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| UN Security Council Cancels Visit to Sudan's Abyei Region, Citing Violence Voice of America United States ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice arrives at Khartoum airport on May 21, 2011, as part of an UN Security Council delegation. The United Nations Security Council has cancelled a visit to Sudan's disputed Abyei region after ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Palestinians set on UN statehood bid in September Stabroek News By Stabroek staff | View Comments AMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinians will seek recognition as a UN member-state in September given the deadlock in US-brokered peacemaking with Israel, a senior Palestinian official said yesterday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN lauds Mills on stance during Ivorian crisis GhanaWeb The Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon has lauded President Mills on his principled stance in resolving the Ivorian crisis. Mr Ban Ki-moon who paid a courtesy call on President Mills on Saturday, May 21, enroute to Ivory Coast to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| PH wins new term to UN rights council Inquirer.net MANILA, Philippines—Even as an international watchdog group questioned its qualifications to sit as a member of the rights body, the Philippines has won reelection for a three-year term to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Maritime piracy can be defeated if UN takes lead: Antony Sify Panaji, May 21 (IANS) Only combined and cohesive anti-piracy action led by the United Nations (UN) can rid the world of the scourge of piracy, Defence Minister AK Anthony said here Saturday. 'Unless there is combined effort under the United Nations ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Forks encounter with Border Patrol mentioned in UN forum in New York Peninsula Daily An immigrant advocate from Portland, Ore., is mentioning Roldan Salinas in his speech at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, said Lisa Salazar of the Forks Human Rights Group. The forum started Monday in New York City and will end ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Justice for Magdalenes brings their case to the UN Irish Central The Irish advocacy group seeking justice for the Magdalenes (the generations of Irish women hidden away, often for life, at the Magdalene laundries) took their campaign to the United Nations Committee Against Torture this week. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| France backs Nigeria for UN seat Daily Sun President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday got President Nicolas Sarkozy of France support for Nigeria's aspiration for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council. Sarkozy made the pledge at the Houphet-Boigny Datcha, when the two had private ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| North Sudan deploys tanks in key disputed town-U.N. Reuters KHARTOUM May 21 (Reuters) - The northern Sudanese army deployed around 15 tanks in the main town of the disputed Abyei region on Saturday, the United Nations said. "Fifteen tanks were deployed in Abyei town," said UN spokeswoman Hua Jiang, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN to Taliban: Attacking Hospitals Violates International Humanitarian Law UN Dispatch The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) was quick to condemn the attack on Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan Hospital. In a statement released just hours after the bombing, UNAMA reminded the insurgents that "attacks on medical workers and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Green Economy Needs Respect for Indigenous Rights Inter Press Service By Haider Rizvi UNITED NATIONS, May 21, 2011 (IPS) - Nations must pay more than lip service to the idea of indigenous rights if they hope to seriously address problems like species loss and climate loss, say delegates at the Permanent Forum on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN plebiscite for Nagas urged MorungExpress Dimapur, May 21 (MExN): A United Nations-supervised plebiscite in the lands of the Sikhs, Kashmiri and the Naga people is the clarion, as self-determination remains the only peaceful means of conflict resolution after decades of human misery, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UNITED NATIONS STRONGLY CONDEMNS ATTACK ON MEDICAL FACILITY IN KABUL Kabul Press 21 May 2011, Kabul - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns in the strongest terms the suicide attack on the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan Hospital in Kabul today that resulted in many civilian casualties, including at least ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Project Hope Times of India Now that the United Nations has chosen a private NGO in Delhi for its 2011 Public Service Award, will it put new heart into India's troubled NGO sector? Swanchetan Society for Mental Health works with rape survivors and victims of terror attacks and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Summit shows US is trying to catch up on Arctic issues Anchorage Daily News Denmark this week announced it would ask the United Nations to recognize the North Pole as an extension of Greenland, its territory. And the US this month for the first time sent a secretary of state to a meeting of eight Arctic nations, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UDel professor to speak at United Nations on impact of globalization on families The Republic The University of Delaware says one of its professors will speak at the United Nations next month on the impact of globalization on families. The University says Bahira Sherif Trask, professor of human development and family studies, will discuss how ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| United Nations welcomes establishment of rights commission in Burundi Afrique en Ligue Bujumbura, Burundi - The Special Representative of UN Secretary General in Burundi, Ms. Karin Landegren, has welcomed the creation of an independent National Commission on Human Rights (CNIDH), hoping it would be an 'important step on the path to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF STUDY ON FUKUSHIMA REPERCUSSIONS Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (AGI)United Nations - The UN has commissioned a study on the implications of the Fukushima nuclear meltdown in Japan. