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UN Sanctions Against Al-Qaida Amended
Friday, 18 December 2009, 12:24 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today authorized the creation of an ombudsperson to help deal with the question of removing individuals and entities from the list of those subject to sanctions in connection with Al-Qaida and the Taliban. More >>
UN Agencies Respond To Deadly Outbreak Of Cholera
Friday, 18 December 2009, 12:23 pm | United Nations
United Nations humanitarian agencies are providing emergency supplies and other forms of assistance to Kenyan Government officials as they respond to an outbreak of cholera in the northwest of the country that has left at least 26 people dead. More >>
Liberia To Pay Back ‘Vulture Funds’
Friday, 18 December 2009, 12:23 pm | United Nations
A United Nations human rights expert voiced concern today over the decision of a court to order Liberia to pay debts of about $20 million to two so-called “vulture funds” – private investment firms that buy the debts of struggling countries ... More >>
Probe Into Deadly Crackdown In Guinea
Friday, 18 December 2009, 12:22 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has begun examining the report of the International Commission of Inquiry set up by the United Nations to investigate the deadly crackdown on unarmed demonstrators in Guinea in September. More >>
Middle East Peace Efforts Face Race Against Time
Friday, 18 December 2009, 12:21 pm | United Nations
Efforts to forge a Middle East peace are “in a race against time” with both sides needing to do more, Israel by fulfilling its commitments, including a settlement freeze, under an internationally endorsed plan for a two-State solution, and the ... More >>
Impunity For Criminals In Colombia
Friday, 18 December 2009, 12:20 pm | United Nations
Despite important steps taken by the Colombian Government, a climate of fear pervades the country’s judicial system due to attacks and threats against the judiciary, victims and witnesses, a United Nations independent human rights expert warned today, ... More >>
UNESCO Unveils Its Plan To Counter Climate Change
Friday, 18 December 2009, 12:19 pm | United Nations
Helping to expand climate science is just one of the contributions the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is making in the fight against climate change, the organization’s head has stressed. More >>
Export Value Of Afghan Opium Plummeting
Friday, 18 December 2009, 12:18 pm | United Nations
The potential export value of Afghanistan’s opium has dropped 18 per cent this year, the United Nations anti-drug body reported today, but it cautioned that further progress hinges on rooting out corruption in the South Asian nation. More >>
UN Disengagement Force On Israeli-Syrian Front
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 10:41 am | United Nations
The Security Council today renewed the 35-year-old United Nations mission observing the ceasefire between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights for another six months, after Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called its presence “essential” due to overlying ... More >>
Climate Change Driving Displacement
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 10:40 am | United Nations
Climate change is the biggest factor driving forced displacement, a top United Nations official said today, underscoring that global warming is blurring the traditional distinction between refugees and migrants. More >>
Release Of Nearly 3,000 Maoist Child Soldiers
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 10:39 am | United Nations
The United Nations, the Nepalese Government and Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) today signed an action plan to accelerate the release of nearly 3,000 child soldiers who served in the Maoist army during the country’s decade-long civil war ... More >>
DR Congo: New Directives Adopted
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 10:07 am | United Nations
United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the national army adopted new directives today for operations against rebels with the protection of civilians as the core focus following reports of massacres and other ... More >>
UN Aims To Cut Risk Of Murder and Rape
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 10:05 am | United Nations
The United Nations today launched a pilot project to provide fuel-efficient stoves to some 150,000 women in Sudan and Uganda to cut the risks of murder, rape and other violence they face in gathering firewood, while at the same time protecting the environment. More >>
UN Tribunals For War Crimes In Balkans And Rwanda
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 10:03 am | United Nations
The Security Council today extended the mandates of the United Nations tribunals set up to deal with the worst atrocities committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s and the Rwandan genocide of 1994. More >>
Chávez Violates Independence Of Judiciary
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 10:02 am | United Nations
Decrying what they called “a blow by President Hugo Chávez to the independence of judges and lawyers in the country,” three independent United Nations human rights experts today called for the immediate release of a Venezuelan judge arrested after ... More >>
Somalia: Gathering To Bolster Government
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 10:00 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy to Somalia today welcomed the announcement of a meeting tomorrow of over 30 countries, known as the International Contact Group (ICG), to examine what concrete measures can be made to support the beleaguered Somali Government. More >>
Cambodia: The Rights Of Garment Workers
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 9:59 am | United Nations
Although working conditions in Cambodian garment factories continue to improve, some concern remains over restrictions imposed on workers’ rights and lingering discrimination, according to a new report from the United Nations International Labour Organization ... More >>
Climate Change Ticking Time Bomb For Food Security
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 9:58 am | United Nations
With world leaders are set to wrap up climate change talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, this week, any new agreement must emphasize human rights to avert hunger among the world’s most vulnerable, a United Nations independent expert said today. More >>
Community Must Act Against Israeli Settlements
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 2:06 pm | United Nations
A United Nations committee on Palestinian rights today called on the international community “to take urgent and decisive action against the continued illegal Israeli actions,” warning that Israel’s settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian ... More >>
UN Embarks On Low-Carbon Future
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 12:26 pm | United Nations
As one of its first steps towards reducing its greenhouse gas footprint, the United Nations – after one of the most wide-ranging and painstaking exercises in its history – announced today that it emits 1.7 million tons of carbon dioxide annually worldwide. More >>
