UNITED NATIONS News, Jun 08, 2012

PHOTOS: Celebrate World Environment Day Earth911.com Photo: United Nations Environmental Programme Brazil has been selected as the official host for this year's WED celebrations. The South American nation had previously hosted WED in 1992, on the eve of the first Earth Summit – when world leaders, ... See all stories on this topic » Earth911.com

PHOTOS: Portsmouth High School Names Top 10 Graduating Seniors Patch.com Member of the PHS symphonic band; elected senior class treasurer; completed four Advanced Placement courses as a junior and three as a senior; participated on the Science Olympiad team and the Model United Nations team; member of the National Honor ... See all stories on this topic »

Top a.m. stories, 06/07 San Angelo Standard Times AP photos, interactive. UNITED NATIONS Against the backdrop of a new massacre in Syria, international envoy Kofi Annan on Thursday will propose tasking a group of world powers and key regional players including Iran to come up with a strategy to end ... See all stories on this topic »

Amazing photos reveal the state of world environment Rediff The United Nations Environment Programme established World Environment Day in 1972 and every year for the past 40 years, countries around the world have dedicated June 5 to environmental causes. The theme for World Environment Day 2012 is "Green... See all stories on this topic » Rediff

RVPL CEO Interviews with National Radio Show About Creating Green Jobs for ... CNBC.com ECCO2 Corp, the non-profit sister company of the 'ECCO2 family,' was recently admitted to theUnited Nations Department of Economic Social Affairs by the DESA NGO Branch as an official non-governmental organization and is also an affiliate partner of ... See all stories on this topic »

US to Iran: Allow IAEA probe of alleged nuke site Houston Chronicle Photo: Ronald Zak / AP US Alternate Permanent Representative to the United Nations Robert Wood talks with Israel's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Ehud Azoulay, from left, prior to the start of the IAEA board of governors ... See all stories on this topic »

ICC asks UN to help arrest Sudan's president Atlanta Journal Constitution By EDITH M. LEDERER AP UNITED NATIONS — Sudan's refusal to arrest President Omar al-Bashir and three others accused of war crimes in Darfur is "a direct challenge" to the UN Security Council, and it should now consider asking all countries and ... See all stories on this topic »

News of the world in photos: Solar plane on historic flight Seattle Post Intelligencer Photo: Sergei Chuzavkov, Ap / AP2012 A group of egrets stands on a garbage dump near Deepor Beel wildlife sanctuary on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Tuesday. The World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 every year by the United Nations to ... See all stories on this topic »

Ukraine's prostitutes hope to cash in on Euro 2012 Fox News Experts are warning about the high risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases: Some 1.1 percent of the adult population and nearly one out of 10 prostitutes are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to the United Nations AIDS ... See all stories on this topic »

France says military action in Syria only under UN Atlanta Journal Constitution AP SINGAPORE — France says it will only participate in military action in Syria under a United Nations mandate. AP Photos: Shuttle at sea, en route to new home French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told an Asian security summit Sunday that the ... See all stories on this topic »

Ordinary photos, extraordinary events: Panetta and Vietnamese counterpart ... al.com (blog) The diary had been in the United States since the end of the war and was brought back to Vietnam to be given to the family of the fallen soldier. (DOD/ by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo) They are, at first glance, ordinary pictures of men in suits and uniforms at ... See all stories on this topic » al.com (blog)

Is US on 'right track' in Afghanistan? Frontier Post The world needs to know that . . . but we (the United States) are on the right track toward its goals in Afghanistan". Not only had this, he also praised Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force. See all stories on this topic »

Syria expels Western diplomats SunHerald.com By PATRICK J. MCDONNELL — Los Angeles Times BEIRUT — Syria retaliated Tuesday for last week's expulsions of its diplomats from Washington and other capitals, barring or expelling a series of foreign envoys from 11 nations, including the United States. See all stories on this topic »

UN report warns environment at tipping point KTVL RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- A United Nations report warns that the earth's environmental systems "are being pushed towards their biophysical limits" and that sudden, irreversible and potentially catastrophic changes are looming. The UN's Environment Program ... See all stories on this topic »

