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UN Seeks New Aid for Syria Crisis and Predicts 1 Million Refugees by Mid-2013 New York Times GENEVA — The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $1.5 billion in new aid to handle the humanitarian crisis created by mounting violence in Syria, and it predicted that the number of refugees would double to more than one million in the next six ... See all stories on this topic »

UN Halts Vaccine Work in Pakistan After 2 More Killings New York Times After militants stalked and killed eight of them over the course of a three-day, nationwide vaccination drive, the United Nations suspended its anti-polio work in Pakistan on Wednesday, and one of Pakistan's most crucial public health campaigns has ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

UN peacekeepers provide protection for thousands fleeing violence in South ... UN News Centre 19 December 2012 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan is providing shelter to thousands of civilians, mainly women and children, who have sought protection in a base in the country's northwest today. "There are around 5,000 ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

UN chief pushes for regional deal to end Congo crisis Reuters UN plans "strategic review" of Congo force. * UN's Ban spoke with Kabila, Kagame, Museveni. By Louis Charbonneau. UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm on Wednesday at the crisis in the east of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian crisis triggers massive UN aid appeal The Guardian The UN, which estimates it will need $1.5bn (£0.9bn) to slow a "dramatically deteriorating humanitarian situation" in Syria, made the plea for aid in unusually strident terms. The facts on the ground are stark and irrefutable. At least 1.5 million ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

UN warns Lebanese against meddling in Syria conflict Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The reported participation of Lebanese fighters on both sides of the escalating Syrian conflict violates the country's policy of not interfering in Syria's civil war and creates risks for Lebanon, the U.N. political affairs ... See all stories on this topic »

UN Vote Planned on Mali Security New York Times The United Nations Security Council was expected to vote Thursday on a resolution that would approve the deployment of a multinational African force in Mali, along with Western training and equipment for the Malian Army, to help retake the northern ... See all stories on this topic »

UN officials stress urgency of getting Israeli-Palestinian peace process back ... UN News Centre 19 December 2012 – United Nations officials today underscored the urgency of getting the Middle East peace process back on track, noting that the momentum for a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has slipped amid recent events and a ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

Security Council urges implementation of UN strategy against Lord's Resistance ... UN News Centre 19 December 2012 – The Security Council today strongly condemned the ongoing attacks and atrocities carried out by the armed group known as the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and urged that the United Nations regional strategy designed to tackle the ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

Timor-Leste: Security Council commends country's progress towards democracy UN News Centre 19 December 2012 – As the United Nations winds down its peacekeeping operation in Timor-Leste, the Security Council today applauded the "remarkable achievements" made by the small south-east Asian country as it transitioned over the past decade from ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

At Security Council, UN envoy flags risk of development gains slipping in ... UN News Centre 19 December 2012 – Poorly functioning government systems in Afghanistan mean that development gains are at risk of slipping amid the mounting international troop drawdown, the top United Nations official in the country said today. "Attention is needed ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

UN seeks $1.5 billion to help suffering Syrians Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $1.5 billion to help save the lives of millions of Syrians suffering a "dramatically deteriorating" humanitarian situation. The twin appeals are for $519.6 million to help 4 million people ... See all stories on this topic »

Security Council extends UN peacekeeping force in Golan Heights UN News Centre 19 December 2012 – The Security Council today extended until 30 June 2013 the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), which monitors the ceasefire in the Golan Heights between Israel and Syria, and expressed grave ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

Security Council concerned over situation in Central African Republic UN News Centre 19 December 2012 – Expressing their strong concern over the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), the members of the United Nations Security Council today condemned the attacks conducted by armed groups over the last few days in the ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

UN chief congratulates Park Geun-hye on election as new president of Republic ... UN News Centre "The Republic of Korea is a highly valued and steadfast partner of the United Nations in the work for international peace and security, development and human rights," added a statement issued by Mr. Ban's spokesperson. "With this new leadership," it ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

UPDATE 3-UN seeks $1.5 bln to help suffering Syrians Reuters "No more safe areas" in Syria, U.N. aid coordinator says. * WFP feeding 1.5 mln in Syria each month but constraints grow. By Stephanie Nebehay. GENEVA, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $1.5 billion to help save the lives ... See all stories on this topic »

UN chief Ban calls for peaceful Egyptian referendum Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Wednesday for the final stage of a referendum in Egypt on a new constitution to be carried out peacefully so the country can focus on building "a pyramid of democracy in the heart ... See all stories on this topic »

