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| Sudanese town of Abyei still tense after burning, looting: UN Xinhua UNITED NATIONS, May 25 (Xinhua) -- While the Sudanese town of Abyei is now empty with its residents having fled the recent violence, the situation there remains tense, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said here on Wednesday, calling on both north and south ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Palestinian UN bid: Israel's battle for Europe Ynetnews Foreign Ministry has no illusions – United Nations will recognize Palestinian state in September. With Obama voicing opposition to unilateral step, Jerusalem aims to get support of major European states The Foreign Ministry is focusing efforts on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN chief voices concern over continued violence in Yemen Xinhua UNITED NATIONS, May 25 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon is "deeply troubled" by the violent clashes in Yemen's capital Sanaa between security forces of the government and armed tribesmen that have left many people dead and wounded, a UN ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN midyear update says Asia and Latin America still lead global economic recovery Washington Post By AP, UNITED NATIONS — Emerging economies in Asia and Latin America are still leading the global economic recovery, the United Nations said Wednesday in a midyear update. Growth especially in China, India and Brazil is helping fuel the economic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Extreme Weather Will Upset Global Food Output During Next Decade, UN Says Bloomberg "Extreme events will become more intense in the future, especially the heat waves and extreme precipitations," Omar Baddour, a division chief at the United Nations' agency, said in a phone interview from Geneva. "That, combined with less rainfall in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Top UN official likens 'racist' Australia to 'apartheid' South Africa DailyIndia.com Melbourne, May 26(ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay has said there is a strong undercurrent of racism in Australia because of the country's tough refugee policies and the treatment of Aborigines. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| India, China lead global economic recovery: UN Economic Times UNITED NATIONS: The emerging economies of India, China and Brazil are leading the global economic recovery, according to a UN report released on Wednesday. "The rebound has been led by the large emerging economies in Asia and Latin America, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| U.N. sees risk of crisis of confidence in dollar Reuters By Patrick Worsnip UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations warned on Wednesday of a possible crisis of confidence in, and even a "collapse" of, the US dollar if its value against other currencies continued to decline. In a mid-year review of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Top Rwanda genocide suspect seized in Congo: UN court Reuters Africa By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) - Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have arrested one of the masterminds of Rwanda's 1994 genocide, a United Nations court handling their cases said on Wednesday. The Tanzania-based International ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| * UN signs routine peace keeping agreement with Sri Lanka Colombo Page May 26, Colombo: The United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations has this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Government of Sri Lanka to "speed up the provision of resources to the UN when necessary," the Spokesperson to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Security Council calls on Somalia to find lasting political solution to crisis People's Daily Online The United Nations (UN) Security Council ended its day-long meeting in Nairobi, Kenya late Wednesday by calling on Somalia's warring factions to find a lasting political solution to the longstanding political strife. The UN Security Council ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Watson named UN youth ambassador ABC Online (Photo contributed: Jessica Watson) Around-the-world solo sailor Jessica Watson has accepted a role as youth ambassador for the United Nations World Food Programme. The Sunshine Coast teenager will help to raise awareness and funds to fight global ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| United Nations chief says African youth vital to sustainable development Afrique en Ligue New York, US - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says one of Africa's greatest untapped resources is its young people, urging the continent to take advantage of the skills and talents of its youth to promote sustainable development. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Team Begins Investigation into Fukushima Crisis Voice of America A team of United Nations nuclear specialists from 12 countries has begun a week-long investigation in Tokyo into the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. The team will compile a report on the world's second worst nuclear accident to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Top UN official calls for end to Israel's displacement of Palestinians Associated Press of Pakistan UNITED NATIONS, May 25 (APP): The UN humanitarian chief has criticised Israel's forceful displacement of Palestinians, emphasizing its adverse impact on Palestinian communities.Speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters in New York after a four-day visit ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nigeria: UN Scribe's Meeting With MDG Committee AllAfrica.com The UN Secretary General Ban Ki- Moon's historic visit to Nigeria drew global attention to the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the country. He arrived on May 22 2011 for a two day visit, his first to Nigeria since he ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US Spending Cuts Might Imperil Global Recovery, UN Says Bloomberg By Bill Varner - Wed May 25 15:00:00 GMT 2011 Government spending cuts by the US and other Western nations might threaten the global economic recovery, the United Nations said as it forecast 2.8 percent growth in the US economy next year. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Afghan deal troubles UN Sydney Morning Herald THE United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, said she is ''deeply concerned'' at Australia's plans to forcibly return Afghan asylum seekers for the first time. The potential for ''non-refoulement'', or returning refugees to the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Asia-Pacific fuel importers and exporters agree at UN forum on cooperation UN News Centre Major fossil fuel exporting and importing nations in the Asia-Pacific, meeting at a United Nations forum, agreed today to enhance cooperation to promote energy self-reliance in a region where high food and oil prices threaten economic recovery. