Libretti postali
Le Poste tornano a far parlare di se con i nuovi tassi che La Cassa Depositi e Prestiti offre sui libretti di risparmio. Innanzi tutto a decorrere dal 1° gennaio 2012 il rendimento “Oro” viene riconosciuto a tutti i libretti nominativi ordinari esistenti a quella data o aperti nel corso dell’anno 2012. A partire dal 26 marzo 2012 questo tasso è fissato al 1,6% lordo. Inoltre con l’offerta [...]
OSCE Mission to Serbia marks international Roma day with call for inclusion
BELGRADE, 5 April 2012 – Speaking today ahead of International Roma Day on 8 April, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos, offered his congratulations to the Roma community in Serbia and said that the Mission will conti...
OSCE Centre in Astana trains journalists to cover environmental issues
SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan, 5 April 2012 – A two-day training course on environmental reporting for journalists began today in Shymkent in southern Kazakhstan. The course was organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana together with the NGO MediaNet Internation...
UN official urges greater support for peacebuilding efforts in Central African Republic
The head of the United Nations peacebuilding office in the Central African Republic (CAR) today urged the international community to support ongoing efforts to restore stability in the country, saying that more $19 million is required to complete its d...
Comments by Sudanese official could lead to further violence, warns UN rights chief
The top United Nations human rights official today warned that comments by the Governor of Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state - who was filmed telling his soldiers not to bring rebels back alive - could amount to a serious crime and lead to an escalatio...
Comments by Sudanese official could lead to further violence – UN rights chief
The top United Nations human rights official today warned that comments by the Governor of Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state - who was filmed telling his soldiers not to bring rebels back alive - could amount to a serious crime and lead to an escalatio...
UN rights chief urges Barbados to address domestic violence and discrimination
The United Nations human rights chief today urged Barbados to adopt more effective legislation measures to combat discrimination and domestic and sexual violence in the country, adding that an attitudinal change is needed in society as a whole to tackl...
Titanic wreckage to be protected under UNESCO convention
The wreckage of the passenger liner Titanic will now be protected by a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) convention that seeks to safeguard wrecks, sites, decorated caves and other cultural relics underwater.
Syrian parties should cease all violence in one week – UN-Arab League envoy
The Syrian Government and opposition forces should have ceased all violence by Thursday, 12 April, the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations-League of Arab States, Kofi Annan, said today, adding that Damascus has informed him that the withdrawal of...
Africa and Asia to lead urban population growth in next 40 years – UN report
Africa and Asia together will account for 86 per cent of all growth in the world’s urban population over the next four decades, the United Nations said today, adding that this unprecedented increase will pose new challenges in terms of jobs, housing ...
Qatar and UN urge countries to increase support for victims of humanitarian disaster
Qatar and the United Nations today jointly urged the international community to sustain and increase its help for the millions of people around the world affected by humanitarian disasters and emergencies, through funding of the Organizations’ global...
Titanic wreckage to be protected under UNESCO underwater heritage convention
The wreckage of the passenger liner Titanic will now be protected by a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) convention that seeks to safeguard wrecks, sites, decorated caves and other cultural relics underwater.
Noting Cyprus’ religious diversity, UN expert calls for more inter-faith dialogue
A United Nations independent expert today highlighted religious diversity in Cyprus, noting its complexity and putting forward recommendations on how to guarantee freedom of belief to its citizens and foster inter-faith dialogue among all communities i...
