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# 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.”
# un - Monday 17 December, 2012
Syria VP says neither side can win outright
His comments came as the regime launched air strikes against a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus.
# un - Tuesday 11 December, 2012
Ireland’s seat on UNHRC an ‘honour’, Higgins
The president said the decision to give Ireland a seat on the UN’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC) was a strong endorsement of Ireland’s international reputation.
# un - Monday 3 December, 2012
Internet freedom not to be curbed: UN telecoms head
A review the 24-year-old UN telecom regulations kicked off today amid insistence that plans to control internet freedoms are “unfounded”.
UN ‘concerned and disappointed’ over Israel’s settlement plans
Any construction would be an “almost-fatal” blow to the two-state solution, according to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
# un - Saturday 1 December, 2012
Absent TDs, rapper dollars and ‘The Talk’: The week in numbers
What percentage of 13-year-old turn to their dads for sex and relationship advice? How many eggs narrowly missed Taoiseach Enda Kenny?
# un - Friday 30 November, 2012
Israel announces plan for 3,000 new settler homes after UN vote
Construction is expected to be in the highly contentious area of the West Bank known as E1, a corridor that runs between the easternmost edge of annexed east Jerusalem and the Maaleh Adumim settlement.
# un - Thursday 29 November, 2012
Palestinians win UN state recognition
The US has responded by saying the vote sets ‘obstacles’ to peace, while Canada’s UN ambassador said it “undermines the core” of attempts to broker a peace deal.
Palestinians certain to win UN recognition as a state
Israel and the United States have warned UN recognition could delay hopes of achieving an independent Palestinian homeland through peace talks.
# un - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
Iran: Uranium enrichment to be speeded up
Iran is to step up its uranium enrichment programme by sharply increasing the number of centrifuges used to make nuclear fuel.
# un - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
Britain still undecided on UN Palestinian vote: ambassador
The nations’ UN ambassador says Britain believes the Palestinians should delay their application over fears the move could backfire.
# un - Wednesday 21 November, 2012
Civilians ‘preyed upon’ in DR Congo violence, say humanitarian workers
Aid workers say the deteriorating situation in the country has left millions of civilians displaced and vulnerable to exploitation and violence.
# un - Monday 19 November, 2012
The 9 at 9: Monday
Here are the nine stories you need to know as you kick off your day.
Death toll climbs in Gaza as UN calls for ceasefire
UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon says he is “deeply saddened” at reported deaths and “alarmed” at the continuing firing of rockets.
# un - Friday 16 November, 2012
Joy in Croatia as UN war crimes tribunal overturns convictions
Tribunal overturned the convictions of two Croatian generals for murdering and expelling Serb civilians during a 1995 military blitz.
# un - Thursday 15 November, 2012
US defends Israeli attacks on Gaza at emergency UN meeting
Reports this morning put the death toll of the latest air strike operation at 11 with at least 100 wounded.
# un - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
Over 220 million women have an ‘unmet need for family planning’
More than half of all reproductive-age women in developing countries have little or no access to modern contraceptives.
# un - Monday 12 November, 2012
Ireland elected to UN Human Rights Council for first time
Colm O’Gorman of Amnesty International said that this gives the Irish Government an opportunity to play a greater role in tackling some of the major human rights issues in the world today.
# un - Friday 9 November, 2012
Assad warns against armed intervention
Meanwhile the UN has said that the need for humanitarian aid in Syria could rise sharply early next year.
# un - Sunday 4 November, 2012
South Sudan expels UN rights investigator: officials
A UN investigator carrying out a probe on the human rights situation in the fledgling state has been expelled for publishing ‘unverified’ reports.
# un - Friday 19 October, 2012
15 wedding guests killed in roadside bomb in Afghanistan
The passengers were on their way to a wedding in northern Afghanistan when the bomb went off.
# un - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
Column: Zero hunger – the only acceptable target
On World Food Day, a United Nations and EC official for agriculture declare that progress has been made in tackling hunger – but that one in eight people is still undernourished.
Karadzic opens Srebrenica defence in Hague war crimes trial
Radovan Karadzic opens his defence before the UN’s Yugoslav war crimes court today.
# un - Wednesday 10 October, 2012
Damascus rejects UN chief call for unilateral ceasefire
The foreign ministry said it had twice implemented a ceasefire – but rebels had used it as an opportunity to ” expand their armed deployment”.
# un - Wednesday 3 October, 2012
Emergency NATO meeting called after Syrian shell kills five people in Turkey
NATO is to meet urgently to discuss the events of today, which include reports of a retaliation.
# un - Saturday 29 September, 2012
Eamon Gilmore tells UN: Palestinian state is “long overdue”
The Tánaiste also described events in Syria as “an affront to humanity”.
# un - Thursday 27 September, 2012
Video: Israeli PM uses ‘bomb’ diagram to warn of Iran nuclear threat
Benjamin Netanyahu used a white card with a cartoon-style bomb on it to illustrate the threat he says is posed by Iran’s uranium enrichment programme.
# un - Monday 24 September, 2012
The 9 at 9: Monday
Good morning! Here are nine things you should know as you start your day…
Frustration and turmoil as world leaders meet for UN general assembly
Syria, Palestine, Iran’s nuclear program and protests generated by an anti-Islamic film will top the agenda.
# un - Wednesday 12 September, 2012
US evacuates diplomatic staff from embassy in Libya
Most of diplomatic staff have been evacuated following the killing of the US ambassador to Libya and other consul officials in Benghazi.
# un - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
Angelina Jolie calls for international help for Syrian refugees
“It has been a very heavy experience,” the actress said of her tour of a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.
# un - Wednesday 5 September, 2012
UN peace envoy says Syria death toll is ‘staggering’
Lakhdar Brahimi told the UN General Assembly that the destruction in the country is reaching “catastrophic proportions and the suffering of the people is immense”.
# un - Friday 31 August, 2012
No Syria buffer zone possible without UN resolution, says Turkish PM
Erdogan says Assad’s “political life is over” but Turkey cannot move to create safe zones for refugees inside Syria without UN backing.
# un - Thursday 30 August, 2012
Iran summit stumbles on nuclear, Syria criticism
Egypt’s new president publicly sided with Syria’s opposition while Iran’s supreme leader clashed with the head of the UN over its nuclear programme.
# un - Wednesday 29 August, 2012
UN slams France as crackdown on Roma accelerates
Forced evictions are placing Roma families in “highly vulnerable” situations, according to UN human rights experts.
# un - Monday 27 August, 2012
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Syria: UN chief ‘shocked’ at massacre reports
Meanwhile, French president Hollande says he is ready to recognise a provisional Syrian government.
# un - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
UN peacekeepers missing in Darfur
Two Jordanian officers were buying supplies at a market when they disappeared yesterday.
# un - Monday 20 August, 2012
Syria: Shelling continues as Eid is celebrated
As Eid al-Fitr is being celebrated in Syria, Aleppo and Daraa were being shelled, according to latest reports. Meanwhile, the last UN monitors are leaving the country.
# un - Saturday 18 August, 2012
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