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Pakistan: UN Probe Visit Site Of Bhutto Killing
Saturday, 18 July 2009, 1:17 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 17 2009 11:10AM Members of the United Nations team examining the circumstances surrounding the 2007 assassination of Benazir Bhutto today visited the site in the city of Rawalpindi where the former Pakistani prime minister was killed. More >>
Efforts Needed To End Displacement In Nrth Uganda
Saturday, 18 July 2009, 1:16 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 17 2009 10:10AM Stepped up efforts are needed to ensure that the last of the people uprooted by the long-running conflict between the Government and a notorious group in northern Uganda are able to return to their homes, a United Nations ... More >>
Killing Of Russian Activist
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:34 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 16 2009 2:10PM Russian authorities must conduct a thorough and independent investigation into the murder of a prominent activist looking into alleged human rights abuses in Chechnya, top United Nations officials said today. More >>
Benin: UN Agencies Increase Assistance
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:32 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 16 2009 2:10PM United Nations humanitarian agencies have stepped up their relief efforts in the West African country of Benin, where more than 20,000 people have been displaced or affected and numerous farms destroyed by floods. More >>
Migiro: UN Must Not Only Preach Gender Equality
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:29 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 15 2009 6:11PM The United Nations must both be on the cutting edge of change and practice fully what it preaches when it comes to achieving gender equality and parity, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro told the Group on Equal Rights ... More >>
Long-Running Conflict In Northern Uganda
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:27 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 15 2009 6:10PM The outgoing United Nations envoy for the conflict in northern Uganda today stressed the need for a two-pronged strategy of pursuing negotiation as well as military action against the notorious rebel group known as the Lord’s ... More >>
Return Of Displaced Pakistanis Must Be Voluntary
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:24 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 15 2009 6:10PM As families uprooted by the military operations in north-west Pakistan begin to make their way back home, it is vital to ensure that the returns are voluntary, that it is safe for them to repatriate and that basic services have ... More >>
Kazakhstan Has ‘Room For Improvement’
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:22 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 15 2009 11:10AM In spite of the high degree of inter-ethnic and inter-religious cooperation and tolerance in Kazakhstan, a United Nations human rights expert said there is still “room for improvement” on minority issues in the Central Asian ... More >>
UNICEF Kit Helps Young Children Caught Up In War
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:21 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 15 2009 2:10PM A new United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) kit – the first of its kind in the humanitarian community – seeks to help young children who have been uprooted from their homes or affected by war and natural disasters ... More >>
Constraints On Press Freedom Must Be Lifted
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:20 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 15 2009 10:10AM The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today called for restrictions on press freedom to be lifted in Honduras, where President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales was ousted ... More >>
Tackling Today’s Challenges
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:19 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 15 2009 11:10AM The engagement of the international grouping of over 100 countries known as the Non-Aligned Movement is vital to solving today’s common problems, from climate change and the economic crisis to ensuring a world free of ... More >>
Economic Crisis Rolling Back Asia’s Development
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:17 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 15 2009 2:10PM The economic crisis is rolling back the significant progress made to date in Asia and the Pacific in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of ... More >>
Run-Up To Copenhagen Climate Change Conference
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:16 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 15 2009 3:10PM With only 144 days left until the start of the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen, greater efforts are needed to ensure that countries “seal the deal” on a new pact to slash greenhouse gas emissions, ... More >>
Georgia: Top UN Officials Depart Former Mission
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:14 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 15 2009 3:10PM The top military and police officials serving with the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) – which ceased its functions last month – have now left what was formerly their area of operation, a spokesperson ... More >>
Benin Becoming Self-Sufficient In Rice
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:13 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 15 2009 2:10PM Experts from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are predicting that Benin could one day become self-sufficient in rice and even export its surplus output through the intensified production and ... More >>
Need For Free, Fair And Secure Afghan Polls
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:11 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 15 2009 2:10PM The Security Council today welcomed the Afghan-led preparations for next month’s presidential and provincial council elections, and stressed the importance of “free, fair, transparent, credible, secure and inclusive” polls. More >>
Charles Taylor Takes Stand At Trial In Court
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:09 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 14 2009 2:10PM The former Liberian president Charles Taylor took the stand today in his own defence during his trial at the United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), where he is facing charges of war crimes and crimes ... More >>
Darfur: UN Peacekeeping Chief Visits Village
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:06 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 14 2009 5:10PM The head of United Nations peacekeeping today wrapped up a two-day visit to Sudan’s Darfur region by meeting traditional leaders and representatives of women and youth in a village where more than 2,000 families have ... More >>
UN Mission Holds Maritime Drill Off Lebanese Coast
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:04 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 14 2009 5:10PM United Nations peacekeepers have carried out maritime exercises off the coast of Lebanon in a bid to boost cooperation and coordination with the country’s navy. More >>
Asylum-Seekers Sent Back To Libya By Italy
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:02 pm | United Nations
New York, Jul 14 2009 1:10PM The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is looking into the cases of dozens of asylum-seekers who were returned to Libya by Italian authorities after they were intercepted in the Mediterranean Sea. More >>
