Sudan: Senior UN rights official praises agreement to end use of child soldiers
22November – A top United Nations human rights official today welcomed a deal agreed by a former rebel group in southern Sudan to end the use of child soldiers among its ranks, while warning of the threat posed to children by various armed militia operating in the region. FULL STORY>>

India’s all-female UN police unit serves as inspiration for Liberian women
20November – Liberian girls and women should draw inspiration from the all-female Indian police unit serving with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to join law enforcement agencies in the service of their own nation, the top UN official in the West African country said today. FULL STORY>>

Libya and UN agency enter pact to boost food security, sustainable development
20November – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Libya have agreed on a $71 million programme to boost cooperation over the next five years to strengthen food security and sustainable development in the country. FULL STORY>>

Kenyan youth shoot for peace in UN-backed football ‘reconciliation contest’
20November – More than 2,000 Kenyan youths from across Nairobi, the capital, will kick off a multi-ethnic football tournament this weekend to score goals in a United Nations-backed bid to use the power of sport to promote reconciliation after last year’s deadly inter-communal violence as well as environmental conservation. FULL STORY>>

Xenophobic attacks in South Africa draw condemnation from UN agency
20November – The United Nations refugee agency today condemned the latest xenophobic attacks that have driven some 3,000 foreigners, including refugees and asylum-seekers from Zimbabwe, from a community in South Africa. FULL STORY>>

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