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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 >>
Ebola: UN Chief Hails Progress in Fight Against Virus
Monday, 10 November 2014, 5:02 pm | UN News
Doctors from the Liberian Ministry of Health, working with personnel from WHO and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), attend to a patient quarantined at a Liberian ebola isolation unit in the capitol city Monrovia. Photo: UNMIL/Staton Winter More >>
Ban Welcomes Release of Two US Nationals Held by DPR Korea
Monday, 10 November 2014, 4:59 pm | UN News
8 November 2014 – The release of two United States nationals by the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) provides hope for “positive momentum” as international parties work to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula, ... More >>
South Sudan: UN Chief Lauds Steps to Ending Conflict
Monday, 10 November 2014, 4:53 pm | UN News
People fleeing violence in Bentiu, the capital of Unity state, South Sudan, arriving at UNMISS base on 15 April 2014 to seek shelter. Photo: UNMISS/Mihad Abdallah More >>
Yemen: UN Welcomes New Government Aimed at Bringing Peace
Monday, 10 November 2014, 4:47 pm | UN News
8 November 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the formation of a new Peace and National Partnership Government in Yemen aimed at ending a period of political turbulence and bringing about a full transition towards democracy ... More >>
Security Council Honours Role of Rwandan Genocide Tribunal
Monday, 10 November 2014, 4:25 pm | UN News
8 November 2014 – The Security Council today marked the 20th anniversary of the United Nations tribunal established in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, recognizing the court's role in fostering a process of national reconciliation and the restoration ... More >>
Burundi: Elections Draw Near
Monday, 10 November 2014, 4:23 pm | UN News
The police in Bujumbura, Burundi, have increasingly broken up opposition party gatherings. Photo: IRIN/Desire Nimubona More >>
UN Agency Chief Lament Sheer Unsustainability of Gaza Crisis
Friday, 7 November 2014, 5:26 pm | UN News
Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Pierre Krähenbühl (right), briefs the General Assembly’s Fourth Committee on 4 November 2014. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas More >>
Ebola Vaccine Trial Estimated to Begin in January
Friday, 7 November 2014, 3:59 pm | UN News
Clinical trials of this candidate Ebola vaccine will take place in the US, Germany, Gabon and Kenya. Photo: WHO/M. Missioneiro More >>
Kenya: UN Agency Voices Alarm Over Refugee Camp Safety
Friday, 7 November 2014, 3:48 pm | UN News
4 November 2014 – Following a spate of deadly violence at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, the United Nations refugee agency ( UNHCR ) today voiced concern about the security situation in the overcrowded settlement, urging a return to calm for ... More >>
Opioid overdose claims 70,000 lives each year
Friday, 7 November 2014, 3:45 pm | UN News
A drug user injects a tranquilizer-type substance with a safe injection kit provided by a Thailand NGO. Injecting drug users (IDUs) can shoot all sorts of drugs intravenously. Photo: IRIN/Sean Kimmons More >>
