The bombing of the house of a top Pakistani military officer in the south-western city of Quetta on Wednesday has been condemned by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. According to reports, a pair of suicide bombers attacked the house, killing the officer's wife and 22 other people. More than 60 people were wounded in [...]
• Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expecting to grow rapidly in 2011. That's according to the UN development and trade agency (UNCTAD). An economist at UNCTAD says African countries should use revenue from commodities exports to diversity their production and develop agriculture. UN offers to assist in Libya's disarmament • Fighting is continuing [...]
Iran's nuclear programme is back under the spotlight following reports of violations of the sanctions imposed by the United Nations. Concerns had been raised by the UN nuclear watchdog which said it was “increasingly concerned” that Iran is working on components for a nuclear weapons programme. Iran has repeatedly stated that its nuclear programme is [...]
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The international community is being urged to keep up its assistance to the changes taking place in Libya. In a speech on the final day of his tour to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific island nations, the United Nations Secretary-General said the Libyan people needed continued support in the transition towards democracy. Daniel [...]
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) says it's only a "matter of time", before the fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi, is arrested. Luis Moreno-Ocampo is asking the international police agency, INTERPOL, to issue a so-called Red Notice to arrest Colonel Qadhafi for the alleged crimes of murder and persecution. The Prosecutor is also [...]
Land degradation is affecting 1.5 billion people around the world, according to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. Luc Gnacadja, the Executive Secretary of the convention, was speaking at a meeting in Rome where experts are warning that pressure on the world's soil resources, as well as land degradation are threatening global food security. Mr. [...]
North Africa is experiencing what the United Nations Secretary-General is calling 'a revolution of hope'. Speaking at the University of Sydney in Australia on Thursday, Ban-Ki moon praised Australia for contributing to the democratic changes taking place in Libya. He delivered his address as opposition fighters in Libya continued their push against forces loyal to [...]
There are still millions of people around the world, especially women and girls who cannot read and write. That's the message of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to mark "International Literacy Day" which is being celebrated on 8 September. Charles Appel reports. The Secretary-General said that in 2009, roughly two thirds of the world's estimated [...]
The number of women in Latin America who choose to have their babies induced is on the increase, a trend which the World Health Organisation (WHO) is trying to reverse. It says around 5% of all low risk pregnancies have the labour induced without medical justification which can often lead to post-natal complications. It recently reviewed [...]
A global organization that seeks to ensure a world in which all children can pursue a quality education has been awarded the UNESCO 2011 Confucius Prize for Literacy. The US-based non-profit Room to Read organisation has published 553 original children's book titles in 25 languages and printed more than 4.1 million books. On International [...]
