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Political Brinkmanship 'Driving Bangladesh To The Edge' - UN
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 12:47 pm | United Nations
Deeply worried by rising levels of violence in Bangladesh, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay today urged the country's political leaders to set their differences aside, immediately halt "destructive brinkmanship" and use ... More >>
World Aids Day: UN Hails Gains In Combating Virus
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 12:38 pm | United Nations
World Aids Day: UN Hails Gains In Combating Virus, Urges Greater Action Towards 'Zero Discrimination' More >>
Ban Urges Good Faith In Yemen's National Dialogue
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 11:46 am | United Nations
New York, Nov 30 2013 1:00PM United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on all sides in Yemen to participate in good faith in the country's ongoing National Dialogue and to "refrain from any obstruction of the transition process." More >>
Roma in Europe: Guilty until proven innocent?
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 9:22 am | United Nations
“The recent activities of some national authorities to remove 'non-Roma looking' children from Roma families due to their alleged abduction has led to sensationalist media coverage, has been disturbing and may result in a dangerous, unwarranted backlash ... More >>
World leaders urge collective push for Syria solution
Friday, 27 September 2013, 12:20 pm | United Nations
As world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly’s annual debate laid out their national priorities and exchanged views on sustainable development, many today also expressed grave concern about the ongoing crisis in Syria and urged a collective ... More >>
Report On Use Of Chemical Weapons In Damascus
Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 10:02 am | United Nations
Following the tragic events of 21 August 2013 and the receipt of dozens of requests from Member States, the Secretary-General called for the Mission, already working in Damascus, to investigate and report on the allegation ofthe use of chemical weapons ... More >>
Truth commissions become victims of their own success
Sunday, 15 September 2013, 10:45 am | United Nations
UN Special Rapporteur on transitional justice Pablo de Greiff today cautioned that truth commissions increasingly face a number of important challenges, and risk becoming victims of their own success. More >>
UN panel set to begin hearings into human rights in DPRK
Saturday, 17 August 2013, 1:08 pm | United Nations
SEOUL, August 16 -- A United Nations-mandated commission looking into the human rights situation in North Korea will begin a series of public hearings in Seoul next week aimed at gathering information from a variety of witnesses, including those ... More >>
Communication surveillance undermines freedom of expression
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 12:18 pm | United Nations
“Freedom of expression cannot be ensured without respect to privacy in communications,” United Nations Special Rapporteur Frank La Rue said today, calling for more global attention to the widespread use of surveillance technologies by States in violation ... More >>
Next Round of UN Climate Change Talks Start In Bonn, June 3
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 2:23 pm | United Nations
(2 June 2013) – Governments begin their next round of climate change talks under the United Nations in Bonn on June 3. More >>
UNESCO: Investigate Murder of DR Congo Journalist
Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 4:56 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today called for an investigation into the murder of a journalist in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Guylain Chanjabo. More >>
Syria: UN Rights Chief Urges End to 'Intolerable' Suffering
Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 4:53 pm | United Nations
The United Nations human rights chief today urged the international community to stop the escalating bloodshed and suffering in Syria, stressing it has become "an intolerable affront to the human conscience." More >>
Syria: Ban Urges Political Solution to Prevent Spillover
Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 4:49 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed extreme concern by the intense fighting in Syria and the increasing risk of the conflict spilling over to Lebanon, and urged all parties to find a political solution to the crisis. More >>
Colombia: Ban Welcomes Agreement Between Government and FARC
Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 4:48 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the announcement that the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) have reached an agreement on rural development. More >>
Cambodia: Move Forward Judiciary, Land and Electoral Reforms
Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 4:46 pm | United Nations
A United Nations independent expert today called on the Cambodian Government to keep moving forward with judiciary, electoral, economic and land reforms, stressing his readiness to assist the country with remaining challenges to implement his recommendations. More >>
Africa's Natural Resources Can Fuel Economic Transformation
Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 4:42 pm | United Nations
Africa must tap into its agricultural, mining and energy resources to boost its economic growth, argues a new report released in Morocco today by the United Nations and its partners. More >>
UN Urges Coordinated Response to Co2 ‘Danger Zone’
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 12:46 pm | United Nations
Ahead of June Climate Change Talks, UN Body Urges Coordinated Response to Co 2 ‘Danger Zone’ More >>
Ban: In ‘Time of Tension,’ Enhance Alliance of Civilizations
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 12:42 pm | United Nations
In an increasingly interdependent world with diverse cultures exposed to each other more than ever before, the United Nations-backed initiative seeking to enhance cross-cultural relations must be improved to reflect the international community’s changing dynamics, ... More >>
Countries Boost Protection Against Chemicals & Waste
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 12:37 pm | United Nations
Representatives from 170 countries have adopted a series of measures to strengthen protections against hazardous chemicals and waste during a United Nations conference in Geneva. More >>
Security Council Strongly Condemns Deadly Turkish Attacks
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 12:26 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today condemned ‘in the strongest terms’ the car bombs that killed at least 46 people and injured dozens of others near a Syrian refugee base in the southeastern town of Reyhanli, in Turkey's Hatay province. More >>
