http://www.news-spider.com/Politics/United_Nations/index.html Latest United Nations News from news-spider.com. News from more than 2,000 sources, updated continuously. en-us Copyright (c) 2008 news-spider.com. All rights reserved. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:15:32 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216939159 Reuters - The United Nations human rights committee said on Thursday Britain should ease back on tough "anti-terror" measures and take firm action to combat "negative public attitudes" towards Muslims ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216939159 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:56:24 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216935567 AFP - Cambodia has asked the UN Security Council to postpone a formal meeting on its tense military standoff with Thailand pending talks next week between the two countries' foreign ministers, Vietnam ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216935567 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:00:44 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216935568 Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday named South African judge Navanethem Pillay as the world body's new human rights chief, succeeding outspoken Canadian Louise Arbour, a U.N. spo ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216935568 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:54:14 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216921078 A campaign to disband illegal armed groups - that has already seen more than 40,000 weapons handed in - is to be extended to 12 more districts in Afghanistan, with the support of the United Nations De ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216921078 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216921079 Women's rights ministers from 11 countries across Africa's Great Lakes region are gathering today in Kinshasa for a United Nations-organized conference to take steps to set up a regional research and ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216921079 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216924666 Household poverty is worsening in Gaza, with over half of all households in the area living below the poverty line, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Relief and Works Agen ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216924666 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216928316 A new United Nations-backed project will help more than 5,000 small farmers in Guyana diversify into new crops to help them compete in international markets. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216928316 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216931836 The United Nations tribunal set up to try those responsible for atrocities committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s today convicted a Kosovo journalist of contempt of court for publishing de ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216931836 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216931837 A United Nations human rights group today will begin reviewing over 300 cases of disappearances around the world, holding its session for the first time in Argentina, whose history with disappearances ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216931837 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216935556 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed deep concern about the announcement today of the initial approval by the Ministry of Defense of 20 residential units in the Israeli military post of Maskiyo ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216935556 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT