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UN celebrates role of jazz as a force for global peace and cooperation

International Jazz Day

UN celebrates role of jazz as a force for global peace and cooperation

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UN groups shed light on how tourists can reduce trafficking

Just say no to unethical goods and services

UN groups shed light on how tourists can reduce trafficking

In the presence of the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today agreed to launch a new public ...

Landmark resolution recognizes ecotourism

fight against poverty

Landmark resolution recognizes ecotourism

In a significant acknowledgment of tourism as a tool for promoting sustainable development, the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution stressing ecotourism’s role in the fight ...

Tourism needs support of energy sector and governments to move sustainable agenda forward

United Nations International Year of Sustainable Energy for All

Tourism needs support of energy sector and governments to move sustainable agenda forward

Tourism businesses and destinations are committed to the sustainable energy agenda but need the support of the energy sector and governments to move forward, said leading experts from the ...

UNDP and GEF set to partner with Kenya to promote western tourist circuit

United Nations Development Program and Global Environment Facility

UNDP and GEF set to partner with Kenya to promote western tourist circuit

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - Information has been ascertained that the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) have set aside a joint 220 million Kenya shillings to support ...

Pakistan perturbed with UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

preliminary findings on human rights issues in Balochistan

Pakistan perturbed with UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

By Agha Iqrar Haroon

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The government of Pakistan appears to be perturbed with the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances that has completed its preliminary ...

UAE to become full member of UN World Tourism Organisation

United Nations World Tourism Organisation

UAE to become full member of UN World Tourism Organisation

DUBAI, UAE - The UAE, one of the largest tourism markets in the Middle East and North Africa, is set to become a full member of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) this year, a ...

UN: Global population hits 7 billion on October 31

Global Population Growth

UN: Global population hits 7 billion on October 31

As the global population hits 7 billion in the coming days, nations can take steps to tackle critical challenges and prepare for the arrival of billions more people this century, the United ...

Security Council calls for regional cooperation to fight Somali piracy

Fighting Piracy In Somalia

Security Council calls for regional cooperation to fight Somali piracy

The Security Council renewed its call today for tougher anti-piracy measures in Somalia and the wider region, urging all countries to adopt laws and cooperate with international organizations to ...

UN: Human rights defenders continue to be threatened around the world

Defending Human Rights

UN: Human rights defenders continue to be threatened around the world

Human rights defenders continue to be harassed, attacked, killed and ‘disappeared’ around the world more than a decade after the adoption of an international declaration meant to protect them, ...

UN: North Korea cannot feed its people for the “foreseeable future”

North Korea “highly food insecure”

UN: North Korea cannot feed its people for the “foreseeable future”

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) cannot feed its people for the “foreseeable future,” the United Nations relief chief reported today, urging the world to step up humanitarian ...

UN expert urges governments to ensure free flow of information on Internet

Free flow of information online

UN expert urges governments to ensure free flow of information on Internet

An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged Governments to ensure that the Internet is made widely available, accessible and affordable to all, and to guarantee the free flow of ...

UN: Counter-terrorism must never be used as excuse to curb human rights

Fight against terrorism

UN: Counter-terrorism must never be used as excuse to curb human rights

The fight against terrorism must never be used as a pretext for abusing basic human rights or silencing the opposition, as has happened in many professedly democratic countries over the past ...

9 countries compete in upcoming Security Council elections

Non-permanent seats on the Security Council

9 countries compete in upcoming Security Council elections

Nine countries are formally campaigning for elections tomorrow that will decide which States will occupy five non-permanent seats on the Security Council during 2012-13.

UN human rights expert questions targeted killings

United Nations

UN human rights expert questions targeted killings

The United Nations human rights expert on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions stressed today that States must respect international standards on the use of lethal force during arrests, ...

Ban calls for integrated strategy against piracy in Gulf of Guinea

Maritime piracy in Gulf of Guinea

Ban calls for integrated strategy against piracy in Gulf of Guinea

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged States and regional organizations in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to combat maritime piracy, which he ...

UN human rights expert voices concern over Iran's judicial abuses

Concerns Over Judicial Abuses In Iran

UN human rights expert voices concern over Iran's judicial abuses

The United Nations independent expert on the situation of human rights in Iran today voiced concern over alleged violations in the country’s judicial system, citing practices such as torture, ...

Maldivian VP to UN: Arab Spring is proof that Islam and human rights can coexist

Arab Spring

Maldivian VP to UN: Arab Spring is proof that Islam and human rights can coexist

By eTN Staff Writer

The political transitions in various Arab countries this year demonstrate that Islam is compatible with human rights and democracy, the vice-president of the Maldives, Mohamed Waheed, recently ...

Ban urges Europe to forge common agenda against global inequality

United Nations

Ban urges Europe to forge common agenda against global inequality

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on European countries today to unite in tackling the world’s most looming issues and work together to ensure the prosperity of future generations.

Ban: Richer countries have greater responsibility to restore financial stability

United Nations

Ban: Richer countries have greater responsibility to restore financial stability

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that the world's major economies must shoulder greater responsibility to restore global financial stability, urging them to follow the model of the 2008 ...

India to head UN South Asian Regional Commission for Tourism

India to chair South Asia tourism unit

India to head UN South Asian Regional Commission for Tourism

India has taken over as the Chairman of UN South Asian Regional Commission for tourism.

World Habitat Day message from President of Seychelles

Climate Change Agenda

World Habitat Day message from President of Seychelles

"Cities and Climate" is the theme chosen by the United Nations to designate this year's Habitat Day [October 3].

Palestinian application referred to UN membership committee

Palestinian application to become a UN Member State

Palestinian application referred to UN membership committee

The President of the Security Council today referred Palestine’s application to become a United Nations Member State to the committee that deals with the admission of new members.

UN: Ecotourism boom can help save endangered forests

Ecotourism needs to be effectively managed

UN: Ecotourism boom can help save endangered forests

The increasing demand for ecotourism can play a vital role in saving endangered forests, a United Nations-backed partnership said today, while also warning of the potential damaging effects if its ...

West African countries call for permanent African seat on Security Council

UN Security Council

West African countries call for permanent African seat on Security Council

West African countries today called for enlarging the 15-member Security Council to give their continent its due representation on the United Nations body whose decisions are legally binding, as ...

UAE calls on Iran to take dispute over islands to UN court

UN General Assembly

UAE calls on Iran to take dispute over islands to UN court

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) today called on Iran to either enter into serious, direct talks over three islands which it says are an integral part of UAE territory or refer the issue to the ...

West African officials call for greater UN involvement in fight against piracy

Fighting Piracy, Drug And Arms Trafficking

West African officials call for greater UN involvement in fight against piracy

Top West African officials are calling for greater United Nations and international support to prevent the region’s coasts from becoming a haven for pirates and to fight growing drug and arms ...

Jamaica: Tighter regulation needed for small arms

UN General Assembly

Jamaica: Tighter regulation needed for small arms

An international regime is needed to regulate the sale and transfer of small and light weapons, Jamaica’s Deputy Prime Minister told the General Assembly’s annual general debate today.

Long-term approach to end Horn of Africa food shortages urged

Humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa

Long-term approach to end Horn of Africa food shortages urged

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for a long-term approach by national authorities and the international donor community to tackle the root causes of recurring drought-related food ...

Drug trafficking greatest threat to Latin American countries today

Latin American Drug Trafficking

Drug trafficking greatest threat to Latin American countries today

Costa Rica and El Salvador, two countries highly affected by drug-related violence in recent years, have urged the United Nations to help fight drug cartels and organized crime, and called on ...

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