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UN: Assault On Benghazi Would Endanger Masses Of Libyans
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 10:34 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s Government to cease hostilities immediately, warning that a potential assault on the rebel-held city of Benghazi could endanger huge numbers of civilians. More >>
UN: Continued Support Vital As Liberia Prepares For Polls
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 10:30 am | United Nations
Liberia has made important progress over the past eight years in emerging from conflict but will need continued international attention, especially given the upcoming general elections and the recent influx of refugees from Côte d’Ivoire, a senior United ... More >>
UNESCO Deplores Murder Of Al Jazeera Cameraman In Libya
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 9:34 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today condemned the murder of an Al Jazeera cameraman who was killed in an ambush on the outskirts of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi last weekend. More >>
N. Africa: UN Official Calls For Concerted Effort
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 9:32 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with preserving the world’s cultural heritage has urged the body’s partner organisations to join its efforts to safeguard cultural heritage in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, the three North African countries ... More >>
UN Forum: Growing Links Between Crime And Terrorism
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 9:29 am | United Nations
Highlighting the growing nexus between global criminal acts, including drug trafficking and money laundering, and terrorism, a top United Nations official today called for boosting efforts to tackle these threats. More >>
UN: Resolve Ivorian Political Crisis
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 9:27 am | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire today strongly condemned the increasing violence that is affecting many parts of the country, calling for an immediate end to the strife that is hampering efforts to resolve the ongoing political ... More >>
UN Urges Greater Cooperation To Tackle Rape
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 9:22 am | United Nations
Amid reports of women being raped during recent mass expulsions from Angola to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a senior United Nations official today called on both countries to investigate all allegations of sexual violence and take practical ... More >>
Deputy Secretary-General Urges Action
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 9:21 am | United Nations
Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro today called for a global development model that tackles poverty reduction, job creation, inequality, climate change and environmental degradation, while ensuring adequate access to water, energy and food for all. More >>
Football Great Stoitchkov Teams Up With UN
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 9:20 am | United Nations
Retired Bulgarian football star Hristo Stoitchkov, famed for his explosive acceleration on the field, is boosting United Nations efforts to rebuild the livelihoods of Africans hit by the food crisis, using the analogy of team play in sport to highlight the ... More >>
UN Official Deplores Curtailment Of Trade Unions
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 9:15 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO), Juan Somavia, today expressed grave concern over the declaration of a state of emergency in Bahrain, saying the move is a serious setback to civil liberties, including the right to legitimate ... More >>
General Assembly And Security Council Chiefs Host Talks
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 12:41 pm | United Nations
Recent political events in Libya, Côte d’Ivoire and Sudan topped the agenda during talks today between General Assembly President Joseph Deiss and Security Council President Li Baodong at United Nations Headquarters in New York. More >>
Ban Calls On Central African Countries
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 12:32 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Central African nations to ratify as soon as possible a regional convention curbing light arms and small calibre weapons, pledging United Nations support for the measure in the furtherance of peace and stability. More >>
UN Support For Transition To Greater Afghan Responsibility
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 12:30 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recommended that the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) be extended for another one year, saying the mission will continue to support the transition process agreed between the Government ... More >>
Rural Moroccans Set To Gain From UN-Backed Project
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 10:32 am | United Nations
Tens of thousands of poor rural Moroccans are expected to benefit from a new United Nations-backed scheme worth nearly $40 million that is aimed at dramatically boosting the production of olives, almonds, honey and red meat. More >>
UN Nuclear Agency To Send Team Of Experts To Japan
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 10:30 am | United Nations
The United Nations agency that coordinates global nuclear safety is sending an environmental monitoring team to Japan after the partial meltdown at reactors there, as its chief said today the situation differed from the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl ... More >>
UN Rights Office Calls On Turkey To Ensure Press Freedom
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 10:11 am | United Nations
The United Nations human rights arm today called on Turkey to guarantee freedom of opinion and expression, voicing serious concerns at the recent imprisonment of journalists on charges of involvement in a conspiracy allegedly designed to overthrow the Government. More >>
Libya: UN Agency Calls For Safe Passage For Civilians
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 10:07 am | United Nations
As fighting intensifies in Libya, the United Nations refugee agency today voiced concern that people needing to flee combat areas and seek refuge are either unable to go or being prevented from doing so, even as the number of refugees nears 300,000. More >>
UN: Fresh Influx Of Tunisian Boat People Reaches Italy
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 10:04 am | United Nations
Twenty-two boats carrying more than 1,600 persons, nearly all young Tunisian males, have landed on the small Italian island of Lampedusa in the past 24 hours, bringing the number of Tunisians reaching Italy since mid-January to just over 10,000, the ... More >>
Togolese General Selected As Force Commander Of UN Mission
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 9:59 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of an experienced Togolese military officer as the new Force Commander for the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI). More >>
New Fighting Hampers UN Efforts To Aid Thousands
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 9:57 am | United Nations
Insecurity and the resulting limited humanitarian access in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire’s largest city are compounding United Nations efforts to aid some of the 300,000 people displaced by fighting stemming from defeated president Laurent Gbagbo’s refusal ... More >>
