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Yemen: UN Calls For 'Bold Reforms'
Monday, 21 March 2011, 3:20 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 20 2011 10:10PM Only "bold reforms" in Yemen will meet the expectations of the country's people, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, urging authorities to immediately start as broad a dialogue as possible with the political ... More >>
Visiting Egypt, Ban Urges Country To Serve As Inspiration
Monday, 21 March 2011, 2:24 pm | United Nations
A successful transition in Egypt towards greater democracy can inspire the rest of the region, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, urging the country to continue with its recent reforms by holding fair and transparent elections soon, upholding ... More >>
Somalia Kicks Off Polio Vaccination Scheme
Monday, 21 March 2011, 1:23 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 20 2011 8:10PM Health-care workers in Somalia today began a three-day, United Nations-backed campaign to vaccinate more than 1.8 million young children against polio, four years after the Horn of Africa country was declared to be polio-free. More >>
Halt To Oil Exploration In Home For Mountain Gorillas
Sunday, 20 March 2011, 4:32 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 18 2011 7:10PM The United Nations today welcomed the decision by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to suspend oil exploration in Africa’s oldest national park, home to numerous endangered species, including the mountain gorilla. More >>
Ban Confers With Spanish Leaders On North Africa
Sunday, 20 March 2011, 4:01 pm | United Nations
Ban Confers With Spanish Leaders On North Africa And Other Global Issues New York, Mar 18 2011 6:10PM The latest developments in the Middle East and North Africa topped the agenda during meetings between Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Spanish leaders ... More >>
World Must Better Protect Forests
Sunday, 20 March 2011, 4:00 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 18 2011 6:10PM With 1.8 billion people threatened by absolute water scarcity by 2025, and two-thirds of the world’s population facing potential shortages, countries must better protect and manage forests to ensure the provision of clean ... More >>
Killing Of Syrian Protesters Sparks Concern From UN Chief
Sunday, 20 March 2011, 3:54 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced concern about today’s reported killing of unarmed demonstrators in a Syrian town, describing the use of lethal force against peaceful protesters as unacceptable. More >>
Bahrain: Ban Deeply Concerned About Treatment Of Civilians
Sunday, 20 March 2011, 3:53 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has added his voice to the chorus of United Nations concern over the latest developments in Bahrain, where security forces and police are reported to have used heavy force against protesters and hospitals and medical ... More >>
Praising Senegal’s Progress On Human Rights
Sunday, 20 March 2011, 3:43 pm | United Nations
Senegal has made significant progress in improving human rights, but the country should put the former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré on trial for international crimes, and combat the trafficking of children across West Africa, the United Nations ... More >>
Cypriot Leaders Meet Again In UN-Sponsored Talks
Sunday, 20 March 2011, 3:38 pm | United Nations
The Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders met today and continued their discussion on the issue of citizenship, one of the topics on the agenda under the United Nations-sponsored talks seeking the reunification of the Mediterranean island. More >>
UN Warns Deadly Shelling May Be Crime Against Humanity
Sunday, 20 March 2011, 3:36 pm | United Nations
UN Warns Deadly Shelling Of Ivorian Market May Be Crime Against Humanity New York, Mar 18 2011 4:10PM More >>
Haiti's Presidential Election Offers 'Historic Opportunity'
Sunday, 20 March 2011, 1:10 pm | United Nations
A day before Haitians head to the polls to vote for a new president, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged them to "take full advantage of this historic opportunity to shape the future of their country." More >>
Libyan Claim To Abide By Ceasefire Cannot Be Verified
Sunday, 20 March 2011, 11:44 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 19 2011 5:10PM Libya's claim that it will abide by this week's Security Council resolution, which calls for an immediate ceasefire and a halt to all attacks against civilians, still has to be verified, and the regime's current actions are ... More >>
Greater Openness Needed On Nuclear Crisis, UN Atomic Chief
Saturday, 19 March 2011, 12:38 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 18 2011 6:10PM The head of the United Nations agency that coordinates global nuclear safety told Japanese leaders today that they must provide faster and fuller information about the country’s nuclear reactor crisis amid reported criticism ... More >>
Action To Combat Environmental Causes Of Cancer
Saturday, 19 March 2011, 12:20 pm | United Nations
Experts At UN Meeting Urge Action To Combat Environmental Causes Of Cancer New York, Mar 18 2011 1:10PM Medical experts attending a United Nations-convened scientific meeting today called for action to address preventable environmental and occupational ... More >>
Secretary-General Deplores Killing Of Yemeni Protesters
Saturday, 19 March 2011, 12:19 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 18 2011 1:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned today’s reported killing by Yemeni security forces of more than 30 people who had been participating in demonstrations in the capital, Sana’a. More >>
UN Seeks $498 Million For Annual Mine Clearance Activities
Saturday, 19 March 2011, 12:18 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 18 2011 1:10PM The United Nations today appealed to the world community to make up a huge shortfall in this year’s nearly half-billion-dollar programme to clean up mines and other remnants of war, which claim thousands of victims annually ... More >>
Libya: Ban Welcomes Security Council Authorization
Saturday, 19 March 2011, 12:16 pm | United Nations
New York, Mar 18 2011 12:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has "http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=5145" >welcomed the Security Council’s “historic” decision to authorize the use “all necessary measures” to protect civilians in Libya, saying the move was an affirmation ... More >>
Security Council authorizes ‘all necessary measures’
Friday, 18 March 2011, 3:51 pm | United Nations
17 March 2011 – The Security Council today effectively authorized the use of force in Libya to protect civilians from attack, specifically in the eastern city of Benghazi, which Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi has reportedly said he will storm tonight to end ... More >>
Security Council imposes 'no-fly zone' over Libya
Friday, 18 March 2011, 3:49 pm | United Nations
The UN Security Council has imposed 'a no-fly zone' over Libya to prevent the air force from attacking civilians. More >>
