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AP - Myanmar is inviting a United Nations special Envoy to visit in mid-August, for talks that are expected to focus on international efforts to bring political reforms to the Southeast Asian nation. ...

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Reuters - The criminal justice system in the U.S. state of Alabama needs to be improved to ensure that no innocent people are executed but officials there seem indifferent to the problem, a U.N. Envoy said on Monday. ...

Source: au.rd.yahoo.com --- 12 days ago
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has officially named Alexander Downer to be the organisation's special Envoy for Cyprus, a UN spokesman says. ...

Source: worldblog.msnbc.msn.com --- 1 day ago
By Karl Bostic, NBC News Producer Iraq's parliament passed a provincial elections bill on Tuesday despite a walkout by Kurdish parliamentarians angered over how the law would deal with the disputed city of Kirkuk. The provincial election plan -- strongly backed by Washington -- would shift more political powers to regions and is viewed by Sunni Arabs as path to gain more influence over decisions by the Shiite-led government. U.S. officials see the voting as another key step in national reconciliation....( read more ) ...

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China's UN ambassador said Friday he was concerned at reports that Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir might be arrested over crimes against humanity in Darfur, warning such a move would put peace prospects "in jeopardy." ...

Source: au.rd.yahoo.com --- 8 days ago
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - UN troubleshooter Ibrahim Gambari is planning a return visit to Myanmar in mid-August at the invitation of the military regime, the UN deputy spokeswoman said Tuesday. ...

Source: www.voanews.com --- 7 days ago
UN says objectives for visit have not been set ...

Source: uk.reuters.com --- 8 days ago
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday that Myanmar has invited a U.N. Envoy to visit the cyclone-ravaged country, which is facing renewed international pressure to democratize and improve its human rights record. ...

Source: www.salon.com --- 8 days ago
Myanmar is inviting a United Nations special Envoy to visit in mid-August, for talks that are expected to focus on international efforts to bring political reforms to the Southeast Asian nation. The invitation by Myanmar's ambassador, Kyaw Tint Swe, was extended to Secretary-General Ban K... ...

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk --- 12 days ago
Foreign Secretary David Milliband said today Russia and China's decision to block international sanctions against Zimbabwe was "incomprehensible" and confirmed Britain would continue to fight to end suffering at the hands of Robert Mugabe. ...

Source: www.abc.net.au --- 22 days ago
The Rudd Government appears to have lost a bit of gloss, seven months into its term. The latest Newspoll has Labor's lead pared back to 10 points, on a two party preferred basis. Labor has already lost one by-election, last weekend the Nationals retained the seat of Gippsland. Now it faces another, with Alexander Downer quitting politics to take up a post as a United Nations Special Envoy. ...

Source: abc.net.au --- 22 days ago
The former foreign minister has confirmed he's quitting politics to help revive long-stalled peace talks between the Greeks and Turks on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Cyprus has been split since a 1974 Turkish invasion triggered by a brief Greek Cypriot coup. But with both sides now showing renewed political will, Alexander Downer is being urged to seize the moment. ...

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The main political actors in Nepal have agreed that a scaled-down United Nations presence is necessary for at least another six months to help advance peace and development in the country, the world body’s top official there said today. ...

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The incoming senior United Nations representative in Cyprus is in New York today for talks with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and briefings with UN officials about the situation in the Mediterranean country. ...

Source: www.channelnewsasia.com --- 8 days ago
UNITED NATIONS : UN troubleshooter Ibrahim Gambari is planning a return visit to Myanmar in mid-August at the invitation of the military regime, the UN deputy spokeswoman said Tuesday. ...

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The top United Nations official for Somalia has praised the strife-torn nation's parties for working quickly to advance the peace deal reached last month in neighbouring Djibouti. ...

Source: www.un.org --- 8 days ago
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Adviser to Myanmar is to return to the country next month, after receiving a letter of invitation from the South-East Asian nation’s authorities, it was announced today. ...

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With Israel and Gaza declaring a halt in fighting last month, a senior United Nations official today travelled to Gaza to assess how the world body can restart stalled humanitarian programmes in that area of the occupied Palestinian territory. ...