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President Ma calls for political trust across Taiwan Strait
Monday, 14 October 2013, 11:27 am | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
President Ma Ying-jeou said on October 10 that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait should increase mutual political trust after having made a great deal of progress in promoting bilateral relations over the past five years. More >>
New National Survey: Shutdown Severely Damaging GOP
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 12:10 pm | Greenberg Quinlan Rosner
A just-completed national survey from Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research confirms that the voting public is fed up with just about everyone in Washington, but Republicans are clearly bearing much more of their anger and it damaging their prospects for ... More >>
New Structure to strengthen trade unionism in Arab countries
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 12:03 pm | ITUC
Brussels, 11 October 2013 (ITUC OnLine): At the request of 17 national trade union centres from the Arab region (in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine Tunisia and Yemen), the ITUC General Council meeting in ... More >>
OPCW "great choice" for Nobel Peace Prize
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 11:52 am | Right Livelihood Award
The Norwegian Nobel Committee just announced that the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) receives this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The news comes two weeks after Paul Walker, an expert for chemical weapons and their global elimination ... More >>
Adilur's release carries comprehensive message for civil soc
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 11:47 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan, globally known to have critiqued the incumbent government of Bangladesh against its human rights abuses, has been released from prison today, October 11, 2013, after 62 days of prolonged arbitrary detention. More >>
SRI LANKA: Sadistic tendencies of the police
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 11:45 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The following interview was originally printed in the latest issue of the Torture: Asian and Global Perspectives. More >>
Attack on Peshawar church could be a game-changer
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 11:42 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Pakistani Christians continue to protest against and condemn the killings of dozens of innocent Christians in Peshawar on 22nd September. But as they mourn, it is hardly comprehensible that there are reports that the organs of the victims were stripped ... More >>
Greenpeace International bail appeals refused
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 11:38 am | Greenpeace International
Amsterdam, 11 October 2013 - Appeals for bail by lawyers for Phil Ball and Kieron Bryan, both British citizens, were today refused by the Regional Court of Murmansk. More >>
OHCHR Briefing Notes
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 11:23 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Over the past two days (9-10 October), the Iraqi authorities have executed at least 42 individuals, including one woman, on terrorism charges. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has repeatedly stressed, after earlier mass executions ... More >>
First visit to Seychelles of the UN Special Rapporteur
Friday, 11 October 2013, 9:57 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (11 October 2013) – Education reforms and the education of vulnerable children are among the issues to be assessed in the Republic of Seychelles by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Kishore Singh, during his official ... More >>
UN experts call for a full global response to global scourge
Friday, 11 October 2013, 9:55 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Minamata Convention on Mercury: UN experts call for a full global response to a global scourge More >>
President’s Call with Prime Minister John Key of NZ
Friday, 11 October 2013, 3:27 pm | The White House
The President called Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand to thank him for successfully chairing the meeting of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) leaders in Bali, Indonesia on October 8 and to discuss the productive outcomes from the meeting. The two leaders ... More >>
Call for the International Day for Colonization Reparations
Friday, 11 October 2013, 12:20 pm | Colonialism Reparation
On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus set foot on the so called "New World", ushering in a cycle of occupation, violence, genocide and slavery: this was the beginning of colonization. More >>
Captain Phillips is based on a ‘real story’
Friday, 11 October 2013, 12:01 pm | Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme
We know that it is Hollywood, but as the new blockbuster, Captain Phillips, premieres around the globe, MPHRP asks movie goers to remember that it is based on a true story involving real life seafarers. More >>
Security in Libya Worsens With Abduction of Prime Minister
Friday, 11 October 2013, 11:23 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced relief at the release of Prime Minister Ali Zeidan of Libya, who was abducted earlier today, and noted that acts of violence are increasing and security is worsening in the North African nation. More >>
