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Reports Of Renewed Israeli Settlement Construction
Friday, 22 October 2010, 1:41 pm | United Nations
A UN official today voiced alarm over reports about new Israeli settlement housing units in the occupied Palestinian territory, warning renewed settlement activity will further undermine trust as direct Israeli-Palestinian talks have stalled. More >>
Sec-Gen to Depart on Four-Nation Asia Tour
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 1:08 pm | United Nations
The United Nations’ relations with Thailand, Cambodia, Viet Nam and China will be among the top items of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s agenda when he visits the four Asian nations next week, it was announced today. More >>
Increased Child Polio Cases in Pakistan
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 1:05 pm | United Nations
There has been a surge in the number of child polio cases reported in Pakistan this year, despite massive immunization campaigns that reached nearly 9 million children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported today. More >>
Upcoming Meeting on Cluster Munitions
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 1:04 pm | United Nations
Commending nations for taking swift action to bring the United Nations-backed pact banning cluster munitions into force, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro today urged all States – even those who have not signed on – to attend an upcoming ... More >>
Red-Carding World Hunger in UN Campaign
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 1:03 pm | United Nations
Blowing yellow whistles, European football players, coaches and referees at 292 professional clubs will this weekend urge millions of fans filling 146 stadiums to sign a United Nations petition to pressure governments into giving top priority to eliminating ... More >>
Far-Flung Nature Sites a Mere Mouse Click Away
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 1:02 pm | United Nations
New York, Oct 19 2010 7:10PM Planning your next ecological holiday has just become that much easier, with both the most famed and the least known of 150,000 world conservation sites now a mere mouse click away, thanks to a new United Nations-backed interactive ... More >>
Cyprus Leaders Continue UN-Backed Unification Talk
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 3:52 pm | United Nations
The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders met today to continue UN-supported talks on the reunification of the divided island of Cyprus, with the current round devoted to the issue of property, according to a senior official with the world body. More >>
UN Panel Monitoring Sudan Referenda Concerned
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 3:50 pm | United Nations
The UN panel monitoring the upcoming referenda on whether southern Sudan secedes from Africa's largest country has expressed concern over the lack of progress in several key areas with less than 3 months remaining until people head to the polls. More >>
UN Envoy In Algeria Ahead Of Western Sahara Talks
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 3:47 pm | United Nations
The top UN envoy on the status of Western Sahara held talks in Algeria as part of efforts to resolve the long-running dispute that dates back to 1976 when fighting broke out between Morocco and the Frente Polisario at the end of the colonial regime. More >>
Ban Arrives In France To Address Council Of Europe
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 3:43 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived today in Strasbourg, France, where he will address the Council of Europe tomorrow on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. More >>
UN Expert Urges Aligning Development
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 3:40 pm | United Nations
Indigenous people are entitled to their own institutions and self-governing structures to enable them to manage their own affairs and ensure that the development process is aligned with their own cultural patterns, values and customs. More >>
General Assembly Reaffirms Potential Of Sports
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 3:36 pm | United Nations
The General Assembly today renewed its support for sports as a vehicle for positive social change, underlining the potential of athletics to promote such issues as development, education, health, gender equality and conflict prevention. More >>
UN May Hold High-Level Meeting Over Impasse
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 3:32 pm | United Nations
The UN and its diplomatic partners in the search for Middle East peace may hold a high-level meeting soon to try to revive direct Israeli-Palestinian talks that stalled after Israel did not renew a partial settlement moratorium. More >>
Land Use Protection Essential In Hunger Fight
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 3:28 pm | United Nations
Protecting the rights of land users from speculation, stepped up production of agrofuels and population growth is vital to combat global hunger and malnutrition, an independent United Nations expert said today. More >>
Mexico: Strong Justice System Needed
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 3:22 pm | United Nations
A strong and independent justice is a prerequisite for effectively fighting growing violence in Mexico, a United Nations human rights expert, who wrapped up a 15-day mission to the country last week, said today. More >>
Challenges Highlight Role Of Global Governance
Sunday, 17 October 2010, 5:56 pm | United Nations
The world is facing challenges transcending borders like no other time in history, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told an international conference in Morocco today, underlining the pivotal role played by global governance. More >>
Effort Needed To Address Effects Of Food Crisis
Sunday, 17 October 2010, 5:53 pm | United Nations
Although global aid has helped to stem Niger's food crisis more help is needed to ally its longer-term effects, the top UN humanitarian official has said while on a visit to the impoverished Sahelian nation. More >>
Benin: UN Disaster Team Respond To Floods
Friday, 15 October 2010, 5:31 pm | United Nations
A United Nations disaster assessment team, known as UNDAC, has arrived in Benin, the hardest hit of the West and Central African countries affected by floods that have killed at least 377 people and disrupted the lives of 1.5 million others. More >>
Ban Lauds Bravery Of Rescued Chilean Miners
Friday, 15 October 2010, 5:28 pm | United Nations
The rescue of 33 Chilean miners who had been trapped hundreds of metres below ground for two months is a testament to their bravery and perseverance, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said. More >>
Rebel Rape Victims May Face Same Abuse From Army
Friday, 15 October 2010, 5:23 pm | United Nations
Hundreds of women who were raped by rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) nearly three months ago now reportedly face the same abuse from Government troops, a senior United Nations official warned today. More >>
