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UN chief applauds resumption of ‘full-fledged’ talks: Cyprus
Tuesday, 19 May 2015, 4:33 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the resumption of full-fledged negotiations between Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot Leader Mustafa Akinci, the United Nations spokesperson has confirmed. More >>
‘Extremely tense situation’ in Burundi after failed coup
Tuesday, 19 May 2015, 4:30 pm | UN News
Amid ‘extremely tense situation’ in Burundi, UN rights chief warns against reprisals in wake of failed coup More >>
‘Untold suffering’ of South Sudanese people must end
Saturday, 16 May 2015, 12:28 pm | UN News
14 May 2015 – The security situation in South Sudan deteriorated further during late April and early May, the head of the United Nations mission in the country warned today as she briefed the Security Council on the “very worrying” developments ... More >>
UN urges Southeast Asia States to protect migrants
Saturday, 16 May 2015, 12:21 pm | UN News
15 May 2015 – The United Nations human rights chief today urged governments in Southeast Asia to take swift action to protect the lives of migrants stranded in precarious maritime conditions and warned against the policy of pushing boats back ... More >>
Ban deplores Israel's advancement of settlement activities
Saturday, 16 May 2015, 12:19 pm | UN News
15 May 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly deplored the advancement of settlement activities on three occasions over the past three consecutive weeks by the Israeli authorities in the occupied West Bank, including in East Jerusalem, ... More >>
UN mission ‘deplores’ deteriorating tensions in Sudan
Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 4:26 pm | UN News
The joint United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has strongly deplored “the rapid deterioration of tensions” between the Rezeigat and Ma’alia tribes as both parties continue to engage each other in a series of armed confrontations ... More >>
International community needs to help Libya restore peace
Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 4:24 pm | UN News
With the security situation in Libya quickly deteriorating, the international community must be more proactive in exploring solutions in order to tangibly help the North African nation restore stability and strengthen accountability, the Prosecutor of ... More >>
UN agency urges Southeast Asia to combat people smuggling
Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 4:21 pm | UN News
12 May 2015 – Amid continuing reports that thousands of people are stranded on smugglers’ boats in Southeast Asian waters, the United Nations refugee agency today called on governments in the region to ramp up search-and-rescue operations between ... More >>
Bosnia and Herzegovina must take 'fresh chance'
Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 4:13 pm | UN News
As Bosnia and Herzegovina readies to mark the 20th anniversary of the end of the bloodiest conflict in Europe since the Second World War, it must seize the opportunity to “finally say farewell to the politics of the past” and decisively commit to ... More >>
Alarming surge in Bay of Bengal crossings
Saturday, 9 May 2015, 12:29 pm | UN News
8 May 2015 – The number of irregular migrants crossing the Bay of Bengal has almost doubled over the past year amid a dangerous uptick in human smuggling and trafficking across the region, according to a new report from the United Nations refugee agency. More >>
Special representatives for UN in both Mali and Haiti
Saturday, 9 May 2015, 12:27 pm | UN News
8 May 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the respective appointments of his Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali ( MINUSMA ) and also of his Deputy Special Representative ... More >>
Start of talks aimed at return to political track on Syria
Saturday, 9 May 2015, 12:26 pm | UN News
UN envoy announces start of talks aimed at achieving return to political track on Syria More >>
Unrest in Burundi sends thousands fleeing
Saturday, 9 May 2015, 12:11 pm | UN News
An elderly woman waits among a crowd of other Burundian refugees for assistance in Rwanda’s Mahama Refugee Camp. Photo: UNHCR/K. Holt More >>
Somalia remains one of the largest, most complex emergencies
Saturday, 9 May 2015, 12:09 pm | UN News
Somalia remains one of the largest, most complex emergencies, says country’s UN relief coordinator More >>
UN pledges support to Ukraine
Saturday, 9 May 2015, 11:49 am | UN News
8 May 2015 – Continuing his travels in Europe to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined the people of Ukraine today to honour the millions of soldiers and citizens who fought to defend human ... More >>
Unemployment rate for Palestine refugees reaches 44%
Saturday, 9 May 2015, 11:47 am | UN News
Unemployment rate for Palestine refugees reaches 44 per cent in Gaza Strip, UN agency says More >>
Discovery of bodies in smuggler’s camp in Thailand
Saturday, 9 May 2015, 11:41 am | UN News
Discovery of bodies in smuggler’s camp in Thailand prompts UN call for joint action against people trafficking More >>
Yemen’s children at immediate risk of severe malnutrition
Saturday, 9 May 2015, 11:34 am | UN News
8 May 2015 – More children in Yemen are at risk of dying from hunger and lack of health services than from bombs and bullets, the United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) warned today amid ongoing fighting across the Gulf country. More >>
Ebola transmissions plummet in Liberia
Saturday, 9 May 2015, 11:31 am | UN News
8 May 2015 – United Nations agencies and their partners today announced a massive campaign to vaccinate more than 600,000 children against polio and measles in Liberia as a crucial step towards recovery and the restoration of health services in the ... More >>
UN rights experts call on Iran to end death penalty
Saturday, 9 May 2015, 11:21 am | UN News
8 May 2015 – Two United Nations human rights experts have condemned the sharp increase in executions across Iran in recent weeks, urging the Government in Tehran to heed the Organization's appeal for an immediate halt on the use of the death penalty. More >>
