AFRICA
Ban deplores attack on UN-African Union peacekeepers in Darfur

Ban deplores attack on UN-African Union peacekeepers in Darfur

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned today the ambush by an unidentified group on a United Nations-African Union patrol in Sudan&#39&#39s Darfur region that…

UN official notes promising steps on implementation of Darfur peace document

UN official notes promising steps on implementation of Darfur peace document

The head of the United Nations department of peacekeeping told the Security Council today that initial steps by the Sudanese Government and…

ASIA
Korea offers USD 350,000 to WTO training for developing countries

Korea offers USD 350,000 to WTO training for developing countries

Korea has donated USD 350,000 (about CHF 321,000) to the Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund (DDAGTF). This last donation brings Korea’s…

Tailandia, Droga: Nove soldati arrestati, accusati omicidio marinai cinesi

Tailandia, Droga: Nove soldati arrestati, accusati omicidio marinai cinesi

Nove soldati thailandesi sono stati arrestati ieri con l’accusa di essere i responsabili dell’omicidio di 13 marinai cinesi, uccisi a inizio ottobre…

AMERICAS

UN rights chief speaks out against US failure to close Guantanamo detention facility

UN rights chief speaks out against US failure to close Guantanamo detention facility

The United Nations human rights chief today spoke out against the failure by the United States to close…

Violence against women: Prevention, protection and empowerment in Haiti

Violence  against women: Prevention, protection and empowerment in Haiti

It is a lesser known reality of the earthquake that devastated Haiti on 12 January 2010…

EUROPE

UN tribunal welcomes arrest of former member of Serb paramilitary forces

UN tribunal welcomes arrest of former member of Serb paramilitary forces

The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s welcomed the arrest of Radovan…

Slovakian official to lead UN Economic and Social Council

Slovakian official to lead UN Economic and Social Council

Slovakian ambassador Miloš Koterec was elected today to serve as President of the United Nations Economic and Social…

SOCIETY

Adolfo Nicolás

Adolfo Nicolás Pachón (Villamuriel de Cerrato, 29 aprile 1936) è un gesuita spagnolo. È divenuto Preposito…

USA, Pubblicità ingannevole: Multa per la Reebook

La Federal Trade Commission (Ftc) ha stabilito che Reebok International dovrà pagare 25 milioni Usd per…

HEALTH

[Press Release] Bahrain: Detained MSF Staff Member Released

BRUSSELS, JUNE 14, 2011 — A Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff member detained for…

[Podcast] Outside Humanitarian Spotlight, Central African Republic Is Dogged by Conflict

In Central African Republic, one million people are estimated to be affected by the ongoing violence.…

COOPERATION

KENYA: STRATEGIE ALTERNATIVE PER LA GESTIONE DEI CAMPI DI DADAAB

L’insicurezza continua a predominare e l’accesso umanitario è ancora limitato. Per questo - per cercare di…

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