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'Stand up for justice', UN urges
Monday, 3 November 2014, 12:48 pm | UN News
'Stand up for justice', UN urges on first Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists More >>
'Leaders must act', urges Ban
Monday, 3 November 2014, 12:14 pm | UN News
'Leaders must act', urges Ban, as new UN report warns man's impact on climate may soon be 'irreversible' More >>
Rwanda Accelerates Move to Cashless Economy
Friday, 31 October 2014, 4:47 pm | UN News
Digital payments are being used to transform economies to cashless. Photo: World Bank/Simone D. McCourtie More >>
Mass Protests Sweep Burkina Faso Capital
Friday, 31 October 2014, 4:45 pm | UN News
30 October 2014 – Greatly concerned by the deteriorating security situation in Burkina Faso, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for an end to the violence and announced that he is dispatching his special envoy for West Africa ... More >>
Kenya: Campaign to End Female Genital Mutilation
Friday, 31 October 2014, 4:43 pm | UN News
At age one, Fatima was subjected to female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in her village in Afar Region of Ethiopia which has one of the world’s highest prevalence rates. Photo: UNICEF/Kate Holt More >>
Ukraine: Planned Holding of November ‘Elections’ by Rebels
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 3:38 pm | UN News
A monitor from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine inspects damage to a building, 9 July 2014. Photo: OSCE/Evgeniy Maloletka More >>
Signs of Ebola Decline in Liberia Offer ‘Glimmer of Hope’
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 3:32 pm | UN News
Equipped with UNICEF-developed and Government-approved awareness materials, these girls go door-to-door in West Point, Monrovia, to educate their parents, family members and friends about Ebola and how it can be prevented. Photo: UNICEF/UNI171713/Griggers More >>
Status Quo Not Viable Option’ in Jerusalem
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 3:25 pm | UN News
Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman briefs the Security Council at its meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe More >>
Donation for Reconstruction of Gaza Schools
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 3:16 pm | UN News
29 October 2014 – As the United Nations ramps up its reconstruction efforts of war-ravaged Gaza, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Malala Yousafzai, has announced a contribution of $50,000 to help with the rebuilding of UN schools heavily damaged during the recent ... More >>
Allegations of Misreporting by Joint Darfur Mission
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 3:02 pm | UN News
Ban ‘Deeply Troubled’ by Findings of Review of Allegations of Misreporting by Joint Darfur Mission More >>
Assistance Needed for Countries Impacted by Syria Crisis
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 2:42 pm | UN News
Massive Scale-up of Assistance Needed for Countries Impacted by Ongoing Syria Crisis - UN Relief Official More >>
Ban Pays Tribute to Late Zambian President
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 2:39 pm | UN News
29 October 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute today to Zambia’s late President Michael Chilufya Sata, praising his vision for the country and commitment to addressing the needs of Zambia’s poor. More >>
South Africa Poised to Be Key Player in Humanitarian Aid
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 2:38 pm | UN News
29 October 2014 – Learning from the experiences of the Eastern and South Africa region will be vital in global efforts to reform humanitarian action, a top United Nations humanitarian official said today in Pretoria, South Africa, at the opening ... More >>
Farming Sector Hit by Insecurity: Central African Republic
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 2:13 pm | UN News
29 October 2014 – The continuing crisis in the embattled Central African Republic has taken a large toll on agricultural production and is eroding the capacity of the country’s population to secure sufficient food, a new report by the United ... More >>
Somalia: Ban Lauds Country’s Progress towards Stability
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 2:10 pm | UN News
On a visit to Somalia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrives at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport. UN Photo/Ilyas Ahmed More >>
UN Expert Urges General Assembly to Refer DPRK to ICC
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 3:21 pm | UN News
UN Expert Urges General Assembly to Refer DPR Korea Rights Report to International Criminal Court More >>
Iraq: Condemning Destruction of Shrine
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 3:09 pm | UN News
Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova. UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz More >>
Recession-Hit Rich Countries Suffer ‘Great Leap Backwards’
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 3:07 pm | UN News
Daniela Cojocaru (left) and Chiara Dimastromatteo, both 16, stand next to a graffiti-covered wall in Turin, Italy. Daniela is originally from Moldova. Chiara does not attend school and does not have a job. Photo: UNICEF/Giacomo Pirozzi More >>
UNESCO Chief Condemns Killing of Mexican Journalist
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 2:07 pm | UN News
28 October 2014 – The head of the United Nations agency mandated to defend press freedom today denounced the recent killing of Mexican journalist Antonio Gamboa Urias, the editor of a local magazine in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, and urged authorities ... More >>
UN-Backed Study: Fruit Flies to Prompt Better Pest Controls
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 2:05 pm | UN News
Bactrocera dorsalis is causing “incalculable damage to horticultural industries and food security” across a swathe of countries in Asia, Africa, the Pacific and parts of South America. Photo: IAEA/Viwat Wornoayporn More >>
