UN says al Qaeda behind Syria suicide bombs death toll from civil war reaches 10,000 The Daily Telegraph UN leader Ban Ki-moon has said he believes al-Qaeda committed a major bomb attack in Damascus that left dozens dead, and that up to 10,000 people have now been killed in Syria. | United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon Photo: EPA | 10:30AM BST 18 May 2012 | Ban said President Bashar al-Assad has still...
UN declaration on rights of indigenous peoples inspired changes - Al Nasser United Nations | UN Photo/Mark Garten17 May 2012 – The President of the General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nassir, today hailed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, adopted five years ago as a landmark document that has inspired positive changes in the protection of the rights of ...
UN: Monitors alone cannot end bloodshed in Syria Xinhua | BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhuanet) -- The head of the UN observer team in Syria warns that their mission cannot achieve a permanent end to the violence, without genuine talks between both sides in the conflict. Major General Robert Mood, the Norwegian hea...
UN Imposes Travel Ban On Coup Leaders All Africa [UN News] The Security Council today imposed a travel ban against five military officers who seized power from the civilian government in Guinea-Bissau last month, and urged Member States to ensure that the sanctioned individuals do not enter or tran...
President Appointed UN Tourism Ambassador All Africa [The Herald] PRESIDENT Mugabe and his Zambian counterpart Michael Sata have been appointed United Nations international tourism ambassadors in recognition of the promotion and development of tourism. In an interview yesterday on the sidelines of the ...
UN chief urges Myanmar rebels to join peace proces Zeenews Yangon: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged Myanmarese rebels to end violence and join a government-led peace process. | About 50,000 have been displaced in the violence in Kachin state since June 2011 after the Kachin Independence Organisatio...
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Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN BBC News More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN is warning. | It says fighting on the border between the tw...
UN Envoy Urges Serbia and Kosovo to Overcome Past Feuds Scoop Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 3:57 pm | Press Release: UN News | UN Envoy Urges Serbia and Kosovo to Overcome Past Feuds and Seek Stability | New York, May 14 2012 - The United Nations env...
11 Peacekeepers Wounded in Democratic Republic of Congo: UN Jakarta Globe Angry villagers surrounded a UN peacekeeping base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday and opened fire and hurled stones injuring at least 11 Pakistani peacekeepers, o...
UN And Libya Joint Initiative to Improve Food Security Scoop Saturday, 19 May 2012, 3:28 pm | Press Release: United Nations | UN And Libya Announce Joint Initiative to Improve Food Security | New York, May 18 2012 1:10PM | The United Nations food agency and Libya today signed an agreement to collaborate in a j...
UN urges massive support for Afghan forces Jakarta Post | The United Nations has been urging participants at this weekend's NATO summit to provide "predictable, massive, long-term support" for Afghanistan's security forces to promote stability and ensure that the country is never again a base for internat...
UN Urges Greater Effort to Eradicate Torture in Tajikistan Scoop Saturday, 19 May 2012, 3:25 pm | Press Release: United Nations | Independent UN Rights Expert Urges Greater Effort to Eradicate Torture in Tajikistan | New York, May 18 2012 5:10PM | The United Nations independent expert on torture today said he was ...
Largest protests yet in Syria's biggest city The Guardian | ZEINA KARAM | Associated Press= BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian forces on Friday fired on protesters holding the largest opposition marches yet in Aleppo, a sign of rising anti-regime sentiment in the country's biggest city, which has largely remained supportive of President Bashar Assad throughout the 15-month uprising. | The head of the U.N. observer mi...
Republicans have lost upper hand on foreign policy The Columbus Dispatch | Also in Opinion Subscribe to The Dispatch | Sign up for home delivery of The Columbus Dispatch and find out What's In It for You. | Already a subscriber? | Enroll in EZPay and get a free gift! . | | We expect some hypocrisy in politics, but it was still jaw-dropping to behold Republicans accusing President Barack Obama of politicizin...
