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Abbas 'fully confident' over UN upgrade bid Aljazeera.com Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he is "fully confident" about his attempt to seek upgraded Palestinian status at the United Nations on November 29, pointing out that the move is backed by many UN member states and by all the Palestinian ... See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.com

UN climate summit talks open in Qatar Aljazeera.com The 18th United Nations climate change conference (COP18) has opened in Doha, the Qatari capital. For the next fortnight, up to 17,000 people will attend the conference. Delegates will be negotiating a new global deal on climate, but there are ongoing ... See all stories on this topic »

UN Chief welcomes African leaders' call on M23 rebels to stop war in DR Congo UN News Centre Mr. Ban reiterated his commitment to support the efforts of African leaders, and his determination to ensure that the UN presence in the DRC is adjusted "to respond to the evolving challenges." MONUSCO currently has some 1,500 'blue helmets' in Goma ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

On International Day, Ban leads UN call for action to end violence against women UN News Centre 25 November 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is leading a United Nations call on world leaders to "make good" on pledges they have made to end violence against women, a scourge that affects millions of women and girls worldwide. "Up to 70 per ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

Why the UN must respond to rebels splitting DR Congo Christian Science Monitor UN passivity in Congo is in contrast to the NATO and UN action in the 1990s to defend Kosovo from Serbia and later help it become independent. With so many nations now troubled by secession movements – from Myanmar (Burma) to Belgium to Mali and ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Govt to launch UN-aided plan in 10 Naxal-infested districts Economic Times The rural development ministry, which has been spearheading the developmental approach to this Left-wing menace, has in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme worked out a five-year plan to make markets work for the poor, ... See all stories on this topic »

UN envoy: Japan should do more for nuke victims The Seattle Times UN envoy: Japan should do more for nuke victims. A United Nations rights investigator has said Japan hasn't fully served the health needs of residents and workers affected by the nuclear crisis and address their concerns. The Associated Press ... See all stories on this topic »

UN envoy to Middle East acknowledges 'quiet engagements' with Hamas MiamiHerald.com (registration) JERUSALEM -- The United Nations envoy to the Middle East acknowledged in an interview with McClatchy Sunday that he has maintained quiet contacts with the Islamist group Hamas for "years," despite the international community's official policy to ... See all stories on this topic »

United Nations World Toilet Day AllAfrica.com November 19 was celebrated world wide as World Toilet Day to remind us of the need to take sanitation at both personal and community levels seriously. It is curious that we need to be reminded of the importance of hygiene and sanitation the absence of ... See all stories on this topic »

Palestinian President Abbas Expects Wide Support for UN Bid Bloomberg Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said a bid for United Nations observer status is the first step toward achieving his people's rights and has wide support among General Assembly members. "We are going to the United Nations with confidence, ... See all stories on this topic »

Baby box ban proposed by United Nations GlobalPost In multiple European countries, women who recently gave birth are legally allowed to leave their newborns in warm incubators. The incubators are found in some hospitals and can be opened from the outside. The point of these incubators, often called ... See all stories on this topic »

United Nations Climate Change Conference In Qatar: Urgent Talks Over Global ... Huffington Post UK In the run-up to this year's annual international climate meeting, warnings over the path the world is on have been coming thick and fast from the likes of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), insurers, the World Bank and the CIA. climate ... See all stories on this topic »

UN's Rice could change my mind over Benghazi: McCain TODAYonline WASHINGTON - United States Senator John McCain, a vocal opponent of United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice's possible nomination as Secretary of State, said yesterday that she could change his mind after she explained her statements on the attack on ... See all stories on this topic »

United Nations Alliance of Civilisation and Global Movement of Moderates ... The Star Online KUALA LUMPUR: United Nations Alliance of Civilisation (UNAOC) sees a great potential in engaging the Global Movement of Moderates Foundation (GMMF) to drown the voice of extremism. Both UNAOC and GMMF are expected to sign an MoU next month ... See all stories on this topic »

UN Population Fund head visits PNG Radio Australia That's according to Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, who has been in the country recently. He's now in Australia to promote the country's new commitment to the UNFPA, which has risen to 70 million ... See all stories on this topic » Radio Australia

Qatar ready to greet the world at United Nations Climate Change Conference AME Info With the United Nations Climate Change Conference starting in Doha tomorrow, Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) is ready to greet more than 10,000 visitors each day. The various teams at QNCC have finalised preparations for the arrival of ... See all stories on this topic » AME Info

