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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 >>
In Germany ahead of G7 summit, Ban rallies support
Monday, 8 June 2015, 8:03 am | UN News
In Germany ahead of G7 summit, Ban rallies support for 'once-in-a-generation' UN sustainability agenda More >>
Release of 2 UN-African Union contractors abducted in Darfur
Sunday, 7 June 2015, 8:27 pm | UN News
6 June 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed with relief the release of two United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur ( UNAMID ) contractors who were abducted in Zalingei, Central Darfur, Sudan, on 29 January. More >>
Rainy season now hampering Ebola response in West Africa
Sunday, 7 June 2015, 12:43 pm | UN News
3 June 2015 – The United Nations World Health Organization ( WHO ) today reported an increase in the intensity and geographic area of Ebola transmission in Guinea and Sierra Leone, warned that the onset of the rainy season “from now onwards” ... More >>
Security Council condemns South Sudan violence
Sunday, 7 June 2015, 12:38 pm | UN News
3 June 2015 – Renewing its support to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan ( UNMISS ) and the vital mandate it is performing to protect civilians there, the Security Council today expressed its grave concern over the security and humanitarian ... More >>
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 >>
