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Torture Survivor Takes Over As UN Expert
Friday, 5 November 2010, 5:11 pm | United Nations
Himself a torture survivor, human rights defender Juan Méndez of Argentina has taken over as the new United Nations independent expert on the scourge, vowing to help victims of torture. More >>
Partnerships Key To Feeding The World’s Hungry
Friday, 5 November 2010, 4:46 pm | United Nations
Food supply systems are failing the most vulnerable, and must be fixed through united action, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today in one of a series of recent events designed to raise awareness of global hunger. More >>
UN Launches Trust Fund For Victims Of Trafficking
Friday, 5 November 2010, 4:43 pm | United Nations
The plight of human trafficking victims received a major boost today with the launch of the UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons, just two months after the UN General Assembly adopted a wide-ranging plan to fight the global scourge. More >>
Global Mail Volumes Rebound After Slump – UN
Friday, 5 November 2010, 4:36 pm | United Nations
The volume of mail and parcels delivered through the world’s postal network is on the rise again after a down-turn during the global financial crisis, according to new data released today by the United Nations postal union. More >>
Protection For Iraq’s Religious Communities Urged
Friday, 5 November 2010, 4:28 pm | United Nations
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, strongly condemned this week’s attacks on religious communities in Iraq and urged the Iraqi Government to do more to protect civilians in an effort to prevent a deadly upsurge in sectarian violence. More >>
Build Your Own Index: 40 years of UNDP data online
Friday, 5 November 2010, 2:19 pm | United Nations
Website re-launched for 20th anniversary of Human Development Report with new interactive data tools, 20 years of past reports, expanded statistical resources More >>
UNDP Releases 2010 Human Development Index
Friday, 5 November 2010, 2:15 pm | United Nations
The 2010 Human Development Index (HDI)— a composite national measure of health, education and income for 169 countries— released today in the 20th anniversary edition of the Human Development Report shows Norway, Australia and New Zealand leading ... More >>
$47 Million Appeal for Flood-Ravaged Benin
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 5:35 pm | United Nations
The United Nations, its humanitarian partners and the Government of Benin today launched a joint $47 million emergency appeal to help nearly 800,000 people in the West African nation which is experiencing the worst flooding in a century. More >>
Ban Condemns Recent Wave of Bloody Attacks in Iraq
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 5:33 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemns the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Iraq, in which scores of civilians lost their lives and hundreds more were wounded. More >>
Review of UN Rights Council
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 5:33 pm | United Nations
The upcoming five-year review of the United Nations Human Rights Council should help it make a greater difference on the ground, reacting more swiftly and effectively to chronic and urgent abuses, the body’s president told the General Assembly today. More >>
Darfur: UN-African Union Mission Deeply Concerned
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 5:32 pm | United Nations
The African Union-United Nations mission in Sudan’s Darfur region, known as UNAMID, said today that it was “deeply concerned” by reports of the closure of the office of a radio station in Khartoum and the arrest of several journalists and human rights ... More >>
Pirates Off Somalia Committing More Violence
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 5:31 pm | United Nations
Naval patrols off Somalia’s coast have increasingly disrupted the activities of pirates, with many sea bandits arrested and prosecuted, but others have continued to seize ships using increasingly violent methods, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ... More >>
Stronger Regional Cooperation with Afghanistan
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 5:28 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today encouraged States neighbouring Afghanistan to continue to strengthen their economic cooperation with the country and lauded the recent signing of a trade and transit agreement between Afghanistan and Pakistan. More >>
Ban Welcoms Consensus on Guinea Elections
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 5:27 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed a consensus reached among Guinean stakeholders that paves the way for the holding of run-off presidential election on 7 November 2010, calling on all actors to ensure the smooth conduct of the poll. More >>
Challenges Facing Cities Amid Rapid Urbanization
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 5:26 pm | United Nations
The new head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting sustainable cities today outlined the challenges facing urban centres around the world, saying they were hosting increasingly large populations but had limited resources for critical ... More >>
Western Sahara: Next Round of Informal Talks
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 5:24 pm | United Nations
New York, Nov 3 2010 3:10PM A new round of informal talks between the parties to the conflict over Western Sahara will take place in New York next week at the invitation of the United Nations envoy, according to a UN spokesperson. More >>
Emergency Broadband to Flooded Pakistan
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 12:02 pm | United Nations
New York, Nov 2 2010 5:10PM One hundred new broadband satellite terminals have been installed in remote, flood-ravaged regions of Pakistan to restore vital communications and support medical treatment of local people in grave need, the United Nations agency ... More >>
Peacemaking Power of Sport
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 12:01 pm | United Nations
The potential for sport in preventing violence, fighting racism, empowering youth and boosting development, particularly in Africa, will go online with a new series of e-bulletins organized by the United Nations cultural agency and a major multimedia ... More >>
Tropical Storm Blows toward Haiti
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 11:58 am | United Nations
Facing the possibility of landslides, flooding and washed-out roads and bridges if Haiti is hit by the full force of Tropical Storm Tomas, the United Nations and its humanitarian partners continue to dispatch urgent supplies to key areas on the island ... More >>
'Global Movement of Minds' to Realise Values
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 11:57 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and senior UN communications chief Kiyo Akasaka have urged academics and scholars to spearhead a movement to further freedom of expression and educational opportunity for all, at a conference on the UN’s Academic Impact ... More >>
