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UN Appoints US National as New Ethics Director
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 2:22 pm | United Nations
A United States national with extensive experience in organizational ethics and compliance has been appointed Director of the United Nations Ethics Office. More >>
Israel’s Easing of Gaza Blockade is Welcome
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 2:21 pm | United Nations
The United Nations and its partners in the search for Middle East peace today welcomed Israel’s decision to allow more civilian goods into the Gaza Strip, saying that implementation of the new policy will help meet the needs of the territory’s inhabitants ... More >>
UN-African Force Killed in Ambush in Darfur
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 2:20 pm | United Nations
The African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force in Darfur vowed today that it would not be intimidated from carrying out its work after three blue helmets were killed and a fourth was seriously wounded in an ambush in a remote part of the war-wracked ... More >>
Next Head of UN Human Rights Council
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 2:19 pm | United Nations
Thailand’s Ambassador to the United Nations Office in Geneva was today named as the newest President of the UN Human Rights Council, the panel established in 2006 to tackle human rights violations worldwide. More >>
Tens of Thousands of Afghan Refugees Go Back Home
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 2:17 pm | United Nations
An estimated 70,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland so far this year, an indication that an increasing number of those who fled have confidence that they can live in the country despite the prevailing security and socio-economic challenges, ... More >>
Spanish Soccer Team Joins Forces with UN Agency
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 2:16 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today that it is teaming up with the Spanish soccer club Atlético de Madrid to promote efforts to overcome hunger and extreme poverty. More >>
UNSC Arrives in Afghanistan to Assess Progress
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 2:15 pm | United Nations
Members of the Security Council arrived today in Kabul to review progress made by the Afghan Government with assistance from the international community, and to demonstrate their continued support for the country’s efforts to ensure a sustainable peace. More >>
Afghanistan Witnessing Rise in Addiction
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 2:14 pm | United Nations
Afghanistan, the world’s leading producer of opium and hashish, is seeing an increasing number of its own citizens taking drugs, according to a new United Nations report released today, which found that around one million people – eight per cent of ... More >>
Kyrgyzstan: UN Agencies Boost Aid Efforts
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 2:14 pm | United Nations
United Nations aid agencies and partners are stepping up humanitarian efforts in Kyrgyzstan, where a planeload of emergency supplies arrived today to help some of the 300,000 people displaced by ethnic conflict, and in neighbouring Uzbekistan where ... More >>
Better Implementation of UN Ocean Treaty
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 2:13 pm | United Nations
Delegates gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York today to explore ways of improving the implementation of a global treaty aimed at protecting oceans and the resources they hold from a range of threats, including pollution, climate change, ... More >>
Gender Equality Initiative
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 2:12 pm | United Nations
Nearly 40 chief executive officers representing companies from across the world today became the first group of business leaders to endorse a United Nations-led initiative to empower women by promoting gender equality in corporate workplaces, markets and ... More >>
Ban Urges Focus on Development And Green Growth
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 2:11 pm | United Nations
Noting the continued fragility of the global economic system, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged leaders of the biggest industrialized and developing nations to focus on development, green growth and the needs of the most vulnerable, in devising ... More >>
Iraqi-British Architect Named UN Artist for Peace
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 1:28 pm | United Nations
Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid has been named to the roster of artists who use their influence and prestige to promote the ideals of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). More >>
Liberia: UN Police Use Skills
Saturday, 19 June 2010, 12:39 pm | United Nations
A police officer serving with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia is giving a voice not only to women who have suffered from sexual violence, but also to the West African country’s deaf people, thanks to her sign language skills. More >>
Afghanistan Needs Continued Global Support
Saturday, 19 June 2010, 12:36 pm | United Nations
While the overall security situation has not improved in recent months, Afghanistan has witnessed a number of positive developments, according to a new United Nations report, which urges continued international support for what is a critical period ... More >>
Easing of The Israeli Blockade
Friday, 18 June 2010, 4:02 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he hopes Israel’s announcement that it will ease the blockade on the Gaza Strip to allow more civilian goods to enter the territory will lead to an improvement in the lives of the 1.5 million Palestinians ... More >>
Ever-Growing Threat of Organized Crime
Friday, 18 June 2010, 4:00 pm | United Nations
Top United Nations officials today underscored the urgency of combating organized crime, which a new report has found is gaining in global reach and posing a greater threat to peace, development and even national sovereignty. More >>
Venezuela Must Not Arrest TV Exec
Friday, 18 June 2010, 3:59 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 17 2010 10:10AM A United Nations independent human rights expert today urged authorities in Venezuela to withdraw arrest warrants against a television executive and his son, saying the orders were an attempt by the Government to silence its critics ... More >>
More Civilians Uprooted by Kyrgyz Crisis
Friday, 18 June 2010, 3:57 pm | United Nations
Some 400,000 people have been uprooted by the violence that began in Kyrgyzstan last week, the United Nations refugee agency said today, citing figures provided by governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the ground. More >>
First-Ever Global Labour Standard on HIV/AIDS
Friday, 18 June 2010, 3:56 pm | United Nations
Governments, employers and workers meeting at the annual conference of the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) today adopted a new international standard on HIV and AIDS – the first international human rights instrument to focus ... More >>