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon made the announcement during a video-conference in which he stressed the UN's "clear role" within the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Forests crucial in developing green economy: UNEP Xinhua by Daniel Ooko and Bedah Mengo NAIROBI, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The livelihoods of over 1.6 billion people and millions of animals depend on forests, but sadly they are not given the necessary care, said Nick Nuttall, spokesperson of the United Nations ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN: 300 dead in Tunisian uprising Ynetnews Around 300 people were killed and 700 injured in the Tunisian uprising at the turn of the year that toppled Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, a top UN official said Saturday, citing government figures. "About 300 people were killed and 700 injured during the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| President Isaias rejects independence for South Sudan Walta Information Center (blog) A high-level Ethiopian delegation led by Prime Minister Meles and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hailemariam Desalegn attended the Fourth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Istanbul from May 9th to 13th. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Challenges Loom Large in Democratic Republic of Congo, Says Secretary-General ... IEWY News This is a result of a combination of factors: military operations conducted in accordance with MONUSCO's [United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo] conditionality policy; effective programmes to disarm, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Infra for chemicals regulation urged Manila Bulletin The CSD was established by the UN General Assembly in December 1992 to ensure effective follow-up of United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Earth Summit. The Philippines is currently a Member State of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nobel winner calls on Canada to lead effort against rape Vancouver Sun A key player in a series of human-rights breakthroughs in the 1990s, including the ban on landmines that Williams spearheaded, recent setbacks such as the failure to get a seat on the UN security Council have cast doubt on Canada's international cachet ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| PA expresses disappointment in Obama speech Jerusalem Post The meeting came as PA negotiator Nabil Sha'ath announced that the PA leadership would pursue efforts to ask the United Nations in September to recognize a Palestinian state on the basis of the 1967 lines in spite of Obama's opposition to such a move. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Promise and perils of the LDC conference by Phar Kim Beng* Today's Zaman by Phar Kim Beng* The Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC-IV) marks an attempt by Turkey to promote the causes of underdeveloped nations. Since some 48 countries were classified as LDCs, with per capita income of less ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution ... Tripoli Post Russia stepped up its criticism of the NATO-led air operation in Libya Friday, calling for increased United Nations and African Union peace-making efforts to stem the violence. * Since NATO took over command of air strikes on March 31, its aircraft ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Buhari's CPC: No retreat, no surrender! Vanguard By Jide Ajani, Deputy Editor and Ben Agande, Abuja Reminiscent of a classical no retreat, no surrender scenario, the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, has formally written to the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) through their ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Secretary General condemns criminal attack on Sudanese army and UN forces ... Sudan News Agency New York, May 21 (SUNA)- The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has condemned the recent attack on the Sudanese army and on the forces of UN Mission In Sudan (UNMIS) peace keepers in Abyei, by the Sudan People's Liberation ArmyMartin Nesirky, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| International Refugee Crisis Unprecedented But Not on Public's Radar PR-USA.net (press release) The public greatly overestimates the amount of funding UNHCR receives from the United Nations for its operations around the world. On average, Americans believe the UN provides a third of UNHCR's funding with the greatest number of respondents saying ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mideast peace talks would face huge obstacles KWQC 6 For one thing, the Palestinians say they will ask the United Nations for recognition of a state along the pre-1967 lines in September. Obama is trying to dissuade them. If the Palestinians proceed, the gambit promises to be messy. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| It's Obama's time to reset US-Latin America ties MiamiHerald.com The share of US exports to the region has dropped from 55 percent of Latin America's total imports in 2000 to 32 percent of the region's imports in 2009, says a new report from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Business Briefs Honolulu Star-Advertiser Formerly president of the East West Center Association, Loui previously served as vice president of marketing, planning, and development at the Bank of Hawaii and as a United Nations Development Programme and UNESCO development planner in Asia. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| No proof of Iran-N Korean cooperation: Russia Pakistan Daily Times MOSCOW: Russia on Friday questioned the veracity of a leaked United Nations report alleging technological transfers between North Korea and Iran. "As far as we know, there is no reliable evidence that Iran and North Korea are cooperating, ... See all stories on this topic » |
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