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Projects In Guatemala And Nepal Win UN Environment Prize
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 10:32 am | United Nations
New York, Feb 23 2011 12:10PM A forest conservation initiative in Guatemala and a sustainable development project in Nepal are the recipients of this year’s Sasakawa Prize, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today. More >>
Ban Returns Hastily To UN Headquarters To Deal With Libya
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 10:30 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon cut short a visit to Los Angeles to return to United Nations Headquarters today to address the crisis in Libya, calling for punishment of those using violence against civilians after a long “blunt” phone call to ... More >>
Pakistan: UN Development Chief Pledges Continued Support
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 10:27 am | United Nations
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has promised to continue supporting the Government of Pakistan in its efforts to rebuild infrastructure and restore the social services and livelihoods destroyed by last year’s massive floods. More >>
UN Human Rights Council To Hold Special Session On Libya
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 10:23 am | United Nations
New York, Feb 23 2011 10:10AM The United Nations Human Rights Council "http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=10749&LangID=E" >announced today that it will hold a special session on Friday to discuss the situation in Libya, as calls continue to mount for an end to the use of force against protesters ... More >>
EU draft refuses to condemn Qaddafi
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 10:21 am | United Nations
GENEVA, February 23, 2010 - UN Watch, which spearheaded this week’s successful appeal by 70 human rights groups for an urgent UN Human Rights Council session on Libya, expressed disappointment with a draft resolution circulated today by the EU ... More >>
UN Hub for ICT Capacity Development
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 5:01 pm | United Nations
Looking to enhance climate change and disaster management capacity, over forty government officials and international organization representatives join Untied Nations workshop in the Republic of Korea. More >>
Ban ‘Appalled’ At Reported Murder By Somali Pirates
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 1:57 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced horror at the reported killing of four United States hostages on a yacht held by pirates off the coast of Somalia. More >>
Timor-Leste Continues To Consolidate Peace And Development
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 11:27 am | United Nations
With Timor-Leste continuing to consolidate peace and stability and promote development, the United Nations is already planning for the end of a mission in the once troubled country that could serve as an example for other operations, a senior UN official ... More >>
Côte D’Ivoire: UN Deplores Excess Use of Force
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 11:23 am | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire today deplored the excessive use of force against demonstrators in the city of Abidjan and surrounding areas over the past couple of days, saying the violence had left dozens of people dead or wounded. More >>
UN: Guinea-Bissau Progresses On Path Towards Stability
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:58 am | United Nations
Guinea-Bissau is countering the effects of last year’s unrest, and the United Nations is helping to promote security sector reform in a country that has been dogged by war, coups and assassinations in recent years, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says ... More >>
Lebanon: Prime Minister-Designate Briefs UN Envoy
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:55 am | United Nations
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon met today with Prime Minister-designate Najib Miqati, who briefed him on his continuing efforts concerning the formation of a new government. More >>
NZ: Ban Voices Sadness At Loss Of Life
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:53 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed deep sadness at the loss of life and destruction of property in New Zealand resulting from the earthquake that struck Christchurch, the country’s second largest city, and surrounding areas. More >>
UN: Focus Placed On Education
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:52 am | United Nations
Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro today underscored the importance of education in raising the status of women in society and called for greater investment in measures to ensure gender equality, deploring the fact that two-thirds of illiterate adults ... More >>
UN Expert Urges Solomon Islands To Break Aid Dependency
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:40 am | United Nations
Noting that foreign aid accounts for over 60 per cent of the development budget of the Solomon Islands, an independent United Nations expert today called on the Government and its donor partners to design a strategy to help break the cycle of aid dependency. More >>
UN Agency Chooses India To Host World Environment Day
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:38 am | United Nations
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today "http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=659&ArticleID=6909&l=en" >announced that India will be the global host of this year’s World Environment Day (WED) on 5 June, during which the intrinsic link between quality of life and ... More >>
UN: Pakistan Needs To Invest More In Risk Reduction
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:32 am | United Nations
Pakistan is at risk of increased loss of lives, property and livelihoods in future if it fails to invest in disaster preparedness, the top United Nations official on disaster risk reduction, Margareta Wahlström, said today at the end of a five-day ... More >>
UN: DR Congo Mass Rape Verdicts Send Strong Signal
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:29 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations official has welcomed today's verdicts by a military court in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which mark the first time that a high-ranking commander and several other army personnel were arrested, tried and ... More >>
Darfur: UN-African Mission Voices Concern
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:27 am | United Nations
The United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur today voiced its grave concern after a rebel leader warned that airports in the strife-torn region, as well as the rest of Sudan, have been designated as military targets and could ... More >>
UN Condemns Israeli Demolition Of Palestinian Shelter
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:25 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations official today condemned the demolition of temporary tented structures sheltering families from the weather in Khirbet Tana near the West Bank city of Nablus, the second such incident affecting this community this month. More >>
UN Reports Benefits of Investing In 'Green Economy'
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:22 am | United Nations
Investing around $1.3 trillion -- or two per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) -- into ten key sectors can kick-start a transition towards a low-carbon, resource-efficient 'green economy' that can also help reduce poverty, says a new United Nations report ... More >>
