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| Syria complains to UN about tourism downturn amid conflict Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria has complained to the United Nations that its tourism industry has been severely damaged by a 14-month conflict between government forces and rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, which has raised ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Probes Possible North Korea Arms Trade With Syria, Myanmar Huffington Post North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (R) claps during the unveiling ceremony of two statues of former leaders Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il in Pyongyang on April 13, 2012. North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-Un on April 13 led a mass rally for his late father ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Chief Blames al-Qaida for Syria Attack Voice of America (blog) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he believes al-Qaida is behind twin bombings in Damascus, last week, that killed 55 people. He said Thursday the terror group's possible involvement in Syria's unrest had "created again very serious problems. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN: N. Korea evades luxury ban to smoke, drink, drive msnbc.com UNITED NATIONS — Ten thousand rolls of tobacco, 12 bottles of Sake, and a handful of second-hand Mercedes-Benz cars are among the latest reported breaches by North Korea of a UN ban on luxury goods sales to the reclusive state, according to a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Urges Sudan to Pull Troops from Abyei Voice of America (blog) The United Nations Security Council is demanding Sudan withdraw its troops from the disputed region of Abyei and that it reach an agreement with South Sudan on the status of the oil-rich border region. The council on Thursday extended the UN security ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN council calls for Sudan agreement The Associated Press By RON DePASQUALE, AP – 1 minute ago UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council called for an agreement between Sudan and South Sudan on the status of the disputed, oil-rich border region of Abyei and extended the UN security force's mission there by ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Security Council demands Sudan withdraw from disputed region Chicago Tribune UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The UN Security Council demanded on Thursday that Sudan immediately and unconditionally withdraw troops from the disputed Abyei border region but Khartoum pledged only to do so after a joint military observer body was created ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN Sends Mission to Libya to Investigate Use of Mercenaries Bloomberg The United Nations will send a fact- finding mission to Libya next week to probe allegations that mercenaries were used in the conflict that ousted Muammar Qaddafi from power and subsequent steps taken by the government. "In addition to the question of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| N.Korea evading UN luxury goods ban to smoke, drink, drive - panel Reuters UN panel of experts says ban "deeply problematic" * Almost all of the goods reportedly shipped through China * Tap-dancing shoes destined for Pyongyang were US-made By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (Reuters) - Ten ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN chief believes al Qaeda behind Syria car bombs Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he believed al Qaeda was responsible for two suicide car bombs that killed at least 55 people in Syria a week ago and that the death toll in the country's 14-month conflict ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN chief calls for end to fighting in Myanmar Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for an end to attacks by all parties in Myanmar on Thursday after receiving a letter from a rebel independence group in the country's Kachin State asking the United Nations to help end its conflict ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Agenda 21, UN's Sustainability Measure Banned By New Hampshire House, Weighed ... Huffington Post The Tea Party-controlled New Hampshire House of Representatives voted Wednesday afternoon to ban implementation of policies connected to the United Nations' Agenda 21, its program of recommended sustainability measures adopted in 1992. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN to provide $144 mn aid to Myanmar New York Daily News Yangon, May 18 — The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has offered to provide $144 million aid to Myanmar to implement a three-year project starting 2013, official media reported Friday. Projects cover environmental conservation, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN Threatens the Somali Democratic Movement AllAfrica.com By Abdi Ismail Samatar, 17 May 2012 Is the authority of the UN and regional bodies divine, such that it cannot be challenged by the Somali people? The only 'crime' the Somali democratic movement has committed is to dare dream of freedom in the land of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN, Brazil to host Internet debate on green planet Phys.Org The United Nations and the Brazilian government are launching an Internet debate around 10 themes for a green planet to elicit suggestions from experts and the public for next month's Rio+20 summit. The United Nations and the Brazilian government are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Morocco slams "biased" UN Western Sahara envoy Chicago Tribune RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco said on Thursday it had lost confidence in the UN envoy to the contested Western Sahara territory, in the latest in a long series of setbacks in efforts to settle a decades-old dispute over the region's status. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Ridiculed for Attacking Poverty and Demanding Tax Hikes in Canada The New American Commentators and officials said Wednesday that the United Nations had cemented its position as a discredited global laughing stock after the UN "Food Envoy" criticized Canada — one of the wealthiest and healthiest nations in the world — for alleged ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Pirate guards need global guidelines: UN agency Reuters By Peter Griffiths | LONDON (Reuters) - Armed guards employed on merchant ships to repel attacks by pirates should be subject to new standards to ensure they abide by international law while on the high seas, a United Nations agency said on Thursday. