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Asian Countries Dominate Global Export of Information Tech
Friday, 4 February 2011, 10:58 am | United Nations
More than a third of the world’s information and communications technology (ICT) exports now originate from mainland China and its special administrative region of Hong Kong, a United Nations agency reported today, citing data that also shows that ... More >>
Alarmed at Rise in Killings-UN Urges Iran to Halt Executions
Friday, 4 February 2011, 10:57 am | United Nations
Voicing alarm at reports that at least 66 people have been executed in Iran in January alone, including several political activists, the United Nations human rights chief today once again called on the Government to halt the use of the death penalty. More >>
UN Calls on Burundi to Set Up National Human Rights Body
Friday, 4 February 2011, 10:54 am | United Nations
An independent United Nations expert today welcomed the adoption of the law on setting up Burundi’s national human rights body and urged the authorities to set it up without delay. More >>
UN Urges Egyptian Authorities to Heed Call for Democracy
Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 12:39 pm | United Nations
United Nations officials, including its human right chief, today voiced alarm at the high number of casualties amid the protests in Egypt, while calling on the country’s authorities to heed the demands of the people for democratic reform and respect for ... More >>
Further Study Needed on Link Between Flu Shot and Narcolepsy
Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 12:36 pm | United Nations
The United Nations health agency today called for further investigation into a possible link between GlaxoSmithKline’s Pandemrix H1N1 flu vaccine and narcolepsy, after a Finnish study suggested children who got the shot were nine times more likely to ... More >>
UN Urges Solutions to Climate-Related Crises in Kenya
Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 12:33 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations relief official said today that Kenya’s humanitarian challenges, most of them the result of recurring drought and rapid urbanization, can be addressed through measures that ensure that communities have the capacity to adapt to changing ... More >>
Belarus: Ban Again Calls on Government to Release Detainees
Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 11:27 am | United Nations
Voicing concern at reports of harassment of political opponents in Belarus, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated his call for the release of journalists, opposition candidates and their supporters detained after recent presidential elections. More >>
Ban Urges Calm in Southern Sudan During Referendum Process
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 1:25 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged both parties to the peace agreement that ended Sudan’s North-South war to remain calm as the results of the referendum on the future of the south are finalized, commending the two sides for the peaceful ... More >>
Urgent Steps Needed to Curb Rising Food Prices
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 1:21 pm | United Nations
Senior United Nations officials today called for urgent steps to rein in the rising prices for basic farm produce, petroleum and raw industrial materials whose volatility hits the world’s poorest people the hardest. “Such volatility has huge negative ... More >>
African Anti-Malaria Initiative Offers Good Model
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 1:20 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the success achieved by the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) in saving thousands of lives across the continent, saying it offers a good model for tackling other social ills. “The African Leaders ... More >>
Ban Underlines Need to Support Somali Govt's Reconciliation
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 1:18 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the need to assist Somalia’s transitional Government in its effort to initiate reconciliation with other political and armed groups that renounce the use of violence in favour of the formation of local civil ... More >>
Ukraine: UN Concerned at Reported Govt Probes of HIV/AIDS
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 1:17 pm | United Nations
The United Nations today voiced concern at reported Ukrainian Government-led investigations of HIV/AIDS programmes run by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) while at the same time praising a new law promoting a human rights-based approach to the disease. More >>
Egypt: Ban Calls on Leaders to Take ‘Bold’ Steps
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 1:15 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on Egypt’s leaders to take some “bold measures” to address the concerns of the scores of thousands of people who have been demonstrating for change, stressing at the same time that the protests must ... More >>
Fish Demand Reaches All-Time High - Global Stocks Still Low
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 1:14 pm | United Nations
Fish consumption has reached an all-time high and more people than ever are employed in or depend on the fisheries sector, according to a new United Nations report, which also warns that global fish stocks have not improved. “That there has been no improvement ... More >>
Ban Discusses Global Issues With Presidents of France/Rwanda
Monday, 31 January 2011, 4:11 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today had a meeting with the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, during which he reaffirmed United Nations' commitment to working closely with the Group of 20 industrialized and emerging economies to generate innovative ... More >>
Afghanistan-UN Pact on Preventing Children into Armed Forces
Monday, 31 January 2011, 4:10 pm | United Nations
The United Nations and the Government of Afghanistan today signed an agreement in which the country made a commitment to protect children affected by armed conflict and to prevent the recruitment of minors into the national armed forces. More >>
UN Voice Readiness to Help Tunisia Hold Credible Elections
Monday, 31 January 2011, 4:07 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for support for the establishment of an inclusive interim government in Tunisia, telling the summit of the African Union that the United Nations is willing to help the North African country hold credible ... More >>
Blocs Must Remain United To Ensure Respect Of Poll Results
Sunday, 30 January 2011, 2:33 pm | United Nations
Côte D''Ivoire: UN And African Blocs Must Remain United To Ensure Respect Of Poll Results – Ban More >>
Ban Reiterates Concern Over Côte D'ivoire Crisis
Sunday, 30 January 2011, 12:03 pm | United Nations
Ban Reiterates Concern Over Côte D'ivoire Crisis At Meeting With West African Officials More >>
Mediator Welcomes Movements Commitment To Doha Peace Process
Sunday, 30 January 2011, 11:38 am | United Nations
The African Union-United Nations chief mediator for Darfur today welcomed a joint statement by the main the armed movements in the western Sudanese region in which they, for the first time, expressed their commitment to the internally-facilitated ... More >>
