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UN DAILY NEWS DIGEST - 3 February
6:39 pm Eastern | World
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Serbia, Azerbaijan cannot believe their eyes
6:12 pm Eastern | World
"No one has ever seen anything like this at a Futsal EURO," said Serbia coach Aca Kovačević after the 9-8 win that took his side through past Azerbaijan, players of both sides left stunned.read more »
Five-star Russia please Skorovich
5:36 pm Eastern | World
Sergei Skorovich was a satisfied man after his Russia team opened their UEFA Futsal EURO 2012 campaign with a 5-0 victory against Turkey that secured their progress from Group C.read more »
World Population Estimate: 6,992,062,306 at 22:35 UTC (EST+5) Feb 03, 2012
5:34 pm Eastern | USA News
US Population Estimate: 312,957,475 at 22:35 UTC (EST+5) Feb 03, 2012
5:34 pm Eastern | World
Press Releases: Briefing On Her Role As The Newly-Appointed Chair of the Kimberley Process (KP) for 2012
5:20 pm Eastern | US Politics and Govt
Briefing On Her Role As The Newly-Appointed Chair of the Kimberley Process (KP) for 2012 Special BriefingGillian A. MilovanovicChair of the Kimberley Process (KP) Via Teleconference Washington, DC February 3, 20read more »
For World Cancer Day, UN Stresses Early Diagnosis to Reduce Mounting Deaths
5:10 pm Eastern | World
New York, Early diagnosis is the key to reducing the nearly eight million deaths caused by cancer across the globe annually, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today, stressing the importance of screening programmes for healthy people to detect the disease promptly for easier treatment.
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5:10 pm Eastern | World
IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE, UN MISSION TO DECIDE ON ELECTION CERTIFICATION NEXT WEEKread more »
Daily Press Briefings : Daily Press Briefing - February 3, 2012
5:06 pm Eastern | US Politics and Govt
Mark C. Toner Deputy SpokespersonDaily Press Briefing Washington, DC February 3, 2012 Index for Today's Briefing EGYPT Kidnapping, Release of U.S. Citizens Readout of Aread more »
Press Releases: Acting Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson To Travel to Peru and Argentina
4:53 pm Eastern | US Politics and Govt
Acting Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson To Travel to Peru and Argentina Media NoteOffice of the Spokesperson Washington, DC February 3, 2012Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta S. Jacobson will travel to Peru and Argentread more »
Press Releases: Background Briefing En Route to Munich, Germany
4:44 pm Eastern | US Politics and Govt
Background Briefing En Route to Munich, Germany Special BriefingSenior State Department Officials En Route Munich, Germany February 3, 2012MODERATOR: Okay, we are en route to Munich and Sofia with the Secretary of State. Here to give you a laydown of our plan is [Senior State Department Official], hereafter Senior Stread more »
GSN: IAEA Barred From Iranian Atomic Site, Scientist
4:26 pm Eastern | USA News
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read more »UN Court Rules Against Italy in Nazi Compensation Claims
4:10 pm Eastern | World
New York, The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled today that Italy has violated its obligation to respect Germany’s immunity under international law by allowing civil claims seeking reparations for Nazi war crimes to be brought against it in Italian courts.
read more »Press Releases: New Report Highlights Humanitarian Threat from "Dangerous Depots"
3:02 pm Eastern | US Politics and Govt
New Report Highlights Humanitarian Threat from "Dangerous Depots" Media NoteOffice of the Spokesperson Washington, DC February 3, 2012In recent years, accidental explosions at arms storage facilities in Cyprus, Russia, Turkmenistan, and elsewhere have highlighted read more »
Unicode over 60 percent of the web
2:52 pm Eastern | World
Computers store every piece of text using a “character encoding,” which gives a number to each character. For example, the byte 61 stands for ‘a’ and 62 stands for ‘b’ in the ASCII encoding, which was launched in 1963. Before the web, computer systems were siloed, and there were hundreds of different encodings. Depending on the encoding, C1 could mean any of ¡, Ё, Ą, Ħ, ‘, ”, or parts of thousands of characters, from æ to 品. If you brought a file from one computer to another, it could come out as gobbledygook.read more »
UN Agency Wants New Global Tax to Help Poor
2:22 pm Eastern | World
The head of a United Nations economic agency says a new world tax is needed to help finance a "social protection floor" for the world's poor.read more »
Philippines: UN and Partners Seek More Funding to Help Tropical Storm Survivors
2:10 pm Eastern | World
New York, The United Nations and humanitarian partners today revised upwards an appeal for funding to continue relief work for six months among the more than 300,000 people in the Philippines island of Mindanao who were affected by last year’s tropical storm Washi.
