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Despite Progress on Health, Syria Needs to Do More
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 10:51 am | United Nations
While commending Syria's efforts to advance the right to health, an independent United Nations expert today called on the Government to do more to ensure access to quality services for everyone living in the Middle Eastern nation. More >>
Despite Progress on Health, Syria Needs to Do More
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 10:22 am | United Nations
While commending Syria's efforts to advance the right to health, an independent United Nations expert today called on the Government to do more to ensure access to quality services for everyone living in the Middle Eastern nation. More >>
Climate Change: Compromise And Willingness Needed
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 10:12 am | United Nations
With just two weeks until the start in Mexico of a major global conference on climate change, the top United Nations official on the issue has emphasized the need for compromise in international efforts to reach a solution to the climate challenge. More >>
Afghan-Led Transition for Greater Stability
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 10:11 am | United Nations
The United Nations envoy mission in Afghanistan today reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the country in delivering governance, security and development, as the Government and its international partners met to discuss the progress made in recent ... More >>
UN Improving Urban Health Opens in Japan
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 10:10 am | United Nations
With more than half of the world's population now living in urban areas, leaders from governments, academia, media and non-governmental organizations have gathered today at a United Nations forum in Kobe, Japan, to examine how to improve the health ... More >>
Terrorism Ongoing And Evolving Global Threat
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 10:09 am | United Nations
With terrorist activities continuing unabated around the world, the head of a Security Council counter-terrorism body today stressed the need for all Member States to adhere to global treaties designed to combat the scourge. More >>
Kenya: Cultural Traditions for UN Protected List
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 10:08 am | United Nations
Parties to the international convention on the preservation of the world’s intangible cultural heritage gathered in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, today for a United Nations-convened meeting to examine cultural elements that need to be inscribed on the list of protected ... More >>
Bosnia and Herzegovina Stalemate Cannot Continue
Monday, 15 November 2010, 11:25 am | United Nations
The current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is marked by a political stalemate and stagnation on key reforms, and requires the continued attention of the international community, the Security Council was told today. More >>
Measures to Prevent Natural Hazard Losses
Monday, 15 November 2010, 11:21 am | United Nations
Losses caused by natural disasters across the world could triple to $185 billion annually by the end of this century, even without taking into account the impact of climate change, according to the findings of a joint study by the United Nations ... More >>
Quick Response to Cholera Saved Lives in Haiti
Monday, 15 November 2010, 11:17 am | United Nations
Timely response by the Government of Haiti and humanitarian agencies to the cholera outbreak in the country saved lives, with more than 11,000 patients having been treated in hospitals since cases were first reported last month, the United Nations said ... More >>
Arab Women and Youth Crucial for Development
Monday, 15 November 2010, 11:13 am | United Nations
Ensuring jobs for young people and empowering women are vital to advance development in the Arab region, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said today, calling on countries to tap the potential of these two important segments of society. More >>
End to Discrimination Against Migrants Urged
Monday, 15 November 2010, 10:40 am | United Nations
New York, Nov 11 2010 2:10PM. The top United Nations human rights official has urged States to end the criminalization of irregular migrants and to reduce barriers to human mobility by expanding channels for legal migration, deploring the discrimination, ... More >>
Ban Urges Focus on Development
Monday, 15 November 2010, 10:32 am | United Nations
As leaders of the world’s major economies gather in Seoul to discuss currency policies and trade imbalances, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the need to focus on improving the lives of the poor and achieving development goals such as slashing ... More >>
Progress on Security Council Reform
Monday, 15 November 2010, 10:27 am | United Nations
New York, Nov 11 2010 1:10PM The President of the General Assembly today kicked off an annual debate on reforming the Security Council by urging Member States to show the necessary flexibility and creativity needed to make progress on an issue that ... More >>
Sudan: UN Panel Monitoring Referenda Arrives
Monday, 15 November 2010, 10:20 am | United Nations
The United Nations panel tasked with monitoring the upcoming referenda on self-determination in Sudan has arrived in the country ahead of the start of voter registration for the vote on the status of Southern Sudan. More >>
Ban Urges Early Diabetes Diagnosis and Treatment
Monday, 15 November 2010, 10:15 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed that early diagnosis and effective treatment are critical to the management of diabetes, saying it is "unacceptable" that people with the condition die because they lack information, treatment or access to life-saving ... More >>
Global Effort Against TB Bearing Fruit
Monday, 15 November 2010, 10:04 am | United Nations
New York, Nov 11 2010 4:10PM An estimated 41 million people have been cured of tuberculosis (TB) over the past 15 years through a treatment strategy recommended by the United Nations health agency, according to a new report, but success remains fragile and ... More >>
Africa: UN Develops Guide on Appropriate Crops
Monday, 15 November 2010, 9:53 am | United Nations
Farmers in 43 African countries can now consult a “quick reference calendar” developed by the United Nations agriculture agency for advice on the most appropriate crops to plant, based on climatic conditions and soil types in the areas where they ... More >>
Africa: Mass Polio Vaccination Drive
Monday, 15 November 2010, 9:49 am | United Nations
A United Nations-backed polio immunization campaign targeting three million children and adults in Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Angola will begin on Friday in response to a recent outbreak. More >>
Somalia: Execution of Teenage Girls
Monday, 15 November 2010, 9:25 am | United Nations
Several independent United Nations experts today condemned the recent public execution of two teenage girls in central Somalia, voicing deep concern that groups such as the Islamic militant Al-Shabaab are taking the Horn of Africa nation “back into ... More >>
