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UN Official Extols Role Of Mother Languages
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:20 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with preserving the world's cultural heritage and promoting education today highlighted the importance of mother languages, stressing their role as sources of human knowledge and creativity, and vehicles of ... More >>
Belarus: UN Rights Official Speaks Out
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:17 am | United Nations
The top United Nations human rights official today voiced deep concern at the harsh sentencing of Vasil Parfyankou in the first of dozens of trials against opposition leaders and supporters in Belarus. More >>
UN: Restraint By Arab Leaders As Protests Continue
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:15 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has once again called for the non-use of force and respect for basic freedoms, as he voiced concern about reports of escalating violence and bloodshed amid the protests in North Africa and the Middle East. More >>
UN's Amos Lauds Qatar's Role In Global Relief Efforts
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:14 am | United Nations
United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos wrapped up her first visit to Qatar today by commending the important role played by the Gulf nation in global relief efforts, particularly in disaster response. More >>
UN: Investing In Young People Key To Reducing Rural Poverty
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 4:37 pm | United Nations
Investing in rural youth in developing countries is vital to eradicating poverty in those communities and ensuring global food security, the head of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) stressed on Saturday. More >>
US Vetoes Security Council Resolution On Israeli Settlements
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 3:54 pm | United Nations
The United States today vetoed a Security Council resolution condemning all Israeli settlements established in occupied Palestinian territory since 1967 as illegal, saying that while it agreed that the settlements are illegitimate the resolution ... More >>
UN: Sri Lankan Farmers Need Urgent Help
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 3:10 pm | United Nations
Sri Lanka may have lost up to 40 per cent of the national rice harvest to the two waves of floods that ravaged the country in December and January, and inhabitants of the affected areas will need continued humanitarian support until they recover ... More >>
UN Food Experts Call For Increased Agricultural Investment
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 3:05 pm | United Nations
Faced with soaring food prices for the second time in three years, senior United Nations experts today called for greater investment in agriculture from both the public and private sectors to increase smallholder productivity. More >>
Liberia At ‘Critical Juncture’ In Post-War Recovery
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 3:02 pm | United Nations
Liberia has reached “a critical juncture” in its long recovery from civil war as it prepares for its second democratic elections later this year, and considerable work remains to be done before the United Nations can hand over security responsibilities ... More >>
UN To Discuss Global Issues With Entertainment Industry
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 3:00 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be in Los Angeles next week as part of the United Nations initiative that aims to raise the profile of critical global issues in partnership with the international film and television industries. More >>
UN Calls For ‘New Era Of Social Justice’
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 2:57 pm | United Nations
With 80 per cent of the world’s people lacking adequate social protection and global inequalities growing, top United Nations officials are calling for a new era of social justice that offers basic services, decently paid jobs, and safeguards for the poor, ... More >>
UN Rights Chief Condemns Violence Against Protesters
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 2:49 pm | United Nations
The United Nations human rights chief today denounced the violence by security forces against protesters in Libya, Bahrain and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa as illegal and excessively heavy-handed. More >>
UN: Moving Ivorian Refugees In Liberia To New Camp
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 2:46 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today began "http://www.unhcr.org/4d5be1819.html" >relocating Ivorians who fled the political turmoil and violence in their country away from the border area in Liberia to a newly established camp further west, aiming ... More >>
UN: Kenya Kicks Off Effort To Reduce Vehicle Emissions
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 2:43 pm | United Nations
Kenya has officially launched its transition to low-sulphur diesel as part of a United Nations-backed effort to improve air quality and reduce vehicle emissions across East Africa. More >>
UN: Late US Diplomat Holbrooke A Shining Example
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 2:40 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today held up veteran United States diplomat Richard Holbrooke, who died in December, as a steadfast friend of the United Nations and a shining example of what the Organization can aspire to be. More >>
UN: Social Protection Schemes Combat Poverty
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 2:39 pm | United Nations
Improving social protection is the most effective way to combat poverty in developing countries, a United Nations official said today, adding that poorer nations are coming up with innovative ways to ensure that their citizens have basic social security. More >>
UN: Cheap Transfer Costs For Migrants Sending Money Home
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 2:37 pm | United Nations
The United Nations agency that promotes the integration of developing countries into the world economy is calling for cheaper ways for migrant workers to send money back home so as to maximize the economic impact. More >>
UN: Prevention of Repeat Fraud In Haiti’s Run-Off Elections
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 2:36 pm | United Nations
Measures are being taken at the 1,500 voting centres for Haiti’s presidential run-off election next month to prevent a repetition of fraud that marred the first round last November, a senior United Nations official said today. More >>
UN "Outraged" At Libya Authorities Firing On Protesters
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 12:42 pm | United Nations
The Secretary-General is outraged at press reports that the Libyan authorities have been firing at demonstrators from war planes and helicopters. Such attacks against civilians, if confirmed, would constitute a serious violation of international humanitarian ... More >>
UN Extends Deployment Of Extra Troops In Côte D’Ivoire
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 12:02 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today decided to "http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2011/sc10176.doc.htm" >extend up to three months the temporary redeployment of United Nations peacekeeping units from Liberia to Côte d’Ivoire, which has been bedevilled by a political ... More >>
