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| Lesson learned: What apartheid taught UN's Navi Pillay Mail & Guardian Online Navi Pillay, the United Nations human rights chief, remembers a time when only white men could be judges in South Africa. Today, the woman who has been described as the voice of victims around the world, has gained prominence for her outspoken ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Blast near UN office in Gaza City BBC News There has been a big explosion in Gaza City near a United Nations compound and Hamas offices. The blast tore a 2m (6ft) hole through a wall surrounding the UN building. A BBC reporter at the scene said the blast had been caused by an explosive device. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN-aided project in Himachal to cut down carbon emissions Economic Times NEW DELHI: A United Nations-aided project has been launched in Himachal Pradesh under which carbon emissions will be reduced by 40000 tonnes per year for two decades -- an initiative claimed to be bigger than a similar project in China. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Thailand withdraws from UN World Heritage Convention in protest Monsters and Critics.com Bangkok - Thailand has withdrawn from the United Nations World Heritage Convention to protest a decision to consider a management plan for a disputed ancient temple, reports said Sunday. A committee on Saturday agreed to consider Cambodia's plan for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tanzania: Kikwete congratulates UN boss Ban Afrique en Ligue Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete has congratulated UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on his reappointment to head the world body. "Your reappointment by acclamation attests to the United Nations members' appreciation ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN calls for messages of support to mark Day of the Seafarer UN News Centre The United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) is encouraging people today to voice their support for seafarers through social media as the world marks the first International Day of the Seafarer in honour of sailors' contribution to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Iran says new US sanctions exemplify serious violation of intl. law Tehran Times TEHRAN – Iran's ambassador to the United Nations has strongly criticized the United States for adopting new unilateral sanctions against Iran, saying the sanctions constitute a serious violation of US obligations under the provisions of international ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Afghanistan: UN deplores deadly bombing of hospital UN News Centre The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has voiced outrage at a bomb attack earlier today at a public hospital in the country's east that has killed dozens of people. Media reports indicate that many people were killed or injured following the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| United Nations body reduces support to torture victims Afrique en Ligue Dakar, Senegal – The United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture on Saturday announced a reduction of its support to organisations helping torture victims around the world due to "funding shortfall". According to a statement issued by the the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN lauds international cooperation in eradicating deadly cattle plague UN News Centre The Director-General was joined by a series of high-profile figures at today's celebration, including the former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the FAO Goodwill Ambassadors Pierre Cardin, Mory Kanté and Anggun. The Nobel laureate and scientist ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN Watch to Ban: Retract support for Iran terror conference Jerusalem Post COM STAFF UN watchdog organization UN Watch on Saturday sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon asking him to retract his apparent support of an Iranian terrorism conference taking place in Tehran. Hillel Neuer, the organization's director, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ethiopian forces await UN approval to deploy in Abyei, says army chief Afrique en Ligue Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - About 4200 Ethiopian troops are awaiting United Nations approval to be deployed in the disputed Abyei region of Sudan, Ethiopia's Chief of Armed Forces announced on Saturday. State-owned ETv reported that the topmost official in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US will support UN-backed Myanmar rights probe Straits Times WASHINGTON - THE United States said on Saturday it is prepared to support a UN-backed human rights probe in Myanmar, after opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi urged such an investigation. The United States 'is committed to seeking accountability for the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Day of Fun for United Nations Guests Westport Now By Stevie Klein A vast array of colors of United Nations member flags flapped in the breeze on the Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge in Westport's center today as the town celebrated its 46th annual jUNe Day. Ottmane Lamkies (l), his two children, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Ela Bhatt to address UN meet Times of India AHMEDABAD: Ela Bhatt, founder of Self-Employed Women's Association (Sewa) has been invited to address the global meet of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with Ban Ki Moon, security general of United Nations (UN). This is a rare honour for an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rugby: United Nations of England New Zealand Herald England are happy to be a United Nations. They care not that almost one third of their World Cup squad will be from New Zealand and South Africa. In all likelihood, none of this will stop the English media later this