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Darfur: UN peacekeepers ambushed during patrol
October 07, 2008
A group of peacekeepers serving with the joint United Nations-African Union operation in Darfur were ambushed this afternoon while on patrol in the south of the war-torn Sudanese region.
US think tank 'to open in Tehran'
October 07, 2008
Washington has given rare approval for a research body to open an office in Iran, although it stressed United States policy had not changed. The American Iranian Council was given a licence to establish a presence in Tehran by the US Treasury Department.
Israeli Attack on Beit Hanoun a Possible War Crime
September 20, 2008
Israel’s shelling of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip in November 2006, which killed 19 Palestinian civilians, may constitute a war crime, the head of the United Nations-backed investigation into the incident said today (18 September 2008).
HRCl takes up racism and defamation of religions
September 20, 2008
The United Nations Human Rights Council, currently meeting in its ninth session, discussed racism, racial discrimination and the defamations of religions today (19 September) in Geneva.
Over half of Gaza’s households living belowpoverty
August 06, 2008
Household poverty is worsening in Gaza, with over half of all households in the area living below the poverty line, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
Palestinians Stranded on Iraq-Syria border...
August 06, 2008
More than two dozen Palestinians stranded for the last two years in makeshift camps in the desert on the Iraq-Syria border are set to leave in the coming weeks for Iceland, the United Nations refugee agency said today, while calling attention to the plight of more than 2,000 Palestinians who remain in the camps.
Urging Universal Action to End AIDS
August 06, 2008
On 3 August, the XVII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008) opened, with scientists, community and political leaders urging resolute action and commitment on the part of all stakeholders.
HLE on the Millennium Development Goals
August 04, 2008
The High-level Event (HLE) on the Millennium Development Goals will take place at UN Headquarters on 25 September 2008. It will be jointly convened by the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly to review progress, identify gaps and motivate commitments to bridge the gaps to ensure that the MDGS are achieved by 2015.
New High Commissioner for Human Rights
August 03, 2008
The United Nations General Assembly has confirmed the appointment of Navanethem (Navi) Pillay, of South Africa, to succeed Louise Arbour as High Commissioner for Human Rights -- the leading UN human rights official. At a special meeting in New York on 28 July 2008, the Secretary-General's nominee was confirmed by consensus. Ms. Pillay's four-year term will start on 1 September 2008.
Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
August 02, 2008
Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee (hereinafter “the Advisory Committee”), composed of 18 experts, has been established to function as a think-tank for the Council and work at its direction. The Advisory Committee replaces the former Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights.
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