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Nepal: Ban Lauds Extension Of Constituent Assembly
Sunday, 30 May 2010, 12:13 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the extension of the Constituent Assembly, which has been tasked with drafting the country's new constitution. More >>
Iraq: UN Brings Ethnic Communities To The Table
Sunday, 30 May 2010, 12:12 pm | United Nations
Security concerns and human rights topped a United Nations-backed discussion among the religious and ethnic communities of the northern Iraqi governorate of Ninewa. More >>
UN Relief Chief Sounds Alarm On Darfur
Sunday, 30 May 2010, 12:09 pm | United Nations
Visiting Darfur today, the top UN humanitarian official emphasized that the situation in the war-ravaged Sudanese region remains serious, as recent clashes between the Government and rebels have uprooted tens of thousands of people from their homes More >>
Brazil: UN Urges Greater Effort To Fight Slavery
Sunday, 30 May 2010, 12:08 pm | United Nations
An independent United Nations human rights expert has called urged Brazil to strengthen efforts to close loopholes perpetuating the practice of slavery, including forced labour in the vast South American nation's rural areas. More >>
UN Captures Horrors And Heroism Of Haitian Quake
Sunday, 30 May 2010, 11:23 am | United Nations
Amelia Shaw lost colleagues and friends in an instant on 12 January when an earthquake toppled the headquarters of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti. More >>
Liberia - UN Campaign To Eradicate Polio
Saturday, 29 May 2010, 12:48 pm | United Nations
Health workers fanned out across Liberia today to vaccinate children against polio as the third round of a synchronized regional immunization campaign aimed at eradication the paralyzing disease in West Africa began, UNICEF reported. More >>
UN Peacekeepers Honour Their Own
Saturday, 29 May 2010, 12:45 pm | United Nations
With the laying of wreaths, cultural activities, parades and photo exhibitions, UN personnel serving across the globe are honouring those peacekeepers who have fallen and those who continue to serve in the cause of peace. More >>
Ban Welcomes Outcome Of Nuclear Treaty Conference
Saturday, 29 May 2010, 12:43 pm | United Nations
The latest review meeting of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) wrapped up today by reaffirming the resolve of the five Member States with nuclear weapons to eliminate their arsenals and calling for a United Nations-sponsored conference in ... More >>
Ban Calls On Hold-Out States To Join ICC
Saturday, 29 May 2010, 12:40 pm | United Nations
On the eve of convening the first review conference of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ban Ki-moon has called on all nations to adhere to the tribunal that seeks to try perpetrators of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity worldwide. More >>
UN Experts Urge Pakistani Government To Act
Saturday, 29 May 2010, 12:39 pm | United Nations
Three UN human rights experts today called on the Pakistani Government to take every step to ensure the safety of religious minorities after the killing of at least 70 members of the Ahmadiyyah community. More >>
Funds Needed In Southern Sudan To Prevent Crisis
Saturday, 29 May 2010, 12:35 pm | United Nations
The top UN humanitarian official today called on the international community to provide more funding to prevent the crisis in southern Sudan, a region already beset by food insecurity, displacements and inter-tribal violence. More >>
Azerbaijan: UN Urges Progress In Displaced Person
Saturday, 29 May 2010, 12:33 pm | United Nations
Progress is needed in the ongoing peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region so that internally displaced persons (IDPs) can find a durable solution to their predicament. More >>
UN Urges Iran To Desist From Enriching Uranium
Saturday, 29 May 2010, 12:30 pm | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon has urged Iran to end its continued enrichment of uranium to 20 per cent purity so as to build mutual trust over its nuclear programme which it says is for purely peaceful energy production but which many countries see as an effort to obtain ... More >>
Ban Urges ‘Unlearning’ Of Stereotypes
Saturday, 29 May 2010, 12:27 pm | United Nations
With three-quarters of the world’s major conflicts having a cultural dimension, Ban Ki-moon today called for accelerated steps to bridge the divides, from eliminating feelings of racial or religious superiority to “unlearning” stereotypes. More >>
UN Distribute Mosquito Nets In Central Africa
Saturday, 29 May 2010, 12:21 pm | United Nations
In an effort to protect children and pregnant women in the Central African Republic from malaria,UNICEF today said it was working with the Government to provide each household across the country with at least one mosquito net treated with long-lasting ... More >>
UN Pays Tribute To Peacekeepers’ Sacrifices
Saturday, 29 May 2010, 12:16 pm | United Nations
The UN today celebrated the dedication and courage of the men and women who play an indispensable role in the cause of peace around the world, while honouring the sacrifices of those who paid the ultimate price in that service. More >>
UN Mission In DR Congo A Stabilization Force
Saturday, 29 May 2010, 12:13 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today extended the current mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by one month and agreed to transform the operation so that from then on it becomes a stabilization mission in the African ... More >>
Millions Facing Hunger In Sahel Region
Saturday, 29 May 2010, 12:10 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned of growing needs in the Eastern Sahel region of West Africa, one of the most destitute regions in the world, where some 10 million people are facing extreme hunger due to drought and poor harvests. More >>
UN Dispatches Aid To Assist Fleeing Ghanaians
Saturday, 29 May 2010, 12:06 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency is rushing aid to about 3,500 Ghanaians who have fled into neighbouring Togo after their homes and belongings were destroyed in an ongoing land dispute between two villages in the northeast of the country. More >>
Tackling Today’s Great Challenges – Ban
Saturday, 29 May 2010, 11:42 am | United Nations
On a day when millions worldwide are marking the birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the importance of acts of compassion for the less fortunate in addressing a host of global challenges. More >>
