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New Agreement To Defeat Nuclear Terrorism
Thursday, 14 June 2007, 9:57 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the start of a new international treaty which aims to prevent acts of nuclear terrorism, bring perpetrators to justice and promote cooperation among countries. More >>
Value Of Interfaith Dialogue In Securing Peace
Thursday, 14 June 2007, 9:56 am | United Nations
Accepting an award for her work for peace and development, the President of the United Nations General Assembly has emphasized the importance of interfaith dialogue in realizing these goals. More >>
Judges At Khmer Rouge Trials Agree On Court Rules
Thursday, 14 June 2007, 9:51 am | United Nations
The judges at the United Nations-backed trials of Cambodia’s former Khmer Rouge leaders, accused of mass killings and other horrific crimes during the late 1970s, have unanimously agreed on the rules for the court’s proceedings following nearly ... More >>
Outcry Against Attack On Holy Site In Iraq
Thursday, 14 June 2007, 9:50 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his envoy to Iraq today strongly condemned the attack against holy shrines in Samarra, where a blast last February triggered a wave of deadly sectarian violence across the country. More >>
Fatal Shooting Outside Afghan Girls’ School
Thursday, 14 June 2007, 9:49 am | United Nations
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has strongly condemned a shooting outside a girls’ school in Afghanistan’s Logar province which left two students dead and four people injured, including a teacher. More >>
UN Welcomes Child Rights Bill In Sierra Leone
Thursday, 14 June 2007, 9:48 am | United Nations
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed new legislation protecting the rights of the young in Sierra Leone, where they suffer disproportionately from poverty and other social ills. More >>
Congolese Returning From Mozambique
Thursday, 14 June 2007, 9:47 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency has announced the start of its airlift of Congolese refugees from Mozambique, pledging to help all those who want to go back. More >>
Haiti: Wanted Gang Member Dies
Thursday, 14 June 2007, 9:44 am | United Nations
An alleged leading gang member wanted by both the Haitian National Police and the French authorities for serious crimes died this morning after he opened fire on forces trying to detain him, according to the UN Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), which participated ... More >>
Attack On Holy Shi'a Shrines In Iraq
Thursday, 14 June 2007, 9:43 am | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy to Iraq today strongly condemned the attack against holy Shi'a shrines in Samarra, where a blast last February triggered a wave of deadly sectarian violence. More >>
Human Rights Situation In Somalia Deteriorating
Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 11:26 am | United Nations
The human right situation in Somalia is deteriorating as hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee their homes while others are being subject to threats, rape and violence in the war-torn East African nation, a United Nations expert said today. More >>
Indonesia Improving On Human Rights
Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 11:19 am | United Nations
Human rights defenders in Indonesia’s province of West Papua continue to face torture, arbitrary detention and harassment from the country’s police, military and security forces, an independent United Nations expert said today after wrapping up a week-long ... More >>
UNESCO Chief Condemns Murder Of Iraqi Cameraman
Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 10:37 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – tasked with defending press freedom worldwide – today condemned the murder of a cameraman in Iraq. Speaking out against the killing of Saif Fakhri, UNESCO ... More >>
Ki-Moon Saddened by Deadly Bangladeshi Floods
Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 10:13 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed his deep sadness at the loss of more than 100 lives, the injuries sustained by over 100 people and the destruction caused by the landslide and flooding impacting Chittagong, Bangladesh’s ... More >>
Illicit Arms Group Recommends on Laws
Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 9:43 am | United Nations
A United Nations group of experts dealing with illicit arms brokering has produced a series of recommendations for combating the trade through legislation. More >>
Croatian Serb Leader Convicted, Jailed
Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 9:42 am | United Nations
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today sentenced a former political leader of rebel Serbs in Croatia to 35 years’ prison after convicting him for his role in a campaign of ethnic cleansing. More >>
Deep Concern Over Gaza Violence
Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 9:40 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he is “deeply concerned” at the resurgence of violence in Gaza, which has reportedly killed 20 people. More >>
More Than 400,000 Facing Food Shortages In Lesotho
Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 12:30 am | United Nations
A new report by two United Nations agencies says that more than 400,000 people in Lesotho face food shortages due to the country’s most severe drought in 30 years. More >>
Afghanistan, Iran And Pakistan: Counter-Narcotics
Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 12:27 am | United Nations
Senior officials from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan have agreed to work more closely to stop the threat of drug trafficking along their common borders, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNODC , which hosted their meeting, announced today. More >>
Killing Of Aid Worker In Central African Republic
Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 12:26 am | United Nations
The top United Nations humanitarian official today strongly condemned the killing of an aid worker in the Central African Republic (CAR), and the world body has suspended all movements in the affected region for the time being. More >>
Sudan: UN Aims To Curb Prolonged Labour Injuries
Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 12:23 am | United Nations
The United Nations Population Fund UNFPA is leading a global effort to end obstetric fistula – an abnormal hole in the birth canal caused by prolonged labour without speedy medical attention – in Sudan, where 5,000 new cases occur every year in ... More >>
