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World could see 1.8 billion tourists by 2030
Friday, 29 December 2017, 10:00 am | UN News
27 December 2017 – By 2030, there could be 1.8 billion tourists – just over one in five persons in the world – travelling around the globe, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has said. More >>
Yemen: Civilians bearing brunt of ‘absurd war'
Friday, 29 December 2017, 8:53 am | UN News
28 December 2017 – After separate airstrikes on a crowded market and a rural farm left nearly 70 people dead earlier this week in Yemen, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country denounced the incidents and reminded the warring parties ... More >>
UNICEF: Brutality against children 'cannot be the new normal
Friday, 29 December 2017, 8:49 am | UN News
28 December 2017 – The scale of attack on children in conflict zones throughout 2017 is “shocking” said the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), calling on all parties to conflict to abide by their obligations under international law ... More >>
Afghan women reporters empower voices against violence
Friday, 29 December 2017, 8:12 am | UN News
7 December 2017 – In a year when the #metoo hashtag has inspired women across the globe to tell their personal tales of harassment and unwanted sexual advances in the workplace, a team of female television reporters in northern Afghanistan is promising ... More >>
War weapons endanger lives of children in eastern Ukraine
Friday, 29 December 2017, 8:03 am | UN News
21 December 2017 – Landmines, unexploded ordnance and other explosive remnants of war threaten the lives of over 220,000 children in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations Children's Fund has warned, calling on all parties to the conflict to immediately ... More >>
Counter-Terrorism Law Taking into Account Rights Obligations
Monday, 2 October 2017, 2:58 pm | UN News
27 September 2017 – Warning of possible “discriminatory repercussions," especially for Muslims, two United Nations rights experts expressed concern over a new law that may perpetuate the emergency measures France introduced in 2015 – ... More >>
Venezuela Decries Effects of Capitalism as Enemy of Nature
Monday, 2 October 2017, 11:57 am | UN News
Jorge Arreaza, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-second session. UN Photo/Cia Pak More >>
Saudi Arabia’s Decision to Lift Ban on Women Drivers
Monday, 2 October 2017, 10:00 am | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the decision by Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive cars in the country. Read more More >>
Extreme Weather Events Leave No Doubt Climate Change is Real
Monday, 2 October 2017, 9:57 am | UN News
Cluster of Extreme Weather Events Leave No Doubt Climate Change is Real, Caribbean Nations Tell UN More >>
Small Island Nations in Pacific Urge Global Action
Monday, 2 October 2017, 9:54 am | UN News
Leaders from Pacific island nations addressing the United Nations General Assembly today urged Governments to implement the Paris Agreement, and contribute to fighting climate change and supporting sustainable development efforts. Read more RELATED More >>
UN ‘Backbone’ of Global Order, Stresses Norway at Assembly
Thursday, 28 September 2017, 4:23 pm | UN News
Underscoring that the “unprecedented” progress achieved by human kind over the last decades cannot be taken for granted, Norway called for continued international cooperation to safeguard the achievements and to ensure that they remain sustainable ... More >>
Secretary-General on Security Council resolution on Syria
Sunday, 1 January 2017, 1:38 pm | UN News
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Security Council resolution 2336 on Syria The Secretary-General welcomes the Security Council's unanimous adoption today of resolution 2336 (2016) and efforts by Russia and Turkey to reduce ... More >>
On International Day, Ban calls on people everywhere to act
Sunday, 6 September 2015, 11:14 am | UN News
On International Day, Ban calls on people everywhere to act charitably in the face of human suffering More >>
Austria and Germany to take in thousands of refugees
Sunday, 6 September 2015, 11:10 am | UN News
UN hails decision by Austria and Germany to take in thousands of migrants and refugees at Hungary border More >>
Peace deal ‘first step’ in resolving South Sudan crisis
Sunday, 30 August 2015, 11:38 am | UN News
Children at a protection of civilians site in Juba, South Sudan, run by the UN Mission, perform at a special cultural event in March 2015. UN Photo/JC McIlwaine More >>
Yemen: Killing or maiming an average of eight children a day
Sunday, 23 August 2015, 11:07 am | UN News
Killing or maiming an average of eight children a day, ‘brutal’ Yemen conflict must end – UNICEF More >>
Changing habits/behaviours key to overcome vaccine hesitancy
Sunday, 23 August 2015, 10:57 am | UN News
Vaccine hesitancy can be caused by factors such as negative beliefs based on myths, misinformation. Fear of needles can be a factor for refusal. Photo: PAHO/WHO More >>
Burundi: Ban condemns assassination of senior army officer
Sunday, 23 August 2015, 10:50 am | UN News
Refugees from Burundi in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Photo: OCHA/Naomi Frerotte United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the assassination Burundi’s former Army Chief of Staff, Colonel Jean Bikomagu, who ... More >>
Deadly industrial explosions in northern China
Sunday, 16 August 2015, 11:45 am | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and the injuries to scores of people as a result of deadly explosions in Tianjin, China. More >>
UN urges action to tackle deepening refugee crisis in Greece
Sunday, 9 August 2015, 11:02 am | UN News
A group of Syrian refugees arrive on the island of Lesbos after travelling in an inflatable raft from Turkey, near Skala Sykaminias, Greece. Photo: UNHCR/A. McConnell More >>
