Providing news and information while helping aspiring writers and journalists, http://thesop.org/index.php?bio=sopnewswire3 http://thesop.org/index.php?bio=sopnewswire3 118 67 http://thesop.org/images/thesop_118x67.jpg Mon, 20 May 2013 23:29:00 GMT Education is not against any religion, the head of the United Nations educational and cultural agency told Afghan authorities. http://thesop.org/story/20130520/un-praises-afghanistans-educational-and-cultural-gains.html http://thesop.org/story/20130520/un-praises-afghanistans-educational-and-cultural-gains.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Mon, 20 May 2013 22:30:00 GMT Ban Ki-moon voiced concern about provocations and on the Korean Peninsula following reports that the North Korea launched short-range guided missiles. http://thesop.org/story/20130520/un-chief-ban-condemns-north-koreas-provocative-actions.html http://thesop.org/story/20130520/un-chief-ban-condemns-north-koreas-provocative-actions.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Fri, 17 May 2013 20:26:00 GMT A political solution is the only way to end the Syria crisis. http://thesop.org/story/20130517/ban-syria-conference-should-be-held-immediatly.html http://thesop.org/story/20130517/ban-syria-conference-should-be-held-immediatly.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Tue, 14 May 2013 01:27:00 GMT From the Horn of Africa in the east and across the Sahel to the west, terrorism continues to pose a threat to the continents peace, security and development, Ban Ki-moon said. http://thesop.org/story/20130513/ban-urges-holistic-approach-to-fight-terrorism.html http://thesop.org/story/20130513/ban-urges-holistic-approach-to-fight-terrorism.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Mon, 13 May 2013 23:49:00 GMT The UN called on Israel to immediately halt construction of a settlement highway that he said would cut through the Palestinian community of Beit Safafa. http://thesop.org/story/20130513/un-urges-israel-to-stop-highway-construction-through-palestinian-community.html http://thesop.org/story/20130513/un-urges-israel-to-stop-highway-construction-through-palestinian-community.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Mon, 13 May 2013 23:12:00 GMT Less than 1 per cent of all patent applications relating to clean energy technology have been filed in Africa. http://thesop.org/story/20130513/un-promotes-clean-energy-in-africa.html http://thesop.org/story/20130513/un-promotes-clean-energy-in-africa.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Mon, 13 May 2013 22:48:00 GMT Nearly one-third of all victims of human trafficking officially detected around the world between 2007 and 2010 were children. http://thesop.org/story/20130513/un-combats-human-trafficking.html http://thesop.org/story/20130513/un-combats-human-trafficking.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Sun, 12 May 2013 21:44:00 GMT Ban Ki-moon condemned the car bomb attack that reportedly killed 40 people today in the town of Reyhanli, in Turkey's Hatay province. http://thesop.org/story/20130512/un-chief-ban-condemns-car-bomb-attack-in-turkey.html http://thesop.org/story/20130512/un-chief-ban-condemns-car-bomb-attack-in-turkey.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Fri, 10 May 2013 21:02:00 GMT The international community must act to stop the conflict in Syria and ensure those responsible for human rights violations are held accountable. http://thesop.org/story/20130510/un-condemns-atrocities-in-syria.html http://thesop.org/story/20130510/un-condemns-atrocities-in-syria.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Sun, 5 May 2013 22:21:00 GMT The implementation of social protection measures can play a key role in rescuing minors from occupational bondage. http://thesop.org/story/20130505/un-social-protection-measures-key-in-fight-against-child-labor.html http://thesop.org/story/20130505/un-social-protection-measures-key-in-fight-against-child-labor.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Sun, 5 May 2013 21:41:00 GMT Ban Ki-moon has called for calm in Abyei, an area contested by Sudan and South Sudan, following the killing of a top tribal chief and a UN peacekeepe. http://thesop.org/story/20130505/un-chief-ban-condemns-killing-of-un-peacekeeper-in-abyei.html http://thesop.org/story/20130505/un-chief-ban-condemns-killing-of-un-peacekeeper-in-abyei.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Sun, 5 May 2013 21:01:00 GMT The UN reiterated its calls on Nigeria to abide by human rights principles during security patrols following reports 220 civilians were killed during clashes between military forces and the Islamist group Boko Haram. http://thesop.org/story/20130505/un-concerned-about-fighting-in-nigeria.html http://thesop.org/story/20130505/un-concerned-about-fighting-in-nigeria.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Sat, 4 May 2013 20:30:00 GMT A United Nations group of independent experts today drew attention to discrimination against persons with albinism in Tanzania. http://thesop.org/story/20130504/un-albinos-must-not-be-treated-as-ghosts.html http://thesop.org/story/20130504/un-albinos-must-not-be-treated-as-ghosts.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Thu, 2 May 2013 21:30:00 GMT More people were killed and wounded in violent attacks across Iraq in April than in any month since June 2008. http://thesop.org/story/20130502/un-april-deadliest-month-in-iraq-in-five-years.html http://thesop.org/story/20130502/un-april-deadliest-month-in-iraq-in-five-years.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:17:00 GMT In a statement from Tripoli, the UN Support Mission said it stresses the basic right of all Libyans to express their demands by peaceful means. http://thesop.org/story/20130430/un-chief-ban-urges-political-solution-to-syrian-crisis.html http://thesop.org/story/20130430/un-chief-ban-urges-political-solution-to-syrian-crisis.html mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3)