Nov 21, 2009 | UN News
The number of elderly people in Europe is on the rise and responding to their changing needs is one of the biggest challenges that governments have to face this century, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said today.
Nov 21, 2009 | UN News
With traffic accidents causing the deaths of more than one million people every year, more than malaria or diabetes, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged greater efforts to better protect the millions upon millions who travel the world?s roads every day.
Nov 21, 2009 | UN News
Among those keeping a close eye on the outcome of next month?s climate summit in Copenhagen is the head of the United Nations body dealing with disaster risk reduction, who has seen first-hand the devastation wrought by increasingly frequent and severe natural disasters aggravated by climate change.
Nov 21, 2009 | UN News
Hospitals, clinics and other health services for thousands of Indonesians need urgent aid after two earthquakes ravaged west Sumatra in September, with the goal of enabling them to better withstand future emergencies, the United Nations health agency said today.
Nov 21, 2009 | UN News
The Convention on the Rights of the Child has become the most widely accepted human rights treaty in history, but 20 years after its adoption, much more remains to be done to turn its promises into reality for millions worldwide, top United Nations officials said today.
Nov 21, 2009 | RFE/RL
RFE/RL Radio Farda web editor Fred Petrossians is recognized by ThinkSocial for an internet-based project to spread awareness of bloggers' rights in Iran.
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Nov 21, 2009 | RFE/RL
Five Sentenced to Death for Post-election Unrest November 17 – Five people have been sentenced to death in connection with the unrest in the aftermath of the presidential election. Eighty-one others received prison sentences ranging between 6 months and 15 years. Speaking with Radio Farda, ...
Nov 20, 2009 | Spero News
Nov 20, 2009 | UN News
Liberian girls and women should draw inspiration from the all-female Indian police unit serving with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to join law enforcement agencies in the service of their own nation, the top UN official in the West African country said today.
Nov 20, 2009 | UN News
The Convention on the Rights of the Child has become the most widely accepted human rights treaty in history, but 20 years after its adoption, much more remains to be done to turn its promises into reality for millions worldwide, top United Nations officials said today.
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