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Human Rights Key To Successful Elections, Says UN Official
Friday, 18 March 2011, 1:04 pm | United Nations
Promoting and upholding human rights before, during and after an electoral process is critical to whether or not that election is ultimately a success, a senior United Nations human rights official said today. More >>
Libya: Security Council authorizes ‘all necessary measures’
Friday, 18 March 2011, 12:13 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 >>
Côte D’Ivoire: UN Officials Call For More Resources
Friday, 18 March 2011, 11:48 am | United Nations
New York, Mar 17 2011 6:10PM United Nations officials today called for more resources to deal with the humanitarian crisis in Côte d’Ivoire, where hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the post-election violence and tens of thousands ... More >>
Somalia: Security Council Exempts Humanitarian Activities
Friday, 18 March 2011, 10:34 am | United Nations
The Security Council today voted to exempt the work of humanitarian agencies operating in Somalia from a resolution that obliges States to impose financial sanctions on groups and individuals who obstruct efforts to restore peace and stability in the ... More >>
UN: Protester Killed In Darfur
Friday, 18 March 2011, 10:32 am | United Nations
At least one person has died and up to 10 others were injured after protesters clashed with police in Darfur, the United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission to the Sudanese region reported today. More >>
Bahrain: UN Human Rights Chief Voices Alarm
Friday, 18 March 2011, 10:30 am | United Nations
The United Nations human rights chief today voiced alarm over the escalation of violence by security forces in Bahrain, particularly the reported takeover of hospitals and medical centres in the country, which she said was shocking and a blatant violation ... More >>
UN Rights Expert Urges Greater Dialogue
Friday, 18 March 2011, 10:28 am | United Nations
Suriname’s authorities need to engage in further dialogue with the country’s indigenous and tribal peoples to advance those groups’ land and resource rights, a United Nations human rights expert said today. More >>
UN: Violent Struggle Over Illegal Mining In Colombia
Friday, 18 March 2011, 10:26 am | United Nations
At least 800 ethnic Afro-Colombians have had to flee their homes in western Colombia since the start of the month because of a struggle between armed groups in the mineral-rich area to control illegal mining activities, the United Nations refugee agency reported ... More >>
UN Rushes Help To Tsunami-Stricken Japan
Friday, 18 March 2011, 10:24 am | United Nations
From blankets to emergency communications equipment to technological expertise, United Nations agencies are rushing assistance to Japan to help cope with the multi-front disaster caused by last week’s devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power ... More >>
UN Chief Allocates Funds for Peacebuilding in Guatemala
Friday, 18 March 2011, 10:19 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced a $10 million contribution from the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund to support efforts to entrench the respect of human rights and strengthen the security and justice systems in Guatemala. More >>
Libya: UN Urges Respect For Right To Life
Friday, 18 March 2011, 10:18 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting the right to freedom of expression today urged the authorities in Libya to respect human life and ensure that citizens are not denied their rights, notably the right of children to education ... More >>
Caribbean: UN-Backed Tsunami Warning Exercise
Friday, 18 March 2011, 10:14 am | United Nations
Thirty-three countries will participate next week in the Caribbean region’s first full-scale tsunami warning exercise as part of United Nations-backed efforts to test and strengthen the region’s defences against such disasters. More >>
UN Ideally Placed To Help Afghanistan
Friday, 18 March 2011, 10:09 am | United Nations
With its 30 agencies, funds and programmes providing aid in every one of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, the United Nations stands ready to support the country’s assumption of the lead role in all aspects of governance, development, and efforts to achieve ... More >>
Haiti: UN Mission Urges Mass Voter Turnout
Friday, 18 March 2011, 10:05 am | United Nations
Haiti’s political stability and economic reconstruction depends in part on as large a turnout as possible during this weekend’s run-off round of presidential elections, the United Nations peacekeeping mission said today as it urged citizens to go to ... More >>
Canadian Broadcaster Appointed As UN Ambass. Against Hunger
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 2:13 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has confirmed veteran broadcaster George Stroumboulopoulos as its first Canadian Ambassador against Hunger on his return from a visit to Pakistan, where the agency is feeding communities as they rebuild their ... More >>
On Eve Of Haiti’s Polls, UN Voices Concern
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 12:57 pm | United Nations
Voicing deep concern at acts of violence marring the campaign for Sunday’s elections in Haiti, some of them fatal, the United Nations today called on all candidates, especially those in the presidential run-off, to avoid threats, intimidation and ... More >>
Guatemala: Ban Voices Concern At Rights Violations
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 12:56 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed appreciation of Guatemala’s contribution to United Nations peacekeeping operations, but also voiced alarm at the worsening rate of crime, insecurity and human rights violations in the Central American country. More >>
Japanese Nuclear Reactor Crisis ‘Very Serious,’ Says UN
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 12:45 pm | United Nations
Repeatedly calling the nuclear reactor crisis in Japan “very serious,” the head of the United Nations agency that coordinates global nuclear safety. More >>
UN: Impressions From The Tunisian-Libyan Border
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 11:35 am | United Nations
UNHCR's Andrew Purvis is on the Libyan border, gathering reports about what is going on inside Libya and what is happening with the people who have already fled. More >>
Sudan: UN Civilian Protection Officials Voice Alarm
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 11:22 am | United Nations
Two United Nations civilian protection officials today voiced grave concern over rising tension in the disputed Sudanese territory of Abyei, where recent clashes between rival communities have claimed the lives of more than 100 people and caused ... More >>
