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Cambodia And Thailand Agree To UNESCO Meeting
Monday, 14 March 2011, 9:46 am | United Nations
Representatives of Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to a United Nations-sponsored meeting to discuss ways to safeguard the Preah Vihear Temple, a World Heritage List site that was damaged during border clashes between the South-East Asian neighbours ... More >>
Côte D’Ivoire: UN Scaling Up Aid Delivery
Monday, 14 March 2011, 9:43 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it will scale up efforts to provide food aid to the increasing number of people fleeing from escalating post-election violence in Côte d’Ivoire, amid concerns that the international community has ... More >>
UN Development Chief Opens New Centre To Promote Business
Monday, 14 March 2011, 9:42 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today inaugurated a new centre that aims to encourage the private sector to take a greater role in anti-poverty efforts and create more jobs. More >>
UN Envoy Expected In Libya Next Week
Monday, 14 March 2011, 9:40 am | United Nations
A special United Nations envoy to Libya is expected to arrive in Tripoli, the capital, early next week for humanitarian and political talks amid growing concern at the death toll from fighting between and Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s forces and opponents ... More >>
Middle East: UN Sounds Alarm On Human Rights Issues
Monday, 14 March 2011, 9:31 am | United Nations
The United Nations human rights office voiced concern today about the ongoing situation in Bahrain, Yemen and Saudi Arabia, three Middle East countries where public protests against long-term leaders or regimes have been mounted in recent weeks. More >>
UN Year Of Global Cultural Rapprochement Closes
Monday, 14 March 2011, 9:29 am | United Nations
The United Nations today formally closed the year it had dedicated to bridging the gulf between the world’s various cultures, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warning that bigotry and intolerance still cast a long, dark shadow over planet Earth. More >>
Ban Voices Concern Over Excessive Use Of Force
Sunday, 13 March 2011, 12:25 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed great concern over the deteriorating situation in Yemen and condemned the excessive use of force by security forces against peaceful demonstrators in the country's capital Sana'a, which left several people ... More >>
UN Chief Condemns Murder Of Israeli Family In West Bank
Sunday, 13 March 2011, 11:56 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned the shocking murder of an Israeli family of five, including three children, in a West Bank settlement overnight and called for the prosecution of the perpetrators of the crime. More >>
UN Humanitarian Official Arrives In Libya To Discuss Aid
Sunday, 13 March 2011, 11:54 am | United Nations
The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya, Rashid Khalikov, arrived in Tripoli today for discussions with authorities that will focus on access for aid workers who need to travel across the country to assess the requirements of those ... More >>
Japan Informs UN Watchdog Of Nuclear Power Plant Explosion
Sunday, 13 March 2011, 11:53 am | United Nations
The United Nations atomic watchdog agency today reported that Japan's nuclear safety body has informed it of an explosion at one of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was affected by yesterday's massive earthquake, and that ... More >>
UN Voices Sorrow And Pledges Assistance After Deadly Quake
Saturday, 12 March 2011, 9:43 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep sorrow today and offered the full support of the United Nations after a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan, killing dozens of people and destroying towns, villages and large swathes of infrastructure. More >>
Sharp Increase In Israeli Demolition Of Palestinian Homes
Saturday, 12 March 2011, 9:40 pm | United Nations
An independent United Nations expert has called on Israel to stop illegally demolishing Palestinian homes in the West Bank, including two apartment buildings in East Jerusalem where 150 people are about to be evicted, citing a recent surge in such actions. More >>
UN Envoy Expected In Libya Next Week
Saturday, 12 March 2011, 9:38 pm | United Nations
A special United Nations envoy to Libya is expected to arrive in Tripoli, the capital, early next week for humanitarian and political talks amid growing concern at the death toll from fighting between and Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s forces and opponents ... More >>
Somalia: Security Council Calls On World
Friday, 11 March 2011, 11:22 am | United Nations
The Security Council today called on the world community to provide urgently needed equipment to African peacekeepers in Somalia to consolidate recent fragile gains in stabilizing a country torn asunder by factional fighting for the past 20 years. More >>
UN Issues Warning On Civilian Impact Of Fighting In Sudan
Friday, 11 March 2011, 11:20 am | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) today voiced its growing concerns over the civilian impact of the continuing operations by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) against a rebel group operating in the country’s south. More >>
UN: Current Crises Call For Concerted Global Action
Friday, 11 March 2011, 11:19 am | United Nations
With the financial crisis having reversed many development gains and the world once again facing rising food and energy prices, top United Nations officials today underscored the need for concerted action to advance development, equity and prosperity for all. More >>
UN: Countries Must Coordinate To Reduce Disaster Risk
Friday, 11 March 2011, 10:34 am | United Nations
The United Nations office assisting countries with disaster risk reduction is calling for more coordinated and coherent action across different sectors of government to reduce setbacks caused by hazards such as droughts, earthquakes and hurricanes. More >>
Ban Urges Parties In Bahrain To Begin Dialogue
Friday, 11 March 2011, 10:32 am | United Nations
Voicing his concern at the apparent impasse in launching a national dialogue in Bahrain, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all parties to work together to address political reforms and advance reconciliation. More >>
UN: Human Rights Situation In Côte D’Ivoire Deteriorating
Friday, 11 March 2011, 10:25 am | United Nations
A top United Nations official warned today that human rights violations, including rapes, abductions and killings, are escalating amid the ongoing post-electoral crisis in Côte d’Ivoire, with at least 27 people killed in just the past week. More >>
UN: Humans Must Change Behaviour To Save Bees
Friday, 11 March 2011, 9:30 am | United Nations
The potentially disastrous decline in bees, a vital pollinating element in food production for the growing global population, is likely to continue unless humans profoundly change their ways, from the use of insecticides to air pollution, according to a ... More >>