Abbas says 'fully confident' ahead of UN upgrade bid Al-Arabiya Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday said he was "fully confident" ahead of a fresh attempt to seek upgraded Palestinian status at the United Nations on Nov. 29. "We are going to the U.N. fully confident in our steps. We will have our rights ... See all stories on this topic » Al-Arabiya

UN Raises Awareness of Violence Against Women Voice of America (blog) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement calling on all governments to make good on their pledges to end all forms of violence against women and girls in all parts of the world. He added that it is the perpetrators of violence who should ... See all stories on this topic »

Bahrain wins UN praise... Gulf Daily News BAHRAIN has received backing from the United Nations after opening a school to help educate the children of Syrian refugees who fled to Jordan. Thousands are expected to benefit from the $4 million (BD1.5m) facility, which was officially opened by ... See all stories on this topic » Gulf Daily News

Colombia to take San Andres ruling to UN, OAS Colombia Reports Colombia has sent a letter to the United Nations and will send another to the Organization of American States (OAS) to protest a recent ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) granting almost 30,000 square miles of disputed maritime ... See all stories on this topic »

St. John's students win Model UN awards at Brown Community Advocate Shrewsbury – Eight St. John's High School students who participated in Brown University's Model United Nations (UN) Conference in Providence, R.I., were recently recognized for exceptional performance in the conference and took home awards. See all stories on this topic »

Palestinian Authority's 'emboldened' Abbas to push for UN upgrade The National A Palestinian warms himself at the rubble of his house destroyed in an Israel air strike during last week's strike on Gaza. Diplomats say greater UN recognition would help to heal Fatah's political wounds.Mohammed Salem / Reuters ... See all stories on this topic »

UN team investigates development and illegal immigration in the south Libya Herald A United Nations mission led by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, Georg Charpentier, was in the south of Libya on 19-24 November to look into the region's general development as well as issues relating to the lack of control ... See all stories on this topic »

UN group wants Europe's 'baby boxes' banned; others say they save lives of ... Edmonton Journal In recent years, there has been an increase in these contraptions — also called hatches, windows or slots in some countries — and at least 11 European nations now have them, according to United Nations figures. They are technically illegal, but ... See all stories on this topic »

UN report on world population draws criticism from pro-life advocates Catholic Culture "The State of World Population 2012," a new report by the United Nations Population Fund, has attracted criticism from pro-life advocates because of its emphasis on contraception as a human right. The report calls upon nations to "promote family ... See all stories on this topic »

UN chief urges Congolese rebels to lay down arms Shanghai Daily (subscription) UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Sunday called on the rebel group, known as M23, to lay down their arms and immediately pull their fighters out of Goma, a city in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ... See all stories on this topic »

Indigenous domestic violence concerns UN SBS A top United Nations official has expressed concern over the levels of domestic violence being experienced by Indigenous women in Australia. Listen: UN concerns over Indigenous domestic violence. The SBS MP3 Player requires the Adobe Flash 8 Plugin. See all stories on this topic » SBS

On DRC, After UN Stonewells 43 Hours on Minova, Now Ban Ki-moon Speaks Inner City Press UNITED NATIONS, November 25 -- The inaction of UN peacekeepers under Herve Ladsous as M23 mutineers took over Goma and then Sake is one of the biggest UN failures in some time. The UN remained silent, including on the next two of Minova. See all stories on this topic »

UN Internet meeting about who pays, not who rules: Geist Toronto Star Should the Internet be treated like traditional phone services when it comes to the regulation and pricing? That is the contentious question as the International Telecommunications Union, a United Nations agency with roots dating back to 1865 and the ... See all stories on this topic »

Climate financing to run out unless UN talks find solution CBC.ca When environment ministers, including Canada's Peter Kent, meet in Doha for United Nations climate negotiations next week, they will need to figure out how to come up with the rest of the money, said Christiana Figueres, the top UN climate change official. See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

UN condemns gay and trans killings with new draft resolution Gay Star News The UN has approved a draft resolution urging member states to protect LGBT people from executions and other murders. The resolution is meant to hold states accountable to investigating all extrajudicial executions, and for the first time pressures ... See all stories on this topic » Gay Star News

