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Western Sahara Dispute At Turning Point, UN Told
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 4:33 pm | United Nations
Addressing the General Assembly's annual high-level debate, Mohamed Benaïssa said the turning point "results from the dynamic created by the Moroccan Initiative on a Statute of Autonomy," which he said "has opened promising perspectives for overcoming ... More >>
Burma: Democracy Can't Be Imposed From Outside
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 3:04 pm | United Nations
Speaking at the Assembly's annual high-level debate, U Nyan Win warned other Member States that "the destiny of each and every country... cannot be imposed from outside" and that Myanmar will proceed towards democracy in its own way. More >>
Nepal To Hold Polls Next Month, FM Tells UN
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 3:02 pm | United Nations
The Nepalese Government is determined to hold elections for a Constituent Assembly on time next month, its Foreign Minister told the General Assembly today, voicing hope that a "new Nepal" would soon emerge from the Himalayan country's ongoing peace ... More >>
Ban Ki-moon Sends Team To Cote D'ivoire
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 3:01 pm | United Nations
On the request of the President of Côte d'Ivoire for an independent international inquiry into the June attack against a plane carrying Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sent an exploratory mission to the West African ... More >>
UN Should Lead Reform Of Economic, Trade Bodies
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 3:00 pm | United Nations
"The United Nations must play an important role in overseeing the reform of the international financial architecture," Pranab Mukherjee told the annual high-level debate of the Assembly, held at UN Headquarters in New York. More >>
Libya Proposes Summit On Sec. Council Reform
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 2:59 pm | United Nations
The international community should convene a summit in the coming years on reform of the Security Council, bringing together national leaders from across the world to break the impasse on the issue, a senior Libyan official told the General Assembly ... More >>
Oman Sees Positive Signs On Middle East Peace
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 2:57 pm | United Nations
There are positive signs pointing to a common understanding on the need for a comprehensive and just settlement to the Middle East conflict, a senior official from Oman today told the General Assembly today, urging the international community to advance the ... More >>
Solomon Is. Urges Greater UN Involvement In Region
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 2:55 pm | United Nations
Patteson Oti said his Government has begun a parliamentary review of the legislative basis for the continuing presence in his country of the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), which was deployed in 2003 to try to quell violent ... More >>
UN To Probe UN Vehicle Accident That Killed Two
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 2:55 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) has expressed its deep regret at the death of two pedestrians in an accident involving one of its vehicles and said it will set up an investigation into the incident. More >>
Calls For Safer Green Cities On World Habitat Day
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 2:54 pm | United Nations
With two-thirds of the human race expected to be urban dwellers by 2030, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today marked World Habitat Day with a call to make cities around the world safer, greener and more inclusive. More >>
UN Should Inculcate 'Culture Of Democracy'
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 2:49 pm | United Nations
The United Nations should strive "to aggressively inculcate the culture of democracy in all nations" and discourage losing parties from using unlawful means to contest election results, Lesotho's Deputy Prime Minister told the General Assembly today. More >>
Countries Must Enforce Indictments Of War Crimes
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 2:48 pm | United Nations
The creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been "the crowning success" of recent progress towards the rule of law and global justice, Liechtenstein's Foreign Minister told the General Assembly today, but that achievement must be backed up ... More >>
Western Sahara Dispute At Turning Point, Morocco
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 2:47 pm | United Nations
The issue of Western Sahara is witnessing an "historical turning point," the Foreign Minister of Morocco said today, referring to the Non-Self-Governing Territory as "Moroccan Sahara" and advocating a settlement based on an autonomy proposal put forward ... More >>
Uganda Calls For More Pressure On Nothern Rebels
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 2:46 pm | United Nations
Sam K. Kutesa told the Assembly's annual high-level debate, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, that the LRA has not met any of the terms of the agreement on the cessation of hostilities that it signed with the Ugandan Government in August ... More >>
UN Envoy Set To Meet With Burma's Top General
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 10:18 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Envoy to Myanmar has been told by authorities that he will be able to meet the South-East Asian nation's top general on Tuesday, the United Nations announced today. More >>
CAR Welcomes UN Mission But Urges More Aid
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 10:17 am | United Nations
A senior official from the Central African Republic (CAR) today welcomed the recent establishment of a United Nations-mandated, multidimensional presence in the country but said it must be accompanied by assistance to bolster national capacity there. More >>
UN System Of Rights Rapporteurs Must Continue
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 10:17 am | United Nations
"We are firmly convinced that both thematic and country-specific mandates remain valid in the face of the numerous human rights violations still occurring on a daily basis," Ms. Göncz told the Assembly's annual high-level debate. More >>
Syrian FM Says UN Should Condemn Israeli Acts
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 10:05 am | United Nations
The Security Council should condemn a recent Israeli "act of aggression" against Syria, the country's Foreign Minister told the General Assembly in a speech that also urged greater assistance to help Iraqi refugees and non-intervention in Lebanon's ... More >>
Religious Freedom Under Threat In Many Countries
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 10:04 am | United Nations
The right to religious freedom continues to be ignored and even violated in many countries, the Holy See told the General Assembly's annual high-level debate today, warning that such behaviour is often the pretext for other forms of discrimination. More >>
Somalia: 600 UNDP-Trained Police Recruits Graduate
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 10:03 am | United Nations
This initiative is one component of UNDP's efforts - which also include developing oversight mechanisms for the police by establishing Police Advisory Committees - to support the war-torn country's police and bolster the rule of law and security. More >>
