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Burma: UN Urges Release of Aung San Suu Kyi
Friday, 18 June 2010, 3:55 pm | United Nations
A United Nations independent human rights expert today urged authorities in Myanmar to immediately release the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and other prisoners of conscience, saying this will help create the conditions for inclusive ... More >>
Strengthening of Cambodian Justice System
Friday, 18 June 2010, 3:54 pm | United Nations
An independent United Nations expert today urged Cambodian authorities to strengthen the country’s judiciary and improve human rights, saying the nation still has too many shortcomings in its justice system. More >>
UN Identifies Strategies to Accelerate Development
Friday, 18 June 2010, 3:53 pm | United Nations
Development models that focus attention on the poor while expanding job opportunities, increased government spending on social services and aid flows from affluent nations are all successful strategies for alleviating global poverty, the United Nations ... More >>
Post-Conflict Solutions in Sri Lanka
Friday, 18 June 2010, 3:52 pm | United Nations
Political solutions that address the grievances which fuelled the long-running civil war in Sri Lanka are necessary to heal the wounds left by the conflict, the top United Nations political official said today as he wrapped up a two-day visit to the South ... More >>
Too Many Businesses Neglecting Human Rights
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 5:39 pm | United Nations
Human rights issues continue to be neglected by companies despite ongoing interest in UN-led efforts to ensure ethical corporate conduct, according to the findings of a new survey by a global initiative that seeks to foster responsible business ... More >>
Independent Probe Into Gaza Conflict
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 5:38 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations human rights today announced the composition of the independent committee tasked with monitoring Israeli and Palestinian investigations into the deadly conflict in the Gaza Strip that ended early last year. More >>
Stars Urge Participation In Anti-Poverty Campaign
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 5:37 pm | United Nations
soccer stars and Goodwill Ambassadors for the UN Development Programme, Didier Drogba and Zinedine Zidane, today launched a television announcement exhorting the world to make a concerted effort to help millions of people free themselves from poverty. More >>
UN Alarmed By Inter-Ethnic Violence In Kyrgyzstan
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 5:34 pm | United Nations
United Nations relief agencies are dispatching emergency aid and staff to Central Asia, where tens of thousands of refugees have crossed into Uzbekistan as they flee several days of deadly ethnic clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan. More >>
One Third Of Donated Blood Supply From The Young
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 5:31 pm | United Nations
More than one third of the life-saving blood donations worldwide are made by people under the age of 25, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced today on the occasion of World Blood Donor Day. More >>
UN To Spread Waste Management Know-How
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 5:28 pm | United Nations
The UN agency created to promote industrial development announced today a new agreement to help developing countries acquire environmental technologies and waste recycling through exchange of information with one of the world’s “greenest” cities. More >>
Failure To Protect Wetlands Endangers Waterbirds
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 5:25 pm | United Nations
Efforts to conserve migratory waterbirds are being threatened by the lack of protection of key wetlands used by the birds as they traverse Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Central Asia More >>
UN Chief Heads To Sri Lanka For Rights Talks
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 5:22 pm | United Nations
The top UN political official is heading tonight to Sri Lanka as part of the world body’s continuing efforts to assist authorities in the South Asian island nation tackle key challenges in the wake of last year’s end to the long-running civil ... More >>
ICC Member States Agree On Definition Of Crime
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 5:20 pm | United Nations
Member States of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have agreed on what constitutes the crime of aggression, a long-running source of contention in international law, after nearly one decade of discussion. More >>
Ban Wraps Up Africa Trip With Stop In Sierra Leone
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 5:18 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with the leader of Sierra Leone and survivors of the country’s brutal civil war today, capping off his five-country tour of Africa. More >>
Children In Djibouti Threatened By Poverty
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 5:16 pm | United Nations
As many as two out of three children in Djibouti are exposed to life-threatening situations because of poverty, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced today. More >>
Governments Driving Force Behind UN Pilot Project
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 5:11 pm | United Nations
National governments have proven to be the engine behind the success of an eight-nation pilot programme seeking to better coordinate development activities nationally, a senior United Nations official said today. More >>
UN Officials In Sudan Call For More Support
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 5:09 pm | United Nations
The most senior United Nations officials in Sudan told the Security Council today that the international community must take a more active role in promoting democracy after the recent national elections, particularly ahead of next year’s referendum ... More >>
Growing Tensions In Kyrgyzstan
Monday, 14 June 2010, 2:35 pm | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon conferred with the chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on the mounting tensions in Kyrgyzstan, as the UN assesses humanitarian aid needs arising from the violence that has reportedly claimed nearly 100 lives. More >>
Ban Gets First-Hand Look At Benin's Progress
Monday, 14 June 2010, 2:31 pm | United Nations
Benin has made significant gains in reducing poverty and expanding primary education, Secretary-General observed today on a visit to the West African nation, while pledging UN support for a range of challenges such as food security. More >>
UN To Chart Female Participation In Peacebuilding
Monday, 14 June 2010, 2:09 pm | United Nations
Women in countries affected by past or ongoing conflict today concluded a week of events organized by the United Nations to explore ways of strengthening women’s participation in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. More >>
