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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 >>
New Special Coordinator for Middle East peace
Friday, 6 February 2015, 2:45 pm | UN News
5 February 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Nickolay Mladenov of Bulgaria as his new Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian ... More >>
Boko Haram attacks along Chad-Cameroon border
Friday, 6 February 2015, 2:43 pm | UN News
5 February 2015 – The United Nations Security Council today condemned “in the strongest terms” the escalation of attacks perpetrated by Boko Haram terrorists along the border between Cameroon and Nigeria, including back-to-back attacks this ... More >>
South Sudan: Rights violations are ongoing
Friday, 6 February 2015, 2:38 pm | UN News
5 February 2015 – Warring parties in the South Sudan conflict say they are close to signing a peace deal, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović, told reporters in Juba today as he confirmed that while fighting ... More >>
Guinea-Bissau situation ‘fragile’
Friday, 6 February 2015, 2:36 pm | UN News
5 February 2015 – Despite the efforts of Guinea-Bissau authorities, the situation remains fragile and the country still needs the support of the international community, the top United Nations envoy there told the Security Council today. More >>
Last mile in fight against Ebola will be the hardest
Friday, 6 February 2015, 2:33 pm | UN News
‘Last mile in fight against Ebola will be the hardest,’ says senior UN relief official More >>
Armed groups in DR Congo must be stamped out
Friday, 6 February 2015, 2:07 pm | UN News
Great Lakes region must unite to stamp out armed groups in DR Congo, urges UN envoy More >>
Food prices continue to fall, spurred by cheap oil
Friday, 6 February 2015, 2:05 pm | UN News
5 February 2015 – Global food prices have continued to plummet, aided by a weak euro and the low cost of crude oil, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) reported today in its monthly Food Price Index. More >>
Civilian death toll from Ukraine conflict continues to rise
Friday, 6 February 2015, 2:03 pm | UN News
5 February 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced grave concern over the continuing hostilities in eastern Ukraine amid an escalating rebel offensive which has locked civilians in a zone of intense fighting. More >>
No tolerance for obstacles to Burkina Faso transition
Friday, 6 February 2015, 1:58 pm | UN News
4 February 2015 – The United Nations’ top political official said today that Burkina Faso’s transitional institutions must continue to respect the aspirations of the Burkinabe people and ensure full respect for human rights and the physical ... More >>
South Sudan: UN agency warns of catastrophic food shortages
Friday, 6 February 2015, 1:56 pm | UN News
4 February 2015 – The ongoing conflict in South Sudan is sharply reducing food supplies and slowing humanitarian access to people in need, the United Nations children’s agency ( UNICEF ) said today, urging warring groups in the country to follow up quickly ... More >>
