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UN Expert Makes Case For Ecological Farming Practices
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 11:08 am | United Nations
Small-scale farmers can double food production in a decade by using simple ecological methods, according to the findings of a new United Nations study released today, which calls for a fundamental shift towards agroecology as a poverty alleviation ... More >>
Côte D’Ivoire: UM Urges Rival Groups To Facilitate Aid
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 10:58 am | United Nations
The United Nation refugee agency today appealed to rival groups in Côte d’Ivoire to support efforts to deliver urgently needed humanitarian aid to those affected by the post-election turmoil and avoid putting civilians at risk. More >>
Libya: UN Alarmed At Violence Against Sub-Saharan Migrants
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 10:56 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today voiced alarm at increasing accounts of violence and discrimination in Libya against sub-Saharan Africans in both the rebel-held east and the Government-controlled west, including the reported rape of a 12-year-old ... More >>
UN: Vital To Ensure Human Rights
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 10:47 am | United Nations
An independent United Nations expert today stressed the need to ensure that human rights standards, particularly the right to adequate housing, are included in post-conflict and post-disaster reconstruction processes. More >>
100th International Women’s Day: UN Warns of Discrimination
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 10:39 am | United Nations
One hundred years after more than a million women poured out onto the streets around the world on the first International Women’s Day, the United Nations used the anniversary today to warn that despite the gains made much remains to be done to eliminate gender ... More >>
UN Marks Women’s Day
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 10:35 am | United Nations
From Council Chambers Of New York To Battle Front Of Darfur, UN Marks Women’s Day More >>
Hollywood Actress And UN Anti-Crime Agency Launch Fund
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 10:33 am | United Nations
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and its Goodwill Ambassador, Academy Award-winning actress Mira Sorvino, today launched a new fund that will support groups working on the frontlines to assist the victims of human trafficking. More >>
UN: Rio 2012 A Chance For Agreement On ‘Green Economy’
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 10:32 am | United Nations
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, next year will be an opportunity for humanity to strengthen its commitment to making the transition to a “green economy” to help lift people out of poverty, ... More >>
UN: New Biosafety Protocol
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 1:26 pm | United Nations
Colombia, Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden became the first countries to sign a new treaty that opened for signature at United Nations Headquarters in New York today that provides international rules and procedures for liability and redress in the ... More >>
UN: Build Stability in Post-Conflict States
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 10:37 am | United Nations
The United Nations needs to be more flexible, nimble and better able to muster international support to build the civilian capacities vital in post-conflict countries to avoid a relapse back into bloodshed, according to a UN-commissioned report released today. More >>
UNICEF Seeks $1.4 Billion To Assist Women And Children In C
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 10:24 am | United Nations
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today requested $1.4 billion in its annual appeal to assist children and women caught in crises, with the bulk of that needed for Pakistan and Haiti. More >>
UN: Women Could Feed Millions More People
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 10:22 am | United Nations
Women in rural areas have the potential to raise agricultural production to levels that would feed up to 150 million more of the world’s hungry people if they had equal access to the means of production, including land, financial services, education ... More >>
UN-Managed Asian Tsunami Trust Fund Broadened
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 10:21 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and Thailand’s foreign minister today signed an agreement expanding the scope of the regional tsunami trust fund to include support for disaster preparedness ... More >>
UN And Partners Launch Humanitarian Aid Appeal For Libya
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 10:19 am | United Nations
The United Nations and its partners today launched a $160 million appeal to address humanitarian needs arising from the crisis in Libya, where the Government’s violent crackdown against protesters demanding the ouster of Muammar Al-Qadhafi has sent ... More >>
UN: Iran Fails To Cooperate on Nuclear Programme
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 10:15 am | United Nations
Iran is still not providing the cooperation needed to conclude that its nuclear programme is purely for peaceful activities, the head of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency warned today. More >>
Sudan: UN Official Voices Concern Over Civilians Displaced
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 10:04 am | United Nations
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan has voiced concern over the plight of civilians affected by the recent fighting in the disputed area of Abyei, which has caused many residents to flee to neighbouring villages to seek shelter ... More >>
UN: Israel’s Release Of Palestinian Political Prisoners
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 10:02 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for urgently addressing the plight of the thousands of Palestinian political prisoners detained by Israel, saying it is an important issue in the search for a just and lasting peace between the two sides. More >>
UN Calls For Urgent Access To Affected Libyan Areas
Monday, 7 March 2011, 9:37 am | United Nations
The top United Nations relief official on Sunday called for urgent humanitarian access to Misrata in western Libya following reports of violence and killing in the area. More >>
UNICEF Chief Urges Better Protection From Violence For Congo
Saturday, 5 March 2011, 1:07 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today condemned violence against children in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where youngsters face multiple challenges, including sexual abuse, conscription into armed ... More >>
Somalia: UN Voices Alarm At Intensified Fighting
Saturday, 5 March 2011, 1:01 pm | United Nations
With intensified fighting in Somalia driving thousands more people from their homes in recent days and a devastating drought continuing to worsen, the top United Nations humanitarian official today voiced growing alarm for a nation that has already endured ... More >>
