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UN Rights Expert Meets Political Prisoners In Burm
Friday, 16 November 2007, 10:46 am | United Nations
The United Nations human rights official investigating alleged abuses by the Myanmar Government during a recent crackdown on demonstrators met with a group of political prisoners today before concluding his five-day visit to the South-East Asian nation. More >>
UN's Migiro Heads To Middle East And Switzerland
Friday, 16 November 2007, 10:46 am | United Nations
Asha-Rose Migiro is set to depart tomorrow for a trip that will take the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General to Israel, the occupied Palestinian territory and Switzerland. More >>
Europe's 'Appetite' For Cocaine Endangering Africa
Friday, 16 November 2007, 10:45 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warned today that security in West Africa is being threatened by criminals who are using the region as a hub for trafficking drugs, particularly cocaine, from South America to Europe. More >>
Darfur: UN, AU Steps Up Efforts Among Rebels
Friday, 16 November 2007, 10:44 am | United Nations
The UN's Jan Eliasson and Salim Ahmed Salim of the AU, speaking last night at Khartoum airport after returning from a visit to Asmara, the capital of neighbouring Eritrea, said they hoped that more rebels will attend the upcoming talks in Sirte, Libya. More >>
Free & Fair Election Will Be Milestone For Lebanon
Friday, 16 November 2007, 10:44 am | United Nations
"The country now stands at an important crossroads in its modern history," Mr. Ban told reporters upon arriving in Beirut. "A free and fair election of a new president according to constitutional rules without foreign interference is a milestone in ... More >>
Kosovo Status Clarity Vital For Future Stability
Friday, 16 November 2007, 10:43 am | United Nations
The Secretary-General's Special Representative in Kosovo said today that clarity on the future status of the United Nations-administered province is critical for its ethnic communities and to ensuring stability across the wider region in South-East ... More >>
Khmer Rouge Couple Detained Ahead Of Trial
Friday, 16 November 2007, 10:42 am | United Nations
Judges at the United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia trying Khmer Rouge leaders accused of mass killings and other crimes three decades ago have decided to place a former foreign minister of the South-East Asian country and his wife in provisional ... More >>
Sudanese Outbreak Of Rift Valley Fever Continues
Friday, 16 November 2007, 10:42 am | United Nations
The number of confirmed cases and deaths from the outbreak in Sudan of the viral haemorrhagic disease known as Rift Valley Fever (RVF) continues to rise, the United Nations World Health Organization reports, but authorities are stepping up measures ... More >>
Incentives For Farmers To Protect Environment
Friday, 16 November 2007, 10:42 am | United Nations
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has proposed offering cash payments as an incentive to encourage farmers to use eco-friendly practices, in a bid to protect the environment and address concerns associated with climate ... More >>
'Era Of Hope' For Sierra Leone With New President
Friday, 16 November 2007, 10:41 am | United Nations
Declaring that "Sierra Leone faces an era of hope," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated Ernest Bai Koroma on his inauguration as the West African country's President but warned that the transition to peace, stability and lasting economic ... More >>
UN Forum: Property Rights Vs. Internet Freedom
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 3:00 pm | United Nations
Reconciling the free flow of information with intellectual property law topped the agenda today as the United Nations Internet Governance Forum, which has brought together 1,700 delegates from government, civil society and the private sector this week, ... More >>
DR Congo:UNHCR Helps Displaced Return To Ituri
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 2:59 pm | United Nations
On Monday a convoy organized by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) took about 210 Congolese from Beni in North Kivu province, which has become extremely volatile this year, along bush tracks to the town of Komanda, which is located in ... More >>
Greater Efforts Needed To Achieve Gender Balance
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 2:58 pm | United Nations
While the UN has proclaimed the equal rights of men and women, and the General Assembly has called for 50-50 gender balance in the world body's staff in numerous resolutions over the years, gender parity has yet to become a reality. More >>
Viability Of UN-AU Force In Darfur At Risk
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 2:55 pm | United Nations
Mr. Guéhenno spoke after briefing Security Council members on the latest developments regarding UNAMID, which is aiming to quell the conflict between rebels, Government forces and allied militia that has killed more than 200,000 people and left 2.2 million ... More >>
Progress Made On Path To Security Council Reform
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 2:55 pm | United Nations
United Nations Member States have paved the way to identifying the contentious elements that will form the basis of negotiations on reforming the Security Council, the General Assembly President said today after the 192-member forum wrapped up a three-day debate ... More >>
Rapper Jay-Z Wins Award For Campaign With UN
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 11:50 am | United Nations
The United Nations campaign to bring the worsening water and sanitation crisis to the attention of the world's young people has been recognized with an award to one of the programme's partners, the best-selling recording artist Jay-Z. More >>
Ban Ki-moon Discusses Climate Change In Spain
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 11:49 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held talks about the pressing global issue of climate change today with the Spanish Prime Minister during the latest leg of an international trip that has already taken the United Nations chief to Antarctica and South America. More >>
Burma: UN Rights Expert Meets With Snr Ministers
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 11:49 am | United Nations
The independent United Nations human rights expert probing recent events in Myanmar continued his visit today holding meetings with a number of Government officials, as well as members of the diplomatic corps and the UN Country Team. More >>
Steady Growth Will Help Africa Realize Goals
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 11:48 am | United Nations
"After years of stop-and-start results, many African economies appear to be growing at the fast and steady rates needed to put a dent on the region's high poverty rate and attract global investment," the Bank said upon the release of its Africa Development ... More >>
World Heritage Site In Germany May Be De-Listed
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 11:48 am | United Nations
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) warned today that a German court's decision to authorize the construction of a bridge could lead to the removal of the Dresden Elbe Valley from the World Heritage List of the ... More >>