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Environment Canada meteorologist to lead United Nations weather agency Winnipeg Free Press GENEVA - A Canadian has been chosen to lead the United Nations agency that sets the world's agenda for research on weather, climate and water. David Grimes, the head of Environment Canada's meteorological service, was elected in Geneva by ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Global Food Prices Unlikely To Fall From Highs-UN Candidate Zawya Noori Naeini, who earned a doctorate at Cornell University and has represented Iran at FAO and the other two UN food agencies in Rome since 1994, is one of six candidates to replace Jacques Diouf in elections due in June. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN All Set to Observe 9th United Nations Peacekeepers Day on 29 May ABC Live New York (ABC live): The ninth annual International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be observed on 29 May. It will be a particularly sombre occasion this year due to the loss of life in an attack on a United Nations compound in Afghanistan, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Irish Church's Forgotten Victims Take Case to UN New York Times Now, an advocacy group, Justice for Magdalenes, which has spent the last two years lobbying the Irish government to investigate the history of the laundries, is taking the case to the United Nations, alleging the abuse amounted to human rights ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Chief Calls on NAM to Assist with "Urgent Global Action" to Combat Climate ... CRIENGLISH.com UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday called on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to assist in "urgent global action" to fight the threat posed by climate change. Ban's statement was contained in a message to NAM's 50th anniversary meeting in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Proposal Will Cut HFC-23 Credits by 32% Through 2030, IdeaCarbon Says Bloomberg By Mathew Carr - Wed May 25 13:30:57 GMT 2011 A proposal by a United Nations panel that helps oversee the world's second-biggest carbon market will reduce emission credits from plants that cut hydrofluorocarbon- 23 by 32 percent through 2030, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| YMCA kids strut their stuff at Model UN Agoura Hills Acorn DELEGATES—Members of the Triunfo YMCA and the Miller Family YMCA in Newbury Park represent various countries at the Model United Nations Conference this month. The middle schoolers joined more than 500 students from throughout California at the event. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| T&T in line with UN on passing of Trafficking Bill The Trinidad Guardian The Bill, successfully piloted through Parliament by National Security Minister Brigadier John Sandy, gives effect to the United Nations Protocol for prevention, suppression and punishment of trafficking in persons, especially women and children. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN says IMF ties strong under Strauss-Kahn Forbes AP , 05.25.11, 12:40 PM EDT UNITED NATIONS -- A top UN economics official says the world body's cooperation with the IMF was especially strong under Dominique Strauss-Kahn's leadership. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, assistant secretary-general for economic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Health adviser says the mental health affects of detention well known Herald Sun Her comments came as the United Nations' top human rights watchdog attacked Australia's tough refugee policies and accused politicians of "demonizing asylum-seekers". UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay said mandatory detention in Australia had ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| India, Africa Underscore Need for Reform in UN System Outlook PTI | V Mohan Narayan/Addis Ababa | May 25, 2011 India and Africa today underscored the need for urgent and comprehensive reform of the UN system and backed each other's aspirations to become permanent members of the Security Council with full rights. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Iraq's U.N. ambassador to speak at UVU Salt Lake Tribune T. Hamid Al-Bayati, Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations, will speak at Utah Valley University on June 1, addressing the challenges faced by the fledgling democracy. "Undoubtedly he'll relate some of the intrigue that Iraq has in the United Nations ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| No Longer Just Crazy Talk: UN Warns the Dollar Could Collapse Benzinga By Paul Quintaro On Wednesday, the United Nations warned that the US dollar could collapse. While some economic commentators have warned of such a scenario for years, it has still been largely characterized as a fringe idea. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Somaliland Attends UN Security Council Meeting in Nairobi SomalilandPress NAIROBI (SomalilandPress) – Somaliland delegation today met with United Nations Security Council in regards to security situation concerns in Somalia. The delegation from the United Nations is led by the French ambassador in the Security Council Gerard ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| United Nations Selects Voxbone to Implement Unique Country Code for Agencies ... PR Newswire (press release) BRUSSELS, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Voxbone today announced it has been selected to provide a means for United Nations agencies responding with humanitarian aid in times of natural disasters to stay in contact and communicate with one another ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New UN Population Report Reveals Planet Changing in More Ways Than One RH Reality Check (blog) by Vicky Markham, Center for Environment and Population (CEP) The United Nations Population Division just released a new report on projections for world population growth, with somewhat surprising findings. It said that the global population - rather ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| As Sri Lanka General Silva At UN Peacekeeping Signing, War Crimes Questions Inner City Press By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, May 25 -- With UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yet to even transmit his Panel of Experts report on war crimes in Sri Lanka to the UN in Geneva, a General who features prominently in the report, Shavendra Silva, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Morocco to Boost Wheat, Barley Harvests, Cut Imports, FAO Says Bloomberg By Rudy Ruitenberg - Wed May 25 17:25:39 GMT 2011 Morocco, the third-largest wheat buyer in north Africa, is forecast to boost wheat and barley production by 21 percent this year, helping cut grain imports, the United Nations' Food and Agricultural ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Buzz Davis: Don't send more into deadly 'silos' of war Capital Times (blog) World War II, probably the bloodiest war in history, gave us both the United Nations and nuclear weapons. Since that war we have invested hundreds of billions in nuclear weapons and trillions more in our military. But we've invested a pittance in the ... See all stories on this topic » |
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