United Nations

Liberians mourn UN worker killed in Afghanistan
AP – Sun Nov 22, 7:42 am ET

MONROVIA, Liberia - Hundreds of people jammed into a Monrovia church to mourn a Liberian United Nations worker killed in an October attack by Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan's capital. Full Story »
UN committee targets Iran's rights violations
AP – Fri Nov 20, 5:18 pm ET

UNITED NATIONS - A key U.N. committee approved a resolution Friday urging Iran to halt the persecution of political opponents following the country's disputed presidential election and release those still detained. Full Story »
U.N. panel condemns Iran for post-election crackdown
Reuters – Fri Nov 20, 2:48 pm ET

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were rigged. Full Story »
WHO investigating Norway swine flu mutations
AP – Fri Nov 20, 2:26 pm ET

GENEVA - The World Health Organization said Friday it is investigating samples of variant swine flu linked to two deaths and one severe case in Norway, but that so far the significance of the mutation is unclear. Full Story »
20 years after UN pact, many children still suffer
AP – Fri Nov 20, 6:23 am ET

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EDITOR'S NOTE — The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents around the globe interviewed children who illustrate the remaining challenges, along with some victories. Full Story »
UN committee criticizes NKorea rights violations
AP – Thu Nov 19, 11:27 pm ET

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UNITED NATIONS - A key U.N. committee expressed "very serious concern" Thursday at widespread reports of torture and other grave human rights violations in North Korea and strongly urged the government to put an end to the violations. Full Story »
U.N. committee condemns N.Korea, Myanmar over rights
Reuters – Thu Nov 19, 9:05 pm ET

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A special committee of the U.N. General Assembly condemned North Korea and Myanmar on Thursday for what it said were widespread human rights violations in the two Asian countries. Full Story »
AP Exclusive: Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban
AP – Thu Nov 19, 5:56 pm ET

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GENEVA - Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a collision course with free speech laws in the West. Full Story »
UN urges help for 1 billion deprived children
AP – Thu Nov 19, 5:44 pm ET

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UNITED NATIONS - UNICEF urged the world to help the 1 billion children still deprived of food, shelter, clean water or health care — and the hundreds of millions more threatened by violence — two decades after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights. Full Story »
UN climate chief holds out hope for global pact
AP – Thu Nov 19, 4:19 pm ET

AP

UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. climate chief has a message for naysayers about the Copenhagen climate conference next month: It will succeed. Full Story »
Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born: UN
Reuters – Thu Nov 19, 4:08 pm ET

GENEVA (Reuters) - Eight years after a U.S.-led invasion ousted the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, the war-ravaged state is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the United Nations said on Thursday. Full Story »
UN presses for freedom for Sri Lanka war-displaced
AFP – Thu Nov 19, 10:50 am ET

AFP

COLOMBO (AFP) - The United Nations on Thursday stepped up pressure on Sri Lanka to free thousands of war-displaced civilians held in state-run internment camps. Full Story »
North Korea maneuvers to evade U.N. sanctions: experts
Reuters – Wed Nov 18, 5:22 pm ET

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea appears to be taking elaborate measures to evade U.N. sanctions aimed at its nuclear and missile activities, arms trading and import of luxuries, U.N. experts say in a new report. Full Story »
U.N. rights experts call for proper toilets in prisons
Reuters – Wed Nov 18, 1:34 pm ET

GENEVA (Reuters) - People held in jails and other detention centres around the world frequently have no access to clean toilets; a violation of their basic human rights, three United Nations investigators said Wednesday. Full Story »
US warns against paying ransom to pirates
AP – Wed Nov 18, 12:42 pm ET

AP

UNITED NATIONS - The United States is calling for intensified efforts to combat piracy and warning against paying ransom. Full Story »
Petition seeks release of 3 hikers held in Iran
AP – Wed Nov 18, 12:13 pm ET

AP

PHILADELPHIA - The families of three American hikers detained in Iran have filed a petition with the Iranian mission to the United Nations. Full Story »
UN official questions world's hunger commitment
AP – Wed Nov 18, 11:52 am ET

AP

ROME - The director of a U.N. food agency questioned Wednesday how world powers could commit so much money to fighting the financial crisis and not to feeding the 1 billion hungry. Full Story »
Pakistan offensive displaces 268,000 people: UN
AFP – Wed Nov 18, 11:37 am ET

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ISLAMABAD (AFP) - More than a quarter of a million people have fled Pakistan's latest military offensive against Taliban insurgents in the tribal South Waziristan region, the United Nations said Wednesday. Full Story »