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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 >>
Plight of Palestine Refugees Must Be Fully Addressed
Thursday, 6 November 2014, 5:19 pm | UN News
After 65 Years, Plight of Palestine Refugees Must Be Fully Addressed, UN Agency Chief Says More >>
Gaza Reconstruction Effort Moves Forward
Thursday, 6 November 2014, 5:17 pm | UN News
4 November 2014 – The United Nations-backed mechanism designed to provide war-ravaged Gaza with reconstruction materials for urgent shelter repairs has commenced its operations, a senior UN official in the region has announced. More >>
UN Warns of Economic Hardship in Ebola-Hit Countries
Thursday, 6 November 2014, 5:07 pm | UN News
UN Warns of Economic Hardship in Ebola-Hit Countries as World Bank Agrees Finance Package More >>
Ebola: UN Envoy Warns Against Letting Guard Down
Thursday, 6 November 2014, 5:01 pm | UN News
Head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Anthony Banbury (left) meeting with the President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (to his left) in the capital Monrovia. Photo: UNMEER/Ari Gaitanis More >>
Terrorist Attack at India-Pakistan Border
Tuesday, 4 November 2014, 3:20 pm | UN News
Peacekeepers from the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) speak with the local population near Bhimbar UN Field Station, Pakistan. UN Photo/Evan Schneider (file) More >>
UNICEF to Boost Staff in Ebola-Hit Countries
Tuesday, 4 November 2014, 3:16 pm | UN News
UNICEF to Boost Staff in Ebola-Hit Countries; UN Health Chief Deplores Lagging Vaccine Research More >>
Ebola Mission Chief Reports Mixed Picture in Sierra Leone
Tuesday, 4 November 2014, 3:12 pm | UN News
UN Ebola Mission Chief Reports Mixed Picture in Sierra Leone, as Victims Outpace Beds in Port Loko More >>
UN agency accelerates efforts on Nigerian refugee transfer
Monday, 3 November 2014, 3:21 pm | UN News
New arrivals from Nigeria in the Minawao refugee camp, located 120m kilometres from the Cameroon border with Nigeria. Photo: UNHCR/D. Mbaiorem More >>
Burkina Faso: Ban notes resignation of President
Monday, 3 November 2014, 3:12 pm | UN News
President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso addresses the UN General Assembly (September 2013). UN Photo/Rick Bajornas More >>
UN agency warns Somalia on verge of food crisis
Monday, 3 November 2014, 3:08 pm | UN News
A farmer with his livestock at th e Hargeisa Livestock Market in Somaliland. Photo: FAO More >>
Ban establishes panel to review UN peace operations
Monday, 3 November 2014, 3:05 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) and Jose Ramos-Horta, newly-appointed chair of the High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe (file photo) More >>
Ebola: UN envoy says response must be sustained
Monday, 3 November 2014, 2:38 pm | UN News
Ebola: UN envoy says response must be sustained ‘until every last case is contained and treated’ More >>
Expert urges ratification of treaty to phase out mercury use
Monday, 3 November 2014, 2:16 pm | UN News
The use of mercury to extract gold poses health risks to artisanal miners. Photo: IRIN/Kenneth Odiwuor More >>
UN chief says technology can change future of Africa
Monday, 3 November 2014, 2:07 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pays a visit to the offices of the non profit technology company Ushahidi and its offshoot, iHub, while in Nairobi, Kenya. UN Photo/Evan Schneider More >>
