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| UN extends 19000-strong Congo force, says any reduction should depend on ... Washington Post By AP, UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council has extended the mandate of the 19000-strong UN peacekeeping force in Congo for a year, saying any force reduction should depend on ending violence in the volatile east and improving the ability of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN official calls for urgent action to boost sustainable development agenda Xinhua WASHINGTON, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Concerted global efforts are needed to accelerate the sustainable development agenda set by the United Nations, a senior UN official said here on Tuesday. "Right now, humanity stands at a crossroad. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN panel to release report in November on link between climate change and ... Washington Post By AP, UNITED NATIONS — The chairman of a top UN climate panel says it will release a new report in November examining the link between climate change and extreme events like floods and drought that are taking place around the world. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Sees Encouraging Developments in Guinea-Bissau Voice of America A senior United Nations official says there have been encouraging developments in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau. But he adds that there is a lot yet to be done by the country's leaders to consolidate the gains. The UN Special Representative ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Women excluded from climate change projects in Africa, UN experts warn The Guardian According to the UN, 80% of the continent's smallholder farmers are women. Photograph: Jacob Silberberg/Getty Images Of the millions of dollars spent on climate change projects in developing countries, little has been allocated in a way that will ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Homosexuality: Okoh urges FG to quit UN Vanguard Nicholas Okoh, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to pull out of the United Nations Organization, UNO, if it continued in its recognition of gay marriage in the guise of promoting fundamental human rights. The Primate, who made the call in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Appointment of UN Special Rapporteur on Iran a 'political game': official Tehran Times TEHRAN – Iran's Secretary General of the High Council for Human Rights has said that the appointment of a United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights situation in Iran is "a political game." "We regard the move as a political game and we are not ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| The UN's Terrible Record on Human Rights Heritage.org (blog) And while the United States leads the way on genuinely working to eliminate these kinds of networks, many other countries stand silent or complicit. Many corrupt governments that retain good standing in the United Nations do little to combat human ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Focus: UN endorses Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights Allens Arthur Robinson In brief: The United Nations Human Rights Council has now endorsed the Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights, entrenching them as an authoritative standard for the conduct expected of both States and business. Partner Annette Hughes (view ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Nigeria: Urban Planning Fundamental for Effective Climate Change -UN Habitat AllAfrica.com Dr. Joan Clos, the Under Secretary General of the United Nations and Executive Director, Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, stated this in Abuja during the launching of the Global Report on Human Settlements 2011: Cities and Climate Change. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Steve Smolinsky to Speak at United Nations – Nippon Foundation Africa The Open Press (press release) Birchrunville, PA (OPENPRESS) June 29, 2011 -- The Annual Alumni Conference for the Africa Region of the UN-Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowhship Program will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from July 10 – 16. Alumni from at least 11 African nations and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Top UN envoy urges peaceful resolution of Afghan legislative crisis UN News Centre The United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today called on all parties to conduct themselves responsibly, using only political means and careful to avoid public unrest, after a special court ruled recently to replace a quarter of the members of Parliament ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN report fanciful at best, says group founder OneNewsNow The founder and spokesman for the Cornwall Alliance, a coalition of scholars and religious leaders, openly questions the latest scandal involving the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Last month, the IPCC said that a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ten million threatened by drought in Africa ABC Online ELEANOR HALL: The United Nations is warning that more than 10 million people could be affected by the horn of Africa's worst drought in decades. A poor wet season and high food prices have led to severe food shortages and aid agencies say the situation ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN accepts suggestions by Harshinder Kaur for curbing foeticide Times of India PATALA: United Nations Humans Rights council has accepted measures suggested by of Dr Harshinder Kaur on curbing foeticide at international level. Kaur had presented her recommendations during the 17th session of UN held at Geneva from June 6 to 14, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| PHL assumes UN rights council membership GMANews.TV The Philippines formally assumed last week its membership in the prestigious United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the Department of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday. Philippine Permanent Representative Ambassador Evan Garcia said it was an honor ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Iran's Nuclear Program: Its UN Mission Responds New York Times Your editorial does not mention that all the initial outstanding questions that were the excuse for sending Iran's nuclear file to the United Nations Security Council have been successfully resolved in Iran's favor per an Iran-IAEA work plan. