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Asylum-Seekers Must Not Be Forcibly Returned
Monday, 14 December 2009, 9:14 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today called on all States to continue to refrain from forcibly returning Iraqi asylum-seekers to Baghdad, Kirkuk and other violence-prone areas in the centre of the country More >>
Joblessness Plagues Better Educated Youth
Sunday, 13 December 2009, 12:43 pm | United Nations
Even though young people aged 15 to 29 in the so-called Mercosur countries of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay are better educated than ever before they are more likely to be unemployed, while a Latin American youth is 30 times more likely to be murdered ... More >>
UN Envoy On Children And Armed Conflict Ends Visit
Sunday, 13 December 2009, 12:41 pm | United Nations
New York, Dec 11 2009 4:10PM A senior United Nations official today wrapped up a visit to Sri Lanka aimed at determining first-hand the well-being of children affected by the recent conflict between Government forces and separatist Tamil rebels in the ... More >>
Kurdish Support For New Electoral Laws
Sunday, 13 December 2009, 12:39 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy to Iraq met today with parliamentarians from the Kurdish Alliance Bloc to discuss the recently brokered electoral laws that allow for national elections expected to take place early next year. More >>
Tracking Nations' Pledges On Climate Change
Sunday, 13 December 2009, 12:37 pm | United Nations
People around the world can now keep dibs on countries’ promises and proposals on combating climate change, thanks to a new online tool launched today by the United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP). More >>
UN Gives Voice To People Suffering Climate Change
Sunday, 13 December 2009, 12:34 pm | United Nations
World leaders arriving at the United Nations conference in Copenhagen next week will be greeted with over100 real-life stories demonstrating the devastating impact global warming has on lives and livelihoods of people around the world. More >>
World Court Ends Hearings on Kosovo Independence
Sunday, 13 December 2009, 12:32 pm | United Nations
Public hearings wrapped up today in the International Court of Justice ( ICJ) on the question of Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia early last year, with the court now ready to begin its deliberations. More >>
New Texts Put Forward At UN Climate Conference
Sunday, 13 December 2009, 12:27 pm | United Nations
New texts are under consideration at the landmark climate change conference under way in Copenhagen, Denmark, and while they are a key step forward in the talks, the United Nations today stressed that they do not presuppose either a final outcome ... More >>
Asylum-Seekers Must Not Be Forcibly Returned
Saturday, 12 December 2009, 11:25 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today called on all States to continue to refrain from forcibly returning Iraqi asylum-seekers to Baghdad, Kirkuk and other violence-prone areas in the centre of the country, warning that the situation was still too precarious ... More >>
UN Pays Tribute To Fallen Staff Members
Saturday, 12 December 2009, 11:24 am | United Nations
United Nations staff members gathered today to pay tribute to the 17 colleagues killed two years ago in a terrorist attack at the world body’s offices in the Algerian capital. More >>
Burundi’s Election Needs International Support
Friday, 11 December 2009, 2:05 pm | United Nations
The Security Council today called on the international community to support the preparation of elections in Burundi next year after the top United Nations official in the small Central African country warned that a lack of funding was challenging the “significant ... More >>
Economic Recovery In Latin America And Caribbean
Friday, 11 December 2009, 2:04 pm | United Nations
Latin America and the Caribbean will bounce back faster than expected from the global financial crisis, with growth projected at over 4 per cent next year, a regional United Nations agency for economic development announced today. More >>
Progress Made On Technology In Copenhagen
Friday, 11 December 2009, 2:04 pm | United Nations
Negotiators at the historic United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, are making good progress in the area of technology, a senior official with the world body said today. More >>
World Bank Launches ‘Green’ Index Of Businesses
Friday, 11 December 2009, 2:03 pm | United Nations
The private sector arm of the World Bank today launched the first ever eco-friendly stock market index that allows investors to track the carbon efficiency of companies doing business in emerging economies. More >>
Saharawi Activist On Hunger Strike
Friday, 11 December 2009, 2:02 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is seeking “urgent” action from Spain and Morocco over a Saharawi activist whose condition is rapidly deteriorating after she went on hunger strike last month when Morocco denied her entry into her native Western ... More >>
Football Greats In UN Charity Match
Friday, 11 December 2009, 1:57 pm | United Nations
An international roster of football stars meet SL Benfica of Portugal in Lisbon next month in a United Nations ‘Match Against Poverty,’ with soccer greats Ronaldo of Brazil and Zinédine Zidane of France playing on the same side for the first time ... More >>
Torture is Still Rife
Friday, 11 December 2009, 1:51 pm | United Nations
Although 146 States of the 192 Member States of the United Nations ratified or acceded to the international convention outlawing torture, the practice is still rife worldwide 25 years after the treaty’s adoption, the UN Committee against Torture warned today. More >>
Judges In Eastern Chad Receive UN Training
Friday, 11 December 2009, 1:50 pm | United Nations
The United Nations has started a programme to train local judges in eastern Chad in a bid to end impunity in a strife-torn region where conflicts have erupted between refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities. More >>
Cultural Diversity Of Iraq Reaffirmed
Friday, 11 December 2009, 1:49 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has helped to organize a round table to reaffirm Iraq’s diverse cultural heritage, as the country seeks to rebuild after years of conflict and economic hardship. More >>
Lebanon: Ban Appoints New Military Commander
Friday, 11 December 2009, 1:48 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of a Spanish Major General as Force Commander of the United Nations peacekeeping operation in Lebanon, where Israel fought a 34-day war with Hizbollah in 2006. More >>