year bleating about New Zealand's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ahead of U.N. vote, a possible return to Mideast talks Bend Bulletin By Ethan Bron / New York Times News Service JERUSALEM — Intensive efforts are under way to stave off a Palestinian bid for UN membership in September, with diplomats trying to lure Israeli and Palestinian leaders back to negotiations on the basis of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Palestinian leader calls on UN to protect Freedom Flotilla to the Gaza Strip Arab Monitor Gaza City, 25 June – The Gaza Strip administration called on the United Nations to provide protection for the current Freedom Flotilla, organized and managed by some 1000 human rights activists from 30 countries to bring humanitarian aid and solidarity ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Govt: No formal request on repatriation halt Nassau Guardian The United Nations (UN) has not made a direct request to The Bahamas for the suspension of repatriations to Haiti, a press release from the Cabinet Office revealed yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Brent Symonette also ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Gropius' steel-and-glass factory joins World Heritage list Deutsche Welle Now the United Nations has recognized the massive factory in central Germany as a landmark architectural masterpiece. A glass-and-steel shoe last factory designed by Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius has become the latest spot in Germany to gain the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Vatican report on child protection for UN to be ready in autumn The Catholic Review By Sarah Delaney VATICAN CITY – A United Nations-mandated report on compliance with international obligations regarding the protection and rights of children will be ready for submission this autumn, a Vatican diplomat said. Archbishop Silvano Tomasi ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Sultanate Takes Part in UN Award for Public Service Oman News Agency Dar es Salaam, June 25 (ONA)--- The Sultanate took part at the United Nations (UN) Award for Public Service's ceremony, which was held in the United Republic of Tanzania in the presence of the Tanzanian Vice President and a number of officials from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Kofi Annan Warns the World's Hungry May Again Surpass the 1 Billion Mark ... Sacramento Bee In a keynote speech today to the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Mr. Annan said the combination of growing populations, rising food prices and constraints on food production has the potential to turn a serious crisis into a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN peacekeeper is PMA 81's pride Journal Online Now the toast of his mistahs, recently retired Marine Lieutenant General Natalio Ecarma III has been called back to duty by the United Nations as head of the UN peacekeeping force in the troubled Golan Heights in Middle East because UN officials were ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FAO to PHL: Give food security top priority GMANews.TV Food security should be among the top priorities of the Aquino administration, said Kazuyuki Tsurumi, the country representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Tsurumi said this is needed to surmount problems ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Afghan drugs find market at home Aljazeera.net The United Nations says Afghanistan produces 90 per cent of the world's opium, most of which goes to Europe and the United States. But the country is also becoming a major consumer of heroin, with just a handful of clinics and little community support ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Anticipating Climate Catastrophe, But With Optimism NPR The United Nations predicts the world's population will reach 9.3 billion by 2050 and humans are already using 140 percent of the Earth's resources. "What they are calculating is how much area of land and water we would need to sustain this economy as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Kiwis help oversee shaky treaty New Zealand Herald It is against this awful backdrop that members of the New Zealand Defence Force support the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) from the UN's heavily protected compound in Khartoum. For the past four months, the compound, surrounded by walls topped ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Venezuela says it seized 5.5 tons of cocaine CBS News Those two are part of the anti-American Alba bloc of nations, and they frequently extol the virtues of the coca leaf, Bloomberg News reports. A study by the United Nations shows that Peru now rivals Colombia as the world's largest producer of cocaine ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Libya: Nato must up its game to finish what it started The Guardian Influenced by the memory of Kosovo and backed by the Arab League, the United Nations security council passed resolution 1973. It authorised the imposition of a no-fly zone in Libya. It also instructed that "all necessary measures" should be taken to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ahmadinejad, Mansour: Israel is major source of terror Jerusalem Post Also Saturday, UN watchdog organization UN Watch sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon asking him to retract his apparent support for the Iranian terrorism conference. Hillel Neuer, the organization's director, quoted in the letter Iranian ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| G20 conversation about food leaves much unsaid Winnipeg Free Press "If this is all that's come out of the G20 — an agreement to get more information — it's a non-event," Ann Berg, a consultant to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, said in a Reuters report. Nor does the agreement do much for the ... See all stories on this topic » |
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