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ICC prosecutor warns Libya to abide by U.N. rules Reuters AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Libya must abide by its agreements as a UN member and not dismiss international efforts to bring Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and others to justice, a war crimes prosecutor said Wednesday. International Criminal Court (ICC) ... See all stories on this topic »

UN: Over 2 million need Libya aid The Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations says 2.1 million people need humanitarian aid because of the conflict in Libya. The UN's humanitarian coordinator for Libya says some 1.6 million people inside the North African country need aid because fighting has ... See all stories on this topic »

UN under-secretary-general says border breachers 'innocent' Jerusalem Post NEW YORK – Ambassador to the UN Meron Reuben and Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon both lodged protests in recent days against UN envoys and officials regarding Sunday's breaches of Israel's borders. Reuben sent two letters to UN Secretary-General ... See all stories on this topic »

UN summit to hear from indigenous group Ninemsn A United Nations summit on indigenous issues will hear about issues with the federal government's Northern Territory intervention. About 40 Australian delegates have arrived in the US to take part in the 10th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on ... See all stories on this topic »

UN Human Rights Chief Pillay Criticizes US on Guantanamo Bay BusinessWeek By Jennifer M. Freedman May 18 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama's failure to close Guantanamo Bay and his decision to try some prisoners in military courts are "extremely disappointing," said the United Nations' top human-rights official. ... See all stories on this topic »

UN: Corruption rife in Western Balkans Sofia Echo One in six people polled in a United Nations survey in the Western Balkans had been exposed to some form of corruption by a public official in the past 12 months, a UN statement said. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released on May ... See all stories on this topic » Sofia Echo

UN chief stresses for security council reforms Hindu Business Line PTI The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-moon, wants Security Council reforms and is providing the "political climate" for member-states to negotiate the change. "The Secretary-General recognises and believes very strongly that there was a ... See all stories on this topic »

Sudan warplanes stage Darfur air strikes: UN AFP UNITED NATIONS — The Sudanese military has carried out air strikes in conflict-stricken Darfur and on Tuesday stopped UN peacekeepers trying to get to the region, UN officials said. The Sudanese government also restricted the movements of UN and ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

UN Panel Report on Accountability in Sri Lanka Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses The three member Panel of Experts appointed by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to advise him about human rights violations during the last phase of the civil war in Sri Lanka submitted its report on April 12, 2011 in New York.1 Before the report ... See all stories on this topic »

Ugandan Women Appeal to UN Over Police Violence Women's eNews By Beatrice Lamwaka Wearing white for peace, a Ugandan women's advocacy group has appealed to the United Nations amid a violent police crackdown on protesters. Ten have been killed, 100 injured and 600 arrested since April, a rights group says. ... See all stories on this topic »

UN official urges continued support for Burundi's peacebuilding efforts UN News Centre Burundi is making commendable efforts to consolidate its post-conflict peacebuilding process, the United Nations top official in the central African country told the Security Council today, calling on the international community to continue supporting ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

UN court sentences Rwandan ex-army chief to 30 years for genocide AHN | All Headline News A United Nations court in Tanzania sentenced a former Rwandan army commander to 30 years imprisonment on Tuesday for calling for the killing of Tutsis and allowing his troops to massacre some 800000 people of the minority group in 1994. ... See all stories on this topic »

UN Mission Denies Leaving North Sudan Voice of America The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) has denied a report that it is leaving the country's north ahead of south Sudan's independence in July. The pro-government Sudanese Media Center said Monday that the UN mission has begun moving equipment to ... See all stories on this topic »

Bahrain health minister asks UN to investigate allegations of human rights ... The Canadian Press GENEVA — Bahrain has invited the United Nations to investigate allegations of human rights abuse during the military takeover of a hospital in March, its acting health minister said Tuesday. Fatima al-Balooshi said she proposed that the World Health ... See all stories on this topic »

Abbas Urges UN To Recognize Palestine As Independent State RTT News (RTTNews) - Palestine Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday urged the United Nations to recognize Palestine as an independent state according to its 1967 borders, pointing out that more than 20 years of negotiations with Israel have thus far ... See all stories on this topic »

US: UN organizations don't have right to decide Taiwan's status Radio Taiwan International US Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday that no United Nations organization has the right to unilaterally decide Taiwan's status. She was speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly ... See all stories on this topic »

UN agency says 45 percent of Latin America's children live in poverty People's Daily Online About 81 million children and adolescents in Latin America, or the equivalent of about 45 percent of this population group, live in poverty, two United Nations agencies said in a new report Tuesday. The report, entitled "Child Poverty in Latin America ... See all stories on this topic »

