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Global Reach Of Organized Crime
Sunday, 19 April 2009, 12:22 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 16 2009 2:10PM The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) cautioned today that organized crime “has gone global,” posing a security threat to cities, countries and even entire regions. More >>
Calls For Sped-Up Action On Missing Kuwaitis
Sunday, 19 April 2009, 12:20 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 16 2009 4:10PM Expressions of goodwill between Iraq and Kuwait must be translated into quick action to resolve the issue of Kuwaitis, other nationals and property missing since the 1990 Gulf war, the Security Council said today. More >>
Ban To Set Off On Week-Long Official Trip
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 4:16 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 15 2009 6:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will embark on a week-long trip this weekend that will take him to Trinidad and Tobago, Switzerland, Malta and Belgium. More >>
Ban Reaffirms Concerns Over Myanmar
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 4:14 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 15 2009 3:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today that he shared concerns expressed in a letter sent to him by a group of United States senators about the situation in Myanmar, particularly the continued detention of opposition ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Two-Day Truce Insufficient
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 4:12 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 15 2009 5:10PM At the end of a two-day humanitarian pause in Sri Lanka’s military offensive against separatist rebel Tamil forces, the head United Nations humanitarian official today said the ceasefire was inadequate in easing the plight ... More >>
Fiji: Calls For Restoration Of Rule Of Law
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 4:11 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 15 2009 3:10PM In the wake of the nullification of Fiji’s constitution last week, the United Nations human rights chief today expressed deep concern over media censorship and the sacking of judges in the Pacific archipelago nation. More >>
Darfur: Relative Calm Continues
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 4:09 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 15 2009 3:10PM The joint United Nations-African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region today reported that the security situation remains calm as scheduled troop rotations begin among some units. More >>
Urged Protection Of Refugees
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 4:08 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 15 2009 2:10PM The head of the United Nations refugee agency today urged Member States of the so-called Bali Process on people-smuggling in the Asia-Pacific region to ensure that refugees and asylum-seekers are protected. More >>
Belgium To Donate $7 Million To UN Agency
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 4:05 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 15 2009 2:10PM Poor farmers in four African countries are set to receive $6.6 million in emergency assistance funding from Belgium, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today. More >>
Revised Text For Anti-Racism Conference
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 4:04 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 15 2009 1:10PM The top United Nations human rights official has welcomed a revised draft outcome document for next week’s anti-racism conference, exhorting delegates to take action to combat racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance. More >>
Liberia: The Rule Of Law Is Key
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 4:02 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 15 2009 11:10AM The top United Nations envoy to Liberia today pledged continued support to rule-of-law institutions as the linchpin of efforts to boost security in the country, which is recovering from a brutal 14-year civil war. More >>
Murder Of 3 Baloch Leaders In Pakistan
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 4:01 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 15 2009 10:10AM The United Nations refugee agency has added its voice to the concern expressed over the killing of three Pakistani Baloch leaders last week, urging the South-Asian Government to launch an investigation into the murders. More >>
Boost In International Efforts To Fight Piracy
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 3:59 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 15 2009 10:10AM Claiming that piracy off the coast of Somalia is wreaking global havoc, the top United Nations representative for the Horn of Africa country has called for an increase in efforts to fight what he calls an “international ... More >>
Somalia: 60,000 Return To Unstable Conditions
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 3:58 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 15 2009 9:10AM The United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern that some 60,000 people uprooted by violence in Somalia have returned to its volatile capital since the beginning of the year. More >>
UN Nuclear Inspectors Ordered Out Of DPR Korea
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 3:56 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 14 2009 6:10PM On the heels of yesterday's condemnation by the Security Council of its recent rocket launch, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) today asked United Nations inspectors at the nuclear reprocessing plant in Yongbyon ... More >>
Haiti: Investors To Create 100,000 Jobs
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 3:55 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 14 2009 6:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on donor nations, investors and other "friends of Haiti" to create at least 100,000 jobs in the impoverished Caribbean nation in the next two years. More >>
Saudi Arabia: Eight-Year Old Girl’s Marriage
Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 11:27 am | United Nations
New York, Apr 13 2009 3:10PM The head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today expressed her deep concern over reports that a Saudi Arabian court has ruled that the marriage of an eight-year-old girl is legally binding. More >>
SC Condemns DPR Korea’s Recent Launch
Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 11:25 am | United Nations
New York, Apr 13 2009 5:10PM The Security Council today spoke out against the recent rocket launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), stressing the importance of preserving peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and in North-East ... More >>
International Donors’ Conference
Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 11:24 am | United Nations
New York, Apr 13 2009 4:10PM The international donors’ gathering for Haiti beginning today will kick off a process to help the impoverished Caribbean nation consolidate stability, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said. More >>
DR Congo: UN Envoy To Push For Children’s Rights
Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 11:23 am | United Nations
New York, Apr 13 2009 3:10PM The United Nations human rights envoy tasked with protecting the rights of children in armed conflict is set to arrive tomorrow in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for talks to ensure greater protection for children amid ... More >>