read more »Slick Russia too good for Turkey
1:53 pm Eastern | Sports
Turkey 0-5 RussiaRussia started their bid to reach a fourth final with a polished display which means they and Italy qualify from Group C at Turkey's expense.read more »
Initiative Aims To Harness Social Media To Fight Hunger
3 Feb 13:15 | World
The World Food Programme (WFP) is launching a week-long campaign in which users of the popular online trivia game Freerice can recruit their friends to help bring food to the world’s most vulnerable populations. read more »
UN Backs Vaccination Campaign After Yellow Fever Outbreaks Hit Cameroon and Ghana
3 Feb 13:10 | USA News
New York, The United Nations is backing a mass vaccination campaign under way in northern Cameroon, where a new outbreak of yellow fever has killed at least seven people.
read more »UN Political Team to Visit Maldives For Talks On Democratic Transition
3 Feb 13:10 | World
New York, A United Nations political team heads to the Maldives next week for talks on how to help support the Indian Ocean archipelago in its transition to democracy.
read more »Un-backed Court Sentences Key Khmer Rouge Figure to Life in Prison On Appeal
3 Feb 13:10 | World
New York, The appeals chamber of the United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia trying cases of mass murder and other crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge regime today <"http://www.eccc.gov.kh/en/articles/kaing-guek-eav-alias-duch-sentenced-life-imprisonment-supreme-court-chamber-0">sentenced the former head of a notorious detention camp to life in prison, upholding an earlier conviction and extending the existing jail term.read more »
as Floods Continue in Fiji, UN Stresses Need to Boost Preventive Measures
3 Feb 13:10 | SciTech
New York, The United Nations disaster risk reduction agency stressed today the need to boost preventive measures in Fiji, as heavy rains are predicted to occur more frequently in the archipelago nation, which has been ravaged by severe floods over the past week.read more »
Glaciers Under Attack From Ice Thieves
3 Feb 13:09 | World
Criminal gangs are becoming a threat to the world’s glaciers, which are already receding as a result of climate change, the United Nations said, citing a case in Chile where police are investigating the theft of some 5,000 kilograms of millennia-old ice from the Jorge Montt glacier.read more »
Concern Over Fresh Round Of Killings In South Sudan
3 Feb 12:58 | World
The United Nations human rights office has voiced concern over a cattle raid in a northern state of South Sudan earlier this week, which led to 78 deaths and numerous injuries among civilians, most of whom were women and children.read more »
Mozambique: UN Agency Begins Food Distribution to Flood Victims
3 Feb 12:10 | World
New York, The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun distributing rations in Mozambique, where an estimated 70,000 people are in urgent need of assistance after the country was pounded by two tropical storms.
read more »UN Says Somali Famine Over, But Warns Action Needed to Forestall New Crisis
3 Feb 12:10 | World
New York, The United Nations declared an end to famine conditions in Somalia today, but warned that the crisis in the Horn of Africa is not over and requires continued efforts to restore food security and help people resume normal lives.
read more »UN Voices Concern Over Fresh Round of Killings in South Sudan
3 Feb 11:10 | World
New York, The United Nations human rights office today voiced concern over a cattle raid in a northern state of South Sudan earlier this week, which led to 78 deaths and numerous injuries among civilians, most of whom were women and children.
read more »After Ferry Sinking in Papua New Guinea, UN Agency Voices Deep Sympathy
3 Feb 11:10 | World
New York, The head of the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) today expressed deep sympathy to the victims of a ferry sinking off the coast of Papua New Guinea that may have claimed more than 100 lives.
read more »UN Alarmed By Reported New Atrocities Against Displaced Civilians in Dr Congo
3 Feb 10:10 | World
New York, The United Nations refugee agency said today it is alarmed by recent reports that displaced people have been tortured and killed in their camps by armed elements in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
read more »Pavlyuchenko seals Lokomotiv switch
3 Feb 07:39 | World
Roman Pavlyuchenko has completed his transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Lokomotiv Moscow, the Russian club have confirmed.read more »
Ban Thanks Outgoing Head of UN Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone For His Work
2 Feb 19:10 | World
New York, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his appreciation of the work of the outgoing United Nations envoy to Sierra Leone, Michael von der Schulenburg, including his initiatives to boost donor cooperation and efficient aid use in the West African country.