Homophobic hate crimes on rise: UN human rights chief People's Daily Online UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (Zinnia) -- Homophobia and transphobia are too often overlooked, Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, said here in a video message on Tuesday marking the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia. ... See all stories on this topic »

UN relief chief urges end to Israeli policies of evictions and demolitions UN News Centre The top United Nations humanitarian official today urged Israel to end its evictions policy after visiting communities in East Jerusalem where residents have been forced from their homes to make way for Israeli settlements, even as other residents face ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

PHL diplomat elected vice chairman of UN weapons meeting GMANews.TV A Philippine diplomat has been elected vice chairman of a meeting on the United Nations' Program of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALWs). Leslie Gatan, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for United Nations and International Organizations was ... See all stories on this topic »

UN agency calls for 'fundamental change' in production and consumption UN News Centre The world must radically alter the way it produces and consumes materials if genuinely sustainable development is going to take root, the head of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) said today. ... See all stories on this topic »

UN makes trade centrepiece of war on poverty Business Daily Africa Photo/FILE By Claire Ngozo (email the author) The future for least developed countries lies in trade, productive capacity and governance more than in aid," said Cheick Sidi Diarra, United Nations High representative for the Least Developed Countries, ... See all stories on this topic » Business Daily Africa

UN and United States launch plan tap emigrants' resources to boost agriculture UN News Centre The United Nations entity tasked with supporting rural development and the United States State Department today launched an initiative to help tap the resources of emigrant communities for investment in agriculture in their countries of origin. ... See all stories on this topic »

UN asks Haiti's President to focus on peace and reconstruction People's Daily Online The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday urged Haiti's new President Michel Martelly to concentrate on the post-earth quake reconstruction of the Caribbean nation and on building lasting peace for the Haitian people. The Security Council also ... See all stories on this topic »

Angola proposes two UN permanent seats for Africa AngolaPress Roma – Angola Monday in Rome defended the allocation of two permanent and five non-permanent seats for Africa in the United Nations Security Council. The Angolan Government's proposal was presented by ambassador to Italy, Manuel Pedro Pacavira, ... See all stories on this topic »

ARS Appoints Houry Guedelekian as UN Coordinator Asbarez Armenian News The Armenian Relief Society, Inc. announced the appointment of Houry Guedelekian as coordinator of the ARS, Inc. activities at the United Nations. Guedelekian, who has been a resident of New York for almost three decades, will be operating from ... See all stories on this topic » Asbarez Armenian News

As UN Sends "Low Level" Envoy to Libya, Provides "Cover to NATO" Inner City Press By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, May 17 -- With the UN making much of having sent Jordanian senator and businessman Abdel-Elah Al Khatib as its envoy to Libya, Inner City Press on May 16 asked Steven Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations what ... See all stories on this topic » Inner City Press

Despite progress, challenges still ahead for Burundi: UN officials People's Daily Online While Burundi has made important strides towards peace and development in recent years, more remains to be done, UN officials told a Security Council meeting on the Eastern African nation held in the United Nations Tuesday. ... See all stories on this topic »

Experts meet for UN meteorological forum to discuss action plan on climate change Modern Ghana By United Nations 5/18/2011 3:28:33 AM - More than 600 delegates have gathered today in Geneva for a United Nations meteorological conference to discuss implementing a new action plan to help countries cope with the devastating effects of climate ... See all stories on this topic »

As UN Welcomes Election Haroun Claims, Council Trip Stalls on Haroun Meeting Inner City Press By Matthew Russell Lee, Exclusive UNITED NATIONS, May 17, updated -- After Ahmed Haroun, indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Darfur, declared victory in the recent election in South Kordofan, the UN Mission in Sudan put out a ... See all stories on this topic » Inner City Press

Qatar set to chair UN General Assembly Hindu Business Line PTI Qatar's permanent representative to the United Nations, Nasr Abdulaziz al-Nasser, is set to head the 66th session of the General Assembly after being endorsed by the group of Asian member countries. Mr Al Nasser said he would be elected officially ... See all stories on this topic »

Two PMs in strong regional team for UN talks on HIV/Aids The Trinidad Guardian A strong Caribbean delegation is scheduled to attend next month's United Nations' high level meeting on HIV/Aids. Two prime ministers, one deputy prime minister, ten ministers of health, one minister of foreign affairs and six first ladies from the ... See all stories on this topic »

