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| Kuwait elected to U.N. rights panel instead of Syria Reuters By Patrick Worsnip UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Kuwait was among 15 nations elected on Friday to the UN Human Rights Council after Syria, under pressure over its crackdown on protesters, dropped its bid for an Arab slot on the controversial panel. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Africa: UN Launches Global Partnership to Put Indigenous Rights Into Action AllAfrica.com New York — Four United Nations agencies today launched the first global initiative to put into action the rights enshrined in an international declaration to protect the more than 370 million indigenous peoples who live in some 90 countries around the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| RI selected to join UN human rights council Jakarta Post Indonesia has been selected to join the United Nations Human Rights Council for the third consecutive period. Indonesia garnered 184 votes in a secret ballot among member states at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| On Biodiversity Day UN highlights benefits of forests Sify "Next year, governments will reconvene in Rio for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). As we look forward to this landmark conference, I urge all sectors of society to re-commit to the management, conservation and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in Abyei Sudan Tribune May 20, 2011 (NEW YROK) – UN chief Ban Ki-moon condemned on Friday the attack carried on UNMIS peacekeepers while they were escorting northern Sudanese troops in the flashpoint Abyei border area. A convoy of UN peacekeepers on Thursday evening was ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN and diplomatic partners stress urgent need to end Mideast conflict Associated Press of Pakistan UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (APP) The UN and its diplomatic partners in search of Middle East peace Friday reaffirmed the need to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, voicing their support for US President Barack Obama's vision outlined ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Chinese, US military bands join forces to play at UN Xinhua by William M. Reilly and Gu Zhenqiu UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Military bands of China and the United States joined force to perform at the great hall of the UN General Assembly Friday, in a bid to enhance friendship between the two nations. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Security Council Visit to AU Headquarters Kicks Off Week of High-Level Talks Voice of America Photo: AP The African Union (AU) is gearing up for a big week, beginning with a visit by the United Nations Security Council, followed by two continental summits, one focusing on Libya and another on trade. All the continent's hotspots will be under ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN working with Lebanon to aid families fleeing unrest in Syria UN News Centre The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and partners are working with the Lebanese government in the border areas of northern Lebanon to provide food and shelter to families who have fled the violence in Syria in recent weeks, an agency spokesperson ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Clark High students win top award at U.N. San Antonio Express By Francisco Vara-Orta A delegation of 18 high school students led by Kevin Pumphrey, a Clark social studies teacher and Model United Nations program sponsor, won the Secretary General's Award, the conference's top award, at a competition at the Model ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN World Day for Cultural Diversity or Dialogue and Development Manila Bulletin MANILA, Philippines — The United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted in 2001 the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity. The UN proclaimed the 21st of May each year as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN-backed meeting on West African polls wraps up with call on electoral laws UN News Centre Said Djinnit, the head of the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA), told the UN News Centre that participants at the conference – which brought together representatives of governments, electoral authorities, security forces, media organizations and civil ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Palestinians set on UN statehood bid in September Reuters RAMALLAH, West Bank May 21 (Reuters) - Palestinians will seek recognition as a United Nations member-state in September given the deepening deadlock in US-brokered peacemaking with Israel, a senior Palestinian official said on Saturday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| U.N. Ambassador Visits Simsbury High Hartford Courant When 36-year-old United Nations Ambassador Ivan Barbalic arrived at Simsbury High School Thursday, he immediately sought out the Ansonia couple that once hosted him as a high school exchange student. "Ahhh — June, Joe, hello," he said, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| At UN on Sri Lanka, Ban's Inaction on Report Contrasted With Rwanda Mapping Inner City Press By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, May 20 -- When the UN Panel of Experts recommended to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that he establish an investigative mechanism for war crimes in Sri Lanka, Ban responded that he'd only do so upon a vote of one ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN panel urges Portugal to gather data on Afro-descendants to address ... UN News Centre A group of United Nations independent experts today urged Portugal to gather detailed and reliable information on conditions for people of African descent in the country, saying the absence of such data made it difficult to recognize discrimination and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Feature: 2 Visayas kids represent Filipino youth in UN Global Platform for ... Philippine Information Agency TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, May 21 (PIA) - Two youths from the Visayas Island were sent to Geneva to participate in the 2011 United Nations Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). This event happens only every two years. