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Target on Indoor Air Pollution Aim to Save Millions of Lives
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 1:12 pm | UN News
New UN Targets on Indoor Air Pollution Aim to Save Millions of Lives Each Year More >>
Somalia: More Effort Needed Against Piracy
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 1:03 pm | UN News
12 November 2014 – The United Nations Security Council today reaffirmed its condemnation of all acts of piracy and robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia, reiterating its calls for the international community to intensify their efforts in fighting what ... More >>
World Pneumonia Day: Calls for Preventing Child Deaths
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 12:39 pm | UN News
A mother at the Manakara clinic, in south eastern Madagascar, brings her child for pneumonia check-up. Photo: UNFPA More >>
Stopping Ebola as Fast as Possible is ‘Number One Priority'
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 11:26 am | UN News
Head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) Anthony Banbury, on a field visit to Guinea, one of the countries most affected by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. UNMEER Photo/Ari Gaitanis More >>
West Africa ‘on Brink of Major Food Crisis in Wake of Ebola
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 11:23 am | UN News
West Africa ‘on Brink’ of Major Food Crisis in Wake of Ebola Outbreak – UN Expert More >>
Plan to ‘Freeze’ Conflict in Aleppo ‘Concrete, Realistic'
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 10:55 am | UN News
11 November 2014 – The proposal to “freeze” the Syrian conflict in the besieged city of Aleppo is gaining traction, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria confirmed today, as he explained that the new plan, if successful, ... More >>
UN Warns of ‘Very Tough’ Winter for Displaced in Syria
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 10:50 am | UN News
As Funds Dry up, UN Agency Warns of ‘Very Tough’ Winter for Displaced in Syria, Iraq More >>
UN Envoy Lauds Collective Progress in Somalia
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 10:48 am | UN News
11 November 2014 – Hailing the political and economic gains made in Somalia through the partnerships and collective efforts of Somalis and the international community, the United Nations envoy for the country urged political leaders there to resolve ... More >>
Ebola: Reported Denial of Medical Care on Ships
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 1:01 pm | UN News
10 November 2014 – United Nations and other leading international transport, trade and tourism organizations today expressed concern about the report denial of medical care for ill seafarers on board ships that had previously called at ports in Ebola-affected ... More >>
Gaza: Independent Panel to Investigate Recent Conflict
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 12:56 pm | UN News
A young girl walks through a severely damaged street in Gaza. Photo: UNICEF/Eyad El Baba More >>
Libya: UN Mission Chief Condemns Shahat Attack
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 12:40 pm | UN News
Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Bernardino Léon. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard More >>
Pork Tapeworm Infection Among Leading Causes of Epilepsy
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 12:37 pm | UN News
10 November 2014 – The United Nations World Health Organization ( WHO ) today said neurocysticercosis – transmitted after consuming undercooked pork or water contaminated by tapeworm eggs – is “the most frequent preventable cause of epilepsy in the ... More >>
UN Envoy Holds High-Level Talks with Syrian Officials
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 12:35 pm | UN News
UN Envoy Holds High-Level Talks with Syrian Officials on Plan to ‘Freeze’ Aleppo Conflict More >>
UNICEF Condemn Deadly Suicide Bombing at Nigerian School
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 11:30 am | UN News
A heap of broken furniture outside burnt classrooms at a government secondary school Mamudo in Yobe state, northern Nigeria. Photo: IRIN/Aminu Abubakar (file) More >>
First Food Convoy through Sudan Humanitarian Corridor
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 11:20 am | UN News
Part of an 18-truck WFP convoy crossing into South Sudan from Sudan, carrying 700 metric tons of food. Photo: WFP video screen capture More >>
UN: Education Takes Centre-Stage in Sustainable Future
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 11:09 am | UN News
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova speaking at the opening of the World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Photo: UNESCO More >>
No Evidence Confirming Alleged Mass Rapes in North Darfur
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 11:07 am | UN News
10 November 2014 – After being granted access yesterday to investigate allegations of the mass rape of 200 women and girls in a town in North Darfur, Sudan, the African Union-United Nations hybrid mission has said that its team found no evidence confirming ... More >>
Iraq: UN Agency Warns of Deteriorating Agricultural Sector
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 11:04 am | UN News
FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa Abdessalam Ould Ahmed. Photo: FAO/Alessandra Benedetti More >>
DR Congo: UN Official Applauds Sentencing of Militia Leader
Monday, 10 November 2014, 5:08 pm | UN News
Child soldiers guard a road near Bunia, Ituri region, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Photo: UNICEF/HQ03-0555/LeMoyne More >>
UNICEF shipments of supplies to fight Ebola reach 3,000MT
Monday, 10 November 2014, 5:06 pm | UN News
UNICEF has sent almost 3,000 metric tonnes of life-saving supplies including protective equipment and essential medicine in the past three months to fight the spread of Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The children’s agency is among the largest ... More >>
