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DR Congo: Women Raped During Prison-Break
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 1:23 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 22 2009 6:10PM The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) called on the Government to take urgent measures to improve prison security and improve conditions for inmates, after several women were assaulted ... More >>
Calls For Government Investment In Green Economy
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 12:44 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 22 2009 12:10PM Participants at a United Nations-backed conference heard calls today for greater investment and robust government policies to allow a shift towards a low-carbon, environmentally friendly economy with “green industry” ... More >>
Donor Help Needed To Assist Displaced Pakistanis
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 12:42 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 22 2009 12:10PM A top United Nations humanitarian envoy wrapped up a two-day visit to north-west Pakistan today, calling on donors to step up their assistance to help the millions of people who have been uprooted from their homes ... More >>
Problems Besetting CAR Can Be Overcome
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 12:40 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 22 2009 2:10PM The top United Nations political official today voiced his conviction that the various challenges facing the peace process in the Central African Republic (CAR) can be overcome with the continued help of the world body ... More >>
Greece And Macedonia Meet On ‘Name’ Issue
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 12:38 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 22 2009 4:10PM Representatives of Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia met today in Geneva to continue discussions on the latter’s name, in a meeting initiated by the United Nations envoy dealing with the issue. More >>
UN-AU Hearings Kick Off In Darfur
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 12:36 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 22 2009 6:10PM Public hearings got underway across Darfur over the weekend to examine the root causes of the conflict in the war-torn western region of Sudan, the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping operation in the region, ... More >>
Justice System Will Increase Accountability
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 12:32 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 22 2009 6:10PM Presiding over the swearing-in of the 15 judges of the United Nations dispute and appeals tribunals today in New York, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed hope that the new system will boost accountability. More >>
UN Official Wins Top Sustainable Development Award
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 12:32 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 22 2009 6:10PM The head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting socially and environmentally sustainable housing is one of three winners of this year’s prestigious Göteborg Award, known as the “Nobel Prize in Environment.” More >>
Global Warming: Scientists Warn Of Growing Threat
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 12:30 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 22 2009 7:10PM An international team of scientific researchers has warned that hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) gases – used increasingly in insulation foam, air-conditioning and refrigeration – present a significant threat to global efforts ... More >>
Use Of Force Amid Post-Election Violence In Iran
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 12:28 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 22 2009 7:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged an immediate end to the arrests, threats and use of force taking place in Iran amid the post-election violence that has already claimed a number of lives. More >>
Efforts To End Violence Against Women
Monday, 22 June 2009, 1:29 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 19 2009 5:10PM Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro has pledged the support of the United Nations in ending violence against women, which she said will require adopting new laws, enforcing the ones that exist and working to change ... More >>
Darfur Peace Talks Suspended, To Resume Next Month
Monday, 22 June 2009, 12:11 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 19 2009 6:10PM The current round of ceasefire talks between the Government of Sudan and a Darfur rebel group have been suspended, a United Nations spokesperson told reporters in New York today. More >>
Iran: UN Rights Chief Concerned Over Arrests
Monday, 22 June 2009, 12:00 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 19 2009 10:10AM The top United Nations human rights official today expressed concern over reports of the use of excessive force and violence, as well as rising numbers of potentially extralegal arrests, in Iran following last week's ... More >>
Somalia: Recent Suicide Bombing
Monday, 22 June 2009, 11:55 am | United Nations
New York, Jun 19 2009 4:11PM The Security Council today strongly condemned the suicide car-bomb attack in Somalia that killed the national security minister, Omar Hashi Aden, and a number of innocent civilians on 18 June. More >>
Independent Probe Into Bhutto Killing To Begin
Monday, 22 June 2009, 11:54 am | United Nations
New York, Jun 19 2009 2:11PM The independent commission tasked with looking into the facts and circumstances surrounding the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will begin its work on 1 July, the United Nations announced ... More >>
Independent Probe Into Bhutto Killing To Begin
Monday, 22 June 2009, 11:54 am | United Nations
New York, Jun 19 2009 2:11PM The independent commission tasked with looking into the facts and circumstances surrounding the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will begin its work on 1 July, the United Nations announced ... More >>
Sickle Cell Anaemia On First World Day
Monday, 22 June 2009, 11:52 am | United Nations
New York, Jun 19 2009 11:10AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Governments, civil society and all other partners to do their part to improve the quality of life of people with sickle cell anaemia and enable them to live full, productive lives. More >>
Independent UN Human Rights Expert On Sudan
Friday, 19 June 2009, 1:08 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 18 2009 6:10PM The United Nations Human Rights Council today established a one-year mandate for an independent expert tasked with examining the situation in Sudan, as it concluded its 11th session. More >>
Ban To Receive Award From Rotary International
Friday, 19 June 2009, 1:07 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 18 2009 7:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is set to travel over the weekend to Birmingham, United Kingdom, at the invitation of Rotary International, to receive an award for his contribution and efforts on the eradication of polio, ... More >>
Murders Committed By Colombian Security Forces
Friday, 19 June 2009, 1:06 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 18 2009 6:10PM An independent United Nations human rights expert today warned that although guerrilla groups in Colombia commit a significant number of murders, more concerning are the so-called ‘false positive’ slayings performed ... More >>
