Libya complains of Israeli high sea 'piracy' to UN council
AFP - 2 hours, 45 minutes agoLibya protested in vain Wednesday before the UN Security Council over Israel's interception of one of its cargo ships attempting to offload aid in Gaza.
United Nations
13627 Stories, most recent news story added 33 minutes ago
News Stories
-
UN probe looks at more suspects in Hariri killing
The Kansas City Star - Tue Dec 2, 5:59 pm ESTA U.N. special commission investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri reported Tuesday that it has uncovered fresh evidence that could lead to more suspects.
-
UN selects AIDS program's deputy director to become new chief
Newsday - Mon Dec 1, 1:04 pm ESTGENEVA, Switzerland (AP) _ The United Nations' AIDS program says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a new chief for the group.
-
UN report cites grave human rights violations in Iraq
INO News - Tue Dec 2, 9:52 am EST(RTTNews) - A United Nations report on security conditions in Iraq has brought to light grave human rights violations by "all parties to the conflict."
-
UN names new AIDS chief
Miami Herald - Mon Dec 1, 12:48 pm ESTThe United Nations' AIDS program says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a new chief for the group.
-
Jewish family caught in tides of war
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune - 33 minutes agoClaude Miller's haunting new movie, based on a novel by Philippe Grimbert, is called "A Secret" ("Un Secret"). But the gist of this story of repression and family tragedy is that secrets are rarely singular. What is hidden from sight and excluded from discussion has a tendency to multiply and expand.
-
Ex-World Leaders Urge U.N. Chief To Intervene In Myanmar
Nasdaq - 2 hours, 7 minutes ago(RTTNews) - More than 100 former government leaders wrote to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday asking him to intervene in military-ruled Myanmar, media reports said.
-
AIDS not prevalent in Iran: UNICEF envoy
Payvand Iran News - Wed Dec 3, 10:58 am ESTThe United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) representative to Iran said that AIDS is not prevalent in Iran. Addressing a news conference marking World AIDS Day, Christian Salazar said that AIDS in the country is limited to high risk groups.
-
UN Panel: Info Leads To Suspects In Murder Of Lebanon's Hariri
Nasdaq - Tue Dec 2, 3:31 pm ESTUNITED NATIONS (AFP)--Newly uncovered evidence may help identify more suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, a report from the U.N.'s international inquiry team said Tuesday.
-
Ban calls for destroying chemical weapons
UPI - Wed Dec 3, 7:52 pm ESTTHE HAGUE, Netherlands, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The head of the United Nations is calling on the international community to eliminate the threat of chemical weapons.
-
Panamá: Torrijos promete proceso electoral "justo"
Miami Herald - Wed Dec 3, 6:36 pm ESTLos panameños tendrán un proceso electoral "justo" y confiable, prometió el miércoles el presidente Martín Torrijos en la convocatoria formal para las elecciones generales del 3 de mayo del 2009.
-
Financial crisis a distraction, says Nobel winner
AFP via Yahoo! News - 50 minutes agoThe global financial crisis is distracting attention from other pressing issues such as high food and energy prices, and environmental damage, Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus told AFP Wednesday.
-
UN restarts special human rights session on Congo
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Dec 1, 7:45 am ESTGeneva - The United Nations Human Rights Council restarted Monday a special session on the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In the first part, which took place last Friday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay,...
-
UN report calls for massive economic packages
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 1, 6:48 am ESTThe United Nations is recommending massive economic stimulus packages to deal with the fallout of a global downturn.
-
U.N. approves first E.Europe Kyoto project CO2 cuts
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 12:52 pm ESTA United Nations panel has for the first time approved greenhouse gas cuts made by an eastern European clean energy project registered under the Kyoto Protocol, the panel said on Wednesday.
-
Obama is delivering diversity, but some seek more
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 42 minutes agoBarack Obama, soon to be the first black U.S. president, is on the road to making good his pledge to have a Cabinet and White House staff that are among most diverse ever, although some supporters are asking him to go even further. He added to the minority representation at the top of his administration Wednesday when he named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Hispanic, as Commerce Secretary.
-
How Gaza Copes
Global Envision - Wed Dec 3, 5:31 pm ESTFuel shortages, power cuts, aid shipments blocked by Israel — the UN now describes conditions faced by Gaza's 1.5 million people as "the worst ever." A recent BBC report tells how four Gazans are coping.
-
Richardson gets post as U.S. commerce secretary
International Herald Tribune - 1 hour, 53 minutes agoSecretary of commerce may not be the job Bill Richardson hoped for on his tumultuous journey this year, but Barack Obama said on Wednesday that it was not a consolation prize, either.
-
UN Pick Rice: Another Wrong-on-Iraq Nominee
The Nation via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 1, 10:52 pm ESTThe Nation -- On the outside chance that anyone thought that Dr. Susan Rice might be the exception to the rule of wrong-thinking that characterizes Barack Obama's foreign-policy team, well, think again.
-
UN concerned over treatment of Iraqi detainees
KHQ Spokane - Tue Dec 2, 6:29 am ESTAssociated Press - December 2, 2008 6:23 AM ET BAGHDAD (AP) - The United Nations says it's concerned about overcrowded prisons and the treatment of detainees in Iraq.
-
As More Eat Meat, a Bid to Cut Emissions
New York Times - 2 hours, 31 minutes agoFarm emissions are being discussed during international talks on a new treaty to combat global warming.
Video
-
UN and EU set to fight Somali piracy
AP - Wed Dec 3, 6:07 pm EST -
Zimbabwe cholera deaths near 500
BBC - Wed Dec 3, 3:17 am EST -
Cholera death toll rising in Zimbabwe
AFP - Wed Dec 3, 1:50 pm EST -
Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak spreads
Reuters - Wed Dec 3, 1:26 pm EST -
What to expect from US policy on climate change?
AFP - Mon Dec 1, 12:56 pm EST -
Poland's addiction to coal set to continue
AFP - Mon Dec 1, 12:24 pm EST
UN Dispatch Blog
-
Politically Appointed Vs Career Foreign Service Officers?
Wed Dec 3, 9:24 pm EST -
Prevention and International Protocols, All Wrapped Up in One
Wed Dec 3, 1:56 pm EST -
Who Susan Rice Will and Won't Be Calling
Wed Dec 3, 12:06 pm EST -
The Strange Demands of Pirates
Wed Dec 3, 10:55 am EST -
The Power of Technology
Wed Dec 3, 10:29 am EST
Most Blogged About
-
Obama Administration to Export Culture of Death
Pro Ecclesia * Pro Familia * Pro Civitate - Wed Dec 3, 2:39 pm EST -
Rwanda Stirs Deadly Brew of Troubles in Congo
New York Times - Wed Dec 3, 5:09 pm EST -
Media Default To John Bolton For Criticism Of Obama’s U.N. Pick
Think Progress - Wed Dec 3, 5:00 pm EST -
If indicted, Al-Bashir destined to face justice before UN court
Monsters and Critics World News - Wed Dec 3, 3:32 pm EST
