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| U.N. Security Council to work on Sudanese issues CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff United Nations (CNN) -- The UN Security Council will take up a draft resolution that would establish an interim peacekeeping force for the disputed border region of Abyei, US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice told ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Palestinians Mull Options in Asking UN General Assembly for Recognition Voice of America Frustrated with the lack of progress in direct negotiations with Israel, Palestinian officials have said they will ask the UN General Assembly to recognize a Palestinian state in September. Their plan faces opposition from the United States, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Israel "determined" to stop new Gaza-bound flotilla: UN envoy Xinhua UNITED NATIONS, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Israeli UN Ambassador Ron Prosor said here Thursday that his country "is determined to" stop a flotilla seeking to break Israel's naval blockade to the Gaza strip. "Israel is determined to stop this flotilla," Prosor ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN sets example with law on domestic workers The Daily Star By Willow Osgood BEIRUT: The United Nations in Lebanon has adopted a code of conduct for UN staff who employ domestic workers, in an effort to "influence" similar legislation at the national level. "What we are hoping to achieve with the code of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A first: UN council endorses gay rights BP News WASHINGTON (BP)--A United Nations body has affirmed homosexual and transgender rights for the first time, proponents of a recently adopted resolution say. The action came from the UN Human Rights Council, which approved in a 23-19 vote in Geneva, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN chief alarmed by Bahrain opposition sentences Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced alarm on Thursday about conditions in Bahrain where activists and opposition leaders have received long prison sentences for protesting in the Gulf state. "(Ban) notes with deep concern ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN chief to help Indo-Pakistan dialogue on Kashmir Associated Press of Pakistan ISLAMABAD, June 23 (APP): A day after the UN General Assembly approved him for a second term as secretary-general of the UN, Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he would be discussing the long-standing Kashmir dispute with the leaders of India and Pakistan to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN rehires retired Filipino general peacekeeping force commander Inquirer.net By DJ Yap A Filipino general who commanded the 1050-strong United Nations peacekeeping force in the Middle East's troubled Golan Heights officially retired from the service this month. But Gen. Natalio Ecarma III has been called back to duty—as a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN chief urges societies to empower widows to play a role in society Associated Press of Pakistan UNITED NATIONS, June 23 (APP): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged societies to ease the hardship that widowed women around the world endure by respecting their rights to such social entitlements as access to inheritance, land tenure, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Indiana human rights program wins UN recognition The National Law Journal The Program in International Human Rights at the Indiana University School of Law — Indianapolis has been awarded "special consultative status" by the United Nations. The designation amounts to an endorsement of the program's expertise in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Qatari elected President of next session of UN Pakistan Observer United Nations—A senior Qatari diplomat who has served as his country's Permanent Representative to the UN for more than a decade was Wednesday chosen by the world body's 192 Member States to be the next President of the General Assembly. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Give aid directly to Haitian institutions to build back better, says UN report UN News Centre A new United Nations report says that the international community can help create jobs and support the Haitian Government in ensuring basic services by investing directly in the country's people and institutions. "To revitalize Haitian institutions, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Says 150 Women Raped in DRC Journal of Turkish Weekly The United Nations says more than 150 women in the Democratic Republic of Congo were raped during a two-day attack in South Kivu province this month. In a statement Thursday, the UN's special representative on combating sexual violence, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Congratulations to UN chief Korea Times I am very glad to know that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has been given a second term to head the world body. Heartiest congratulations to Ban. Indeed, Ban during his first term as the UN chief has contributed enormously to strengthening the role ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Dodges Sri Lanka Claim On Killing Fields, Ban Hasn't Seen, Silent on Prageeth Inner City Press By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, June 23 -- While Sri Lanka has yet to even respond to the UN on its Panel of Experts report on war crimes, the country's Mission to the UN has put out a response to the recent film "Killing Fields," entitled ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Voter Registration Increases in DRC's North Kivu Province, Says UN Official Voice of America Photo: AP A UN official in the DRC says there's been a sharp increase in voter registration over the past 10 days in North Kivu province as the country prepares for general elections on November 28. Alexander Essome, the regional spokesman for the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN hails Moroccan reform plans UPI.com UNITED NATIONS, June 23 (UPI) -- The people and the government of Morocco are praised for their efforts that led to proposals for constitutional reform, the UN secretary-general said. King Mohammed VI last week announced constitutional reforms that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| United Nations official tasks Southern Sudan on human rights treaties Afrique en Ligue New York, United States - The Deputy UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Kyung-wha Kang, has urged the government of Southern Sudan, to ensure that it ratifies all key global treaties upholding human rights and ensure that its citizens are able ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tanzania wins UN award The Citizen Daily Tanzania has won one of the respectable United Nations awards on public services delivery. The country received the UN award yesterday in Dar es Salaam after winning in the second category involving promotion of public service delivery in Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Guatemala: UN envoy against sexual violence hails arrest of former top ... UN News Centre A United Nations envoy today welcomed the arrest of a former top Guatemalan military figure accused of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, saying the arrest sends a strong signal that justice can prevail in the Central American country. