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Ban Calls on Israelis and Palestinians to Make Peace
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 11:07 am | United Nations
The United Nations today marked the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People with a challenge from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to both Israelis and Palestinians to show the statesmanship and political courage needed to reach peace. More >>
New Approach Needed to End Extreme Poverty
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 11:03 am | United Nations
The number of people living in extreme poverty in the world’s least developed countries (LDCs) has been on the rise despite higher national incomes in some of those States, a senior United Nations official said today, calling for a review of the current ... More >>
Darfur Mediation Team Kick Off Talks on Peace Process
Monday, 29 November 2010, 4:01 pm | United Nations
Members of the Darfur mediation team, including the United Nations, the African Union and Qatar, have arrived in the strife-torn Sudanese region to begin several days of consultations aimed at advancing the ongoing peace process. More >>
UN urges Myanmar authorities to build on recent developments
Monday, 29 November 2010, 3:50 pm | United Nations
A United Nations envoy on Sunday encouraged Myanmar authorities to build on recent developments towards democracy and national reconciliation, and to address concerns about the recent elections. Vijay Nambiar, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General ... More >>
Tackling Afghan Drugs And Crime
Sunday, 28 November 2010, 12:09 pm | United Nations
A top United Nations official today stressed the need for a broad strategy and greater international cooperation to boost counter-narcotics and crime prevention efforts in Afghanistan. More >>
Ban Deplores Rebel Attack in Central Africa
Sunday, 28 November 2010, 12:07 pm | United Nations
Ban Deplores Rebel Attack In North-East Central African Republic New York, Nov 27 2010 11:10AM More >>
UN Urges Peaceful Poll In Côte D'ivoire
Sunday, 28 November 2010, 12:06 pm | United Nations
The United Nations human rights chief today voiced deep concern about reports of politically-motivated violence ahead of Sunday's presidential run-off in Côte d'Ivoire, and called on the candidates and their supporters to renounce such behaviour. More >>
Regional Broadband Connectivity Framework
Saturday, 27 November 2010, 8:39 pm | United Nations
In an effort to harness the rapid developments in mobile telecommunications services to enhance broadband access, countries in Asia and the Pacific agreed today at a United Nations-backed meeting to set up a framework for regional connectivity. More >>
World Heritage Sites In Cyprus And Italy
Saturday, 27 November 2010, 8:09 pm | United Nations
A United Nations committee tasked with safeguarding the world’s valued cultural heritage that might be threatened in times of armed conflict has granted enhanced protection status to three sites in Cyprus and another one in Italy, it was announced ... More >>
Haiti: Going To Vote Will Not Spread Cholera
Saturday, 27 November 2010, 8:07 pm | United Nations
Haiti: Going To Vote Will Not Spread Cholera, UN Says As Efforts Mount To Stem Disease More >>
UN Reports Progress In Rehabilitating Child Soldiers
Saturday, 27 November 2010, 7:55 pm | United Nations
New York, Nov 26 2010 12:10PM A Security Council working group today reported significant progress on the release and reintegration of thousands of Nepalese child soldiers who fought in the decade-long civil war between the then-royalist government and ... More >>
Inter-Korean Dialogue Crucial
Saturday, 27 November 2010, 7:49 pm | United Nations
New York, Nov 26 2010 11:10AM An independent United Nations human rights expert today stressed the need for a quick resumption of dialogue between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to resolve issues such ... More >>
UN Agency Welcomes Serbia-Croatia Agreement
Saturday, 27 November 2010, 7:20 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today welcomed an agreement reached between Croatia and Serbia to resolve their mutual refugee and return issues, and called on the two nations to ensure that it is translated into concrete action. More >>
UN Survey Shows Declining Water Availability In Africa
Saturday, 27 November 2010, 12:23 pm | United Nations
The amount of water available per person in Africa is declining and only 26 of the continent's 53 countries are currently on track to reduce by half the number of people without sustainable access to clean drinking water by 2015, according to a survey ... More >>
UN Survey Shows Declining Water Availability in Africa
Friday, 26 November 2010, 1:06 pm | United Nations
The amount of water available per person in Africa is declining and only 26 of the continent's 53 countries are currently on track to reduce by half the number of people without sustainable access to clean drinking water by 2015, according to a survey ... More >>
Ecstasy and Related Drugs the Stimulants Most Abused in Asia
Friday, 26 November 2010, 1:04 pm | United Nations
Amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS), particularly methamphetamine, commonly known as ecstasy, are the drugs most widely abused in East and South-East Asia and have displaced the use of traditional narcotics such as heroin, opium and cannabis, according to ... More >>
UN: Changes in Support Structures for Poor Countries Needed
Friday, 26 November 2010, 12:59 pm | United Nations
Current international support measures for the least developed countries (LDCs) have failed to accelerate their growth and development and significant changes are needed to ensure better support structures for the poorer States, according to a United ... More >>
Kyrgyzstan: Further Funds for Humanitarian Services Sought
Friday, 26 November 2010, 11:37 am | United Nations
United Nations agencies and their partners in Kyrgyzstan have appealed for an additional $42 million to enable them continue providing humanitarian assistance to more 800,000 people affected by the unrest that rocked southern region of the country in June. More >>
Côte D''ivoire: New Measures to Ensure Credible Election
Friday, 26 November 2010, 11:32 am | United Nations
The United Nations envoy in Côte d''Ivoire today announced new measures to enhance the transparency and credibility of presidential election, three days ahead of the run-off poll in the West Africa country. Y. J. Choi, the Special Representative of ... More >>
Ending Rampant Violence Against Women is Everyone's Duty
Friday, 26 November 2010, 11:30 am | United Nations
Violence against women continues on a large scale across the world, much of it hidden, ignored or silenced, says the top United Nations human rights official, stressing that no country has come close to eliminating the vice, while urging every member ... More >>