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| RP gets UN forestry award Manila Bulletin By ELLALYN B. DE VERA MANILA, Philippines — The United Nations (UN) has conferred on the Philippine government the Edouard Saouma Award for Excellence for its significant achievement in forest restoration. The Edouard Saouma Award for Excellence in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Forests in danger as study warns UN funding is unlikely The Guardian The world's forests are in greater danger than ever, as UN funding looks unlikely, research shows. Photograph: Getty The world's forests are in greater danger than ever, as a United Nations mechanism intended to generate funding for their protection is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN backs Iran's anti-Western 'anti-terrorism' conference National Post (blog) By Steven Edwards UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations is defending its support for an "anti-terrorism" conference in Iran at which the "wicked" policies of Western powers were assailed and the United States was accused of manufacturing the Holocaust ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| United Nations Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process to ... IEWY News BRUSSELS(Division for Palestinian Rights) — The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will convene the United Nations International Meeting in Support of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process, on 28 and 29 June ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| United Nations are a more credible source in wind power debate Wirral Globe A NOT too difficult question: who is more credible UKIP, who have an irrational dislike of power from the wind, or the United Nations, backed by almost every government in the world? Gas, electricity and oil prices are rising rapidly because of an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Russia may work with UN, AU on Libyan crisis solution - envoy RIA Novosti Russia is ready to cooperate with the United Nations and the African Union to forge a political solution to the Libyan crisis, the Russian president's envoy to Africa said on Tuesday. "Russia is set to work jointly with the African Union and the UN to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 233 businesses threatened New Era OSIRE - Most Angolan refugees at Osire are adamant that they would not go back home when the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UN... WINDHOEK - There is broad consensus in Namibia that the "provision of education must be improved, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Red China's admission to UN DAWN.com CHICAGO: Mr Dean Rusk, the Secretary of State, denied yesterday that the United States had agreed to a plan to bring communist China into the United Nations. At a press conference here, Mr Rusk said this was only one of a number of alternatives being ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Head of United Nations Peacekeeping, Alain Le Roy, Will Not Seek Reappointment ... IEWY News The Secretary-General deeply regrets that Mr. Le Roy is not able to continue to serve the United Nations in this position, but he fully understands the family reasons behind Mr. Le Roy's decision. The Secretary-General wishes to thank Mr. Le Roy for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| More local troops to help UN in Iraq Fiji Times ADDITIONAL troops will be deployed to Iraq immediately to assist the United Nations in its security measure in the war torn country. Cabinet yesterday endorsed the immediate deployment of 55 additional troops to Iraq, bringing the total strength to 278 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN Has No Comment on Myanmar Deportation, DPRK, Ban's Quiet Diplomacy? Inner City Press By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, June 28 -- How quiet can Ban Ki-moon's diplomacy get, and still be called diplomacy? On June 28 Inner City Press asked Ban's associate spokesperson about the military dominated government of Myanmar having ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Afghanistan: Political Crisis Threatens Democratic Institutions EurasiaNet Parliament has appealed to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to intervene. But Karzai has warned the international community to stay away. His spokesman Waheed Omar told reporters during a June 27 news conference that no external ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| The world's population growth is really one of our biggest problems The Olympian In the last 60 years, the United Nations estimates that world fertility rates have declined from 4.9 to 2.5 children per woman. Demographers attribute this drop primarily to the use of contraception resulting from the greater freedom, education and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Announces New Director ... USDA.gov (press release) (blog) This week, I joined my colleagues from all over the world for the 37th Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome. This bi-annual conference brings together world leaders in food and agriculture to discuss ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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