World Mental Health Day: UN Focuses On Ageing Populations
Friday, 11 October 2013, 10:57 am | UN News
Citizens over 60 years of age must have access to social and health services to ensure their physical and mental well-being, the United Nations said today, marking World Mental Health Day. More >>
UN Reviews Czech Republic’s National Electricity Company
Friday, 11 October 2013, 10:56 am | UN News
An international team led by United Nations nuclear safety experts today completed a review of corporate safety performance at CEZ, the largest national electricity company in the Czech Republic, to address safety operations at the Dukovany and Temelin ... More >>
Security Council Extends Assistance Force in Afghanistan
Friday, 11 October 2013, 10:45 am | UN News
The United Nations Security Council today extended the authorization of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) until the end of 2014, when it is expected that the force will draw down and the Government of Afghanistan will assume full responsibility ... More >>
Persons with Disabilities Largely Ignored During Disasters
Friday, 11 October 2013, 10:43 am | UN News
A high proportion of persons with disabilities die or suffer injuries during disasters because they are rarely consulted about their needs and Governments lack adequate measures to address them, according to a United Nations survey released today ahead ... More >>
Ministry of Agriculture Embarks on Local Food Promotion
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 6:44 pm | Solomon Islands Government
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) is taking a new approach to promote growing and consumption of locally grown crops as a way to prevent incidences of non-communicable diseases in the country. More >>
V8 Ute Fan Marries in Pit Lane during Bathurst 1000 event
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 2:49 pm | Australian V8 Ute Racing
Australia’s Number One V8 Ute Racing Fan, Shane Clarke, tied the knot to fiancé India Anderson - Clift at Mount Panorama’s Pit Lane, today (Wednesday, 9th October) as a lead up to the Round 6 of the Auto One V8 Ute Racing Series – protected by ... More >>
Latest Bangladesh Factory Fire Shows Need to Improve Safety
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:52 am | UN News
The United Nations labour agency said it was deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life in a fire at a garment factory in Bangladesh, adding that the incident highlights the need to do more to address the safety of workers. More >>
Belarus: UN Expert Calls For End to Executions
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:51 am | UN News
A United Nations independent expert today appealed to authorities in Belarus to start an immediate moratorium on executions, following recent court rulings upholding several death sentences. More >>
Encephalitis Vaccine for Children in Developing Countries
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:48 am | UN News
The United Nations health agency has approved a new vaccine against Japanese encephalitis (JE), stressing that access to the vaccine will help save the lives of children in developing countries. More >>
Food Insecurity In Madagascar after Reduced Harvest – UN
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:44 am | UN News
Some four million people in rural Madagascar are food insecure after rice and maize production took a bad hit this year from erratic weather and a locust invasion, two United Nations agencies said today. More >>
Investigation Needed into Murder of Two Iraqi Journalists
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:42 am | UN News
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today denounced the killing of two Iraqi journalists and called for an immediate investigation into their deaths. More >>
Chemical Weapons Watchdog Urges Cooperation in Syria
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:39 am | UN News
The head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) today called on all parties in the Syrian conflict to cooperate so that a joint United Nations mission tasked with overseeing the destruction of the country’s chemical ... More >>
Political Prisoners in Myanmar Must Be Released
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:38 am | UN News
An independent United Nations human rights expert today welcomed the latest release of political prisoners in Myanmar, while also voicing concern over ongoing arrests of activists and conditions attached to arrests. More >>
UN’s Overall Financial Situation Is ‘Sound’ But ‘Tight’
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:34 am | UN News
The top United Nations management official today said that the Organization’s budget is sound but urged Member States to meet their financial obligations on time. More >>
Greenpeace Head Urges Meeting with President Putin
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 8:54 am | Greenpeace International
Greenpeace International executive director Kumi Naidoo has written to President Vladimir Putin offering to travel to Moscow as early as possible to meet with the Russian President, in an effort to end the continued incarceration of 28 peaceful ... More >>
Russian claims over boat ramming 'a fantasy' - Greenpeace
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 8:51 am | Greenpeace International
