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Insecurity in Nigeria driving civilian displacement
Monday, 15 June 2015, 1:43 pm | UN News
The World Food Programme ( WFP ) expressed today its particular concern about the consequences of insecurity in Nigeria, which has displaced so far 200,000 people, a number of them seeking refuge in Niger, Cameroon and Chad, while others are waiting ... More >>
Kenya: Funding shortage means food cut to 500,000 refugees
Monday, 15 June 2015, 12:26 pm | UN News
Funding shortage forces UN agency to temporarily cut food aid to 500,000 refugees in Kenya More >>
Probing new information on Dag Hammarskjöld’s death
Monday, 15 June 2015, 12:22 pm | UN News
12 June 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been handed the report of experts he appointed a few months ago to examine and assess new information relating to the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld, and his party. More >>
Sudan: UN urges more humanitarian aid funding for children
Monday, 15 June 2015, 12:20 pm | UN News
12 June 2015 – Citing efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to children in Sudan who are affected by the war in South Sudan, the United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) stressed the huge demand and urgency of receiving more financial ... More >>
UNESCO deplores destruction of Sana'a heritage site
Monday, 15 June 2015, 12:16 pm | UN News
12 June 2015 – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) condemned the early morning bombing raid today on the Old City of the Yemeni capital Sana'a, saying '”this heritage bears the soul of the Yemeni people, ... More >>
Ban encourages Uzbekistan to promote human rights
Monday, 15 June 2015, 12:11 pm | UN News
12 June 2015 – Continuing his visit to Central Asia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed Uzbekistan for the solid progress it achieved towards the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, in reducing poverty and maternal mortality, ensuring ... More >>
UN launches education appeal in fight against child labour
Monday, 15 June 2015, 12:03 pm | UN News
12 June 2015 – The United Nations has announced it is marking the 2015 edition of the World Day Against Child Labour with a call for the international community to invest in quality education as a key step in the fight against child employment ... More >>
Central African Republic elections
Monday, 15 June 2015, 12:00 pm | UN News
11 June 2015 – The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission has called on all stakeholders in Central African Republic (CAR) to help promote an environment conducive to holding elections ahead of the country’s upcoming parliamentary vote. More >>
Western Balkans experiencing surge in migrant, refugee cross
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 11:57 am | UN News
12 June 2015 – Southern Europe’s migrant and refugee crisis has reached the Western Balkans where an increasing number of asylum-seekers are using the region’s migration routes to flee their home countries, the United Nations refugee agency ( UNHCR ) ... More >>
New UN-World Bank report
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 11:52 am | UN News
New UN-World Bank report shows world ‘a long way from achieving universal health coverage’ More >>
UNICEF urges more funding for relief efforts in Ukraine
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 11:47 am | UN News
12 June 2015 – Ukraine’s children once again find themselves under threat amid renewed fighting across the country’s eastern regions, the United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) said today as it warned about the growing challenges to accessibility ... More >>
UN urge Pakistan to reintroduce death penalty moratorium
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 11:34 am | UN News
11 June 2015 – The top United Nations human rights official has urged the Government of Pakistan to reinstate its moratorium on the death penalty amid a sharp uptick in the number of executions in the country, the Organization’s human rights office ... More >>
Decline in Ebola cases stalls in West Africa
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 11:26 am | UN News
11 June 2015 – The number of Ebola cases in West Africa has increased for the second straight week, with the number of cases that arose from unknown sources of infection highlighting the challenges still faced in finding and eliminating every chain of ... More >>
Gaza: UN envoy welcomes temporary opening of Rafah crossing
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 11:04 am | UN News
11 June 2015 – The United Nations special envoy on the Middle East has welcomed the Government of Egypt’s decision to temporarily open a critical border crossing for residents of Gaza as a result of the dialogue between Palestinian and Egyptian ... More >>
Inaction on climate change now will cost us all
Saturday, 13 June 2015, 4:26 pm | UN News
‘Inaction on climate change now will cost us all in the future,’ UN labour chief warns work summit More >>
Hundreds of thousands in need of critical aid in Myanmar
Saturday, 13 June 2015, 4:25 pm | UN News
12 June 2015 – Nearly half a million people continue to require humanitarian assistance three years after inter-communal violence raked Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, the United Nations relief arm reported today. More >>
Pope Francis & UN agency on sustainability of agriculture
Saturday, 13 June 2015, 4:19 pm | UN News
Pope Francis (centre) with delegates to the 39th FAO Conference during a special audience at the Vatican. Photo: FAO More >>
UN chief celebrates parliaments as beacon of human rights
Saturday, 13 June 2015, 4:04 pm | UN News
11 June 2015 – The world’s parliaments play a “fundamental” role in ensuring human rights protections for the global citizenry and, as a result, must reflect international human rights standards in their legislation, United Nations Secretary-General ... More >>
Coherent policy critical to tackling child labour
Saturday, 13 June 2015, 4:00 pm | UN News
Coherent policy critical to tackling child labour, lack of decent jobs for youth – UN labour agency More >>
Mediterranean diet is now under threat
Saturday, 13 June 2015, 3:53 pm | UN News
An age-old model of healthy living, the Mediterranean diet is now under threat – UN More >>
