UN Chief Ban Praises Aung San Suu Kyi
Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the role played by Nobel laureate and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar`s reconciliation efforts, and re-affirmed the commitment of the United Nations to helping the Asian nation in its efforts. We have ...thesop.org
Obama, in election mode, tightens his UN diplomacy
He will make time for "The View," a freewheeling TV talk show more likely to reach voters than Obama would with the diplomacy he is skipping at the United Nations. Just six weeks until the election, the realities and priorities of campaign politics ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Obama to address Muslim unrest in UN speech
President Obama will address "the recent unrest in the Muslim world" in his speech Tuesday to the United Nations General Assembly, the White House is saying.content.usatoday.com
All the world gets a stage at U.N. General Assembly
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Here is what the U.N. General Assembly next week will not achieve: ending Syria's civil war, easing Muslim protests over insults to Islam and grinding Iran's nuclear program to a halt.articles.chicagotribune.com
UN Security Council to consider Mali force
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council said Friday it will consider a request from West African countries for military intervention in Mali to root out Al-Qaeda-linked Islamists who have seized control of the country's northern region.www.cbsnews.com
UN Marks International Day Of Peace
From the traditional ringing of the Peace Bell at its Headquarters in New York to the front lines of the world`s flashpoints where its peacekeepers are contributing to efforts to resolve conflicts, the United Nations today marked the International Day ...thesop.org
World Jewish Congress to UN: Set the Record Straight on Rights of Jewish ...
21, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The World Jewish Congress, the world's largest Jewish umbrella organization with nearly 100 affiliated Jewish communities around the world, today held an event at the United Nations, together with the Ministry of ...www.sacbee.com
Report: US refuses entry to 20 Iran officials ahead of UN assembly in NY
The United States has denied visas to about 20 Iranian government officials hoping to attend next week's UN General Assembly, including two ministers, Iran's Fars news agency reported on Saturday.www.haaretz.com
UN condemns Somali bombing at Mogadishu cafe
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council has condemned ''in the strongest terms'' a suicide bombing that killed 14 people at a Mogadishu cafe frequented by politicians and journalists.www.boston.com
AP Interview: Qatari first lady promotes education
UNITED NATIONS - The first lady of Qatar will play a leading role in a new campaign to bring education to 61 million children around the world who are not in school, especially the nearly half living in conflict areas.www.bradenton.com
Sata to Attend 67th UN General Assembly
New York - PRESIDENT Michael Sata is this weekend expected here to attend the United Nations 67th General Assembly and deliver his maiden speech as well as taking part in the high level debates.allafrica.com
UN rights chief urges Georgia to probe prison torture
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief called on Georgia on Friday to prosecute prison officers caught on videos torturing and raping inmates, a scandal that has broken out a week before a national election.www.reuters.com
UN Security Council says it will consider backing West African intervention ...
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council said Friday it will consider a request from West African countries for military intervention in Mali to root out Al-Qaeda-linked Islamists who have seized control of the country's northern region.www.washingtonpost.com
UN Presses Pakistan Over the Fate of Hundreds of Missing People
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The United Nations on Thursday stepped up pressure on Pakistan over the fate of hundreds of people who have disappeared into the illegal custody of the country's powerful intelligence and law enforcement agencies over the last ...www.nytimes.com
Aid Cuts Threaten Millennium Development Goals, Warns UN
LONDON - The Secretary General of the United Nations has warned that declining aid donations mean many of the UN Millennium Development Goals are likely to be missed.www.voanews.com
Kibaki Off to New York for UN Meet
Nairobi - President Mwai Kibaki left the country early on Saturday to attend the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.allafrica.com
Iran attacked at UN Security Council over Syria aid
Regional states should seize Iran arms shipments, US says. * UAE investigates possible sanctions violations. By Louis Charbonneau.www.reuters.com
UN Seeks Extra Funding for DRC Displaced
GOMA - United Nations agencies are appealing for additional funding to help people uprooted by conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.www.voanews.com
Syria's neighbors seek extension of UN war crimes inquiry
A draft resolution submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council by a group of Arab states, backed by Western powers, calls for the investigations to carry on for the next six months.www.reuters.com
Speeches at UN likely to attack free speech
Muslim leaders have vowed to discuss the offensive video from their UN platforms, sowing concern among free-speech activists of a fresh push to criminalise blasphemy internationally.www.smh.com.au
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