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Head of UN Food Aid Agency Begins Visit to Middle East
Tuesday, 18 January 2011, 10:10 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Josette Sheeran, today began a three-day mission to the occupied Palestinian territory, Israel and Jordan, during which she will visit the agency’s projects and meet with government officials, ... More >>
Ban: Global Revolution Needed to Ensure Clean Energy for All
Tuesday, 18 January 2011, 10:03 am | United Nations
With 1.6 billion people in developing countries still lacking access to electricity, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for a global revolution to address the world’s energy challenges. “Our challenge is transformation. We need a global ... More >>
UN Panel on Sudan's Referendum Satisfied With Polling
Monday, 17 January 2011, 9:33 am | United Nations
The United Nations panel tasked with monitoring the referendum on the future status of Southern Sudan today welcomed yesterday's conclusion of polling, saying the process was well organized and enabled the people of the region to express their will freely. More >>
UN Chief Welcomes End Of Polling In Southern Sudan
Sunday, 16 January 2011, 2:31 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the end of the polling period for the referendum on the self-determination of Southern Sudan, and congratulated the people for their patience and peaceful determination to cast their ballots, which characterized ... More >>
Haiti’s Recovery Multi-Year Effort
Sunday, 16 January 2011, 1:51 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 14 2011 7:10PM The relief effort after Haiti’s devastating earthquake a year ago has helped millions of people, but a multi-year initiative with full international support is crucial to put the country on its feet, the top United Nations humanitarian ... More >>
Officials Call On Niger To Hold Free And Fair Elections
Sunday, 16 January 2011, 1:50 pm | United Nations
Members of a joint United Nations-African delegation concluded their two-day visit to Niger today by calling for the holding of free and fair legislative and presidential elections later this month. More >>
Nepal Mission - UN Urges Redoubled Efforts
Sunday, 16 January 2011, 1:19 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 14 2011 4:10PM Marking the end of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council today urged the Government and all political parties to find a way to complete the country’s peace process. More >>
Somalia: UN Calls For Greater International Support
Sunday, 16 January 2011, 1:17 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 14 2011 4:10PM The United Nations today called for international financial and other support to help the UN-backed African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia (AMISOM) regain full control of Mogadishu, the war-torn country’s embattled capital, ... More >>
‘Concrete Intelligence’ Of Ex-President’s Incitement
Saturday, 15 January 2011, 10:33 pm | United Nations
The United Nations has “concrete intelligence” that the former Côte d’Ivoire president, who refuses to step down despite his election defeat, is inciting violence against its peacekeepers and his own countrymen, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said ... More >>
UN Experts Urge End To Use Of Excessive Force
Saturday, 15 January 2011, 10:10 pm | United Nations
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today urged the Tunisian Government to control the use of force against peaceful demonstrators, after 21 deaths were officially confirmed over a two-day period between 8 and 9 January. More >>
UN Chief Outlines Priorities For 2011
Saturday, 15 January 2011, 10:04 pm | United Nations
>From promoting sustainable development and mitigating climate change to empowering women to keeping nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today laid out the United Nations agenda for the coming year. More >>
UN Expert Urges Protection For Palestinians
Saturday, 15 January 2011, 10:02 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 14 2011 12:10PM An independent United Nations human rights expert today "http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=10633&LangID=E" >called on the international community to intervene following what he described as ... More >>
Next Round Of UN-Backed Western Sahara Talks Slated
Saturday, 15 January 2011, 10:01 pm | United Nations
New York, Jan 14 2011 11:10AM The next round of informal talks between the parties to the conflict over Western Sahara will take place from 21 to 23 January in New York, the United Nations announced today. More >>
Challenges Remain To Ensure Quality Education In Senegal
Saturday, 15 January 2011, 9:59 pm | United Nations
While Senegal has played a leading role in the promotion of global commitments to ensure the right to education, less than half of its citizens are literate and significant challenges remain in providing quality education in the country, says an independent ... More >>
Security Council Lauds UN Preventive Diplomacy Work in Asia
Friday, 14 January 2011, 9:43 am | United Nations
The Security Council today expressed its appreciation of efforts by the United Nations regional centre for preventive diplomacy in Central Asia to support countries there to respond to regional challenges, including the situation in Kyrgyzstan, and to ... More >>
Three Crew Members of UN Air Service Abducted in Darfur
Friday, 14 January 2011, 9:42 am | United Nations
Three Bulgarian crew members working for the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) were abducted in Darfur today, just over one month after three of their colleagues were freed after more than a month in captivity. More >>
UN Ramping Up Aid to Thousands of Flood-Affected Sri Lankans
Friday, 14 January 2011, 9:32 am | United Nations
United Nations agencies in Sri Lanka are stepping up efforts in cooperation with the Government to help the over one million people affected by the severe floods that have struck the South Asian nation in recent weeks. The world body will launch ... More >>
Niger: Officials Assess Progress Towards Democratic Poll
Friday, 14 January 2011, 9:31 am | United Nations
A joint United Nations-African mission arrived in Niger today to assess progress by the transitional authorities in organizing elections following last year’s coup and a recent wave of arrests. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative ... More >>
UN Chief and European Official Begin Joint Visit to Yemen
Friday, 14 January 2011, 9:29 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee chief arrived in Yemen today along with the European Union’s top humanitarian official to assess assistance to civilians displaced by conflict in the country’s north, as well as challenges posed by the continuing influx of ... More >>
UN Deplores Ambush of Peacekeepers in Côte D’ivoire
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 12:05 pm | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire today spoke out against an ambush of its peacekeepers by armed forces loyal to outgoing president Laurent Gbagbo in the country’s capital of Abidjan overnight. A team made up of UN police ... More >>