UN plaque to be added to cenotaph London Free Press The Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping (CAVUNP) presented a bronze plaque to Woodstock Mayor Pat Sobeski Monday at the cenotaph on Graham Street. The plaque depicts a United Nations peacekeeper and will be added to the ... See all stories on this topic »

Campbell Canada Partners with United Nations World Food Programme to Combat ... CanadianBusiness.com By Canada NewsWire | May 17, 2011 TORONTO, May 17 /CNW/ - Campbell Canada has extended its commitment to hunger relief with the announcement of a new partnership with the UN World Food Programme (WFP). Starting now, Campbell's new Nourish product - the ... See all stories on this topic »

Makati named 'Role Model City' in UN campaign for resilient cities Philippine Information Agency by Jerome Carlo R. Paunan MAKATI CITY, May 18 (PIA) -- The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) has named Makati a "Role Model City" for implementing green initiatives and disaster risk reduction policies. ... See all stories on this topic »

Even dead, Osama bin Laden remains under UN sanctions Trend News Agency A United Nations committee on terrorism on Monday kept in place sanctions against Osama bin Laden, who was killed by US Navy Seals on May 1 in a daring raid in Pakistan, dpa reported. The UN Security Council's al Qaeda and Taliban sanctions committee, ... See all stories on this topic » Trend News Agency

UN agency deplores slaying of another Pakistani journalist UN News Centre The head of the United Nations agency charged with promoting press freedom today condemned the murder of another journalist in Pakistan, where at least 15 journalists have been the victims of targeted assassinations since 2002. ... See all stories on this topic »

As UN Report on Iran Arms Sales to Syria Put Online, France Talks of 9 Votes Inner City Press By Matthew Russell Lee, Exclusive UNITED NATIONS, May 17 -- With the days of UN Security Council inaction on Syria mounting, on Tuesday Council President Gerard Araud of France anounced in a closed door meeting that the Council can meet and vote ... See all stories on this topic » Inner City Press

National bodies key to safeguarding of basic human rights – UN official UN News Centre National human rights institutions play a key role in maintaining the rule of law, preventing abuses and assisting victims of violations, the United Nations rights chief said today, citing the political unrest in North Africa and Middle East as an ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

Hundreds of refugees returning to Libya to attempt boat passage to Europe – UN UN News Centre The United Nations refugee agency today reported that hundreds of people who had entered Tunisia after fleeing the conflict in neighbouring Libya have now returned intending to board boats and travel to Europe. Those who intend to make the passage to ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

County joins UN's campaign for road safety liherald.com Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, attended to help the school mark the day while also kicking off a road safety campaign sponsored by Nassau County in collaboration with the United Nations' Decade of ... See all stories on this topic » liherald.com

Burney asks UN, other countries to take action against Somali pirates The News International KARACHI: Former federal Minister for Human Rights and Chairman Ansar Burney Trust International, Ansar Burney, has requested the governments of Pakistan, India, United States, Europe, UAE, Middle Eastern countries and the United Nations to take stern ... See all stories on this topic »

U.N. needs reform, but how? UPI.com Barack Obama President of the United States (R), shakes hands with Joseph Deiss of Switzerland, President of the 65th General Assembly, and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at at the 65th United Nations General Assembly in the UN building ... See all stories on this topic »

Welcome to the ASEAN Village The Diplomat Compliance with International Law: The United States must press for resolution of the dispute based upon international law. This expressly limits claims by any party, including China, to valid claims under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea ... See all stories on this topic »

Sex: Do international bodies look the other way? Reuters By Patrick Worsnip UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Whether IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is innocent or guilty of sexual assault, his arrest has raised questions about whether international organizations are soft on their top officials in such matters. ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

Africa: Human Development Indicators Now On Google's Data Explorer AllAfrica.com United Nations — Vital international development information is now available on Google via its Public Data Explorer - providing access to key data from 21 years worth of research, including the Human Development Index. "Making this information more ... See all stories on this topic »

Water Consulting – Building Ethical, Economical and Environmental Practices Triple Pundit our mission seeks to make a positive impact with respect to the emerging global water crisis by mobilizing a critical mass of business leaders to advance water sustainability solutions – in partnership with the United Nations, civil society ... See all stories on this topic » Triple Pundit

Bolton making first N.H. trip Seattle Post Intelligencer The former United Nations ambassador, who says he's mulling a run but has done next-to-nothing to build a national political infrastructure, would have little time after that to pull the trigger. The New Hampshire filing deadline for presidential ... See all stories on this topic »

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