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UN Condemning Violent Libyan Repression Of Protesters
Friday, 25 February 2011, 11:26 am | United Nations
The United Nations labour chief today added his voice to the chorus condemning Libya’s leaders for the deadly violence against mass protests, stressing that the North African country is a further example of the risks to those who fail to heed widespread unemployment ... More >>
UN: Stress Key Role of 'Green Economy'
Friday, 25 February 2011, 10:41 am | United Nations
A transition to a low-carbon “green economy” is crucial for sustainable development, environment ministers from across the world stressed today, concluding the gathering of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). More >>
UN: Start Work On Fissile Material Ban Treaty
Friday, 25 February 2011, 10:39 am | United Nations
The United Nations Conference on Disarmament (CD), the world’s sole multilateral forum on the issue, must move ahead vigorously on a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear devices or risk slipping into irrelevance, Secretary-General ... More >>
UN Mission Extended In Timor-Leste For Another Year
Friday, 25 February 2011, 10:37 am | United Nations
New York, Feb 24 2011 2:10PM The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations mission in Timor-Leste for another year so that it can continue to assist the fledgling nation consolidate peace, democracy and the rule of law, as ... More >>
UN Mission Extended In Timor-Leste For Another Year
Friday, 25 February 2011, 10:35 am | United Nations
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations mission in Timor-Leste for another year so that it can continue to assist the fledgling nation consolidate peace, democracy and the rule of law, as well as support the preparations ... More >>
UN: Powerful New Agency for Women and Girls
Friday, 25 February 2011, 10:30 am | United Nations
Luminaries from the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, the media, music and film are joining the United Nations today as it "http://www.unwomen.org/2011/02/un-women-celebrates-launch-as-powerful-driver-of-womens-equality/" >celebrates the birth of a powerful new agency giving voice to women and girls worldwide. More >>
UN: Intl Intervention Need In Israeli- Palestinian Conflict
Friday, 25 February 2011, 10:27 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations official today called for “credible and effective international intervention” to break the impasse in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, noting that a negotiated solution would help stabilize a Middle East currently in ... More >>
UN: Myanmar’s Human Rights Abuses
Friday, 25 February 2011, 10:25 am | United Nations
Human rights violations in Myanmar are burdening other countries in the region, with an influx of refuges fleeing a host of abuses from forced labour and land confiscation to arbitrary detention and sexual violence, a United Nations expert warned today. More >>
UN: Over 50 Somali Refugees Dead Or Missing
Friday, 25 February 2011, 10:21 am | United Nations
Over 50 Somali refugees, including women and children, apparently drowned when their boat capsized in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday, the highest toll in more than three years in the perilous exodus of thousands fleeing fighting in their homeland, the ... More >>
UN: Transition to Democracy in Tunisia
Friday, 25 February 2011, 10:18 am | United Nations
The clear separation of powers between the executive, legislative and judicial branches in Tunisia after the ouster of its long-time ruler is vital for the North African country’s future, with human rights and dignity at its core, a United Nations mission ... More >>
UN: Ensure Freedom Of Expression In Cambodia
Friday, 25 February 2011, 10:16 am | United Nations
An independent United Nations expert today voiced his concern about the use of the crime of incitement against human rights defenders in Cambodia, while stressing the need to ensure that people can express their views peacefully and without fear. More >>
UN: Human Rights Situation In Côte D’Ivoire Getting Worse
Friday, 25 February 2011, 10:14 am | United Nations
New York, Feb 24 2011 10:10AM A new United Nations report highlights an ongoing pattern of human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, abductions and excessive use of force, in Côte d’Ivoire since the November election and warns that the ... More >>
Ban Ki- Moon: Advancing Decolonization Process
Friday, 25 February 2011, 9:34 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged greater cooperation between the United Nations body dealing with decolonization, the administering countries and the remaining 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories so that the people of these territories can exercise ... More >>
Egypt: UN Launches Initiative For Children
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 1:05 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its national partners in Egypt have launched a psycho-social support programme for children who were affected by violence during the uprising that led to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak ... More >>
UN: Anniversary of Kuwait's Liberation from Iraq
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 1:01 pm | United Nations
Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro will travel tomorrow to Kuwait to represent United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon at ceremonies to mark the 20th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait on Saturday. More >>
UN And African Partners Adopt Joint Strategy On Somalia
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 11:23 am | United Nations
The United Nations and its African partners today adopted a joint strategy designed to help the troubled interim government in Somalia manage the transitional period. More >>
UN: Ban Calls On Hollywood
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 10:46 am | United Nations
Wielding an Oscar that the United Nations won over 60 years ago for a film on children with disabilities, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is seeking to mobilize Hollywood to help the world body fund and spread its humanitarian message to every corner of ... More >>
UN: Vital To Keep Borders Open For People Fleeing Libya
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 10:38 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today welcomed the “positive indications” it has received from Tunisia and Egypt that they will keep their borders open for people fleeing violence in neighbouring Libya. More >>
Timor-Leste Carries Out UN-Backed Birth Registration
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 10:36 am | United Nations
Timor-Leste is carrying out a United Nations-backed campaign this week targeting over 200,000 children under the age of five who have not been registered at birth – an important step to ensuring that a child has proof of identity and can enrol ... More >>
UN: Verdicts Welcome In DR Congo Mass Rape Case
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 10:34 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has welcomed the guilty verdicts handed down this week by a military court for rape and other human rights abuses committed by national army personnel ... More >>
