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| Envoys: Russia blocks UN report on Iran arms msnbc.com UNITED NATIONS — Russia is attempting to suppress a United Nations report that says Iran has been breaking a UN arms embargo by shipping weapons to Syria, Western diplomats said Thursday. "Russia has objected to the publication of the report as an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| World must curb resource use; China a test case: U.N. Reuters By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) - The world must curb soaring use of resources ranging from coal to copper to prevent consumption from reaching ruinous levels by 2050, according to a UN report on Thursday that says China's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Climate Treaty Is Possible, UN Envoy Says, Rejecting US View Bloomberg By Bill Varner and Jim Efstathiou Jr. - Thu May 12 19:47:20 GMT 2011 The United Nations diplomat leading talks on a binding treaty to curb global warming today rejected the US position that the negotiations are based on unrealistic expectations. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Russia's Lavrov says NATO strikes in Libya violate UN resolution Monsters and Critics.com Moscow/Almaty - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sharply criticized NATO operations in Libya, saying alliance aircraft were pounding civilian targets in violation of United Nations rules. 'There are far too many violations of the resolution of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Serbia pushes for UN inquiry into alleged organ harvesting in Kosovo Deutsche Welle Serbia's foreign minister has called on the UN Security Council to investigate allegations that Kosovar separatists harvested the organs of Serb prisoners. Council members are divided on the issue. Serbia is pushing for the United Nations Security ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN envoy welcomes study into extent of sexual violence in DR Congo UN News Centre The United Nations envoy leading the world's body efforts to eliminate sexual violence during conflict has welcomed the release of a new study on sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that indicates the prevalence of the crime ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China says civilian capacity important for UN post-conflict peacebuilding Xinhua UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese diplomat said on Thursday that professional and efficient civilian capacity is an important foundation and prerequisite for the UN post-conflict peacebuilding. "Peace-building in post-conflict countries is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN's IPCC Releases 900-Page Renewable Energy "Bible" Reuters By Zachary Shahan by Zachary Shahan Word snuck out last week that the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had undertaken a massive, unprecedented review of renewable energy studies and potential. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN Team Holds Talks With Ivory Coast President Bernama ABIDJAN, May 13 (BERNAMA-NNN-XINHUA) -- A United Nations team has met Cote d'Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara to discuss his country's priorities after a five-month post-election crisis which disrupted the country's socio-economic activities. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rudd off to UN climate panel meeting Herald Sun FOREIGN Minister Kevin Rudd is heading to Finland for the latest meeting of the United Nations sustainability panel he joined during his brief interlude as a backbencher. Mr Rudd is set to leave Australia today, meeting with his Thai counterpart in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Canada a glutton: UN The Province Canada is devouring natural resources at an unsustainable rate, according to a United Nations report. It warns total global resource use soared from six billion tonnes in 1900 to 49 billion tonnes in 2000 and is now running at close to 59 billion ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| More than 1 billion tons of food lost or wasted every year -- UN Manila Bulletin UNITED NATIONS,Philippines (PNA/APP) -- About a third of all the food produced for human consumption each year or roughly 1.3 billion tons is lost or wasted, according to a new study commissioned by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN worried by Sudan's Abyei region UPI.com UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (UPI) -- The UN Security Council expressed deep concern over the security in Sudan's de facto border region of Abyei after four peacekeepers were assaulted. Abyei lies along the de facto border between Sudan and the future South ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN special envoy to Myanmar meets Aung San Suu Kyi despite objections Monsters and Critics.com Yangon - The United Nations special envoy to Myanmar met opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday on an official visit that has been criticised by human rights groups as part of the military-run government's new 'charm offensive. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN: Boat with refugees from Libya taking on water, may be at risk CNN International Lampedusa, Italy (CNN) -- A United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees representative says a boat carrying an estimated 220 migrants is headed north from the Libyan coast towards Europe, but the boat is taking on water and at potential risk. