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UN Top Headlines Updated for Europe UN court rules against Italy in case over Nazi compensation claimsThe United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled today that Italy has violated its obligation to respect Germany's immunity under international law by allowing civil claims seeking reparations for Nazi war crimes to be brought against it in Italian courts. UN refugee agency concerned over treatment of asylum-seekers in UkraineThe United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern over the plight of asylum-seekers, including some minors, held in two detention centres in Ukraine, where more than 100 people are reportedly challenging their detention or have complained that they were denied the right to apply for asylum. Mediterranean the deadliest sea for refugees and migrants, says UN agencyThe Mediterranean Sea has become the deadliest stretch of water in the world for migrants and refugees, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported today. UN Yugoslav tribunal accepts plea agreement in contempt trialThe United Nations war crimes tribunal for the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s today accepted the plea agreement filed in the contempt of court trial of Jelena Rašic, who was accused of procuring false statements from witnesses in exchange for money. Italy must urgently act to end violence against women, UN rights expert saysItaly must do more to protect women from violence and urgently address the underlying structural causes of gender inequality and discrimination, an independent United Nations human rights expert warned after visiting the country. Cyprus: Ban calls for decisive steps towards final settlement after intensive talksThe latest round of United Nations-facilitated talks between the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities aimed at the reunification of Cyprus have ended in New York after "robust and intensive" discussions, Secretary-Ban Ki-moon said today, calling for a decisive move to reach a final agreement. World champion water polo team joins UN conservation effortThe world champion Italian national water polo team has become the latest advocate recruited by the United Nations in its effort to raise international awareness about water conservation, the world body has announced. Ban spends second day at UN-backed Cyprus reunification talksSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon is meeting again today in New York with the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities in their latest round of talks aimed at reunifying the divided Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus. UN tribunal welcomes arrest of former member of Serb paramilitary forcesThe United Nations war crimes tribunal for the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s welcomed the arrest of Radovan Stankovic, a former member of a Serb paramilitary unit who faces multiple charges for crimes against humanity. UN-facilitated talks between Cypriot leaders begin in New YorkSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon met today with the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities as they began two days of United Nations-facilitated talks on reunifying the divided Mediterranean island nation. UN News For Europe | UN News For the Americas UN News For Asia and the Pacific | UN News Main Headlines |
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