United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights and achieving world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries and to provide a platform for dialogue. There are currently 192 member states, including nearly every recognized independent state in the world. From its headquarters on international territory in New... read more
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South Africa: Activists speak out against diplomat's homophobic utterances
From Pambazuka Dated 30 July 2010 2010-07-30 Various Civil Society Organisations have called on the South African government to withdraw a homophobic statement made by SA representative at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva 16 June 2010 ,calling it “insensitive” to the persecution of...
Somalia: UN Refugee Agency Calls on Saudi Arabia to Stop Deporting Somalis
From AllAfrica.com Dated 30 July 2010 The United Nations refugee agency today called on Saudi Arabia to halt deportations of Somali refugees and asylum-seekers to the conflict-stricken capital, Mogadishu, where dozens of civilians were killed in escalating clashes this week.
Congo-Kinshasa: Nearly 90,000 People Uprooted by Clashes in Eastern Region, UN Reports
From AllAfrica.com Dated 30 July 2010 Local authorities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are reporting that almost 90,000 people have been uprooted from their homes following recent military operations in the region, the United Nations humanitarian arm said today.
U.N. sanctions dropped against 5 senior Taliban
From Reuters.co.uk Dated 30 July 2010 UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Five Taliban have been struck off a U.N. Security Council list of militants subject to sanctions -- a move sought by Kabul to ease reconciliation talks with insurgents, the United Nations said on Friday.
U.N. tells Darfur peace force to focus on security
From Reuters Dated 30 July 2010 UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council extended the stay of peacekeepers in Sudan's western Darfur region by another year on Friday, telling the force to focus primarily on protecting civilians and aid deliveries.
UN tells Darfur peace force to focus on security
From Reuters Alert Net Dated 30 July 2010 Source: Reuters * Security Council extends peacekeepers' mandate for year * Council condemns violence, obstacles to peace force work By Patrick Worsnip UNITED NATIONS, July 30 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security ...
Chad: Nutrient-rich algae can boost women’s incomes and tackle malnutrition
From Pambazuka Dated 30 July 2010 2010-07-30 A local variety of the nutrient-rich, blue-green algae known as spirulina could boost incomes for women in Chad who harvest the product as well as help fight nutrition, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has reported. The...
Africa: Horn of Africa once again polio-free, say UNICEF and partners
From Pambazuka Dated 30 July 2010 2010-07-30 The Horn of Africa is once again free of polio, with Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda having reported no wild poliovirus cases for more than a year, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners have announced. “Today...
Sudan: Blue helmets come under fire in western Darfur, UN reports
From Pambazuka Dated 30 July 2010 2010-07-30 Peacekeepers on patrol in the west of the war-ravaged Sudanese region of Darfur were ambushed today by unidentified gunmen, with seven blue helmets sustaining injuries, the United Nations reported. According to the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), the...
Tanzania: Conservation project helps save forest
From Pambazuka Dated 30 July 2010 2010-07-30 Thousands of hectares of fragile mountainous forest in north-eastern Tanzania have been preserved through a recently completed seven-year biodiversity project managed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The Eastern Arc Mountains project, financed by the Global Environment Facility...
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