Civil society key to ensuring Internet free speech, says UN independent expert UN News Centre 19 December 2012 – The credibility of the Internet depends on how much civil society – the broad label given to worldwide activism outside government – is able to take part in its evolution, a United Nations independent expert said today. "Civil ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

UN, AU to Seek Increased Funds to Counter Ugandan Rebels Voice of America The United Nations and the African Union plan to seek increased funding early next year to implement a strategy to combat the rebel Lord's Resistance Army, which continues to carry out attacks in Central Africa. Abou Moussa, head of the U.N. Regional ... See all stories on this topic » Voice of America

UN chief warns Israel settlements are 'dangerous path' DAWN.com UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday toughened his language as he once more urged Israel to halt plans to build new settler homes on occupied Palestinian territory. "The Middle East peace process is in a deep ... See all stories on this topic »

Abbas Urges UN to Help Palestinian Refugees in Syria Voice of America The official WAFA news agency said Abbas on Wednesday urged United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to help the refugees get to Palestinian territories. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency says more than 486,000 Palestinian refugees ... See all stories on this topic » Voice of America

UN Sheltering Hundreds of Civilians From Violence in South Sudan Bloomberg Hundreds of South Sudanese civilians are sheltering at a United Nations peacekeepers's base to escape an outbreak of violence a week after nine people died in clashes between protesters and the army in the town of Wau, the UN said. "As a result of ... See all stories on this topic »

Princeton Hun School students win Model UN award The Times of Trenton - NJ.com Thirteen students from The Hun School of Princeton attended the Rutgers University Model United Nations program recently. Five students — Kevin Chen, Jennifer Lee, Emily Chen, Leena Farhat and Suhina Srivastav — received awards from their ... See all stories on this topic » The Times of Trenton - NJ.com

UN warns those impeding Yemen transition Saudi Gazette SANA'A — The UN envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, has warned that the world body could impose sanctions on those impeding the political transition in the impoverished country, state news agency Saba reported. There was a "possibility (the United ... See all stories on this topic »

UN Responds to Haiti's Cholera Crisis by Sending Repackaged Aid CounterPunch HUMAN TARGETS — In a must-read investigation, geographer Joel Wainwright uncovers how the military and US intelligence agencies are becoming increasingly reliant on academic geographers and GIS systems to help them target drone strikes and other ... See all stories on this topic »

Another 'Coalition Of The Willing'? Why The West Would Bypass UN On Syria War Worldcrunch The fact is that neither the US nor the UK nor France have explicitly said that a military intervention to secure Syrian chemical stocks would be contingent on a United Nations Security Council vote. Given the seriousness of the situation, these ... See all stories on this topic »

UN suspends polio drive in Pakistan after killings The Seattle Times UN suspends polio drive in Pakistan after killings. The United Nations suspended its polio vaccination drive in Pakistan on Wednesday after eight people involved in the effort were shot dead in the past two days, a U.N. official said. By JAMAL KHAN ... See all stories on this topic »

Canada rejects UN human rights criticism detailed in Amnesty International report National Post Three mandatory United Nations reviews conducted in 2012 all found "very serious human rights challenges facing Indigenous peoples" in Canada, says an Amnesty International report released Wednesday. "By every measure, be it respect for treaty and ... See all stories on this topic » National Post

US hits Israel hard on settlement plans Hurriyet Daily News The United Nations on Wednesday called on Israel to cancel plans to build thousands of new settler homes in the occupied Palestinian territories, warning it could be "an almost fatal blow" to peace hopes. UN leader Ban Ki-moon's political chief also ... See all stories on this topic » Hurriyet Daily News

UN report warns of second recession on EU, US conditions Indian Express The United Nations has lowered global economic growth forecast for the coming two years even as it warned of a new global recession due to the US fiscal cliff situation and EU debt crisis. It also said inflationary pressures and large fiscal deficit ... See all stories on this topic »

M'sia takes in shipwrecked passengers after UN appeal inSing.com News On 18 December, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) had appealed to Singapore authorities to allow the rescued passengers to disembark and was in dialogue with the Malaysian government on the matter. "From a safety and ... See all stories on this topic » inSing.com News