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cholera Linked to UN Forces, But Questions Remain Science Now An eagerly awaited report from an independent panel leaves little doubt that United Nations peacekeeping forces from Nepal inadvertently introduced cholera to Haiti last fall, triggering an epidemic that has killed almost 5000 and whose end is not yet ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN identifies glaring inequalities in region Jamaica Observer Latin America and the Caribbean remains the most socially unequal region in the world, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has said, highlighting the measures required to tackle the problem in a region which has made significant ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN report calls for more tax information exchange Cayman News Service IT was commissioned by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and was presented for discussion at the United Nations IV Conference on Least Developed Countries hosted by the Republic of Turkey, on Wednesday. In her opening remarks for the UNDP ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Global tourism continues to rebuild, UN data reveals UN News Centre International tourism continues to recover from the global financial crisis and downturn of 2008-09, rising in every region of the world except the Middle East and North Africa during the first two months of this year, according to new United Nations ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Partnerships and use of civilian capacities key to successful UN peacebuilding UN News Centre The United Nations has often missed the opportunity to support countries emerging from conflict to strengthen peace and enhance national institutions by not paying attention to national ownership, failing to build partnerships and inefficiently using ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN torture sleuth heads to Tunisia next week Reuters Africa GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations investigator on torture plans to visit Tunisia next week to help transitional authorities ensure that torturers under the previous regime are prosecuted and their victims compensated. Juan Mendez, UN special ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| RI likely to sit on UN human rights council Jakarta Post Indonesia's ASEAN chairmanship will boost its chances of being elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, despite past and ongoing human rights violations in the world's third-largest democracy. Indonesia — which chaired and was a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| U.N. boosts aid presence in Somalia Reuters AlertNet REUTERS/Feisal Omar By Katy Migiro NAIROBI (AlertNet) - The United Nations is sending more international staff to Somalia and negotiating access to increasing numbers of people in need, despite high levels of violence, its new director of humanitarian ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Model UN encourages awareness of current events PCC Courier The Model United Nations Club discussed current events in Libya on April 26, members participated in a UN - style conference to observe and talk about issues in the war-torn North African country. At the event students sat behind placards labeled as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN hopes for Cyprus peace deal by mid-2012 Khaleej Times NICOSIA - The United Nations wants the two sides in ethnically split Cyprus to adopt a game plan to resolve outstanding issues in peace talks this year and is hoping for a deal by mid 2012, its main envoy to the island said on Thursday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN agencies hail trial results showing anti-HIV drugs prevent sexual transmission UN News Centre United Nations agencies fighting HIV/AIDS today lauded the results of an international study that shows that if an HIV-positive person immediately follows an appropriate treatment of anti-retroviral drugs, the risk of transmitting the virus to an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cape high schools sweep Model UN contests The News-Press Cape Coral High School's Model UN team was named the best school delegation at an international competition at George Washington University. / Special to news-press.com Oasis High instructor and Model United Nations sponsor Peter Ndiangui shows off the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Sidestepping embarrassment Boston Globe THE UNITED Nations Human Rights Council has been notoriously reluctant to exclude countries that violate the human rights of their own citizens. Kudos, then, to the governments and human rights groups whose objections forced Syria to withdraw its ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Africa: UN Security Council - Letter Regarding Upcoming Trip to Africa AllAfrica.com In 2005 the UN Security Council made a historic referral of the situation in Darfur to the ICC under resolution 1593, which obligates Sudan to cooperate with the court. On June 16, 2008, the Security Council reaffirmed this commitment in a unanimous ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| AASHTO Joins United Nations Campaign for Worldwide Road Safety The FINANCIAL The FINANCIAL -- WASHINGTON, DC - The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials today joined with the United Nations, members of Congress, and some of America's leading traffic safety and public health organizations to launch ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN World Food Program says fighting prevents delivery of aid in western Libya Channel 6 News Online UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Thursday said that the fighting in the Western Mountains of Libya is preventing the much-needed delivery of aid and supplies. Josette Sheeran, the Executive Director of WFP, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN agency to confer World Telecom award on Sam Pitroda DailyIndia.com New Delhi, May 12: A United Nations agency for information and communication technology has decided to confer the 2011 ITU World Telecommunication and Information Society award to Sam Pitroda to recognise his dedication in promoting use of technology ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A Cease-Fire Proposal for Libya Huffington Post (blog) The original United Nations mandate that led to the no-fly zone in Libya to protect civilians and prevent a massacre in Benghazi has long since been met, without however bringing an end to armed hostilities and the continuing death of civilians. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| First Nations United plan fishing protest on Upper Red Lake Minnesota Public Radio Members of First Nations United say they hope to get ticketed by state DNR enforcement officers to raise treaty rights issues in the courts. Red Lake tribal officials, meanwhile, say they're not part of the effort and don't support it. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Seoul's Elite Can Meet Again at Chosun Wall Street Journal (blog) It was the first western-style hotel in the country, was home to the United Nations Command during the Korean War and unofficial international news center of the country for decades. During the democracy uprisings of the 1980s, international reporters ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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