The Status of "Palestine" at the United Nations Right Side News Two Palestinian documents recently made public deserve attention: the Palestinian request for non-member state status at the United Nations General Assembly,[1] and the speech made by President Abu Mazen on November 11, 2012 at the ceremony ... See all stories on this topic »

UN Climate Change Thieves Gather In Qatar – OpEd Eurasia Review Unlike previous gatherings of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the 18th one occurring in Doha, Qatar between November 26 and December 7 is likely to shun media coverage of their schemes to enrich ... See all stories on this topic »

Britain has duty to back us, say Palestinians The Age Britain has a "historic responsibility" to support an imminent Palestinian attempt to enhance its status at the United Nations that risks causing a confrontation with America and fresh turmoil in the Middle East, according to a senior official. The UK ... See all stories on this topic » The Age

The UN Must Be People-Centred And Not Country-Focused – Interview Eurasia Review Q: There is consensus among developing countries that the structure of the UN Security Council is anachronistic and unreflective of realities of the post-cold war world. Developing countries now make up more than two-thirds of the total UN membership ... See all stories on this topic » Eurasia Review

Abbas says determined to seek statehood UPI.com "We are going to the United Nations fully confident in our steps," Israel Radio quoted Abbas as saying Sunday. Abbas will depart for New York on Monday. Despite efforts by the United States, Abbas is determined to go ahead with the move Thursday, which ... See all stories on this topic »

UN Haqqani network ban fails to address real problem Global Times The United Nations imposed a ban on the Haqqani network, the Taliban sanction committee ordered all UN member states to freeze the assets, impose a travel ban and institute an arms embargo against the Haqqani network. The Haqqani network is an ... See all stories on this topic » Global Times

Hamas Chief Backs Palestinian UN Bid -Statement Zawya (registration) GAZA CITY (AFP)--Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal Monday told Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas that his party backs a bid for enhanced United Nations status for the Palestinians, a Hamas statement said. "Khaled Meshaal... held a telephone conversation ... See all stories on this topic »

UN Secretariat meets media in CdeO Philippine Information Agency 24 (PIA) -- The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), a United Nations (UN) Secretariat met with various local media personnel and non government organizations (NGOs) in the city, Friday, November 23, for a consultation and ... See all stories on this topic »

Isolating Ringleaders and Financiers Vital to Combating Piracy-UN Somaliland Sun Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Yury FedotovSomalilandsun– It is vital to isolate the ringleaders and financiers of piracy to effectively combat this scourge, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ... See all stories on this topic » Somaliland Sun

UN talks seen falling short despite climate change fears Reuters A likely failure to agree a meaningful extension of the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol, a legally binding plan for cutting emissions by developed nations, would also undercut work on a new deal meant to unite rich and poor in fighting global warming from 2020. See all stories on this topic »

Two-State Solution on the Line New York Times As Elders, we believe that the Palestinian statehood bid at the United Nations is such a moment. On Nov. 29, U.N. member states will be asked to vote on a resolution to grant "non-member observer state status" to Palestine, a significant upgrade from ... See all stories on this topic »

Article 5 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights: OpEdNews Article 5 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment." Post Tweet Comment. These discussions are not moderated. We rely on users to police ... See all stories on this topic »

The UN's Internet Sneak Attack Wall Street Journal Many of the U.N.'s 193 member states oppose the open, uncontrolled nature of the Internet. Its interconnected global networks ignore national boundaries, making it hard for governments to censor or tax. And so, to send the freewheeling digital world ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

UN chief calls on Congolese rebels to lay down arms Press TV The UN secretary general has called on the Congolese rebels to lay down their weapons and withdraw from Goma, a strategic city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo that the M23 rebels captured on November 20. Ban Ki-moon said in a ... See all stories on this topic » Press TV

UN Criticizes Russia Over Torture Allegations The Moscow Times The UN committee welcomed the moves but expressed concern about "the impartiality and effectiveness" of the Investigative Committee following reports that its head, Alexander Bastrykin, arranged for the abduction of the deputy editor of the Novaya ... See all stories on this topic »

Ottawa looks to private sector to help fulfill refugee pledge CTV News Private groups also seek to resettle refugees identified by the United Nations, but often choose source countries or individuals with some connection to their religious or community organizations. Between 2006-2011, the top five source countries for ... See all stories on this topic » CTV News

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