UN: Syria permits aid workers to enter 4 provinces Atlanta Journal Constitution (AP Photo) UN and Arab League Joint Special Envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan, left, shakes hands with Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, right, before a bilateral meeting at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, ... See all stories on this topic » Atlanta Journal Constitution

Annan urges world to unite behind effort to end Syria violence KTVL UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- International envoy Kofi Annan is urging the world's nations to unite behind a new effort to end the escalating Syrian conflict and says there should be "consequences" if his peace plan isn't implemented. See all stories on this topic »

Rethinking Rage in the Middle East Huffington Post (blog) In September of last year, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas petitioned the United Nations for full membership in the world body. For many Palestinians this event was a potent and long-overdue symbol of their statehood, a cause for celebration. See all stories on this topic »

UN official: Syria aims heavy weapons at UN staff KTVL By EDITH M. LEDERER AP UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- A senior UN official says UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council that UN patrols in Syria are being deliberately targeted with heavy weapons and armor-piercing ammunition. See all stories on this topic »

Pictures Of The Week: May 28 - June 3 (PHOTOS) Huffington Post (Kevin Frayer, AP) A formation of US Navy Blue Angel fighter jets perform a flyover above graduating Midshipmen during the United States Naval Academy graduation and commissioning ceremonies in Annapolis, Md., on May 29, 2012. See all stories on this topic »

Friends of Canada victim remember quiet student WSET Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is warning Syria that the international community may soon seek a resolution at the United Nations Security Council that could authorize the use of force. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday ... See all stories on this topic »

Worldwide asteroid warning system urged msnbc.com It is being presented this week to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space during a conference in Vienna. [ Natural Disasters: Top 10 US Threats ] Communicating the risk The report summarizes the findings of a meeting convened ... See all stories on this topic » msnbc.com

Keizer mayor offers guidance in Kosovo Keizertimes A NATO operation against Serbia forced Milosevic to back down, and Kosovo came under United Nations supervision while forming its own assembly. Photos of about 2000 people hang outside the national assembly – they are still missing from the war. See all stories on this topic » Keizertimes

Alixandra Fazzina Photographs the Flight of the 'Flowers of Afghanistan' TIME With money that came that same year with her recognition by UNHCR (the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) as the first journalist to win the prestigious Nansen Refugee Award, along with the support of the Norwegian government, Fazzina began ... See all stories on this topic » TIME

Matt Gurney on the UN force in Syria: May we visit your killing fields? No? OK ... National Post There's already such a thing, in the form of 300 United Nations observers monitoring the situation in Syria? Well, that's brilliant, then. Why didn't they just scurry on over and check out the facts on the ground? They tried? See all stories on this topic »

China Says It's Wary Of US Plan To Focus On Pacific Military Power WIBW Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta poses for photos with China�s Minister of National Defense Gen. Liang Guanglie at the Pentagon, May 7, 2012. DOD photo by US Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley (CNN) -- The United States is "not in step ... See all stories on this topic »

Social, jobs buzz surrounds Enviro Day ITWeb Organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), WED's theme this year was “Green economy: does it include you?” with a focus on moving towards a system based on low carbon emissions and resource efficiency. More than 9 000 activities were ... See all stories on this topic » ITWeb

Israel govt calls for mass deportation of African immigrants (PHOTOS) RT Human Rights organizations regard the new measure as a violation of the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Plans are in place to deport over 700 immigrants in the coming days. Netanyahu's government brands them as ... See all stories on this topic » RT

UN chief says UN monitors shot at KTVL UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says UN monitors were shot at trying to get to the scene of the latest Syrian massacre. The UN chief told the General Assembly on Thursday that the unarmed observers were initially denied access ... See all stories on this topic »

US publishes satellite images of Syria Reuters Damascus has blamed the massacre on the opposition, which Assad has tried unsuccessfully for 14 months to crush, killing over 10000 people in the process, according to the United Nations. Russia, which has used its veto powers to prevent the UN ... See all stories on this topic »

Asteroid Warning System: Report Calls For International Effort To Avert ... Huffington Post The closest analogy might be the cooperative early-warning system developed for tsunamis in the wake of the devastating inundation of the coasts of Southeast Asia in 2004," the report states. It is being presented this week to the United Nations ... See all stories on this topic »

