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Taoiseach, ministers criticised for “inappropriate” tobacco industry meeting
It has been reported that the Taoiseach and two senior ministers met with members of the tobacco industry a fortnight ago.
# un - Friday 17 May, 2013
Turkey and US demand Assad stand down
The US President and Turkish Prime Minister met in Washington to discuss Syria’s ongoing, bloody conflict.
# un - Monday 13 May, 2013
UN: People need to get their heads around eating insects
Mmmmm. Stir-fried beetles.
# un - Saturday 11 May, 2013
Poll: Should Ireland spend more on overseas development funding?
Current spending does not meet UN targets but should we be spending 0.7 per cent of GNP on overseas development funding when we are in a bailout?
# un - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
Typo of the Day: Austerity hits Ireland’s budget for World Food Programme
We are living way beyond our means…
# un - Sunday 7 April, 2013
US delays missile test to cool North Korea tensions
The United States has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test to avoid stoking tensions with North Korea as tensions increase in the region.
# un - Friday 5 April, 2013
North Korea tells European countries it cannot guarantee embassy safety
European countries have been told to consider withdrawing personnel from Pyongyang if the tension there escalates further.
North Korea moves missile to its coast, increasing tensions
“The North is apparently intent on firing missiles without prior warning,” a South Korean official said.
UN suspends food distribution to 25,000 Palestinian refugees
The decision was made after demonstrators angry at aid cuts stormed a UN depot.
# un - Friday 29 March, 2013
Iran, Syria and North Korea block adoption of global arms treaty
The draft proposals could be put to a vote in the General Assembly as soon as Tuesday, however.
# un - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
Column: The arms trade is global, deadly and very poorly regulated
A global arms trade treaty could save some of the estimated 200,000 people killed every year as a result of armed conflict – but its success depends on the US President holding his nerve, writes Colm O’Gorman. If President Obama can hold his nerve.
# un - Monday 18 March, 2013
Mary Robinson appointed UN Special Envoy for African Great Lakes region
The announcement was welcomed by NGOs working in the region as well as Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore.
# un - Sunday 17 March, 2013
Over 400 Irish troops celebrate St Patrick’s Day overseas this weekend
Blessing the shamrock, a fun run and a feed of Irish stew are among the activities our troops are getting up to this weekend.
# un - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
Whole generation of Syrian children could be lost, says UN
Two years to the day since the conflict began, the UN says there’s a generation of children who have known only fighting.
# un - Monday 11 March, 2013
Magdalene group raises concerns with UN committee
Justice for Magdalenes is to meet with Justice John Quirke this week to discuss the establishment of a redress scheme.
# un - Friday 8 March, 2013
Ireland announces €3.8m in funding for UN agencies and NGOs in Congo
Seven million people have died as a result of war in DR Congo since 1998 – making it the one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II, said the Minister for Trade and Development.
# un - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Sweden upgrades Palestinian diplomatic status
Swedish lawmakers have upgraded Palestinian diplomatic status but rejected an amendment calling for the recognition of a Palestinian state.
Rise in ‘designer drugs’ poses serious health risk: UN report
The report from the International Narcotics Control Board said Europe alone almost one new substance is appearing every week.
# un - Monday 4 March, 2013
80 killed in DR Congo clash: UN
A rebel militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo has seized control of an eastern town after days of fighting that have left more than 80 people dead, the UN has confirmed.
# un - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
Ireland to make first member address at UN Human Rights Council
The address will be given by the Tánaiste, Eamon Gilmore.
# un - Friday 22 February, 2013
11 countries to sign DR Congo peace accord: UN
Eleven African countries have been invited to sign a UN-brokered accord aiming to end more than two decades of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dublin ranks 4th in UN report on prosperity of global cities
However its authors said the current measures to address the economic crisis and public finances could affect its position.
Damascus hit by its deadliest bombing in Syria war
Almost 60 people were killed in the blast that rocked the city with many children among those wounded.
# un - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Audio: NATO wants Ireland to get more involved with military alliance
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen addressed an audience in Dublin last night.
# un - Tuesday 12 February, 2013
UN Security Council vows action after North Korea nuclear test
Even North Korea’s sole international ally, China, was stern in its condemnation of the nuclear test and threats to the United States.
Ireland condemns North Korean nuclear test ‘in strongest terms’
Eamon Gilmore adds his voice to a chorus of international opposition to North Korea’s nuclear explosive testing.
International condemnation as North Korea carries out third nuclear test
Claiming to have made a breakthrough with a ‘miniaturised’ device it would put the country a step closer to fitting a nuclear warhead on a ballistic missile.
# un - Friday 8 February, 2013
UN decries case of woman burned alive for sorcery
Villagers claimed 20-year-old killed a boy through witchcraft.
# un - Thursday 7 February, 2013
France seeks Mali exit, handover to UN peacekeepers
France is keen to hand over the military burden as its forces continue to come under attack from rebels.
# un - Saturday 2 February, 2013
French president makes trip to Mali city of Timbuktu
Francois Hollande was greeted with chants of ‘Thank You, France.’
# un - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
World tourist numbers surpass one billion in 2012: UN
The Asia-Pacific region recorded the biggest increase in foreign visitors last year.
# un - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
North Korea unlikely to obey latest UN sanctions
The Security Council voted on a resolution condemning North Korea’s rocket launch in December that sent a satellite into orbit.
# un - Tuesday 22 January, 2013
Over 12,000 Syrians flee to Jordan in six days
The UN has predicted that the number of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries will double to 1.1 million by June if the civil war in Syria does not end.
# un - Monday 21 January, 2013
UN says torture of prisoners in Afghanistan persists
A report said torture included beatings, electric shock and being hung by the wrist from chains for long periods.
# un - Saturday 19 January, 2013
Nations sign treaty aimed at reducing mercury emissions
Around 140 countries decided on the deal after all-night talks in Geneva.
# un - Tuesday 15 January, 2013
United Nations backs Mali intervention as more French troops on the way
Approval at the UN security council is likely to mean further support for France’s intervention in west Africa.
# un - Monday 14 January, 2013
Mali conflict: Islamists vow to strike ‘at heart’ of France
The French government believes that its intervetion in the west African country will be over in a matter of weeks but officials have said that Islamist militants are better trained and armed than expected.
# un - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
UN unable to feed 1 million hungry in Syria
The World Food Programme is blaming a lack of security in the war-stricken country for an estimated 1 million people going hungry.
# un - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
Ireland owed €11.5 million by UN for peacekeeping missions
The money is owed for peacekeeping missions in Chad and Lebanon.
# un - Monday 31 December, 2012
UN rights chief urges India to end rape ‘scourge’
“Now is the time to strengthen India’s legal regime against rape.”
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