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Ban Discusses Global Issues With France's Foreign Minister
Sunday, 20 May 2012, 11:16 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met today with the Foreign Minister of France, Laurent Fabius, for talks which covered a range of issues on the global agenda. More >>
UN Envoy in Somalia Concerned Over Violence in Hargeisa
Sunday, 20 May 2012, 11:12 am | United Nations
The United Nations envoy in Somalia today expressed concern over recent violent clashes in the northern city of Hargeisa, located in Somaliland, between Somaliland security forces and citizens which allegedly resulted in the deaths on both sides. More >>
Travel Ban on Guinea-Bissau Coup Leaders
Saturday, 19 May 2012, 3:38 pm | United Nations
Security Council Imposes Travel Ban on Guinea-Bissau Coup Leaders New York, May 18 2012 8:10PM More >>
UNESCO Chief Denounces Murders of Two Pakistani Journalists
Saturday, 19 May 2012, 3:37 pm | United Nations
New York, May 18 2012 11:10AM The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today denounced the murders of two Pakistani journalists and expressed alarm over the continued deteriorating security of journalists in the country. More >>
Economic Measures Benefit Vulnerable Groups In Latvia
Saturday, 19 May 2012, 3:31 pm | United Nations
Latvian authorities must ensure that vulnerable groups are not disproportionately affected by austerity measures and other economic policies, a United Nations independent expert said today. More >>
UN Envoy to Take Part in Regional Meeting on Mali
Saturday, 19 May 2012, 3:29 pm | United Nations
As part of the United Nations’ ongoing efforts to ensure the full restoration of constitutional rule in Mali and Guinea-Bissau, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for West Africa, Said Djinnit, will participate in an upcoming regional ... More >>
UN And Libya Joint Initiative to Improve Food Security
Saturday, 19 May 2012, 3:28 pm | United Nations
The United Nations food agency and Libya today signed an agreement to collaborate in a joint programme that seeks to increase food production while protecting the country’s natural resources. More >>
Inclusive Development Must Inform Economic Revival Efforts
Saturday, 19 May 2012, 3:27 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that efforts to revive the global economy must be based on a long-term vision of sustainable and inclusive development, stressing that the current financial difficulties make it imperative that the world seeks balanced ... More >>
UN Urges Greater Effort to Eradicate Torture in Tajikistan
Saturday, 19 May 2012, 3:25 pm | United Nations
The United Nations independent expert on torture today said he was encouraged by recent legal changes in Tajikistan, including the introduction of a new provision defining torture and specifying penalties, but noted that mistreatment of suspects ... More >>
Record Number of African Refugees Migrating to Yemen – UN
Saturday, 19 May 2012, 3:24 pm | United Nations
A record number of African migrants fled to Yemen this year, with 43,000 people having reached the Middle Eastern country in only four months, the United Nations refugee agency said today, adding that it is concerned with the rise in insecurity ... More >>
Internet Governance Must Ensure Access for Everyone – UN Exp
Saturday, 19 May 2012, 3:23 pm | United Nations
As a powerful global information resource, the Internet must be accessible to everyone and measures to ensure this must be taken, a United Nations independent expert said today. More >>
Presence of UN Observers in Syria Has ‘Calming Effect’
Saturday, 19 May 2012, 3:22 pm | United Nations
Amid ongoing violence in parts of Syria, the presence of UN military observers on the ground has had an overall calming effect in their areas of deployment in the Middle Eastern country, the head of the UN observer force said today. More >>
Law Graduates Urged to Remain Committed to Cause of Justice
Saturday, 19 May 2012, 3:02 pm | United Nations
UN Legal Counsel Urges New Law Graduates to Remain Committed to Cause of Justice New York, May 18 2012 3:10PM The top lawyer of the United Nations today exhorted new law graduates of New York University (NYU) to help usher in a new era of accountability ... More >>
Un Envoy Welcomes Deal To End Palestinian Hunger Strike
Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 1:37 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry, has welcomed the agreement reached to end the hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody. More >>
Ban Welcomes South Sudan's Withdrawal of Police From Abyei
Sunday, 13 May 2012, 5:04 pm | United Nations
Ban Ki-moon welcomed South Sudan's decision to withdraw its police force from the disputed area of Abyei, and urged neighbouring Sudan to pull out its police from the area as well, in accordance with the agreement both parties signed last June. More >>
UN Calls For Sustained Aid and Livelihood Support in Somalia
Sunday, 13 May 2012, 9:38 am | United Nations
A senior UN relief official urged the international community to build on the effective delivery of aid that helped roll back last year's famine in Somalia, noting that about 2.5 million people in the country remain in need of humanitarian support. More >>
UN Urges Resolution to Palestinian Prisoners' Hunger Strike
Sunday, 13 May 2012, 9:32 am | United Nations
The head of the UN agency tasked with assisting Palestinian refugees urged the Israeli Government to find a solution to the Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike, noting their demands are related to basic prisoners’ rights stipulated in the Geneva Conventions. More >>
UN Mission in Afghanistan Condemns Attacks on Schools
Sunday, 13 May 2012, 9:24 am | United Nations
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan today voiced serious concern over reported attacks on schools and education officials by anti-government groups in recent weeks, saying the raids were a violation of children's right to education. More >>
Lord's Resistance Army on the Run – Official
Sunday, 13 May 2012, 9:17 am | United Nations
The UN-backed military initiative launched recently by the African Union against the terror group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army has kept its members on the move and unable to settle down in any one place for long, according to a UN envoy. More >>
UN Urge Moldovan Government to Adopt Anti-Discrimination Law
Sunday, 13 May 2012, 9:13 am | United Nations
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today called on the Moldovan Government to follow up on its commitment to adopt a comprehensive anti-discrimination law. More >>
