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Draft political deal for Libyan parties a ‘work in progress'
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 4:33 pm | UN News
Draft political deal for Libyan parties is ‘work in progress,’ UN envoy tells Security Council More >>
Paris: Ban and Hollande discuss Mediterranean crisis
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 4:31 pm | UN News
29 April 2015 – During his visit to Paris, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday met with French President François Hollande, to discuss, among other issues the crisis in the Mediterranean, climate change and sustainable development. More >>
Ban calls for immediate end to hostilities in northern Mali
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 4:23 pm | UN News
Chadian UN peacekeepers heading to their base in Tessalit, northern Mali. Photo MINUSMA/Marco Dormino More >>
Release of 200 Nigerian girls held captive by Boko Haram
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 4:17 pm | UN News
UN envoy Gordon Brown welcomes release of 200 Nigerian girls held captive by Boko Haram More >>
Systems to combat antibiotic resistance lacking globally
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 4:12 pm | UN News
29 April 2015 – The United Nations World Health Organization today announced that only 34 countries, or a quarter of those surveyed, have national plans to fight growing resistance to antibiotics, warning that the trend posed as “the single greatest ... More >>
‘Deep regret’ about executions of eight people in Indonesia
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 4:10 pm | UN News
29 April 2015 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon today expressed his deep regret over executions carried out in Indonesia on April 29 despite numerous calls in the country and abroad for a reprieve. More >>
Christiane Amanpour named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 4:07 pm | UN News
29 April 2015 – The United Nations agency mandated to promote and protect press freedom worldwide has named renowned journalist and CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour its Goodwill Ambassador for Freedom of Expression and Journalist ... More >>
Continued international support as Vanuatu recovers
Monday, 23 March 2015, 8:37 pm | UN News
Damage seen on Saturday 14 March 2015 in Port Vila, capital of Vanuatu, after Cyclone Pam moved through the Archipelago. Photo: UNICEF Pacific More >>
UN envoy says Yemen on 'rapid downward spiral'
Monday, 23 March 2015, 8:34 pm | UN News
A wide view of the Security Council meeting on the situation in Yemen. UN Photo/Mark Garten More >>
China and US telecoms giants lead global patent activity
Sunday, 22 March 2015, 7:22 pm | UN News
19 March 2015 – Three telecoms giants from China and the United States led international patent filings in 2014 in a fifth consecutive record-breaking year that “underscores the increasing importance of intellectual property as it moves from the periphery ... More >>
UN experts urge Pakistan not to execute juveniles
Saturday, 21 March 2015, 10:07 am | UN News
GENEVA (20 March 2015) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* took note with relief of the last-minute decision by the Pakistani authorities to postpone for 72 hours the execution of a Shafqat Hussain who was convicted as a minor, and ... More >>
Guinea reports highest weekly Ebola case total this year
Friday, 20 March 2015, 4:32 pm | UN News
Guinea reports highest weekly Ebola case total so far this year, new UN data shows More >>
UNICEF rushes emergency supplies for cyclone-affected Tuvalu
Friday, 20 March 2015, 4:26 pm | UN News
Volunteers pack school bags at UNICEF's Pacific regional warehouse in Suva, Fiji to be dispatched to Cyclone Pam affected areas. Photo: UNICEF/NYHQ2015-0449/Hing More >>
ISIL may have committed genocide & war crimes in Iraq
Friday, 20 March 2015, 4:21 pm | UN News
The Baharka camp, 5km north of Erbil in northern Iraq, is home to thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) following the takeover of large swathes of the country by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Photo: Emma Beals/IRIN More >>
Sendai: New people-centred disaster risk reduction strategy
Thursday, 19 March 2015, 5:01 pm | UN News
Students in Matatirtha, Nepal, which is in the process of being redeveloped to make the school more earthquake proof. As part of this process children are taught how to take shelter beneath their desks in case of an earthquake. Photo by Jim Holmes ... More >>
UN Women and Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Wednesday, 4 March 2015, 3:39 pm | UN News
Representatives from UN Women, regional organisations and civil society gathered in Suva on Monday March 2 to highlight Pacific participation at the 59th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 59), to be held in New York next week. More >>
Ban condemns Copenhagen attacks
Monday, 16 February 2015, 3:47 pm | UN News
15 February 2015 – Strongly condemning this weekend's attacks at a freedom of expression event near a synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed that there is no justification for attacks against civilians ... More >>
Resolution targeting sources of financing for ISIL
Friday, 13 February 2015, 12:19 pm | UN News
Ambassadors representing two countries under attack from ISIL, Bashar Ja’afari (right) of Syria, and Mohamed Ali Alhakim of Iraq, speak to journalists following the adoption of a Security Council resolution targeting sources of financing for ... More >>
UN encourages Somali political leaders to work together
Saturday, 7 February 2015, 10:55 am | UN News
5 February 2015 – Concerned by the ongoing political crisis in Somalia and its negative effect on delivery of progress for the Somali people, the United Nations Security Council today encouraged greater efforts from the country's political leadership ... More >>
'Challenging period’ in Yemen’s political transition
Friday, 6 February 2015, 2:49 pm | UN News
5 February 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged parties to the Peace and National Partnership Agreement in Yemen overcome the current impasse so the peaceful democratic transition that was launched in 2011 can be fulfilled. More >>
