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UN reports measles outbreaks, deaths among children in Ethiopia, Kenya Washington Post By AP, GENEVA — United Nations officials say outbreaks of measles in Ethiopia and Kenya have killed dozens of children and sickened thousands of others. UNICEF spokeswoman Marixie Mercado said Friday at least 17584 measles cases, including 114 deaths, ... See all stories on this topic »

South Sudan Becomes 193rd Member of United Nations Voice of America (blog) The national flag of newly independent South Sudan has been raised outside the United Nations after becoming the world body's 193rd member on Thursday. Hundreds of diplomats gathered outside UN headquarters in New York to see the flag being raised for ... See all stories on this topic »

U.N. secretary general assails Taliban over civilian deaths USA Today By Jim Michaels, USA TODAY UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon took a harsh tone Thursday against the Taliban, calling it "totally irresponsible" for killing and maiming civilians in its attempt to retake control of Afghanistan. ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti deploys troops as it launches gang crackdown ... Washington Post By AP, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A United Nations spokeswoman says the world body's peacekeeping mission in Haiti has deployed troops to several slums in Port-au-Prince to crack down on gangs and criminals. Barbara Mertz of the UN peacekeeping mission ... See all stories on this topic »

Afghan civilian deaths up 15% this year, UN report says Los Angeles Times The United Nations, in a report that paints a picture of deteriorating safety, says it has documented 1462 Afghan civilian deaths from January to June — most of them caused by insurgents. Afghan men carry the coffin of an alleged victim of a NATO raid ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

With the US rejecting the bid, will the UN recognise the Palestinian state? International Business Times By Anissa Haddadi | July 15, 2011 10:24 AM GMT An Arab League decision to ask the UN to recognize a Palestinian state along the pre-1967 lines would not serve the peace process, the US said on Thursday. "We've been clear in our conviction that ... See all stories on this topic »

U.N. nuclear agency brings Syria to Security Council Reuters By Patrick Worsnip and Megan Davies UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The UN nuclear watchdog brought allegations of covert atomic work by Syria before the Security Council on Thursday, but the 15-nation body took no immediate action amid divisions among key ... See all stories on this topic »

Gun control groups slam Canada's stance at UN arms talks Vancouver Sun By Jeff Davis, Postmedia News July 14, 2011 Canada has thrown a wrench into negotiations toward a United Nations arms trade treaty by proposing hunting rifles be exempted from the draft accord, gun control groups say. Canada has thrown a wrench into ... See all stories on this topic »

Former US official derides Palestinian UN effort Atlanta Journal Constitution By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH AP JERUSALEM — A former US ambassador to the United Nations says a Palestinian attempt to gain UN recognition with or without a peace agreement with Israel means "next to nothing" even if it succeeds. ... See all stories on this topic » Atlanta Journal Constitution

Aquino to push UN arbitration in settling Spratlys row Inquirer.net "I think that is the only recourse open to us," Aquino said referring to UN arbitration when asked about what the government intends to do after China rejected bringing the matter before the UN and insisted on a bilateral resolution of the issue. ... See all stories on this topic »

UN Mission Helps Combat Cholera Outbreak in DRC Voice of America July 14, 2011 UN Mission Helps Combat Cholera Outbreak in DRC Peter Clottey The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) is teaming up with other UN agencies to combat the outbreak of cholera in Congo's western ... See all stories on this topic »

Bin Laden: dead but still on U.N. sanctions list Reuters By Megan Davies UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's former leader Osama bin Laden may be dead but he is still subject to United Nations sanctions, a UN official said on Thursday. "Osama Bin Laden remains on the (sanctions) list even though he is ... See all stories on this topic »

Nigeria: UN Security Seat - Country, Germany Strike Deal AllAfrica.com In their separate bids to clinch the United Nations Security Council seats, Nigeria and the Republic of Germany are to cooperate to ensure that each of them realises the dream. Both countries also agreed to cement their bilateral relationship to ... See all stories on this topic »

First UN human rights office opens in Tunisia UN News Centre The United Nations today opened its first human rights office in Tunisia, with the world body's top rights official lauding the country for inspiring the quest for political reform and human dignity across North Africa and the Middle East with its own ... See all stories on this topic »

Seven Estonian cyclists abducted in Lebanon freed in good health – UN envoy UN News Centre Seven Estonian cyclists abducted in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley in March were released today, the United Nations envoy for the country said, adding that they were in good health. "I wanted to say firstly how pleased I am with the news of the release of the ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