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ITU, UN chat new landmarks to fight cyber crime Vanguard Already, a memorandum of understanding signed between ITU and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at this year's WSIS forum event in Geneva is expected to see the two organizations collaborate in assisting ITU and UN Member States ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Magdalene group in appeal to UN body Irish Times THE JUSTICE for Magdalenes group yesterday presented a statement to the United Nations Committee Against Torture in Geneva on the suffering endured by women who were sent to work in Ireland's Magdalene laundries. In a closed session, human rights ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Libya: United Nations calls for 'humanitarian' truce in Libya Afrique en Ligue Tripoli, Libya - Following the deadlock in the crisis in Libya and the seriousness of the humanitarian situation for civilians, the United Nations on Wednesday called for a few days of truce to relieve civilian suffering by providing humanitarian ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN expert lauds UK limits on vulture funds that prey on poor nations' debt Modern Ghana 5/20/2011 6:57:55 PM - A United Nations human rights expert today welcomed the United Kingdom's decision to limit lawsuits from so-called vulture funds that prey on the debts of the world's poorest nations, and asked that the initiative be extended to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Nigeria: Country to Celebrate UN's 'Day of the Seafarer' AllAfrica.com The Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM) has set up a stakeholders' committee to plan for events to mark the maiden edition of the United Nations' Day of the Seafarers in line with the decision reached at the International Maritime ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| DRC humanitarian situation remains frightful: UN chief Coastweek UNITED NATIONS (Xinhua) -- Security improved in most parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) but threats continue and the humanitarian situation remains serious, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said here on Wednesday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN agency seeking wider social protection coverage BusinessWorld Online DEVELOPING ASIA-PACIFIC countries such as the Philippines should expand social protection programs to cover all low-income groups and minimize persistent income inequality amid economic gains, a United Nations agency said in a study released on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Eight Hunterdon Central High School students take honors at Model UN ... Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com Eight Hunterdon Central students were among the small number of students honored from among 3000 participants at the Global Classroom United Nations Association (UNA)-USA Model United Nations conference in New York City this month. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| United Nations Deputy Chief to Liberia Honest Observations on the Tenants of ... Modern Ghana By Joe Noutuoa Wandah 5/20/2011 10:35:04 PM - The United Nations Mission in Liberia known as UNMIL Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, has made some remarkable, but no so strange, suggestions that the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| As Climate to UN Security Council, Just Words or Coal Mine Sanctions? Inner City Press By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, May 20 -- When Germany assumes the Presidency of the UN Security Council in July, it plans to devote its thematic debate to "the security implications of climate change." On Friday the German and Portuguese ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Interview with Ambassador Susan Rice RealClearPolitics By The Situation Room BLITZER: Leaders around the world listened very, very closely to President Obama's speech about the Middle East today, including top diplomats over at the United Nations. And joining us now from the State Department, the United ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nigeria: US Protests Campbell's Visa Denial AllAfrica.com United States has protested the denial of visa to Mr. John Campbell, its former envoy to Nigeria, by the Nigerian embassy in Washing-ton DC. Meanwhile, United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki-moon, will be visiting Nigeria next week during ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Clarinda native heads to Afghanistan Omaha World-Herald Jason Briggs, the son of Robert Briggs of Clarinda and the late Donna Spring Briggs, spent nearly two years working on a United Nations Development Programme project on human trafficking and will soon start a position as an adviser working with the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| President Obama's Letter About Efforts in Libya New York Times On March 21, I reported to the Congress that the United States, pursuant to a request from the Arab League and authorization by the United Nations Security Council, had acted 2 days earlier to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe by deploying US forces ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Obama taps Tammy Duckworth, Cathy Bertini to boards Chicago Sun-Times (blog) In Washington Ms. Barr's assignments have included: Recruitment Officer in the Bureau of Personnel, Human Rights Officer for the Middle East and South Asia in the former Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, and Desk Officer for the UN ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Palestinian goal now a US position? CNN (blog) ELIOT SPITZER: Just so it is clear on the issue of Hamas and the united nations and what - what Hamas and the Palestinians intend to do in September, you and the president are in absolute alignment and I think with 99% of the American public it is the ... See all stories on this topic » |
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