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Concerns About Rwanda, Australia And Sweden
Saturday, 4 April 2009, 2:37 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 3 2009 6:10PM A group of independent United Nations experts today expressed concern over the judicial system in Rwanda, the terms of Australia’s Anti-Terrorist Act and violence against women in Sweden, after reviewing the state of civil and ... More >>
Ban Meets In Paris With UN’s Top Leadership
Saturday, 4 April 2009, 2:34 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 3 2009 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in Paris today, leading a retreat with the chiefs of United Nations specialized agencies, and meeting with various leaders. More >>
Russian, US Nuclear Commitments
Saturday, 4 April 2009, 2:33 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 3 2009 3:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the commitments made by the leaders of Russia and the United States to accomplish nuclear disarmament and intensify nuclear non-proliferation efforts. More >>
Elections Crucial Benchmark In Peace Process
Saturday, 4 April 2009, 2:32 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 3 2009 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the announcement that national elections will be held in Sudan in February 2010, noting the polls will be an important step in consolidating the hard-won peace achieved by the country ... More >>
Aid To Myanmar Not Enough To Meet Existing Needs
Saturday, 4 April 2009, 2:30 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 3 2009 1:10PM The level of humanitarian assistance that is currently being provided in Myanmar is much lower than the actual needs of the people, a senior United Nations relief official said today at a donors meeting in Yangon, calling ... More >>
Plight Of Civilians In Northern Sri Lanka
Saturday, 4 April 2009, 2:29 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 3 2009 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated the need to protect civilians trapped in the area of conflict between the Government and Tamil rebels in northern Sri Lanka, voicing concern at reports of heavy casualties, restrictions ... More >>
Clarification On Situation Of Hmong BBC Guide
Saturday, 4 April 2009, 2:28 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 3 2009 1:10PM The United Nations refugee agency is asking the Thai Government for clarification regarding allegations that a Lao Hmong man, who served as a guide for BBC journalists in Laos’ jungles, was mistreated in a camp in northern ... More >>
UN Rights Probe Into Gaza Conflict
Saturday, 4 April 2009, 2:27 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 3 2009 11:10AM The former chief prosecutor of two United Nations criminal tribunals, Richard J. Goldstone, will lead an investigation into violations of human rights and international law during the recent conflict in the Gaza Strip, the Human ... More >>
Martial Arts Actor Takes On UN Role
Saturday, 4 April 2009, 2:26 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 3 2009 12:10PM Martial arts expert and international film star Jet Li was named today as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO), which has lauded his efforts on global disaster relief and support for the ... More >>
UN Declaration Of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
Saturday, 4 April 2009, 2:25 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 3 2009 10:10AM Three United Nations experts today welcomed Australia’s endorsement of the United Nations landmark declaration outlining the rights of the world’s estimated 370 million indigenous people and outlawing discrimination against ... More >>
Kenya’s Forcible Return Of Somali Asylum Seekers
Saturday, 4 April 2009, 2:24 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 3 2009 10:10AM The United Nations refugee agency today expressed its concern over the increasing trend by Kenyan authorities to forcibly Somali asylum seekers back to their war-torn nation. More >>
E-Commerce Keeping Postal Sector Afloat
Friday, 3 April 2009, 1:11 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 2 2009 5:10PM Thanks to e-commerce, the postal sector has largely been able to stave off the slump wreaked on the global economy by the current financial crisis, the United Nations Universal Postal Union (UPU) said today. More >>
Parties To UN Treaty On Biodiversity Meet
Friday, 3 April 2009, 1:10 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 2 2009 5:10PM Some 500 participants gathered in Paris today to begin talks aimed at finalizing a pact which will allow international researchers and scientists access to plant and animal genetic resources, in compliance with the United Nations ... More >>
Situation In DR Congo ‘Fluid And Volatile’
Friday, 3 April 2009, 1:09 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 2 2009 5:10PM Despite recent positive gains in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including action against armed groups and the integration of rebels into the national military, the situation remains “fluid and volatile” ... More >>
$1 Trillion Pledge To Rescue The World’s Poorest
Friday, 3 April 2009, 1:03 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 2 2009 4:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the $1.1 trillion package committed by leaders of the Group of 20 (G-20) nations in London, stressing that developing nations must receive the funds needed to stem the onset ... More >>
Urgent Need for Reform in Guinea-Bissau
Friday, 3 April 2009, 1:02 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 2 2009 2:10PM Last month’s assassinations of Guinea-Bissau’s president and his chief of staff have highlighted the need for the West African nation’s justice, defence and security sectors to be reformed, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ... More >>
Displaced Persons In Northern Sri Lanka
Friday, 3 April 2009, 1:01 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 2 2009 2:10PM The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today that 1,000 metric tons of critically-needed food assistance has been dispatched to a designated “safe zone” in north-eastern Sri Lanka, where more than 100,000 ... More >>
Talks On New Climate Change Treaty
Friday, 3 April 2009, 12:59 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 2 2009 2:10PM The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today urged policy makers gathered in Germany to include farming in their negotiations on an ambitious new international greenhouse gas reduction pact which will replace ... More >>
Mid-East UN Food Voucher Operation
Friday, 3 April 2009, 12:58 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 2 2009 1:10PM Around 30,000 Palestinians are set to benefit from a 12-month food voucher operation launched in the Middle East by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the first of its kind in the region. More >>
UN-Backed Forum Commits To Greater Action
Friday, 3 April 2009, 12:57 pm | United Nations
New York, Apr 2 2009 12:10PM Health ministers from countries suffering the highest burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis cases have agreed to a series of measures aimed at accelerating efforts to stop and reverse the global epidemic, at a United Nations-backed ... More >>