Greenpeace International has branded as ‘a fantasy’ claims by Russia’s Investigative Committee that activists endangered the safety of Russian security officers in the course of a peaceful protest at a Russian Arctic oil platform. More >>
Greenpeace responds to latest Russian allegations
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 8:49 am | Greenpeace International
We can only assume the Russian authorities are referring to the medical supplies that our ships are obliged to carry under maritime law. More >>
Don't Forget The Real Meaning Of Independence
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 6:47 pm | Fiji Women's Crisis Centre
The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre has called on all the citizens of Fiji not to forget the true meaning of independence while celebrating Fiji Day on Thursday 10th October. "While we celebrate the 43rd Anniversary of Fiji's independence from colonial ... More >>
Press Conference by the President October 8 2013
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 4:36 pm | The White House
Includes discussion of US role in Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations and Obama's absence from Bali. More >>
Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State Must End For Children
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 3:40 pm | UN News
Citing the negative impact of the inter-communal clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on children in the region, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today urged all parties to put an end to the violence. More >>
DR Congo: Funding Needed to Assist Displaced Persons
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 3:39 pm | UN News
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that it does not have the resources to provide assistance to a growing number of people displaced by fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
Mission to Oversee Destruction of Syrian Chemical Weapons
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 3:38 pm | UN News
Nearly 100 United Nations and chemical weapons experts will be deployed over the coming months in a joint mission overseeing the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles, with many members of the team to be based in Cyprus due to the ... More >>
Israeli-Palestinian Peace: Journalists to Increase Dialogue
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 3:37 pm | UN News
Hailing a time of renewed hope for the Middle East peace efforts, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged participants in a United Nations-backed seminar to keep up their efforts to increase dialogue and understanding in the region. More >>
Maldives: Highest Court Calls For Fresh Presidential Vote
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 3:36 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated his calls on all Maldivians to ensure a peaceful, inclusive and credible process for the presidential elections which will be held anew later this month. More >>
Greenpeace activists and freelance photographer refused bail
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 8:58 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
The Regional Court of Murmansk today rejected an application made by lawyers for two Greenpeace International activists and a freelance photographer that they be released on bail (1). More >>
Iraq: Suicide Bomb Attack on Children in School Playground
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 5:32 pm | UN News
Deploring the “appalling” suicide bomb attack that killed over 10 children and injured dozens more in northern Iraq, a senior United Nations official today appealed to the conflict-wracked country’s political, religious and civil leaders to find ... More >>
Vanuatu PM rasies West Papua in UN General Assembly
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 4:11 pm | Federal Republic of West Papua
We are officially writing Press Statement that the executive governmnent of the Federal Republic of West Papua, an embryo state being formed on the October 19, 2011 appraciate and warm welcome Vanuatu Prime Minister Moana Carcasses rasies West Papua issues ... More >>
Four Decades in Solitary Confinement Amounts to Torture - US
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 10:58 am | UN News
An independent United Nations human rights expert today called on the United States to immediately end the indefinite solitary confinement imposed on Albert Woodfox for the past four decades. More >>
UN Projects 40% of World Will Be Online By Year End
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 10:56 am | UN News
A United Nations report released today projects that by the end of the year, 40 per cent of the world’s population – 2.7 billion people – will be online, as mobile broadband has become the fastest growing segment of the global information and communication ... More >>
Ban Strongly Condemns Ongoing Violence in Egypt
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 10:52 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the violence in Egypt which killed more than fifty people during a national holiday on Sunday, and today’s attacks against military personnel and facilities, which reportedly killed eight people and ... More >>
Greenpeace to file criminal complaint over seizure of ship
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 9:37 am | Greenpeace International