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| How to score in the United Nations procurement net Spend Matters UK/Europe by Toni Saraiva on June 24, 2011 I recently attended a 2 day training workshop in New York about how to deal with UN procurement from a supplier perspective. This was organised as part of something called the European Union Procurement Forum, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Smoke Signal: Model United Nations my.hsj.org The Model United Nations Club attended their conference at UC Berkeley. The Conference was March 4 th- 6 th . In brief, the Model United Nations, or MUN, is a debate club centered on the real United Nations. Here, at Lompoc High School, the country was ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Twelve nations and European Union join UN protocol on sharing genetic resources UN News Centre Twelve nations and the European Union today added their signatures to a United Nations treaty on the equitable sharing of the planet's genetic resources in a ceremony at UN Headquarters. Representatives from Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN urges halt to Haitian deportation Bahamas Tribune By TANEKA THOMPSON THE United Nations has issued a plea to the Bahamas not to deport Haitians due to the conditions which remain 18 months after the deadly earthquake. The UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) and the Office of the United Nations High ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Some Libyan students at MSU get reprieve Lansing State Journal Basel Alashi, CBIE's vice president of international partnerships, said Thursday his organization had to obtain permits from the United Nations, United States, Canada and the United Kingdom to allow the Libyan government to send the money. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Talks with Israel won't stop Palestinian UN bid Forbes AP , 06.23.11, 07:54 PM EDT UNITED NATIONS -- The Palestinians say they will be coming to the UN in September seeking membership as an independent state even if peace negotiations with Israel are underway. Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour said the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| At UN, Ban Meets Envoys of Israel, CAR & Saudi Arabia, 2 Co-Greeters Inner City Press By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, June 23 -- Ban Ki-moon met and took credentials from three new ambassadors at the UN on Thursday. The Press was given one hour's notice of the triple header of photo ops: Israel, Saudi Arabia and the Central ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| United Nations Spells Out Human-Rights Guidelines for International Businesses Corporate Counsel Six years after the United Nations Human Rights Council appointed a special representative to study the impact of international business enterprises on individuals, last week the UN endorsed a global standard providing human-rights advice to private ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| US Position on Libya Rebels Stalls African Draft, UN Silence on NATO Inner City Press The US Mission to the UN did not answer Inner City Press' written questions about the amendment on June 21. On June 23, Inner City Press was able to ask US Ambassador Susan Rice: Inner City Press: on the Libya presidential statement that's been pending ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Why a Corporate Power Grab at the UN Threatens Our Most Critical Resource AlterNet Early this month, pharmaceutical titan Merck became the latest multinational to pledge allegiance to the CEO Water Mandate, the United Nations' public-private initiative "designed to assist companies in the development, implementation and disclosure of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US Imposes Sanctions on Iran Air and Shipping Companies The Chosun Ilbo The United States and its allies, as well as the United Nations, have already hit Iran with several rounds of sanctions for pursuing nuclear weapons technology and over human rights violations. Also Thursday, the US, Britain and France called for the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Governments Should Consider Social Impacts Of Austerity Measures, UN Report Says Kaiser Family Foundation ... to turn back decades of social progress, block new job creation and derail efforts to eradicate poverty" in both developed and developing nations, according to a United Nations report (.pdf) published Wednesday, Reuters reports (Evans, 6/22). ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 48 hours in Geneva Reuters A UN tour will include the council chamber -- setting for debates drawn out over hours, months, even years -- and a history of how the United Nations evolved from the League of Nations, set up in 1919. The pioneers decided the body needed a home to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Foundation releases report on mobile health partnership with Vodafone Government Health IT (blog) The United Nations Foundation has launched a new report, titled "Mobilizing Development," that looks at the partnership between the UN and The Vodafone Foundation, which was launched in 2005 with a commitment of roughly $28 million to advance mobile ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FBI busts the united nations of scareware TECH.BLORGE.com According to the FBI, it targeted two crime rings, both of which were controlled from Latvia, but also involved computers and servers that have now been seized or taken down in France, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lutheran World Relief, Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod and United Nations ... Christian News Wire (press release) WHAT: Lutheran World Relief, The Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod and the United Nations Foundation will host a joint news conference to announce an unprecedented partnership and discuss the role of churches and other faith-based organizations in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Central America struggles with drugs Washington Post As Central American leaders concluded two days of high-level meetings to negotiate a regional security plan and to seek money from donor nations, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released a report documenting the high cost of drug ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Narconon International President Commends the UNODC on Carrying Forward the ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) On June 23, 2011, the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released their annual report on the state of drug trafficking and abuse around the world, the 2011 World Drug Report (WDR). This report covers such diverse topics as the Afghan ... See all stories on this topic » |
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