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Independent Probe into ‘Attack’ on Gaza Aid Convoy
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 3:20 pm | United Nations
Strongly condemning Israel’s actions against the humanitarian flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted today to dispatch an independent, international probe into violations of international law resulting from ... More >>
Annie Lennox to Spotlight Toll of HIV on Women
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 3:19 pm | United Nations
Scottish singer, songwriter and women’s activist Annie Lennox will use her voice to speak out for women and girls affected by HIV in her new role as International Goodwill Ambassador for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). More >>
Energy Sectors to Determine Sustainability
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 3:18 pm | United Nations
How the world contends with the agriculture and energy sectors will serve as a bellwether for development in the 21st century, largely determining whether growth will be sustainable for billions of people, according to a new United Nations-backed report. More >>
Peace Initiative Kicks Off in Afghan Capital
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 3:17 pm | United Nations
Some 1,600 participants from across Afghanistan gathered in the capital, Kabul, today to kick off a United Nations-backed event aimed at charting the way forward in bringing peace and stability to the country. More >>
Measles: Funding to Help Immunize 630,000 Children
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 3:16 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) is giving $646,000 to immunize hundreds of thousands of children in Lesotho, the Southern African country which since January has been grappling with a deadly outbreak of the disease. More >>
New Cancer Cases And Deaths to Double by 2030
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 3:14 pm | United Nations
The number of new cancer cases and deaths will double in the next two decades, cancer researchers at the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced today. More >>
Election to Fill UN World Court Vacancy
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 3:12 pm | United Nations
The Security Council and General Assembly will hold elections on 9 September to fill a vacancy on the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) arising from the resignation of Judge Thomas Buergenthal. More >>
Urging Focus on Job Creation
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 3:10 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations labour agency today called for the formulation of policies that would help the world sustain a “jobs-rich” economic recovery, warning that financial turbulence triggered by the debt problem in some European countries ... More >>
Illegal Trafficking Still Growing Fast
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 3:09 pm | United Nations
Human trafficking, “one of the most appalling forms of human rights violations,” remains one of the world’s fastest growing criminal activities in the world, an independent United Nations expert said today. More >>
New Head of UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 3:07 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Lisa Buttenheim of the United States as his Special Representative and top United Nations official in Cyprus, where UN-backed talks are being held in a bid to reunify the island. More >>
Biosphere Reserves in Ethiopia And Zimbabwe
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 1:29 pm | United Nations
For the first time, biosphere reserves in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe are joining the United Nations network that was created in an attempt to halt the loss of biodiversity and promote sustainable development. More >>
More About The Gaza Flotilla Raid
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 1:27 pm | United Nations
The Israeli military “attack” on the humanitarian flotilla headed for Gaza, which led to the deaths of 10 civilians, was among the issues discussed by General Assembly President Ali Treki during a meeting in Doha with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad ... More >>
Concerns Over the Practice of Targeted Killings
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 1:25 pm | United Nations
A United Nations independent human rights expert today sounded the alarm about the practice of targeted killings, saying it had a tenuous legal basis and could undermine the rules that aim to prevent extrajudicial executions and guarantee people the right ... More >>
Haiti: Worst-Case Hurricane Season Scenario
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 6:20 pm | United Nations
The humanitarian crisis triggered by January’s earthquake in Haiti could worsen with the onset of this year’s hurricane season, which experts have warned could be severe, the United Nations said today, adding that the Organization and its partners ... More >>
Israel: Detainees Must be Released
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 6:18 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appealed for the immediate release of those detained following yesterday’s Israeli raid of an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip, reiterating his call for a prompt probe into the deadly incident. More >>
DR Congo: Efforts to Assist Displaced
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 6:15 pm | United Nations
Nearly 1.9 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – half of them children – continue to live away from their homes after having been displaced by armed conflict, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported today, ... More >>
ICC: European Trio Agree to Enforce Jail Terms
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 6:14 pm | United Nations
Three European countries today signed an agreement with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to enforce the tribunal judges’ sentences of imprisonment, taking the number of countries that are willing to detain people convicted by the ICC to five. More >>
Countries Debate Israeli Raid on Aid Flotilla
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 6:12 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Human Rights Council is holding an urgent debate in Geneva today, taking up the issue of yesterday’s Israeli raid on a convoy of ships carrying humanitarian aid and heading for Gaza. More >>
Ship Sinks Off Liberian Coast
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 6:10 pm | United Nations
United Nations peacekeepers serving in Liberia have joined in search and rescue efforts off the coast of the West African country after a ship sank overnight, with many passengers reported missing. More >>
Rebel Raids Aggravate Displacement Crisis
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 6:09 pm | United Nations
Numerous attacks by the insurgents of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in south-eastern Central African Republic (CAR) have displaced an estimated 20,000 people who remain in dire need of humanitarian assistance even as insecurity has made it difficult ... More >>