Manufacturing answer to poverty in Africa – UN Report Vanguard A new United Nations report released Tuesday on development in Africa calls for increased manufacturing on the continent to reduce poverty. "Africa now accounts for about 1 per cent of global manufacturing, and cannot realistically hope to reduce ... See all stories on this topic »

Suicide bomber at Karzai memorial brutal proof of UN report on spiralling ... Globe and Mail The attack underscored new UN findings that civilian casualties in the ongoing Afghanistan conflict have reached an all-time high, with eight out of 10 of the deaths since January attributable to the Taliban and other insurgent groups. ... See all stories on this topic » Globe and Mail

Senior UN official pledges continued support for Afghan development agenda UN News Centre The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which has been working in Afghanistan for over 50 years, is committed to staying for the long haul to help the country tackle the host of challenges it faces, a senior official said today. ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

UN to help implement new growth strategy The Express Tribune By Shahbaz Rana A view of United Nations Headquarters in New York, New York. In Pakistan news, poverty reduction and social policy development to work together. PHOTO: EPA Pakistan and the United Nations (UN) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of ... See all stories on this topic » The Express Tribune

De-listing from UN's al-Qaeda sanctions list progressing, says official Associated Press of Pakistan UNITED NATIONS, July 15 (APP): The official charged with helping individuals get off UN's al-Qaeda sanctions list reported Thursday that two people of the 13 that had petitioned her office so far have been de-listed. Kimberly Prost, the Ombudsperson ... See all stories on this topic »

Libya: UN mission to Misrata reports need for continued humanitarian assistance UN News Centre A United Nations humanitarian assessment mission to the Libyan port city of Misrata has found that high food prices, lack of money and shortages of medical supplies and other essential items have left residents in need of continued assistance. ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

Aquino to press China on UN role in island dispute Malaysia Star MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said Friday that he will press China to reconsider a proposal to bring their territorial dispute over the potentially oil-rich Spratly Islands to a UN tribunal when he visits Beijing ... See all stories on this topic »

Côte d'Ivoire: UN to collect surrendered weapons in Abidjan suburb UN News Centre The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d'Ivoire will on Friday start collecting small arms handed in voluntarily by militiamen in the Yopougon suburb of the West African country's commercial capital, Abidjan, it was announced today. ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

Star wrong on UN Kansas City Star (blog) The Star's suggestion that the United States threaten to withhold its dues to the United Nations because a North Korean diplomat will serve a four-week stint presiding over a powerless Conference on Disarmament in Geneva is both mind-boggling and ... See all stories on this topic »

Hezbollah calls on UN to help protect maritime borders The Daily Star BEIRUT: Hezbollah's official for international relations called on the UN Thursday to protect Lebanon's maritime borders, after meeting the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams. Ammar Musawi urged the UN to "assume its duties on this ... See all stories on this topic » The Daily Star

North Korea appoints another UN crook Tribune Review By Pittsburgh Tribune-Review In yet another astounding display of abysmal disregard, the United Nations has named North Korea to lead its Conference on Disarmament. Broadly welcomed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Pyongyang's appointee, ... See all stories on this topic »

CHR, UN boost IDP monitoring Manila Bulletin By MARVYN N. BENANING MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) Friday forged an agreement to strengthen the monitoring of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mindanao. ... See all stories on this topic »

Caribbean economy to grow 1.9%, says UN agency Caribbean360.com In the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2010-2011, presented yesterday by the Executive Secretary of the United Nations body, Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC points out that this growth implies a 3.6 percent rise in per capital GDP, ... See all stories on this topic »

In Your Town: Briefs from across Marin for July 15, 2011 Marin Independent-Journal Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar says the Marin County Civic Center and 10 other buildings designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright should be added to the United Nations' World Heritage List. The list, administered by the United Nations ... See all stories on this topic »

UNICEF chief arrives in Horn of Africa to boost response to crisis UN News Centre The head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) arrived in Kenya today to help strengthen the response by UN agencies and partners to the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa that is affecting millions of people. ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

Pillay says Falk's cartoon was anti-Semitic, objectionable Jerusalem Post UN human rights chief Navi Pillay commented Thursday on the furor that has erupted around an anti-Semitic cartoon posted by UN special rapporteur Richard Falk on his blog on June 29. Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, ... See all stories on this topic »

Inequalities among states affect human development: Study Economic Times NEW DELHI: Wide inequalities among states affect human development outcomes in India which is ranked 119 out of 169 countries, according to a study released Friday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). India, ranked 119 on the human ... See all stories on this topic »

Council of Canadians says First Nations should pressure feds on safe water Hamilton Spectator MONCTON, NB The Council of Canadians is calling on First Nations not to allow the federal government to shirk its responsibility to provide safe drinking water. The United Nations has recognized water and sanitation as a human right, said Maude Barlow, ... See all stories on this topic »

