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UN steps in

Greater Kashmir: < 1 hour
United Nations, July 29: In an exceptional move, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has issued a statement voicing concern over the security situation prevailing in Kashmir over the past one month.“In relation to recent developments in Kashmir, ... ...read article

Uganda to Ban Female Genital Mutilation

Feminist Daily News: < 1 hour
A law will be passed banning female genital mutilation in Uganda, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced Friday. In his announcement, Museveni referenced a resolution passed last year by the United Nations that declared FGM a violation of ... ...read article

UN Envoy Calls on Afghanistan to Fight Violence Against Women

Feminist Daily News: < 1 hour
Kai Eide, the United Nations Special Envoy to Afghanistan, urged Afghan leaders to fight violence against women at a meeting in Kabul where he announced a new UN report on the subject. The report, entitled "Silence is Violence" (see  ...read article

Serbia criticized over UN GA draft

B92: 1 hour ago
Serbia on Wednesday submitted its draft resolution to the UN General Assembly, which will debate the ICJ's Kosovo advisory opinion in September. The draft states that Belgrade believes that one-sided secession cannot be an accepted way for resolving ... ...read article

U.N. official hails China's role in protecting ozone layer

People’s Daily : China: 2 hours ago
An official with the U.N. Environment Program on Thursday hailed China's role in phasing out ozone depleting chemicals while launching a joint initiative with the European Commission to protect the ozone layer. Rajendra Shende, head of the UNEP ... ...read article

China's Soft Power a Threat to the West?

ABC News : International: 2 hours ago
China may have no intentions of using its growing military might, but that is of little comfort for Western countries. From the World Trade Organization to the United Nations, Beijing is happy to use its soft power to get what it wants -- and it is ... ...read article

BANGLADESH: Spreading the floating farmsÂ’ tradition

UN : OCHA IRIN Breaking News: 3 hours ago
CHANDRA, 29 July 2010 - As swollen monsoon rivers and rising sea levels threaten to engulf more land across Bangladesh, NGOs are training thousands of farmers in traditional soil-less farming on water. ...read article

PAKISTAN: Timeline on human displacement since September 2009

UN : OCHA IRIN Breaking News: 3 hours ago
LAHORE, 29 July 2010 - Conflict-related population displacements have been continuing in northwestern Pakistan as the government tries to take the fight to pro-Taliban rebels - highlights below. ...read article

HOW TO: Source and deliver the right food to 300,000 IDPs in northern Yemen

UN : OCHA IRIN Breaking News: 3 hours ago
SANAA, 29 July 2010 - Feeding over 300,000 internally displaced persons in northern Yemen involves complex logistics and coordination. ...read article

Kosovo Ruling Accelerates Erosion Of European Order

Radio Free Europe: 3 hours ago
The decision by a UN court on Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence will not have immediate consequences. But it has become another element in the general erosion of the European order that has been ongoing since the end of the Cold War. ... ...read article

Water is a human right, UN says

Deutsche Welle: 3 hours ago
With a clear majority vote, the United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution to make access to water a basic human right. ...read article

Arab Leaders Soothe Hizbullah over UN Tribunal in Beirut

Arutz Sheva : News: 3 hours ago
Leaders of Saudi Arabia, Syria and Qatar travel to Lebanon to head off a crisis with Hizbullah over UN Tribunal's Hariri assassination trial. ...read article

Blix: Hard for Iraq to declare non-existent WMDs

ITN : World: 3 hours ago
It was "very hard" for Iraq to declare weapons programmes that did not exist, a former UN weapons inspector has told the Iraq war inquiry.Related StoriesDozens dead in Iraq hotel fireIraqis win right to torture claims inquirySuicide bomber attacks ... ...read article

Investigating the Freedom Flotilla Attack

Palestine Chronicle: 5 hours ago
By Stephen LendmanOn June 2, the UN Human Rights Council approved formation of an international committee to probe the Flotilla attack, saying it will include lawyers and international law and human rights experts, its findings to be presented in ... ...read article

UN declares access to safe drinking water a basic human right

JURIST : Paper Chase: 5 hours ago
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution declaring that access to clean and sanitized drinking water is a basic human right . The resolution, passed by a vote of 122-0 with 41 member states abstaining, also requires the UN ... ...read article
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