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‘The Only Way to Stop Ebola is at Its Source’ – UN Chief
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 1:43 pm | UN News
Girls in the city of Voinjama look at a poster that displays information and illustrations about how to prevent the spread of Ebola. Photo: UNICEF/2014/Liberia/Jallanzo More >>
Blackwater Spotlight Need for Treaty on Private Security
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 3:49 pm | UN News
27 October 2014 – The United Nations working group on the use of mercenaries today appealed for stronger global regulations of private security, saying last week’s conviction of Blackwater contractors shows the need for all private security personnel ... More >>
UN Expert Voices Deep Concern About Right to Life in Iran
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 3:47 pm | UN News
Citing ‘Surge’ in Executions, UN Expert Voices Deep Concern About Right to Life in Iran More >>
South Sudan: 60 Civilians Injured in Fighting Near UN Base
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 3:46 pm | UN News
27 October 2014 – More than 60 civilians were injured yesterday after fighting broke at a protection of civilians site next to the United Nations House on the outskirts of Juba, South Sudan, according to a UN spokesperson. More >>
Multi-Billion Dollar Horn of Africa Pledge
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 3:25 pm | UN News
UN’s Ban, Global Leaders Join Forces in Multi-Billion Dollar Horn of Africa Pledge More >>
Ebola: UN Envoy Concludes Visits to Affected Countries
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 3:19 pm | UN News
27 October 2014 – The head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response ( UNMEER ) has wrapped up his visits to the three West African countries battling the Ebola outbreak as part of the Organization’s ongoing efforts to drum up international ... More >>
Egypt: Terrorist Attacks in Sinai
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 2:45 pm | UN News
25 October 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council have strongly condemned two terrorist attacks that targeted military checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula. More >>
Mexico: Efforts to Find Missing Students
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 2:12 pm | UN News
Ravina Shamsadani, Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Photo: UN Multimedia More >>
Libya: Threats Against National Rights Institution
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 2:07 pm | UN News
24 October 2014 – The United Nations human rights office expressed “deep concern” today at reports of threats and intimidation directed against Libya’s national human rights institution, the National Council for Civil Liberties and Human Rights ... More >>
Ebola: Industry Leaders Meet to Discuss Vaccine Trials
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 2:04 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 >>
Kyrgyzstan: Draft Law Violating Rights of LGBT People
Monday, 27 October 2014, 3:10 pm | UN News
24 October 2014 – The United Nations human rights office today called on the Kyrgyz Parliament to refrain from passing draft legislation that would discriminate against people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people. More >>
Right to Online Privacy at Risk
Friday, 24 October 2014, 3:51 pm | UN News
23 October 2014 – States must be transparent about the nature of their electronic mass surveillance programmes, an independent United Nations counter-terrorism expert said today as he warned about the impact such measures might have on individuals’ ... More >>
Greater Effort Needed to Eradicate Extreme Poverty
Friday, 24 October 2014, 3:44 pm | UN News
Far Greater Effort Needed to Eradicate Extreme Poverty in World’s Poorest Nations – UN Report More >>
UN Launches Humanitarian Appeal for Iraqis in Need
Friday, 24 October 2014, 3:42 pm | UN News
Displaced persons queue up to receive food supplies at a WFP distribution site in the Kasnazan area of Erbil Governorate, in northern Iraq. Photo: OCHA/Iason Athanasiadis More >>
UN-Backed Tsunami Warning System Test
Friday, 24 October 2014, 3:17 pm | UN News
A view of the destruction caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004 in Point Pedro, a small fishing village in northern Sri Lanka. UN Photo/Evan Schneider More >>
$1 Billion in Reparations for Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait
Friday, 24 October 2014, 3:13 pm | UN News
UN Panel Pays Out Over $1 Billion in Reparations for Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait More >>
Forensic Services Must Be Independent From Law Enforcement
Thursday, 23 October 2014, 2:52 pm | UN News
Mr. Juan Mendez, Special Rapporteur on Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas More >>
Use of Drones in Law Enforcement May Violate Human Rights
Thursday, 23 October 2014, 2:50 pm | UN News
22 October 2014 – The increasing use of armed drones within domestic law enforcement risks depersonalizing the use of force and infringing upon the rights of individual citizens, a United Nations independent human rights expert warned today. More >>
DR Congo: UN Mission Comes under Attack, Steps up Security
Thursday, 23 October 2014, 2:48 pm | UN News
Head of MONUSCO, Martin Kobler, comforting a Beni, North Kivu, resident who had several family members killed during recent attacks attributed to ADF rebels, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Photo: MONUSCO More >>
Somalia Piracy Requires Effective State Governance
Thursday, 23 October 2014, 2:45 pm | UN News
22 October 2014 – While noting the progress made to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, the United Nations political chief today said that a sustained long-term solution must include the presence of effective Government and State institutions ... More >>
