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Conditions For Workers in Occupied Territories Precarious
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 10:50 am | United Nations
The situation of workers in the occupied Arab territories remains “extremely worrying and precarious,” according to a United Nations report released today, which details the conditions on the ground for Palestinians in the face of the expansion of Israeli ... More >>
UN Official Urges Iran To Fulfil Its Nuclear Obligations
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 10:42 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations atomic watchdog today called on Iran to fulfil its international obligations to ensure that its nuclear programme is of an exclusively peaceful nature. More >>
UN: Partnerships Create Youth Jobs In Post-Conflict Nations
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 10:38 am | United Nations
United Nations officials today stressed the need for partnerships across governments, the private sector and civil society to urgently tackle the challenge of job creation in post-conflict countries, especially for young people, who make up the bulk of ... More >>
UN Secretary-General Holds Talks With King Of Saudia Arabia
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 10:33 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today met with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, and the pair discussed a range of regional issues, according to Mr. Ban’s spokesperson. More >>
Ban Calls on Nations to Ramp up Actions Against Terrorism
Monday, 4 June 2012, 6:43 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 3 2012 9:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on nations to boost their efforts to combat terrorism, highlighting four pillars to prevent and counter the global scourge. More >>
UN-Arab League Envoy Warns of Sectarian Warfare in Syria
Sunday, 3 June 2012, 10:33 am | United Nations
Kofi Annan today warned of the sectarian aspect of the crisis in Syria, adding that the conflict is having serious consequences in the region and calling on the international community to push for the implementation of the six-point peace plan. More >>
20,000 Refugees at South Sudan Border
Saturday, 2 June 2012, 1:21 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 1 2012 2:10PM An estimated 20,000 refugees have amassed on the South Sudan border after fleeing conflict and lack of food, the United Nations refugee agency said today, adding that it is working to relocate them and provide them with ... More >>
Call for Investigation into Houla Massacre in Syria
Saturday, 2 June 2012, 1:20 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 1 2012 5:10PM The United Nations "http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/Pages/HRCIndex.aspx" >Human Rights Council today called for “a special inquiry” into the massacre in the Syrian village of Houla last weekend, which resulted in the killings of 108 ... More >>
Incident in Northern Kosovo
Saturday, 2 June 2012, 1:17 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 1 2012 2:10PM The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) is calling for calm and restraint after an incident today near the northern city of Mitrovica that resulted in several injuries. More >>
Almost 21 Million People Are Victims of Forced Labour
Saturday, 2 June 2012, 1:16 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 1 2012 1:10PM Almost 21 million people worldwide are trapped in jobs into which they were coerced or deceived and which they cannot leave, according to new estimates released today by the United Nations labour agency. More >>
Alarm at Rising Number of Journalists Killed in Pakistan
Saturday, 2 June 2012, 1:14 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 1 2012 11:10AM The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today voiced alarm at the number of journalists being killed in Pakistan, and called on authorities to investigate the two most recent murders which occurred ... More >>
‘Historic Starting Point’ for Somalia
Saturday, 2 June 2012, 1:11 pm | United Nations
New York, Jun 1 2012 10:10AM The end of the transition period in Somalia and the adoption of a new provisional constitution represent an “historic starting point” for the East African country, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling on ... More >>
Pillay: Speech on Syria
Saturday, 2 June 2012, 1:08 pm | United Nations
Statement by Navi Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Human Rights Council 19th Special Session on "The deteriorating human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and the killings in El-Houleh" Geneva, 1 June 2012 More >>
UN Officials Deplore Killing of Civilians Near Homs
Sunday, 27 May 2012, 10:31 am | United Nations
Top United Nations officials on Saturday strongly condemned the killing of over 90 civilians, including 32 children, and the wounding of hundreds more in a village near Homs, and stressed that those responsible must be held accountable. More >>
Further Talks on Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities
Saturday, 26 May 2012, 5:41 pm | United Nations
New York, May 25 2012 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes the recently concluded talks between Iran and the E3+3 grouping – made up of the United Kingdom, the United States, US, China, France, Germany and Russia – his spokesperson said ... More >>
Combating Malnutrition Must Be Top Priority in Yemen
Saturday, 26 May 2012, 5:40 pm | United Nations
New York, May 25 2012 3:10PM The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today said that fighting malnutrition in Yemen should be a top priority in the Middle Eastern country, where more than half the children under the age of five are stunted due ... More >>
Instability And Violations in Guinea-Bissau
Saturday, 26 May 2012, 5:39 pm | United Nations
New York, May 25 2012 2:10PM The top United Nations human rights official said today she remains concerned over continuing instability in Guinea Bissau, following the coup there last month and reports of human rights violations, including the violent ... More >>
UN Agency Boosts Services for Sudanese Refugees
Saturday, 26 May 2012, 5:37 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency said today it is expanding relief operations for refugees in the Yida camp in South Sudan, where the number of people fleeing conflict in neighbouring Sudan has risen to more than 35,000. Refugees arriving at Yida have ... More >>
Somalia’s Leaders Clear Obstacles to Ending Transition
Saturday, 26 May 2012, 5:35 pm | United Nations
Leaders in Somalia have agreed to set up a Constituent Assembly that will adopt the East African nation’s new constitution in line with an existing roadmap to end the current transitional governing arrangement by an upcoming deadline, the United ... More >>
Ban Commends Organization of Egyptian Presidential Elections
Saturday, 26 May 2012, 5:33 pm | United Nations
New York, May 25 2012 1:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended the Egyptian authorities for their organization of the country’s presidential elections and the people of Egypt for their participation. “The Secretary-General has been following ... More >>
