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Keep Africa’s guns from firing in the first place, UN urges
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 9:47 am | UN News
Arms control, the illegal exploitation of natural resources, and the United Nations’ role in “silencing the guns in Africa” were the focus of a Security Council’s debate on Wednesday, aimed at conflict prevention across the continent. More >>
Yemen: ‘A great first step’ UN declares after grain silo
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 9:45 am | UN News
Yemen: ‘A great first step’ UN declares as aid team accesses grain silo which can feed millions More >>
Protracted crisis in Venezuela leads to ‘alarming tensions'
Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 4:13 pm | UN News
The “protracted crisis” in Venezuela has led to an “alarming escalation of tensions”, Rosemary DiCarlo , the UN’s political and peacebuilding chief, told the UN Security Council on Tuesday. More >>
With Yemen ‘one step away from famine’, donor pledge $1.6B
Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 9:26 am | UN News
Donors have pledged $2.6 billion to provide urgently needed support to millions of Yemeni civilians facing an “overwhelming humanitarian calamity” after nearly four years of brutal war, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. More >>
Make progress or risk redundancy, UN warns disarmament body
Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 10:06 am | UN News
A new global vision for arms control is needed and States must not “sleepwalk” into a new nuclear arms race, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday. More >>
Youth, migrants and refugees boost hope for rights
Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 9:10 am | UN News
Youth, indigenous peoples, migrants and refugees boost hope for human rights More >>
UN rights office urges Egypt to halt death row executions
Sunday, 24 February 2019, 10:02 am | UN News
Fifteen death row inmates have been executed in Egypt so far this month despite claims from many that they were tortured to secure a confession, the UN human rights office, OHCHR , said on Friday. More >>
Health spending rising faster than rest of global economy
Friday, 22 February 2019, 9:59 am | UN News
Spending on health is outpacing the rest of the global economy, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. More >>
South Sudan: UN outraged at human rights violations
Thursday, 21 February 2019, 3:18 pm | UN News
South Sudan: ‘Outraged’ UN experts say ongoing widespread human rights violations may amount to war crimes More >>
Prospect of lasting peace ‘fading by the day’ in Gaza - UN
Thursday, 21 February 2019, 9:33 am | UN News
The spectres of violence and radicalism in the Occupied Palestinian Territory are growing, and the prospect of sustainable peace is fading by the day, a senior UN envoy in the region told the Security Council on Wednesday. More >>
UN calls on world’s mayors to make commitments realities
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 3:06 pm | UN News
UN agriculture agency chief calls on world’s mayors to make ‘global commitments local realities’ More >>
UN urges new funding for children forced out of education
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 10:54 am | UN News
UN global education envoy urges new funding for ‘lost generation’ of children forced out of classrooms by conflict More >>
Myanmar and UN agriculture agree framework to improve food
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 10:24 am | UN News
Myanmar and UN agriculture agency agree framework to improve nutrition and food security More >>
UN rights chief alarmed by civilian attacks in Idlib
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 10:20 am | UN News
UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by upsurge in attacks against civilians in Syria’s Idlib More >>
‘New tech’ business model threatens decent work conditions
Thursday, 14 February 2019, 9:42 am | UN News
Unemployment is down globally but workers’ conditions have not improved, the UN said on Wednesday , warning that some businesses driven by new technology “threaten to undermine” hard-won social gains of recent decades. More >>
Radio still a powerful worldwide tool
Thursday, 14 February 2019, 9:41 am | UN News
Radio still a powerful worldwide tool for ‘dialogue, tolerance and peace’: Guterres More >>
‘Shared need’ to stop 420000 deaths from tainted food yearly
Wednesday, 13 February 2019, 9:33 am | UN News
Each year, food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins or chemicals cause more than 600 million people to fall ill, and 420,000 to die worldwide, prompting a call from world leaders on Tuesday for greater international cooperation to make ... More >>
UN guidelines unveiled to prevent rising hearing loss
Wednesday, 13 February 2019, 9:29 am | UN News
More than one billion 12 to 35-year-olds, risk irreversible hearing loss from exposure to loud sounds such as music played on their smartphone, UN health experts said on Tuesday, unveiling new guidelines to help address the problem. More >>
Dramatic drop in South Sudan political violence
Wednesday, 6 February 2019, 11:48 am | UN News
Dramatic drop in South Sudan political violence since peace agreement signing More >>
Safer Internet Day: ‘Be kind online’, says UNICEF
Wednesday, 6 February 2019, 11:43 am | UN News
Safer Internet Day: ‘Be kind online’, says UNICEF, urging action to prevent cyberbullying, harassment More >>
