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UN: Global Food Prices May Be Even Higher in 2011
Thursday, 18 November 2010, 10:36 am | United Nations
Global food import bills may pass the $1 trillion mark in 2010, a level not seen since food prices peaked in 2008, says a new United Nations report, which warns that harder times could be ahead without a major increase in food production next year. More >>
Ban Stresses Tolerance Among Communities
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 12:47 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the importance of tolerance among people and communities, saying it was the foundation for a global harmonious society with shared values. More >>
Sanctions Against DPR Korea Biting
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 12:09 pm | United Nations
Sanctions imposed by the Security Council on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to persuade it to abandon its nuclear weapons programme are having a substantial impact, although there is no indication that the country is ready to ... More >>
New Additions to UN List of Intangible Heritage
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 12:01 pm | United Nations
Spanish Flamenco, traditional Mexican cuisine and Chinese acupuncture are among the 46 new elements added today to the United Nations-endorsed list of the world’s intangible cultural heritage. More >>
UN Development Chief: Climate Change in Bangladesh
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 11:56 am | United Nations
Bangladesh’s positive steps towards achieving the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) must be protected from the negative effects of climate change, according to the United Nations development chief. More >>
Climate Change: Inaction Will Cause Economic Risk
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 11:53 am | United Nations
The world risks economic crises larger than the recent global financial disruption unless governments, policy-makers and delegates to the forthcoming United Nations conference on climate change take action to combat global warming, major investors ... More >>
Actress Monique Coleman First UN ‘Youth Champion'
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 11:07 am | United Nations
United States actress Monique Coleman, best known for playing Taylor McKessie in the “High School Musical” movies, was today appointed the first ever ‘Youth Champion’ by the United Nations to raise awareness about the challenges facing ... More >>
Indonesian Volcano: Displaced Women Obtain UN Help
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 11:05 am | United Nations
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has provided critical medical and other assistance to tens of thousands of pregnant women, who are among the 340,000 people uprooted by the recent eruptions of Indonesia’s Mount Merapi. More >>
Sudan: Security Council Calls for ‘Urgent Action’
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 10:59 am | United Nations
The Security Council today urged parties to the 2005 peace pact that ended the country’s long-running civil war to take urgent action to ensure the holding of peaceful and credible referenda on self-determination in less than two months’ time. More >>
Renowned Pakistani Lawyer Awarded UN Prize
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 10:55 am | United Nations
One of Pakistan’s leading human rights defenders, Asma Jahangir, was today named as this year’s winner of a United Nations award that recognizes outstanding individual contribution to promoting a culture of human rights around the world. More >>
Ban: Africa’s Youth Can Do Great Things
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 10:51 am | United Nations
Africa’s young population can drive the continent’s future development, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon told an international symposium taking place in Benin. More >>
Most People Worldwide Have No Social Security
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 10:48 am | United Nations
Basic social security remains out of reach for most people across the world, especially in poorer countries, despite the crucial role it plays in cushioning people from the consequences of economic crises, according to a United Nations report unveiled ... More >>
Ban: UN Has Benefitted from Legacies of Roosevelt
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 2:31 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today declared that United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s vision lives on in the United Nations Charter’s “collective commitment to peace and security, economic and social welfare, tolerance and fundamental ... More >>
Migiro - Africa Can Reach Development Targets
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 1:57 pm | United Nations
Africa, with its immense human and material wealth, can achieve the globally agreed development targets world leaders have pledged to achieve by 2015, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro told United Nations agencies working on the continent, while also ... More >>
Ban Urges People of Guinea to Accept Poll Results
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 1:48 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the people of Guinea to accept the results of the presidential run-off election held eight days ago and to resolve any differences through legal means. More >>
UN Official Recognized for helping Disabled People
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 1:33 pm | United Nations
A United Nations official was today honoured in Germany for harnessing the power of sport to foster the social inclusion and well-being of people living with physical and mental disabilities worldwide. More >>
Guinea Must Accept Presidential Poll Results
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 12:18 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the people of Guinea to accept the results of the presidential run-off election held eight days ago and to resolve any differences through legal means. More >>
Haiti’s Cholera Cases Likely to Increase
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 12:17 pm | United Nations
As data collection improves in communities affected by the cholera outbreak in Haiti, the number of reported cases is expected to rise significantly, the top United Nations relief official there said today. More >>
Africa Can Reach Development Targets
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 11:53 am | United Nations
Africa, with its immense human and material wealth, can achieve the globally agreed development targets world leaders have pledged to achieve by 2015, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro told United Nations agencies working on the continent, while also ... More >>
Legacies of Eleanor And Franklin Roosevelt
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 11:52 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today declared that United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s vision lives on in the United Nations Charter’s “collective commitment to peace and security, economic and social welfare, tolerance and fundamental ... More >>
