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Syria: Ban voices deep regret after Security Council fails to agree on resolution
United Nations - 21 hours 56 min ago
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced deep regret after Security Council members were today unable to agree on a resolution backing an Arab League plan to resolve the crisis in Syria, where thousands of people have been killed over the past year since authorities crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising.
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Civilian casualty numbers in Afghanistan rise again, UN reports
United Nations - 21 hours 56 min ago
The number of civilian casualties resulting from the conflict in Afghanistan has risen for a fifth consecutive year, the United Nations reported today, blaming a change in tactics by the Taliban and other anti-Government forces for the higher death toll.
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For World Cancer Day, UN stresses early diagnosis to reduce mounting deaths
United Nations - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
Early diagnosis is the key to reducing the nearly eight million deaths caused by cancer across the globe annually, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today, stressing the importance of screening programmes for healthy people to detect the disease promptly for easier treatment.
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UN court rules against Italy in case over Nazi compensation claims
United Nations - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled today that Italy has violated its obligation to respect Germanys immunity under international law by allowing civil claims seeking reparations for Nazi war crimes to be brought against it in Italian courts.
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In Côte d'Ivoire, UN mission to decide on election certification next week
UN Peace and Security - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) said today that he hopes to decide next week on the partial certification of parliamentary elections held in the West African country near the end of last year.
Categories: Peace and Security
UN political team to visit Maldives for talks on democratic transition
UN Peace and Security - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
A United Nations political team heads to the Maldives next week for talks on how to help support the Indian Ocean archipelago in its transition to democracy.
Categories: Peace and Security
UN voices concern over fresh round of killings in South Sudan
UN Peace and Security - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations human rights office today voiced concern over a cattle raid in a northern state of South Sudan earlier this week, which has led to 78 deaths and numerous injuries among civilians, most of whom were women and children.
Categories: Peace and Security
Philippines: UN and partners seek more funding to help tropical storm survivors
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations and humanitarian partners today revised upwards an appeal for funding to continue relief work for six months among the more than 300,000 people in the Philippines island of Mindanao who were affected by last year's tropical storm Washi.
Categories: Humanitarian Aid, Refugees
Mozambique: UN agency begins food distribution to flood victims
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun distributing rations in Mozambique, where an estimated 70,000 people are in urgent need of assistance after the country was pounded by two tropical storms.
Categories: Humanitarian Aid, Refugees
After ferry sinking in Papua New Guinea, UN agency voices deep sympathy
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The head of the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) today expressed deep sympathy to the victims of a ferry sinking off the coast of Papua New Guinea that may have claimed more than 100 lives.
Categories: Humanitarian Aid, Refugees
UN alarmed by reported new atrocities against displaced civilians in DR Congo
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations refugee agency said today it is alarmed by recent reports that displaced people have been tortured and killed in their camps by armed elements in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Categories: Humanitarian Aid, Refugees
UN court rules against Italy in case over Nazi compensation claims
UN Law & Crime - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled today that Italy has violated its obligation to respect Germany's immunity under international law by allowing civil claims seeking reparations for Nazi war crimes to be brought against it in Italian courts.
Categories: Law, Crime
UN-backed court sentences key Khmer Rouge figure to life in prison on appeal
UN Law & Crime - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The appeals chamber of the United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia trying cases of mass murder and other crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge regime today sentenced the former head of a notorious detention camp to life in prison, upholding an earlier conviction and extending the existing jail term.
Categories: Law, Crime
As floods continue in Fiji, UN stresses need to boost preventive measures
UN Environment, Shelter - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations disaster risk reduction agency stressed today the need to boost preventive measures in Fiji, as heavy rains are predicted to occur more frequently in the archipelago nation, which has been ravaged by severe floods over the past week.
Categories: Environment, Shelter
For World Cancer Day, UN stresses early diagnosis to reduce mounting deaths
United Nations feed - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
Early diagnosis is the key to reducing the nearly eight million deaths caused by cancer across the globe annually, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today, stressing the importance of screening programmes for healthy people to detect the disease promptly for easier treatment.
Categories: Health, Poverty, Food Security
UN backs vaccination campaign after yellow fever outbreaks hit Cameroon and Ghana
United Nations feed - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations is backing a mass vaccination campaign under way in northern Cameroon, where a new outbreak of yellow fever has killed at least seven people.
Categories: Health, Poverty, Food Security
UN says Somali famine over, but warns action needed to forestall new crisis
United Nations feed - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The UN declared an end to famine conditions in Somalia today, but warned that the crisis in the Horn of Africa is not over and requires continued efforts to restore food security and help people resume normal lives.
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UN says Somali famine over, but warns action needed to forestall new crisis
United Nations - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The UN declared an end to famine conditions in Somalia today, but warned that the crisis in the Horn of Africa is not over and requires continued efforts to restore food security and help people resume normal lives.
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UN-backed court sentences key Khmer Rouge figure to life in prison on appeal
United Nations - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The appeals chamber of the United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia trying cases of mass murder and other crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge regime today sentenced the former head of a notorious detention camp to life in prison, upholding an earlier conviction and extending the existing jail term.
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UN alarmed by reported new atrocities against displaced civilians in DR Congo
United Nations - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations refugee agency said today it is alarmed by recent reports that displaced people have been tortured and killed in their camps by armed elements in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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