Greenpeace International has revealed today that it intends to file a criminal complaint with the police over the illegal seizure of its ship the Arctic Sunrise. More >>
IOC Pres Refuses to Explicitly Affirm That LGBT Protected
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 9:15 am | All Out
The President of International Olympic Committee (IOC) responded to more than 78,000 All Out (www.allout.org) members from around the world in a letter to All Out’s Executive Director and Co-Founder, Andre Banks. Last week members sent emails to ... More >>
Confirmed-West Papuan students forced out of consulate
Monday, 7 October 2013, 5:52 pm | Australia West Papua Association
In light of the latest report on the ABC which confirms that the West Papuan students were definitely forced out of the consulate, AWPA has sent an email to the Australian Consulate in Bali urging the Consul- General to contact the Indonesian authorities ... More >>
ICC Prosecutor must move on 2009 Palestinian Declaration
Monday, 7 October 2013, 5:49 pm | Palestinian Centre For Human Rights
Thursday, 3 October 2013, Al-Haq and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) held a meeting with the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou B. Bensouda, to personally present a legal opinion, prepared in cooperation with Dr. Michael Kearney ... More >>
Senator Madigan demands Australian action on West Papua
Monday, 7 October 2013, 5:44 pm | John Madigan
Senator John Madigan has demanded that the Australian government provide sanctuary for three West Papuan men who scaled the wall of the Australian consulate in Bali earlier this morning, saying that if they are handed over to Indonesian authorities ... More >>
Concern West Papuans were forced to leave consulate
Monday, 7 October 2013, 5:37 pm | Australia West Papua Association
AWPA has faxed the below letter to the Australian Consulate in Bali seeking clarification if the 3 West Papuan students left voluntarily or if were told that they would be handed over to the Indonesian military if they did not leave. More >>
Summary of events in West Papua: September 2013
Monday, 7 October 2013, 5:36 pm | Australia West Papua Association
The Guardian Australia has reported (6th October) that three West Papuans have occupied the Australian consulate in Bali to demand the Indonesian government treat them “like human beings”. More >>
Expedia and Ticketek launch ‘ticket and travel’ partnership
Monday, 7 October 2013, 4:26 pm | Joint Press Release
The world’s largest online travel company, today announced a partnership with Australasia’s leading ticketing agent Ticketek to launch exclusive travel packages for Les Misérables ticket holders; bringing together travel and ticketing bookings into a seamless online ... More >>
Iraq: UN Envoy Calls For Collective Action to End Bloodshed
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:13 am | UN News
The top United Nations official in Iraq today called on political, religious and civil leaders to work together with security forces to halt the surge in violence, following a deadly attack in the northern part of the country. More >>
Lampedusa Incident: UN Urges Revision of Migration Policies
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:12 am | UN News
The head of the United Nations labour agency today called for a revision of labour migration and border policies in the aftermath of a boat carrying an estimated 500 migrants capsizing off the Italian island of Lampedusa. More >>
Egypt: Ban Appeals for Peace Ahead Of Planned Demonstrations
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:10 am | UN News
Voicing concern at serious violence today in Cairo, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the importance of peaceful protest, respect for freedom of assembly and commitment to non-violence ahead of announced demonstrations marking a national holiday ... More >>
Security Council Condemns Attack on Russian Embassy in Libya
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:10 am | UN News
The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned Wednesday’s attack against the Russian embassy in Tripoli, Libya, which caused serious damage to the diplomatic premises. More >>
Syria: Joint UN Team Preparing For Onsite Inspections
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:09 am | UN News
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is reviewing additional information received from Syria in connection to its chemical weapons stockpiles, a United Nations spokesperson said today, ahead of onsite inspections and initial ... More >>
Azerbaijan: UN Concerned By Human Rights Restrictions
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:05 am | UN News
Voicing deep concern at tightened restrictions on the right of assembly in Azerbaijan and the harassment of journalists, three independent United Nations experts today called on the Government to facilitate the work of human rights defenders and civil ... More >>
Palestinian Refugee Children Return To School in Lebanon
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:03 am | UN News
With their numbers swelled by the flow of refugees from Syria, tens of thousands of Palestinian children in Lebanon returned to school for the 2013/14 school year today with new learning and other materials provided by the United Nations and the ... More >>
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