Horn of Africa food crisis - PHOTOS Times LIVE UN Special Envoy for Somalia Augustine Mahiga listens to a question from a journalist alongside Somalia's Speaker of the Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden (L) in Mogadishu. Picture:STUART PRICE/AFRICA UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SUPPORT/ REUTERS ... See all stories on this topic » Times LIVE

Over 5000 residential licences in offing, discloses MKURABITA IPPmedia By Correspondent The Property and Business Formalization Programme, otherwise known as MKURABITA – a Kiswahili acronym - recently scooped this year's prestigious United Nations Award in public service delivery. The programme's main objective is to step ... See all stories on this topic »

UN: Cholera Killed Over 100 People in DRC Voice of America July 14, 2011 UN: Cholera Killed Over 100 People in DRC VOA News A United Nations report says cholera has killed 192 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since March. Wednesday's report also showed more than 3000 cases of cholera in Congo during ... See all stories on this topic »

Fiji selected to review Timor Lestes compliance under the United Nations ... Fijivillage Fiji has been selected to review Timor Leste's compliance under the United Nations Convention Against Corruption later this year. Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said this is a milestone which sends a message to the international community. ... See all stories on this topic » Fijivillage

Obama 'Skating on Thin Ice' in Arab World as Popularity Slumps, Poll Shows Bloomberg By Flavia Krause-Jackson - Thu Jul 14 17:18:36 GMT 2011 President Barack Obama's popularity has plunged in the Arab World following a wave of popular uprisings and the US opposition to a Palestinian quest for statehood at the United Nations. ... See all stories on this topic »

UN envoy welcomes Hezbollah's commitment to UN Resolution 1701 People's Daily Online UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams on Thursday said that he welcomed the continued commitment to the UN Security Council Resolution 1701 from Lebanese new government and also the country's Shiite armed group Hezbollah. ... See all stories on this topic »

Process of de-listing from UN's Al-Qaida sanctions list progressing, says official UN News Centre The official charged with helping people and entities get off the list of those subject to United Nations measures against Al-Qaida reported today that two people – of the 13 that had petitioned her office so far – have been de-listed by the committee ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

New UN report shows women achieve varying success in equality and empowerment Latina Lista These two issues are recognized as so important in the future development of the planet that the United Nations created a special dept., UN Women, to oversee global compliance regarding them. Headed by former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, ... See all stories on this topic »

Uganda free of maternal and neonatal tetanus, UNICEF reports UN News Centre The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has lauded the efforts of Uganda, which has become the 20th country since 2000 to have eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT). A UN-supported programme targeted 25 high-risk districts in Uganda and ... See all stories on this topic »

Price Tower listed for possible UNESCO World Heritage designation kjrh.com Price Tower Arts Center officials received word recently the United States Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said he will propose a collection of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings to be considered as the US cultural nomination for the United Nations' ... See all stories on this topic »

Just In Case There's $76 Trillion to Spare… Pajamas Media The United Nations has a new report advocating ways for the governments of the world to spend that staggering sum over the next 40 years, "greening" the planet. Over at the Heritage Foundation's web site, Nicolas Loris explains why this is not a good ... See all stories on this topic »

US, Vietnam Begin Naval Exercises Amid Tension With China Wall Street Journal Last week, the Philippines told China it plans to raise disputes over the South China Sea with a United Nations tribunal—a proposal China promptly rejected. Gen. Chen Bingde, chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, ... See all stories on this topic »

Call for action on Sudan fighting Belfast Telegraph Samuel Totten, a genocide scholar at the University of Arkansas, said: "It is imperative member nations of the United Nations act now in a timely, efficient and effective manner to enter South Kordofan in order to ward off any more mass killings". ... See all stories on this topic »

Bradley Manning prison mistreatment findings exposed Examiner.com Following Tuesday's United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture statement that the United States is violating prisoner rights and breaking UN's rule on unfettered access to prisoners in relation to PFC Bradley Manning, while the US insists other ... See all stories on this topic »

Overjoyed, yet full of consternation Dallas Voice The passage of a resolution by the United Nations Human Rights Council last month declaring that LGBT people around the world should be afforded equal protections with all other human beings left me overjoyed — yet still full of consternation. ... See all stories on this topic » Dallas Voice

BAE Systems will pay $16M in fines Florida Times-Union BAE accepted responsibility for an Armor Holdings payment of more than $200000 to a sales agent who it knew would pass a portion on to a United Nations official. In return, Armor received $7.1 million worth of contracts for a profit of $1.6 million, ... See all stories on this topic »

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