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UN wants men to help end violence against women

AP - 1 hour 40 minutes ago

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a Network of Men Leaders on Tuesday to act as role models in the global campaign to end the "pandemic" of violence against women.

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Iran Seeks Guarantees On UN-Proposed Nuclear Deal
INO News - 21 minutes ago
(RTTNews) - Iran said Tuesday that Tehran is not opposed to sending its low-enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment as per a UN-proposed deal, but demanded guarantees that it would receive 20% enriched uranium in exchange for the 3.5% enriched uranium it ships abroad.
UN dismisses cut in SWA relief operations
The Pakistan Link - Tue Nov 24, 10:06 am ET
UNITED NATIONS: A top United Nations official Monday denied that relief operations in South Waziristan had been cutback following the deteriorating security situation, saying the Pakistani UN staff was helping the uprooted civilians in the region.
UN condemns 'heinous crime' that killed 39 Filipinos
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 24, 1:26 pm ET
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned the brutal killing of at least 39 Filipinos in violence-related elections in a southern province of the Philippines. Ban said in a statement that he condemns this heinous crime committ...
UN: HIV outbreak peaked in 1996
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 10:14 am ET
The number of people worldwide infected with the virus that causes AIDS — about 33 million — has remained virtually unchanged for the last two years, United Nations experts said Tuesday.
Kadhafi and Erdogan discuss Mideast, UN
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 1:28 pm ET
Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi on Tuesday held talks with visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the Middle East peace process and other "international issues," news agency Jana said.
UN Security Council Hearing: Bosnian Serbs Cite 'Illegal' Foreign Intervention as Destabilizing Factor
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 12:44 pm ET
NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At Monday's United Nations Security Council (UNSC) hearing on Bosnia, clear differences of opinion emerged in assessment of the stability and progress of Bosnia-Herzegovina. In a report to the UNSC, Bosnian Serbs countered statements by the internationally-appointed High Representative (HR) Valentin Inzko, who administers Bosnia, with evidence of ...
UN climate chief expects 'specific' climate deal
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 9:46 am ET
The UN's top climate negotiator voiced optimism Monday that a deal can be salvaged next month at world talks on global warming, but said US President Barack Obama must offer a target and financing.
Karadzic Can’t Appeal Assignment of Lawyer, UN Tribunal Says
Bloomberg - Tue Nov 24, 2:50 am ET
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Radovan Karadzic is currently not allowed to appeal a decision by a UN war crimes tribunal to assign him a lawyer, the court in The Hague said today.
Climate action should boost energy access for poor: UN
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 3:12 pm ET
Tackling climate change should also include providing low-carbon energy to the poor, UN agencies said Monday, pointing out that almost one third of the world?s population remains in the dark at night.
Greenhouse emissions reach 'record' level: UN
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 3:01 pm ET
Greenhouse gas emissions have kept increasing, reaching a record level since the pre-industrial era, the UN climate agency warned Monday, just weeks before a crucial climate change summit.
UN climate chief expects 'specific' deal
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 8:31 am ET
The UN's top climate negotiator voiced optimism Monday that a deal can be salvaged next month at world talks on global warming, but said US President Barack Obama must first get on board.
Greenhouse Gases Increase to Record in Atmosphere, UN Says
Bloomberg - Tue Nov 24, 8:25 am ET
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, the main man-made greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, increased to record concentrations in the atmosphere last year, the United Nations said.
UN Finds 1996 Peak Year For HIV/AIDS
redOrbit - Tue Nov 24, 4:12 pm ET
The number of people infected with the AIDS virus worldwide has remained virtually unchanged over the past two years at about 33 million, the United Nations experts reported Tuesday.An estimated 33.4 million people are now infected the virus, compared with 33.2 million in 2007, as more people are living longer due to the availability of drugs.Officials said the global epidemic likely peaked in ...
UN official confident of a "agreement" on climate
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 8:04 am ET
The UN's top climate official voiced optimism Monday that some kind of agreement could be salvaged at world talks on global warming next month, sensing US President Barack Obama will come with a target and financing.
A deal on climate change? Not exactly
CNN Money - Tue Nov 24, 10:04 am ET
Lars G. Josefsson showed up at the UN General Assembly in New York City in September with a petition signed by 244,500 people that called for action on climate change, including the fixing of a global price for carbon emissions.
UN concerned at how Tamils are being returned
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 4:39 pm ET
The U.N. humanitarian chief says Sri Lanka's decision to release Tamil refugees confined to government camps is good news but the United Nations is concerned about how they are being returned home.
Ithaca College Students Participate in UN Climate Change Conference
Newswise - 1 hour 53 minutes ago
Ithaca College will be represented by students, faculty, and alumni at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 15th Conference of the Parties (COP-15), being held Dec. 5-18 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Big powers draft resolution to press Iran at IAEA
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 1:48 pm ET
Six world powers have drafted a resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog urging Iran to clarify the purpose of its previously secret uranium enrichment site and confirm it has no more hidden atomic work, diplomats said.
World powers draft resolution on Iran for IAEA meet: diplomats
AFP via Yahoo! News - 53 minutes ago
World powers have drafted a resolution to be voted on by the UN atomic watchdog later this week condemning Iran for concealing a second uranium enrichment site, diplomats said on Tuesday.
UN chief launches Network of Men Leaders to help end violence against women
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Tue Nov 24, 4:19 pm ET
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. chief is launching a Network of Men Leaders to act as role models in the global campaign to end violence against women.