A senior United Nations human rights official today called for renewed efforts to find employment and livelihood opportunities for 350,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Georgia, many of whom were driven from their homes by conflict nearly 20 years ago.
The United Nations group of independent experts mandated to investigate arbitrary arrest and detention has urged Armenia to ensure that the independence of the country’s judiciary is rigorously protected to guarantee the administration of justice and fair trial.
The General Assembly voted today to defer consideration on a proposal to allow the recently appointed senior officials of the European Union to address the 192-member body on behalf of the regional bloc.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday joined United Nations Member States in welcoming the readiness of the European Union to facilitate a process of dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo over the latter's unilateral declaration of independence in 2008.
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders pressed ahead on Friday with their efforts to try to resolve the property issue as United Nations-backed talks aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island of Cyprus continued in Nicosia.
A United Nations-backed project in northern Montenegro has transformed a town blighted by pollution from a nearby zinc mine into a magnet for ecotourism that aims to now attract kayakers, bicyclists and mountain hikers.
United Nations Member States today welcomed the European Union’s willingness to facilitate dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo over the latter’s declaration of independence from the former in early 2008.
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the eight globally agreed anti-poverty targets with a 2015 deadline, were the focus of Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s meetings today with Albania’s President and other senior officials.
The head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is visiting Montenegro and Moldova to highlight the two countries’ poverty reduction and social development efforts ahead of the UN summit to review global progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The United Nations refugee agency today voiced concern about ongoing deportations of Iraqis from Western European countries back to violence-prone areas of their homeland, stressing that they should continue to benefit from international protection.
