Archive for February 2012
Syria: Ban and new envoy Annan discuss ways to resolve crisis
Syria: Ban and new envoy Annan discuss ways to resolve crisisSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Kofi Annan have held talks today to discuss how the newly appointed Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League for Syria can help to end the deadly violence gripping the country and find a peaceful political solution.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41412&Cr=Syria&Cr1=
Top UN official in Iraq urges greater inclusion of minorities in society
Top UN official in Iraq urges greater inclusion of minorities in societyThe United Nations top envoy in Iraq has encouraged the country’s Government and members of its civil society to continue promoting and protecting the role of minority groups in Iraqi cultural and political life.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41403&Cr=iraq&Cr1=
Open-pit coal mine project in Bangladesh threatens human rights – UN experts
Open-pit coal mine project in Bangladesh threatens human rights – UN expertsThe construction of an open-pit coal mine in Bangladesh could displace hundreds of thousands of people and jeopardize their access to basic needs, a group of United Nations independent human rights experts warned today.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41398&Cr=Bangladesh&Cr1=
UN rights chief urges immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Syria
UN rights chief urges immediate humanitarian ceasefire in SyriaThe United Nations human rights chief said today that she is “appalled” at the recent escalation of violence in Syria and called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to end the fighting and assist civilians.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41399&Cr=syria&Cr1=
In Angola, UN chief launches annual polio eradication drive
In Angola, UN chief launches annual polio eradication driveSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon today launched a national polio vaccination campaign in Angola, where the crippling disease has returned despite being eradicated in 2001, and praised the Government for its leadership on the issue.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41383&Cr=Angola&Cr1=
Tense conditions prevail in Libyan town after deadly ethnic clashes – UN
Tense conditions prevail in Libyan town after deadly ethnic clashes – UNThe situation remains tense in the south-eastern Libyan town of Kufra, where the death toll from recent inter-ethnic clashes is at least 100 and half the population has fled, the United Nations reported today.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41387&Cr=libya&Cr1=
UN Human Rights Council opens with calls to uphold freedoms worldwide
UN Human Rights Council opens with calls to uphold freedoms worldwideAs the current session of the main United Nations human rights body began today, senior officials stressed that the Organization’s work in this area is as vital as ever, particularly at a time when men and women worldwide are rising up to demand basic freedoms and a life of dignity.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41381&Cr=human+rights+council&Cr1=
Top UN envoy in Iraq calls for durable solutions for the internally displaced
Top UN envoy in Iraq calls for durable solutions for the internally displacedThe top United Nations envoy in Iraq today stressed the need to ensure that internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the country continue to receive the care and protection they need, while efforts are made to help them return to their areas of origin, resettle or integrate into host communities.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41379&Cr=Iraq&Cr1=
UN human rights office welcomes ruling on treatment of migrants at sea
UN human rights office welcomes ruling on treatment of migrants at seaThe United Nations human rights office today added its voice in support of a European court ruling that found it is wrong for a country to collectively expel migrants intercepted on the high seas without first determining whether this would place their lives at risk.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41368&Cr=unhcr&Cr1=
Libya: UN distributes relief supplies to victims of deadly ethnic clashes
Libya: UN distributes relief supplies to victims of deadly ethnic clashesThe United Nations is providing relief supplies to residents of the desert town of Kufra in south-eastern Libya, where inter-ethnic clashes in the past two weeks have reportedly killed dozens of people.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41371&Cr=libya&Cr1=