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UN calls for action on Syria in \'name of humanity\'

$Emiratesvoice, emirates voice UN calls for action on Syria in \'name of humanity\'$

Damascus - AFP

UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged world powers on Wednesday to act "in the name of humanity" against Syria's crackdown on dissent, as a US official likened the Damascus regime to a "dead man walking." Activists said Syrian forces killed another 21 civilians on a day when the US State Department's special coordinator on Middle East affairs Frederic Hof told US

UN: Refugees excluded from economic growth

Jerusalem - Ma'an

Modest economic gains propelled by a growing construction sector are leaving Palestinian refugees behind, according to a UN report released Monday. Refugee unemployment in the West Bank grew 10.3 percent in the first half of this year compared to 2010, and new employment lagged 3.7 percent behind non-refugees, according to the data collected by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.

Ban recommends extension of mission on Kuwaiti POW\'s

$Emiratesvoice, emirates voice Ban recommends extension of mission on Kuwaiti POW\'s$

Kuwait - Kuna

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recommended to the Security Council to extend financing of the UN high-level Coordinator Gennady Tarasov\'s mandate on the issue of Kuwaiti prisoners for the next six months.\"In view of the potential for progress that lies ahead, I recommend that the Security Council extend the financing of the Coordinator\'s mandate until 30 June 2012 in order to continue

UN chief urges Somali Islamist rebels to stop violence

Mogadishu - AFP

UN chief Ban Ki-moon, on a surprise visit to the war-torn Somali capital Friday, urged Somali Islamist rebels to stop violence and join efforts to restore peace. \"We call on the opposition armed group Al-Shebab to stop violence and participate in the peace process in the country,\" Ban told reporters here.

UN: There are contemporary forms of slavery

Geneva - Kuna

\"Slavery is not history,\" reminded once again the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery its causes and consequences, Gulnara Shahinian. In a press release in the occasion of the UN International Day for the Abolition of Slavery she added \"Despite significant progress in the fight against slavery in many parts of the world, these efforts seem to

UNHCR cites concerns over Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia

Geneva - Kuna

The UN high commission for refugees UNHCR expressed on Wednesday its concernes about Al-Shabaab\'s announcement yesterday, permanently revoking work permissions to a number of UN organizations including UNHCR in parts of Somalia under their control.\"This comes at the time of a dire humanitarian crisis in southern and central parts of Somalia. After drought and famine, continued fighting and heavy rains

UN marks \'day of solidarity\' with Palestinian people

$Emiratesvoice, emirates voice UN marks \'day of solidarity\' with Palestinian people$

Bethlehem - Ma'an

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that a Palestinian state was "long overdue," in a statement to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. "The need to resolve this conflict has taken on greater urgency with the historic transformations taking place across the region," Ban said. The UN chief said that a solution to the conflict

UN renews call for global action against sea piracy

New York - Qna

The UN Security Council Tuesday renewed a call for governments worldwide to cooperate in a bid to fight piracy at sea off the coast of Somalia. The council unanimously condemned piracy acts and called for the arrest, investigation and prosecution of pirates. It called on states and regional organizations that have the capacity to fight piracy to deploy ships, arms

UN calls for increased aid to reverse famine in Somalia

Nairobi - Xinhua

The UN humanitarian agency has called for increased assistance to help reverse famine in Somalia amid reports that three areas in the lawless nation which were declared to be in a state of famine earlier this year have emerged from the dire food crisis. Mark Bowden, the humanitarian coordinator for Somalia, said in a statement issued on Friday night that

UN atomic watchdog condemns Iran

Vienna - AFP

The UN atomic watchdog\'s board passed Friday a resolution of \"deep and increasing concern\" about Iran\'s nuclear activities after a damning new report from the Vienna-based body. But the text, proposed at the International Atomic Energy Agency by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Germany and 12 others, stops short of reporting Iran to New York or

UN atomic watchdog chief proposes Iran visit

Vienna - AFP

The head of the UN atomic watchdog said Thursday he has proposed to Iran a \"high-level\" visit to Tehran to discuss the body\'s damning new report on the country\'s nuclear programme. \"I wrote to Iran’s Vice-President and President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Dr Abbasi, on 2 November proposing to send a high-level team to Iran,\" International Atomic

UN rapporteur on DPRK to visit S. Korea

Seoul - Xinhua

The UN special rapporteur on human rights situation in the Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will visit South Korea on a fact-finding mission, the foreign ministry here said Thursday. In his second visit since taking office last year, Marzuki Darusman will arrive in Seoul on Sunday for a six-day trip that involves meetings with South Korean officials and collecting

UN assures support for Bangladesh 2014 elections

Dhaka - Spa

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday assured Bangladesh of support for its general elections in 2014, dpa reported. "The United Nations is ready to provide any technical and logistical support to Bangladesh in holding the elections in 2014,"said Ban, while wrapping up his three-day visit to the South Asian country. Ban, who met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed

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