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| No food rights on menu: UN's special rapporteur a tough act to swallow The Kingston Whig-Standard By Brian Lilley, Parliamentary Bureau Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food speaks to the media at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, May 16, 2012 after his tour of Canada. (Andre Forget / QMI AGENCY) For all those ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| MPs clash over UN food report Toronto Sun OTTAWA - Opposition MPs and the government clashed Thursday over the Tories' dismissal of the United Nations rapporteur's critical comments on access to food in northern Canada. UN right-to-food rapporteur Olivier De Schutter on Wednesday wrapped an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN seeks progress in maternal deaths decline Pakistan Observer Islamabad—The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to new estimates released by the United Nations. The report, entitled Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 to 2010, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| As Relations Warm With Myanmar, US Will Ease Trade Limits New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday lifted most prohibitions on Americans' doing business in Myanmar, ushering in a new era of diplomatic relations between the United States and what was until recently one of the world's most repressive ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN chief asks youth to 'make some noise' ahead of Rio+20 conference UN News Centre Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today asked young people from all over the world to "make some noise" to help accelerate progress on the negotiations of the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference (Rio+20) which will take place in Brazil next ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN Security Council... Talk Radio News Service By Elianna Mintz|5/17/2012 5:00 PM UN Security Council members will be traveling to West Africa over the weekend, where they will be visiting Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone. Members of the 15 nation security body will be meeting political ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The UN's condemnation of Canada is insulting and ridiculous Telegraph.co.uk (blog) By Nile Gardiner World Last updated: May 17th, 2012 The United Nations Human Rights Council has just launched a broadside against, wait for it, Canada. Its preposterously titled 'Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food,' Olivier De Schutter, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Morocco: No more confidence in UN's envoy Middle East Confidential The dispute over Western Sahara took a new turn when Rabat withdrew its confidence from United Nation's envoy, Christopher Ross. He was sent as the UN Secretary General's personal envoy to mediate between the two sides and help in finding a sound ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN Wants LRA's Acellam Tried AllAfrica.com By Emma Mutaizibwa, 16 May 2012 The United Nations envoy for Children and Armed Conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy, wants captured LRA commander Caesar Acellam to face trial for egregious violations committed against children. "Along with Joseph Kony and a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Exclusive: Iran flouts UN sanctions, sends arms to Syria South Bend Tribune UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a UN Security Council ban on weapons exports by the Islamic Republic, according to a confidential report on Iran sanctions-busting seen by Reuters ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN warns World population suffers blood pressure 1 in 3, diabetes 1 in 10 Pakistan Observer Islamabad—The United Nations warns that the number of people with high blood pressure and diabetes is drastically increasing in both developed and developing countries. This warning is based on WHO's World Health Statistics 2012 (WHS-2012) report ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Harper ministers blast 'patronizing' UN envoy for 'ridiculous' right-to-food visit Calgary Herald OTTAWA — The Harper government struck back at a United Nations envoy Wednesday, saying he was "ill-informed" and "patronizing" and had no business "lecturing" Canada about hunger and poverty. The terse comments, delivered by Immigration Minister Jason ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mladic war crimes trial stopped over UN blunders Irish Independent By Bruno Waterfield in The Hague THE long-awaited war crimes trial of Ratko Mladic was suspended indefinitely yesterday just 24 hours after it finally began -- following an "unprecedented" error by United Nations prosecutors. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN High Commissioner: Punish Violence & Hatred, Not Love Care2.com (blog) by Steve Williams UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thrusday released a video to mark IDAHOT in which she calls on memberstates to decriminalize LGBT identity and demands that they cease denying "universal" rights to citizens based ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN decision over Japan's 'island' claim shows justice People's Daily Online By Zhong Sheng (People's Daily) The UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) has decided not to adopt Japan's claim of an outer continental shelf based on Okinotori Atoll, meaning that the country cannot classify the atoll as an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| EU Will Honor Commitments To Greece, Barroso Tells UN General Assembly RTT News (RTTNews) - European Commission President José Manuel Barroso told the United Nations General assembly on Thursday that the European Union will honor its commitments towards Greece in an effort to make sure it remains within the euro area, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Toronto children prominent in UN report on hunger in Canada Examiner.com Toronto comes up numerous times in the recent UN report on hunger and food availability in Canada. Child hunger is specifically dealt with in the report, and we have already examined the disproportionate incidence of this problem in Toronto in this ... See all stories on this topic » |
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