Posts tagged as: United Nations

Kyrgyz Constitutional Referendum Reported Peaceful

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was happy to report that Kyrgyzstan has welcomed the referendum held yesterday in a peaceful and orderly fashion. Noted was the good turnout at the polls despite the recent violence within the country.

Ethnic Tensions Remain High in Kyrgyzstan

The United Nations Security Council has released a report stating ethnic tensions and violence remains high in Kyrgyzstan as refugees and displaced persons begin to return home.

Former Swiss Leader to be Next General Assembly President at the UN

Joseph Deiss, a former leader of Switzerland instrumental in joining his country with the United Nations was selected yesterday to serve as the next President of the General Assembly at the United Nations.

Israeli Military Vows to Stop Humanitarian Convoy

The Israeli Navy has vowed to stop a ship convoy named Freedom Flotilla from carrying humanitarian aid and commercial supplies to the Gaza Strip in Palestine.

UN Secretary General Ban-ki Moon Urges Global Action to Restore Peace in Somalia

A two-day conference between the Somali government and the international community has ended in Turkey. The meeting (21-23 May) which was an international conference and is intended to review the Somalia’s long term chaos, civil-war aftermath, religious based militancy, along with large scale modern sea-pirating in the Indian Ocean.

Afghanistan: Eight IED’s Located in School Courtyard Seized

ISAF forces located eight IEDs in a Kuhak schoolyard in Kandahar Province on Tuesday.

United Nations Call for States to Take Somali Refugees

The United Nations have called for the international community to take the Somali refugee running away from Somalia fighting between the Transitional National Government and the Al-Qaeda linked terrorist movements those are frustrating the peace and stability in the horn of Africa nation.

Arizona Immigration Laws Under Fire for Human Rights Violations | UN

In an amazing turn of events, Arizona Republicans’ are coming under fire from the United Nations regarding the states Immigration Law. In a statement released today, a group of United Nations experts expressed their concerns over the legality of the states controversial law regarding existing Human Rights Treaties.

UN Report Finds Governments Must Act Swiftly on Biodiversity

The United Nations released its updated report regarding biodiversity and global government participation. UN officials remark that radical and creative action is needed to conserve the variety of life within natures ecosystem that provides support and substance to its inhabitants.

Iranian President Scoffs Nuclear Charges

United Nations (May 4) – The Iranian regime criticized the diplomats of the United States, Canada, Britain, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France who boycotted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech in New York on Monday. The Iranian President spoke at the United Nations concerning the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The [...]