UN Secretary-Genetral calls for a renewed committment to combat desertifciation
16/06/2010- The Secretary-General of the United Nations called on the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought for a renewed committment to combating desertification and land degradation and mitigating the effects of drought highliting that more than one billion of world poor and vulnerable live in drylands.
UN envoy to Security Council: Flotilla tragedy, another reminder that Gaza's blockade needs to come to end
15 June 2010 – A top United Nations official today stressed the need for a fundamental change in the situation in Gaza, noting that the recent tragedy involving an aid flotilla intercepted by Israel is just another reminder of why the blockade of the Strip is unsustainable and must end.
Number of refugees returning home drops to lowest in 20 years – UN report
15 June 2010 – With major conflicts in Afghanistan and Somalia among those showing no signs of being resolved, the number of refugees voluntarily returning to their home countries last year plummeted to their lowest levels in two decades, according to a new United Nations report.
After years of debate, ICC Member States agree on definition of aggression
14 June 2010 – Member States of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have agreed on what constitutes the crime of aggression, a long-running source of contention in international law, after nearly one decade of discussion.
UN rights chief unveils members of independent probe into Gaza conflict
14 June 2010 – The top United Nations human rights today announced the composition of the independent committee tasked with monitoring Israeli and Palestinian investigations into the deadly conflict in the Gaza Strip that ended early last year.
15 June 2010 – A top United Nations official today stressed the need for a fundamental change in the situation in Gaza, noting that the recent tragedy involving an aid flotilla intercepted by Israel is just another reminder of why the blockade of the Strip is unsustainable and must end.
