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Japanese Nuclear Plant ‘Remarkably Undamaged’ in Earthquake
Monday, 13 August 2012, 12:39 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 10 2012 3:10PM The nuclear plant closest to the epicentre of the March 2011 earthquake that struck Japan, resulting in a devastating tsunami and radiation leakage at another facility, was “remarkably undamaged,” according to a report ... More >>
World Closer to Eradicating Deadly Disease - Polio
Monday, 13 August 2012, 12:37 pm | United Nations
With No New Polio Cases Reported in Angola, World Closer to Eradicating Deadly Disease – UN More >>
Ban Launches New Initiative to Protect Oceans
Monday, 13 August 2012, 12:35 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 12 2012 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today launched a new initiative to protect the oceans and the people whose livelihoods depend on it, and called on countries to work together to achieve a more sustainable management of this precious ... More >>
UN-African Union Peacekeeper Killed in Line of Duty
Monday, 13 August 2012, 12:33 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 12 2012 6:10PM A peacekeeper with the United Nations-African Union mission (UNAMID) was killed today and another injured while protecting civilians in Nyala, South Darfur. More >>
Loss of Lives And Destruction Caused by Earthquakes in Iran
Monday, 13 August 2012, 12:31 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 12 2012 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he was deeply saddened by the loss of hundreds of lives and the destruction caused by the earthquakes that struck northwestern Iran on Saturday afternoon. More >>
Ban Warns of Risk of Creating a ‘Lost Generation’
Saturday, 11 August 2012, 3:10 pm | United Nations
New York, Aug 10 2012 12:10PM Ahead of the "http://social.un.org/index/Youth/InternationalYouthDay/IYD2012.aspx" >International Youth Day , and amidst an economic crisis which has affected young people the most, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for greater ... More >>
SOMALIA – UN Envoy Welcomes Presidential Decree
Saturday, 11 August 2012, 3:09 pm | United Nations
The United Nations top political official for Somalia today welcomed a presidential decree on the Horn of Africa country’s National Security and Stabilization Plan (NSSP), while the Security Council has welcomed the recent progress Somalia has made ... More >>
First visit by UN expert on indigenous rights to El Salvador
Saturday, 11 August 2012, 3:08 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (10 August 2012) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, will visit El Salvador from 13 to 17 August 2012. More >>
Food Aid from Turkey for Over 129,000 Palestinian Families
Monday, 6 August 2012, 12:18 pm | United Nations
Over 129,000 Palestinian families to receive food aid from Turkey August 2, 2012 0 comments More >>
OHCHR PRESS BRIEFING - Sudan (Darfur), Vietnam, Liberia
Saturday, 4 August 2012, 12:55 pm | United Nations
Acting Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Ravina Shamdasani Location : Geneva Subjects: (1) Sudan (Darfur) (2) Viet Nam (3) Liberia More >>
Opening remarks by Kofi Annan - 2 August 2012
Friday, 3 August 2012, 3:19 pm | United Nations
I have therefore informed the Secretary-General of the UN and Secretary-General of the Arab League today that I do not intend to continue my mission when my mandate expires at the end of August. More >>
Kofi Annan resigns as UN-Arab League Envoy for Syria
Friday, 3 August 2012, 3:18 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the resignation of the United Nations-League of Arab States Joint Special Envoy for the Syrian crisis, Kofi Annan. More >>
Time to limit and regulate the arms trade
Saturday, 28 July 2012, 1:40 pm | United Nations
“Time is ripe for a robust international legal framework to limit and regulate the arms trade” – UN Expert GENEVA (27 July 2012) – States that are currently negotiating the first legally-binding Arms Trade Treaty must make the most of this ... More >>
Myanmar: Pillay concerned about human rights situation
Saturday, 28 July 2012, 1:23 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (27 July 2012) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday raised serious concerns about ongoing human rights violations in Myanmar’s Rakhine state after the violence between the Buddhist and Muslim communities there, urging ... More >>
UN expert calls for immediate halt to executions in Iraq
Saturday, 28 July 2012, 1:15 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (27 July 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns, on Friday raised alarm about the reported announcement by the Ministry of Interior that the Court of Cassation has upheld death sentences for up to 196 ... More >>
Consequences under law as Syria conflict escalates
Saturday, 28 July 2012, 1:10 pm | United Nations
Pillay warns of consequences under international law as Syria conflict escalates GENEVA (27 July 2012) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday expressed deep alarm at the increased threat to civilians in Syria as the conflict ... More >>
UN Voices Concern Over 500,000 Palestinian Refugees In Syria
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 11:51 am | United Nations
The United Nations today expressed grave concern over the implications of the violence in Syria for the 500,000 Palestinian refugees across the country. More >>
UN Committee on Israeli Practices Concerned About Children
Monday, 23 July 2012, 9:32 am | United Nations
PRESS RELEASE UN Special Committee* on Israeli Practices in the Occupied Territories 20/07/2012 More >>
OHCHR PRESS BRIEFING NOTE - Syria, Nepal, Tunisia
Saturday, 21 July 2012, 2:43 pm | United Nations
Subjects: (1) Syria (2) Nepal (3) Tunisia (1) Syria With fighting now taking place in many parts of Syria, the High Commissioner strongly urges all sides to make a huge effort to ensure civilians are not killed or injured. Conflict in urban areas ... More >>
UN expert heads to Kiribati
Saturday, 21 July 2012, 2:42 pm | United Nations
TARAWA / GENEVA (20 July 2012) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Catarina de Albuquerque continues her country missions in the Pacific and will visit Kiribati from 23 to 26 July 2012 to examine the situation of the human right to water and ... More >>
