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UN Concerned Over China’s Crackdown on Rights Defenders
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 10:17 am | United Nations
Three independent United Nations experts today voiced concern over the crackdown on human rights defenders during the two months since jailed activist Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. More >>
Iraq Donates Wheat Flour to Flood-Affected Pakistanis
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 10:15 am | United Nations
The Government of Iraq today shipped 4,000 tons of wheat flour to Pakistan as its contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) relief effort in support of people affected by the devastating floods that hit the South Asian country ... More >>
Resettlement Scheme for Refugees in Nepal Passes 40,000 Mark
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 10:13 am | United Nations
A United Nations initiative launched three years ago to resettle tens of thousands of refugees from camps in eastern Nepal passed the 40,000 mark today, the world body’s refugee agency reported. “This is a tremendous achievement which would not have ... More >>
Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Monday, 13 December 2010, 10:17 am | United Nations
Since the United Nations was established over 60 years ago, there have been dramatic advances in crafting and implementing a system of universal human rights – rights which are, under international law, applicable to each and every one of us: old and ... More >>
UN Officials Hail Climate Change Deal
Sunday, 12 December 2010, 12:49 pm | United Nations
The United Nations climate change talks in Cancún have concluded with a package of decisions to help countries advance towards a low-emissions future, delivering what the world body's top officials have hailed as a victory in the battle against ... More >>
Sri Lanka: UN Helps Government Respond To Widespread Floods
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 2:23 pm | United Nations
United Nations agencies are helping the Government of Sri Lanka address the humanitarian needs of more than 100,000 people affected by flash floods and landslides over the past month as heavy rains continue to fall. More >>
Concern At Violations Of Iran Sanctions
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 2:21 pm | United Nations
Chair Of UN Monitoring Body Voices Concern At Violations Of Iran Sanctions New York, Dec 10 2010 5:10PM More >>
Support To Address ‘Chronic Catastrophe’ In Somalia
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 2:20 pm | United Nations
Somalia remains in a state of “chronic catastrophe” with two million people in need of humanitarian assistance, high levels of internal displacement and indications that a creeping drought could push more people into hunger, the senior United Nations ... More >>
Decriminalization Of Homosexuality A Human Rights Imperative
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 2:18 pm | United Nations
New York, Dec 10 2010 4:10PM Noting that over 70 countries still consider homosexuality a crime, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appealed for its complete and universal decriminalization, stressing that human rights must always trump cultural attitudes ... More >>
Europe-India Trade Pact Threatens Medicines
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 1:56 pm | United Nations
New York, Dec 10 2010 1:10PM A draft free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and India could deprive millions of people in the developing world of life-saving and life-prolonging medicines, particularly the HIV-infected, an independent United ... More >>
UN Chief Appoints Special Advisor On Human Security
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 1:43 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Yukio Takasu of Japan as his special advisor on human security, following a General Assembly "http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=a/res/64/291" >resolution in July that recognized the need to continue discussions on the issue. More >>
Latest Round Of UN-Backed Western Sahara Talks
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 1:42 pm | United Nations
The next round of informal talks between the parties to the conflict over Western Sahara will take place from 16 to 18 December in New York, the United Nations announced today. More >>
World Needs Surveillance System To Slash Avoidable Infection
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 1:17 pm | United Nations
New York, Dec 10 2010 6:10PM Health care-associated infections, an avoidable scourge estimated to affect hundreds of millions of people globally, are at least twice as high in the developing world as in high-income countries, according to the first ... More >>
Ban Calls For Final End To Racism
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 1:15 pm | United Nations
On Eve Of Year For People Of African Descent, Ban Calls For Final End To Racism More >>
Ivorian Refugees Arrive In Liberia And Guinea
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 1:13 pm | United Nations
Some 2,000 people, mostly women and children, from Côte d'Ivoire have entered neighbouring Liberia and Guinea amid the political deadlock precipitated by the dispute over the results of the Ivorian presidential elections, the United Nations refugee agency ... More >>
New UN Project Aims To Boost Food Security
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 1:12 pm | United Nations
The United Nations today "http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/48408/icode/" >announced a new regional project that will enable food producers in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua to boost food security by increasing production ... More >>
UN Shines Spotlight On Role Of Rights Defenders
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 1:10 pm | United Nations
New York, Dec 10 2010 9:10AM The United Nations marked Human Rights Day today by shining the spotlight on the hundreds of thousands of “largely unsung heroes,” the human rights defenders who risk dismissal, harassment, torture, jail and even ... More >>
UN Chief Lends Support to Global Road Safety Decade
Friday, 10 December 2010, 1:53 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took a further step in the campaign to improve road safety today, meeting with Oman’s Ambassador to the United Nations, who has sponsored several General Assembly resolutions on a scourge that kills one person about every ... More >>
More Resources Vital for Pakistan Flood Relief
Friday, 10 December 2010, 1:52 pm | United Nations
The United Nations humanitarian chief today urged the international community to provide the necessary resources to assist the millions of people in Pakistan who are still in need of vital assistance some four months after floods inundated large ... More >>
Israel: Ban Voices Concern Over Settlements
Friday, 10 December 2010, 1:36 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed concern over the settlement activity in the West Bank and East Jerusalem at a meeting with Israel’s Defence Minister Ehud Barak, during which the United Nations chief also raised the issue of freedom ... More >>
