UN rights office urges Tunisian authorities to ensure freedom of peaceful assembly
New York, Jan 13 (JEN): The United Nations human rights office on Friday called on the authorities in Tunisia to ensure that protestors are not arrested in an arbitrary manner, and that all those detained are treated with full respect for their due process rights and other fundamental guarantees.
Tunisia, at UN, calls for comprehensive response to global terrorism
New York, Sept 23(Just Earth News): The threat of terrorism has forced Tunisia to double the budget of its military and security expenditures, Foreign Minister Khemais Jhinaoui told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday , stressing that more international support was needed despite the Government’s efforts to stamp out the scourge.
In Tunisia, Ban stresses importance of youth employment in sustainable development
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Speaking at a national conference on employment in Tunisia, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called on the international community to help the North African country create new businesses and fund active labour market programmes for young people.
In Tunisia, Ban welcomes country's democratic progress
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): While in Tunisia's capital on Monday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the country's democratic progress while reaffirming the United Nations' support to its citizens and Government.
'No terrorist attack can reverse Tunisia's democracy,' UN Security Council says
New York, Mar 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Strongly condemning the 7 March terrorist attack in Tunisia, the United Nations Security Council last night stressed that “no terrorist attack can reverse Tunisia's democracy and its efforts towards economic recovery and development.â€
Tunisia: UN condemns deadly attack on bus carrying presidential gaurd
New York, Nov 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council this evening condemned the attack on Tuesday in Tunis against a bus carrying Presidential Guards, which resulted in many deaths and injuries.