UN General Assembly Ratifies Israel´s Isolation Prensa Latina 19 de diciembre de 2012, 11:07United Nations, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The U.N. General Assembly confirmed the meager support of Israel at this body regarding issues related to the conflict in the Middle East and Palestine. On Tuesday, the United Nations ... See all stories on this topic »

New UN Climate Ploy: Institutionalize Payments for Still-Unspecified 'Loss and ... Fox News The United Nations is pushing for a novel way to get billions of extra dollars from Western nations by imposing a retroactive penalty for still-unspecified losses and damages that can be laid at the doorstep of rich countries for their longstanding ... See all stories on this topic »

Abbas Asks UN for First Step to Flood Israel with Foreign Arabs Arutz Sheva Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is asking the UN to take the first step towards flooding Israel with foreign Arabs by suggesting Syrian "refugees" move to the PA. Abbas' request to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, was reported ... See all stories on this topic » Arutz Sheva

UN Requests 1,5 bullion dollars for Humanitarian Aid in Syria Prensa Latina miércoles, 19 de diciembre de 2012. Imagen activa 19 de diciembre de 2012, 12:14United Nations, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations announced today two humanitarian-aid plans for Syria, for a total of $1.5 billion US in the first six months of 2013. See all stories on this topic »

UN pulls staff as more polio workers killed in Pakistan Zee News Islamabad: United Nations said that it was recalling its staff involved in anti-polio drive in Pakistan as three more health workers were killed on Wednesday in four incidents of firing in Pakistan's northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bringing ... See all stories on this topic »

More polio vaccination workers killed in Pakistan The Guardian In response to the violence, the United Nations in Pakistan pulled all staff involved in the immunisation campaign off the streets, said a spokesman, Michael Coleman. There were at least three separate attacks on Wednesday. In the north-western ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Worries grow in east Congo as armed groups build up presence in Goma; UN ... Washington Post DAKAR, Senegal — Aid workers warned Wednesday that armed groups are setting up new front lines in and around the city of Goma in eastern Congo, where the U.N. said it now has documented at least 126 rape cases last month. Thousands of fighters from ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Post

Syria crisis: UN appeals for $1.5bn humanitarian aid BBC News The UN is appealing for $1.5bn (£920m) to fund relief efforts for those affected by the conflict in Syria. Officials said $1bn was needed to meet the needs of the million people expected to have fled across Syria's borders by mid-2013. More than 525 ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Communications Consultancy - UN-REDD Programme Ecosystem Marketplace The UN-REDD Programme is the United Nations Collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) in developing countries. The Programme was launched in September 2008 to assist developing countries ... See all stories on this topic »

THE POWER TO DESTROY WND.com While President Obama and Speaker John Boehner are wrestling with whether or not they will agree to raise taxes, United Nations delegates partying in Doha, Qatar, are planning to impose a new kind of tax on Americans. U.N. conferees have been ... See all stories on this topic » WND.com

Syrian army battles rebels in Damascus suburbs as UN appeals for billion ... Newser Syrian government forces are carrying out a broad offensive against rebels in the suburbs of Damascus, the state media said Wednesday, as the United Nations appealed for a billion dollars to support rising numbers of Syrian refugees. Article continues ... See all stories on this topic »

Key issues may persist in Iran-UN nuclear talks: diplomats Yahoo! News (blog) VIENNA (Reuters) - The United Nations nuclear watchdog and Iran may have made headway in talks on Tehran's disputed atomic activities but important points remain to be settled before a deal can be clinched, diplomats said on Wednesday. Both the ... See all stories on this topic »

Generation Mortgage Hires Former United Nations HR Director Reverse Mortgage Daily Former Human Resources Director for the United Nations, Liane Cornelius has joined Generation Mortgage as Vice President of HR, the company announced today. With more than 18 years of HR experience, Cornelius served as the U.N.'s Human ... See all stories on this topic »

East Turkestan: UN Declaration On Minorities Needs Universal Implementation UNPO Twenty years after its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly, the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities continues to serve as a benchmark towards which States should aim in ... See all stories on this topic » UNPO

At UNCA, Rice & Lyall Grant, Censorship & Sri Lanka Links, Schwarzenegger Joke Inner City Press UNITED NATIONS, December 19 -- As US Ambassador Susan Rice entered Cipriani's on 42nd Street Wednesday night, security told a couplewho were also trying to enter to wait, "Susan Rice is going in." "You've got to be joking," retorted UK Ambassador ... See all stories on this topic »

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