NEW YORK: The United Nations relief chief on Friday urged Syrian authorities to allow unrestricted access to humanitarian organizations to deliver aid to people affected by the ongoing violence, saying she was “horrified” by the destruction she had seen in some of the areas she visited during her two-day visit to the country. Valerie Amos, [...]
New York (dpa) – The Arab Spring will take center stage in the UN Security Council on Monday, one year after protesters took to the streets in North Africa and the Middle East to demand human rights and democracy. The debate in the 15-nation council in New York on “challenges and opportunities” resulting from the [...]
CAIRO: Palestinian refugees living in Syria have maintained their neutrality in the Syrian conflict and that position should be respected, a United Nations official said in New York Friday. Filippo Grandi, commissioner general for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), said the violence in Syria had so far spared the 500,000 Palestinian refugees in [...]
CAIRO: The United Nations Development Program representative in Egypt James Rowley said on Tuesday the need for a referendum on a new constitution must be had to ensure that it represents all segments of the Egyptian society without the exclusion of any group, explaining its importance in the expression of the diverse interests of all [...]
New York (dpa) – The United Nations was seeking more information from the Arab League before it can take part in a joint observer mission in Syria, a UN spokesman said Thursday. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon revealed Wednesday that the league’s Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi urged him to form a joint UN-Arab League mission [...]
Cairo (dpa) – At least 48 people were killed in Syria Sunday as Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi left for New York to seek United Nations support for a plan aimed at achieving a peaceful transfer of power in the country. Al-Arabi said his organization was in contact with China and Russia, Syria’s two key [...]
Beirut (dpa) – The United Nations has received a formal request from the Arab League to start training observers monitoring the crackdown in Syria, Arab media reported Tuesday, quoting UN sources. The training is to be conducted by staff from the UN High Commissioner or Human Rights, according to Dubai-based broadcaster Al Arabiya. The current [...]
LONDON: Some 50 leading international figures, including dignitaries, academics and development experts from across the globe are gathering in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Sunday for a United Nations conference on democracy in the Arab world. According to the UN, the conference hopes to provide decision-makers in emerging democracies in the Middle East a chance [...]
SANA’A: United Nations special envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, is again back in the capital, Sana’a, as he is said to have been sent as a neutral observer and mediator. Six weeks after the signature of the GCC brokered power-transfer deal and the many promises made by both the regime and the opposition of transitioning [...]
DOHA: Thirty young people from 9 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the occupied Palestinian territory will participate in a United Nations leadership camp which kicks off today in Doha, Qatar, and aims to empower underprivileged youth through sports-based activities. The camp consists of 10 days of experiential learning activities addressing themes such as health, gender, [...]
CAIRO: Saudi Arabia on Sunday beheaded a man for murder. It was the second such execution this year, and comes as the United Nations condemned the continued use of the death penalty in the ultra-conservative Gulf kingdom. According to a statement from the interior ministry, Jahaz al-Baqmi was executed in the southern city of Taif [...]
New York (dpa) – The Palestinian bid for UN membership, which failed in the UN Security Council last year, may be revived in other organizations, a Palestinian official said Friday. Ambassador Riyad Mansour said a decision would be made by his government in Ramallah whether to send another application directly to the UN General Assembly [...]
New York (dpa) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council Friday expressed “grave concern” over the deteriorating situation in Syria. “All violence is unacceptable and must stop,” Ban said in a statement. The Syrian opposition blamed President Bashar al-Assad’s regime for the Friday bombing in the capital Damascus. A bomber blew himself [...]
New York (dpa) – An estimated 1.2 million Libyan children were to return to school for the first time since the popular unrest against the former regime of Muammar Gaddafi, the United Nations Children’s Fund said Friday. UNICEF said schools were to reopen on Saturday as Libya’s education ministry has distributed 10 million of the [...]
New York (dpa) – The United Nations issued Wednesday a fresh appeal for Iraqi parties to resolve peacefully their internal problems as the country’s political stalemate and sectarian violence continued. The UN special envoy for Iraq, Martin Kobler, made the appeal after separate meetings with senior officials of the Kurdistan region and Iraqi President Jalal [...]
LONDON: The United States on Tuesday condemned Syria over the continued violence in the country that has left over 5,000 people dead, according to United Nations estimates. The Obama administration also said it was “past time” for the United Nations to take action against Damascus. The US called on the UN Security Council to implement [...]
New York (dpa) – Iraq has the opportunity to begin a “promising new chapter in its history” now that the United States has withdrawn from the country, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday. The last US troops left Iraq in late December, ending the US military invasion that began in 2003 to topple the [...]
New York (dpa) – The United Nations staff union said Tuesday that 35 UN personnel were killed in action last year, including 25 civilians. The 2011 deaths surpassed the number of 15 killed in 2010, but was lower than the 38 UN personnel killed in direct attacks against the UN in 2009. The staff union [...]
New York (dpa) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday commended Israeli and Palestinian negotiators for holding talks aimed at restarting the stalled direct peace talks between the two sides. Ban expressed appreciation to the king of Jordan and his government for hosting the meeting at that country’s Foreign Ministry. “The secretary general encourages the [...]
Ramallah (dpa) – The Palestinian Authority said on Saturday that it would ask the United Nations Security Council to discuss Israel’s settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem – land the Palestinians want for a future state. “In light of the escalation in the settlement campaign, the Palestinian leadership has decided to ask [...]
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