#RioPlusSocial: What's Your Vision for the Future? Mashable By sending a tweet, sharing a photo or uploading video, we can stand up for what's right and be heard throughout the world — within seconds. Mashable will be in Brazil to host Rio+Social, working with our Social Good Summit partners the United Nations ... See all stories on this topic »

(Photos courtesy of Gospel For Asia) Mission Network NEws (press release) The failure of the process led the United Nations to express concerns over potential violence, especially since the country is flanked by India and China. "The leaders of these countries want to see stability because it affects their own futures," ... See all stories on this topic » Mission Network NEws (press release)

Replica of Austrian village built in Guangdong China Daily A $940-million Chinese clone of one of Austria's most picturesque villages - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage-listed Hallstatt - recently opened its doors amid some controversy to visitors in the ... See all stories on this topic » China Daily

Explainer: Why Do UN Inspectors Want Access To Iran's Parchin Military Complex? Journal of Turkish Weekly by Golnaz Esfandiari, RFE/RL Parchin, a large military complex located southeast of Tehran, is one of the key pieces of the puzzle that is Iran's nuclear program -- a puzzle the United Nations' nuclear watchdog has been long trying to solve. See all stories on this topic »

Debra Winger making her Broadway debut this winter SunHerald.com FILE - This March 9, 2012 file photo shows actress Debra Winger at The Third Annual DVF Awards held at the United Nations. Winger will make her broadway debut in "The Anarchist," a play by David Mamet. Winger will star alongside Patti Lupone in the ... See all stories on this topic » SunHerald.com

Yemen democracy opponents could face sanctions WIS More >> AP National News VideoMore>> By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A proposed UN Security Council resolution that circulated Monday supports efforts by Yemen's president to advance the country's transition to democracy and ... See all stories on this topic »

UN nuke reps to meet with Iranian officials Atlanta Journal Constitution In meetings with agency officials, Tehran also has stonewalled repeated IAEA requests for a resumption of its probe, dismissing intelligence cited by the agency of secret weapons work as fabricated by the United States and its allies and declaring the ... See all stories on this topic » Atlanta Journal Constitution

Photos: D-Day, The Invasion Of Normandy DCist.com The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man to man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our home fronts have given us an overwhelming ... See all stories on this topic »

Satellite pictures back up Houla massacre accounts The Guardian Damascus has blamed the massacre on the opposition – which Assad has tried unsuccessfully for 14 months to crush, killing more than 10000 people in the process according to the United Nations. Russia instead blames Islamist militants for the Houla... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Arawak Art Work Presented to Tribal Link Executive Director By UCTP TAINO NEWS In photo from left to right: Pamela Kraft, Roberto Borrero, Damon Corrie and Tai AnaYuisa Pellicier.United Nations, NY (UCTP Taino News) – An exquisite work of contemporary Lokono Arawak art was presented to Tribal Link's Executive Director, Pamela Kraft, during the 11th Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in May. The piece, a wooden sculpture of a female leader, was carved by acclaimed Lokono artist Foster Simon. The piece was offered to Kraft in ... The Voice of the Taino People Online

Photo news: Mongolia celebrated International Day of United ... Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Daily News and Information about Mongolia in ... Photo news: Mongolia celebrated International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers ... www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/4146

Annan blames Syria for peace plan failure - News from AP | The ... United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, addresses the United Nations ... (APPhoto/Shaam News Network, SNN)THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS ... hosted2.ap.org/.../id-8a177e30203f46c784aba882ce064e1b

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INTERNATIONAL - United Nations appoints ... - Hurriyet Daily News Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe. REUTERS Photo. The United Nations has appointed Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as a “leader for tourism,” ... www.hurriyetdailynews.com/united-nations-appoints-mugabe-...

Masdar CEO named United Nations' 'Champion of ... - OANA NEWS Photo. Flames of Islamic Awakening cannot be extinguished: Iranian FM ... company, has received this year's United Nations' Champions of the Earth award. www.oananews.org/.../masdar-ceo-named-united-nations-cha...

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