’s daily lives as it marks World Meteorological Day, which this year focuses on the theme “Climate for You.” More >>
Security Council Can Benefit From Closer Ties
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 9:41 am | United Nations
The Security Council can benefit from enhanced interaction with the United Nations body set up to help post-conflict countries avoid slipping back into war, the head of the Peacebuilding Commission said today. More >>
Moldova: UN Refugee Agency Uses ATM Card
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 9:39 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 23 2011 2:10PM Asylum-seekers in Moldova can, beginning this week, receive their monthly subsistence allowances from the United Nations refugee agency through a debit card system that the agency has initiated to expedite the distribution ... More >>
UN: Sochi’s 2014 Winter Olympics Turn Green
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 9:34 am | United Nations
In the latest teaming of the United Nations environmental agency with major international sports events, the leading partners building the 2014 Winter Olympic venues in the Russian city of Sochi committed themselves today to restore any damage done to a ... More >>
Syria: Ban Calls For Probe Into Killings
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 9:32 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned the violence against peaceful protesters in the southern Syrian city of Deraa that left several dead and many more wounded today and yesterday, stressing that those responsible must be held accountable. More >>
UN Chief Condemns Bomb Attack In West Jerusalem
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 9:29 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the bomb attack near a bus stop in West Jerusalem, which reportedly killed one woman and injured more than 30 Israeli civilians, some of them seriously. More >>
“Colonialism,” “apartheid” and “ethnic cleansing"
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 4:21 pm | United Nations
An independent United Nations expert raised the alarm on what he called the “intensifying” deterioration of human rights in East Jerusalem, including the forced eviction of Palestinians from their homes and continued Israeli settlement expansion. More >>
UN: Concern At Recent Events In Yemen, Bahrain And Syria
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 10:07 am | United Nations
The United Nations human rights office today voiced its deep concern at recent events in Yemen, Bahrain and Syria, including the excessive use of force and killing of protesters, while stressing the responsibility of Governments to uphold basic freedoms, ... More >>
Thousands Flee As Violence Intensifies In Côte D’Ivoire
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 10:01 am | United Nations
Thousands of residents of Côte d’Ivoire’s commercial capital, Abidjan, have been flocking to bus stations seeking transport out of the city fearing that an all-out war is in the offing after an escalation of violence, the United Nations refugee ... More >>
UN Calls On Italy To Ensure Better Conditions For Tunisians
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 9:56 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today called on Italian authorities to take urgent action to tackle overcrowding on the remote island of Lampedusa, where the humanitarian situation for the 5,000 mostly Tunisian migrants there is deteriorating. More >>
UN: 50 Million People Lack Clean Water in DR Congo
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 9:53 am | United Nations
An estimated 51 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – or three quarters of the population – have no access to safe drinking water, even though the country holds over half of Africa’s water reserves, the United Nations ... More >>
UN To Send Aid To Eastern Libya Amid Reports Of Hardship
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 9:51 am | United Nations
United Nations agencies prepared today to rush aid into eastern Libya as rebels told a senior UN envoy on the ground there that cities and towns were under siege and civilians being targeted by the tanks and heavy weaponry of Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s ... More >>
UN: Impasse In Israeli-Palestinian Talks Must Be Overcome
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 9:50 am | United Nations
With Israeli-Palestinian negotiations remaining at a standstill and violence increasing on the ground, a senior United Nations official today called for urgent action to break the current impasse in the search for Middle East peace. More >>
UN Mission In Afghanistan Extended For Another Year
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 9:46 am | United Nations
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan for one more year so that it can continue to assist the Government as it assumes greater responsibility for ensuring the country’s security and development. More >>
UN Calls For Greater Investment In Providing Clean Water
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 9:44 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged governments to recognize that the water crisis facing many urban areas is the result of weak policies and poor management rather than scarcity, noting that the problem calls for increased investment in water ... More >>
UN Names Goodwill Ambassador To Focus On Drug Treatment
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 9:43 am | United Nations
The United Nations anti-drug agency stepped up its efforts to advance public understanding of drug dependence treatment today with the appointment of a new Goodwill Ambassador to raise awareness about the issue. More >>
Japan: UN Reports Some Improvements In Nuclear Crisis
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 9:41 am | United Nations
The United Nations agency that coordinates global nuclear safety today reported “some improvements” in the Japanese nuclear power plant crisis, but warned that the overall situation remains very serious and said it had not received information on certain ... More >>
UN Official Calls Attention To Severe Drought In Somalia
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 9:40 am | United Nations
On World Water Day, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Somalia called for special to attention to the needs of an estimated 2.4 million people in the Horn of Africa country who are in need of water and food aid as a result of a severe drought. More >>
