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UN opens CAR investigation into sexual abuse
Sunday, 7 June 2015, 12:37 pm | UN News
4 June 2015 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has launched an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against an underage person involving one of its personnel, it was announced today. More >>
Ban commends leaders’ commitment to settle Cyprus issue
Sunday, 7 June 2015, 12:32 pm | UN News
4 June 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended the commitment of the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mustafa Akinci, and the Greek Cypriot leader, Nicos Anastasiades, to reach a comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus issue. More >>
Crackdown on journalist and activists in Iran
Sunday, 7 June 2015, 11:05 am | UN News
5 June 2015 – The arbitrary and unlawful arrest and prosecution of journalists and activists in Iran weakens the protection of human rights of all in Iran, a United Nations expert said today. More >>
Protections for boat arrivals needed in Southeast Asia
Sunday, 7 June 2015, 11:02 am | UN News
UN refugee agency seeks $13 million to beef up protections for boat arrivals in Southeast Asia More >>
UN-facilitated Yemen consultations set for 14 June
Sunday, 7 June 2015, 10:58 am | UN News
UN-facilitated Yemen consultations set for 14 June; Ban urges parties to engage in good faith More >>
DR Congo: UN voices support for Government offensive
Saturday, 6 June 2015, 12:59 pm | UN News
4 June 2015 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( MONUSCO ) has welcomed the latest military operation by the country’s armed forces against members of an independent militia group following the collapse ... More >>
Passage of Implementing Legislation for Nuclear Security
Saturday, 6 June 2015, 12:48 pm | UN News
This week, President Obama signed into law implementing legislation for treaties that represent legal cornerstones of the global nuclear security architecture, the strengthening of which is a key goal of the Nuclear Security Summits. This legislation ... More >>
UN chief condemns rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza
Saturday, 6 June 2015, 12:45 pm | UN News
4 June 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today has condemned the firing of rockets by militants from Gaza towards Israel which occurred yesterday. More >>
Feature: Nepal’s heritage sites on shaky ground
Saturday, 6 June 2015, 12:42 pm | UN News
5 June 2015 – Against the backdrop of Nepal’s humming capital of Kathmandu, in a centre just off Durbar Square, it would be difficult to miss the elderly woman smiling warmly in a bright red sari. She is among those offering traditional, homespun ... More >>
Citing ‘horrifying acts of cruelty’ in Nigeria
Saturday, 6 June 2015, 12:38 pm | UN News
Hadjara, 8, fled a Boko Haram attack against Baga in Nigeria with her family. She was shot during the attack and her arm had to be amputated at Baga-Sola hospital in Chad. Photo: OCHA/Caroline Birch More >>
Liberia's school systems recover after Ebola outbreak
Saturday, 6 June 2015, 12:31 pm | UN News
As Liberia's school systems recover after Ebola outbreak, UNICEF distributes thousands of learning kits More >>
UN health agency dispatches team to Seoul after fourth death
Saturday, 6 June 2015, 12:29 pm | UN News
5 June 2015 – The World Health Organization ( WHO ) today announced that in light of the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, or MERS-CoV, resulting in four deaths in the Republic of Korea, it will send a team to Seoul to conduct ... More >>
Pakistan: UN urge halt to execution of child offender
Saturday, 6 June 2015, 12:28 pm | UN News
Pakistan: UN experts urge halt to execution of child offender, reinstatement of death penalty moratorium More >>
Abduction of Eritrean asylum-seekers in eastern Sudan
Saturday, 6 June 2015, 12:27 pm | UN News
5 June 2015 – An armed group opened fire on a convoy transporting Eritrean asylum-seekers in eastern Sudan and kidnapped 14 of them, including six boys and one girl, the United Nations refugee agency reported today and urged the Sudanese Government to spare ... More >>
Syria: Security Council ‘outraged’ by intensifying attacks
Saturday, 6 June 2015, 12:25 pm | UN News
5 June 2015 – Amid surging violence in Aleppo, the United Nations Security Council today expressed “outrage” at all attacks against civilians in Syria, as well as indiscriminate attacks. More >>
Major funding gap has left Iraq on brink of ‘catastrophe."
Saturday, 6 June 2015, 12:24 pm | UN News
Major funding gap has left Iraq on brink of ‘catastrophe,’ UN warns as new humanitarian appeal launched More >>
UN takes aim at cyber-threats against nuclear safety
Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 5:30 pm | UN News
The international community must intensify efforts to protect the world’s nuclear facilities from cyberattacks, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog declared today as he opened the Organization’s first-ever conference on the issue at the ... More >>
Give young people decent jobs to create a better future
Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 5:27 pm | UN News
When young people have decent jobs, political weight, negotiating muscle and real influence in the world, they will create a better future, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he kicked off a Headquarters event on empowering youth ... More >>
Call for de-escalation of conflict in South Sudan
Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 5:21 pm | UN News
Women and children have suffered devastating attacks in South Sudan’s Unity State. Photo: UNICEF/South Sudan/Sebastian Rich More >>
Emergency support to refugees fleeing Burundi crisis
Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 5:12 pm | UN News
Burundians fleeing pre-election violence rest on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a gruelling 22-hour boat journey. More than 100,000 Burundians have fled over the past month, arriving in Tanzania, Rwanda and ... More >>
