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Brussels Syria pledging conference meets amid violence
Friday, 15 March 2019, 9:51 am | UN News
Foreign ministers from more than 50 countries gathered on Thursday at a joint European Union-UN pledging conference, and pledged to provide a record $6.97 billion, to support millions of Syrians in need both inside the country, and sheltering in host communities ... More >>
Ebola centre attacks could force retreat against disease
Friday, 15 March 2019, 9:46 am | UN News
Ebola centre attacks could force retreat against the deadly disease, warns UN health chief More >>
Make this the year of solutions to climate change - UN
Friday, 15 March 2019, 9:14 am | UN News
Make this the year of ‘transformative solutions’ to avert disastrous climate change: UN Deputy Chief More >>
Humanity ‘at a crossroads’ as damage to planet poses risk
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 10:10 am | UN News
Humanity ‘at a crossroads’ as damage to planet poses growing risk to health, UN environment agency warns More >>
Syrians still living on razor edge as UN launches $8b appeal
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 9:43 am | UN News
Syrians still living on ‘razor edge’ as UN launches $8.8 billion dollar appeal More >>
Political power of women suffering ‘serious regression’
Wednesday, 13 March 2019, 10:38 am | UN News
There has been a “serious regression” in the political power of women across the world in recent years, UN General Assembly President María Fernanda Espinosa told delegates to the annual summit of women activists at UN Headquarters in New ... More >>
DR Congo: ‘New waves of violence’ likely, UN warns
Wednesday, 13 March 2019, 10:37 am | UN News
"New waves of violence” could erupt "at any time" in western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN rights office warned on Tuesday , unless the Government acts to ease “tensions and resentment” between the two communities ... More >>
Security Council discusses chemical weapons use in Syria
Thursday, 7 March 2019, 10:16 am | UN News
The UN Security Council met behind closed doors on Wednesday, to discuss the latest findings of the global chemical weapons watchdog in Syria, which concluded that there were “reasonable grounds” that a chemical attack took place during the crucial ... More >>
Without tackling inequality, major issues go unsolved
Thursday, 7 March 2019, 9:57 am | UN News
Without tackling ‘gross inequalities’ major issues will go unsolved, warns UN rights chief Bachelet More >>
Break taboo around menstruation, act to end discrimination
Wednesday, 6 March 2019, 10:04 am | UN News
A group of seven United Nations rights experts issued a clarion call on Tuesday to break the taboo around menstrual health for women and girls that persists in many parts of the world and take concrete action to end “disempowering” discrimination. More >>
UN AIDS agency greatly encouraged by ‘functional cure'
Wednesday, 6 March 2019, 9:34 am | UN News
UN’s AIDS agency ‘greatly encouraged’ by ‘functionally cured’ patient breakthrough More >>
UN regrets closure of Burundi office following pressure
Wednesday, 6 March 2019, 9:33 am | UN News
UN human rights chief regrets closure of Burundi office following Government pressure More >>
Rights council discuss air pollution, the ‘silent killer’
Tuesday, 5 March 2019, 9:52 am | UN News
Air pollution, the ‘silent killer’ that claims seven million lives a year: rights council hears More >>
93 million children with disabilities need to be heard
Tuesday, 5 March 2019, 9:51 am | UN News
93 million children with disabilities ‘among the most likely to be left behind’: UN rights chief More >>
Once lost, hearing doesn’t come back: WHO warning
Monday, 4 March 2019, 9:32 am | UN News
'Once lost , hearing doesn’t come back’: World Health Organization warns on World Hearing Day More >>
New UN Syrian envoy pledges to work towards peace
Friday, 1 March 2019, 3:05 pm | UN News
New UN Syrian envoy pledges to work ‘impartially and diligently’ towards peace More >>
Gaza probe finds ‘reasonable grounds’ of rights violations
Friday, 1 March 2019, 10:16 am | UN News
Gaza probe finds ‘reasonable grounds’ Israeli forces committed international human rights violations More >>
Marking Sir Brian Urquhart’s 100th birthday
Friday, 1 March 2019, 9:55 am | UN News
Marking Sir Brian Urquhart’s 100th birthday, UN honours life-long servant of ‘we the peoples’ More >>
‘I don’t like to give up': veteran UN envoy speaks
Friday, 1 March 2019, 9:52 am | UN News
‘I don’t like to give up': veteran UN envoy reveals how two decades of quiet diplomacy gave birth to North Macedonia More >>
Comprehensively include migrants in Sustainable Development
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 10:25 am | UN News
‘Comprehensively include migrants’ or Sustainable Development won’t happen: General Assembly President More >>