read more »UN DAILY NEWS DIGEST - 2 February
2 Feb 18:49 | SciTech
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South Sudan: UN Relief Chief Sees ‘terrible Situation’ in Troubled Jonglei State
2 Feb 18:10 | World
New York, The United Nations relief chief today visited areas in South Sudan hit by recent ethnic violence and met some of the victims of a vicious cycle of raids and reprisal attacks, describing what she had seen as “a terrible situation” with people having lost loved ones, property and livelihood.
read more »El Salvador: UN Panel Voices Concern at Arbitrary Detention, Prison Overcrowding
2 Feb 18:10 | World
New York, A United Nations expert human rights panel has voiced concern about the right to security impinging on the right to be free from arbitrary detention in El Salvador, as well as extreme overcrowding in prisons and police facilities in the Central American nation.
read more »Haiti: UN Welcomes Ratification of Pact On Economic and Social Rights
2 Feb 18:10 | World
New York, The United Nations peacekeeping force in Haiti (MINUSTAH) welcomed today the ratification by the Government of a pact on economic, social and cultural rights.
read more »Sustainable Development the Focus of Talks Between Assembly Chief and French Officials
2 Feb 18:10 | World
New York, Sustainable development and the environment topped the agenda during talks today in Paris between General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser and senior French Government officials.
read more »Un-backed Awards Seek to Honour Businesses With Sustainable Development Practices
2 Feb 18:10 | World
New York, Businesses with innovative models that enhance commercial success as well as contribute to sustainable development have been invited by the United Nations to participate in the World Business and Development Awards (WBDA), which launched its nominations today.
read more »UN Women to Focus On Boosting Economic Empowerment and Political Roles
2 Feb 17:10 | World
New York, The head of the United Nations entity mandated to promote gender equality today said that her priority this year is to enhance the economic empowerment and political participation of women and called for the support of the international community and the entire UN system to ensure success.read more »
Afghan Refugees Need Right Conditions to Return Home, Stresses UN Official
2 Feb 17:10 | World
New York, The United Nations refugee chief today thanked the Pakistani Government for its generosity towards Afghans who have sought refuge in the country, while also calling for creating the right conditions in Afghanistan that will promote large-scale voluntary returns.
read more »Daily Press Briefings : Daily Press Briefing - February 2, 2012
2 Feb 15:49 | US Politics and Govt
Victoria Nuland SpokespersonDaily Press Briefing Washington, DC February 2, 2012 Index for Today's Briefing SYRIA UN Security Council Resolution / Ambassador Rice Embassy Security / Ambassador Ford AFGHANISTANread more »
GSN: IAEA Team to Return to Iran in February
2 Feb 15:21 | World
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2 Feb 13:10 | SciTech
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Yemen: UN Relief Chief Welcomes Release of Seven Humanitarian Workers
2 Feb 13:10 | World
New York, The top United Nations humanitarian official voiced relief today that seven aid workers abducted earlier this week in Yemen have now all been released unharmed.
read more »Lebanon: Un-backed Tribunal to Try Four Men Accused of Hariri Killing in Absentia
2 Feb 13:10 | World
New York, The United Nations-backed independent tribunal set up to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri http://www.stl-tsl.org/en/media/press-releases/01-02-2012-trial-chamber-decision-in-absentia-the-upcoming-stepsannounced today that it will try four men accused of carrying out the crime in absentia.
read more »UN Invites All Congolese to Avoid Violence, Resolve Poll Disputes Peacefully
2 Feb 13:10 | World
New York, With the provisional results of national legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) having now been announced, the United Nations today encouraged all actors to use legal channels for resolving any disputes and refrain from the use of force or violence.
read more »Visiting Gaza, Ban Reiterates Commitment to Plight of Palestinians
2 Feb 13:10 | World
New York, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled today to the Gaza Strip, where he underlined his commitment to continue working for peace and stability in the Middle East, and voiced his concern about the need to increase humanitarian assistance for Palestinians.
read more »Ban Voices Sadness After Deadly Clashes at Egyptian Soccer Stadium
2 Feb 13:10 | World
New York, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed sadness at last night’s violent clashes at a soccer match in Egypt which led to the deaths of at least 74 people and injuries to hundreds of others.
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