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Secretary-General to appoint South African justice as next UN human rights chief
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has informed the General Assembly of his intention to appoint Judge Navanethem Pillay of South Africa as the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
UN News Centre – Jul 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has informed the General Assembly of his intention to appoint Judge Navanethem Pillay of South Africa as the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
UN News Centre – Jul 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Egyptian military engineers join UN-AU mission in Darfur
A contingent of 126 Egyptian engineers today arrived in El Fasher, Darfur, according to the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission (UNAMID).
UN News Centre – Jul 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A contingent of 126 Egyptian engineers today arrived in El Fasher, Darfur, according to the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission (UNAMID).
UN News Centre – Jul 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
New panel has vital role in reforming UN's internal justice system, says chief
A newly-created group of legal experts will play a pivotal part in improving the system of internal justice within the United Nations, the body's head said today.
UN News Centre – Jul 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A newly-created group of legal experts will play a pivotal part in improving the system of internal justice within the United Nations, the body's head said today.
UN News Centre – Jul 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
New UN Military Adviser takes up post amid surge in peacekeeping
The new Military Adviser to the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) has arrived in New York to take up his post, at a time when peacekeeping numbers and responsibilities are at an all time high.
UN News Centre – Jul 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The new Military Adviser to the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) has arrived in New York to take up his post, at a time when peacekeeping numbers and responsibilities are at an all time high.
UN News Centre – Jul 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Top UN official discusses cyclone response with Myanmar's Prime Minister
The top United Nations humanitarian official today held talks with Myanmar's Prime Minister to discuss progress made in assisting survivors of the deadly Cyclone Nargis which struck the South-East Asian nation in early May.
UN News Centre – Jul 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The top United Nations humanitarian official today held talks with Myanmar's Prime Minister to discuss progress made in assisting survivors of the deadly Cyclone Nargis which struck the South-East Asian nation in early May.
UN News Centre – Jul 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
UN to take up Thai-Cambodian border disputeAP - With some 4,000 troops massed along the Thai-Cambodian border, United Nations Security Council members say they will try to keep a standoff from escalating into war.
Yahoo! – Jul 24, 2008 02:55 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
UN should be hesitant on Darfur mission: Peacekeeping chiefAFP - The UN Security Council has "good reasons" to be unsure about sending large numbers of peacekeepers to Sudan's Darfur region, its outgoing head of peacekeeping said in an interview published Thursday.
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AU says troops in Somalia need help, wants U.N. forceReuters - The African Union said on Wednesday it was incapable of stabilizing the situation in Somalia and urged the United Nations take over peacekeeping operations in the lawless Horn of Africa country.
Yahoo! – Jul 23, 2008 8:35 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
U.N. council to take up Cambodia-Thai dispute
Reuters - The U.N. Security Council will hold a special meeting on a border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand that has sparked fears of a military clash, diplomats said on Wednesday.
Yahoo! – Jul 23, 2008 4:12 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Reuters - The U.N. Security Council will hold a special meeting on a border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand that has sparked fears of a military clash, diplomats said on Wednesday.
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Hezbollah spells out prison swap terms: UNAFP - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has spelled out his terms for further prisoner swaps with Israel, according to a letter from UN chief Ban Ki-moon to the president of the Security Council seen here Wednesday.
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