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NGOs to-do list for incoming UN relief coordinator
NGOs to-do list for incoming UN relief coordinator
July 20, 2010
IRIN consulted the heads of some of the largest NGO networks on what they thought should be the top priorities of the incoming UN Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) and Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, who is expected to take up her role within two or three months.
Leader: US only nuclear criminal
Leader: US only nuclear criminal
April 17, 2010
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution says the US is the one and only nuclear criminal that falsely claims to be fighting against the spread of nuclear weapons.
Nuclear summit kicks off in Iran
Nuclear summit kicks off in Iran
April 17, 2010
A much-awaited international conference on disarmament and non-proliferation of atomic weapons has started in the Iranian capital.
Justice action plan heading for oblivion
Justice action plan heading for oblivion
April 15, 2010
President Hamid Karzai has refused to extend an action plan for transitional justice which expired in March 2009 but failed to achieve most of its targets, according to human rights groups.
Human Rights Council concludes thirteenth session
Human Rights Council concludes thirteenth session
April 15, 2010
Adopts 28 Resolutions, Creates Expert Committee on Goldstone Report and Extends Mandates of Special Procedures on Right to Food, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Myanmar
Pakistan to Help Iran Hunt Down Elements of Terror
Pakistan to Help Iran Hunt Down Elements of Terror
October 22, 2009
TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistan announced on Wednesday that it will help Tehran in tracking down the culprits involved in the recent terrorist attack in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan.
U.N. Body Backs War Crimes Charges on Israel Hamas
U.N. Body Backs War Crimes Charges on Israel Hamas
October 22, 2009
The 47-member Human Rights Council (HRC) approved a resolution Friday endorsing war crimes charges against Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, as spelled out in a report by a four-member international fact-finding mission headed by Justice Richard Goldstone.
High Commissioner welcomes US investigation...
High Commissioner welcomes US investigation...
August 30, 2009
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, has welcomed the decision by the United States Attorney-General to appoint a special prosecutor to look into whether Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers and contractors broke US laws while conducting interrogations outside the US, including at Guantanamo Bay.
YEMEN: IDP camp situation worsens
YEMEN: IDP camp situation worsens
August 30, 2009
The humanitarian situation in IDP (internally displaced persons) camps in war-ravaged Saada and neighbouring governorates in northern Yemen is worsening due to a lack of basic services - water, sanitation and food - UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Ann Veneman said in a statement on 24 August.
“Students for a nuclear Weapons Free-World”
“Students for a nuclear Weapons Free-World”
July 13, 2009
WFUNA’s “Students for a nuclear Weapons Free-World” aims to tap into the energy of the youth movement to build campaigns to free the world of nuclear weapons.
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