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Ebola: UN Official Says Survivors Now Helping with Care
Monday, 20 October 2014, 4:15 pm | UN News
“I lost my parents to Ebola,” says survivor Tafala, at the Ebola Treatment Centre in Kenema, Sierra Leone. Photo: UNICEF Sierra Leone/2014/Tanya Bindra More >>
'ISIL Must Be Defeated', Declares Security Council
Monday, 20 October 2014, 3:53 pm | UN News
18 October 2014 – The Security Council has urged the world to step up measures to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) after the terrorist group carried out a spate of brutal attacks in Baghdad and Anbar over the past few days, ... More >>
Central African Republic: Militia’s Targeting of Hospitals
Monday, 20 October 2014, 3:52 pm | UN News
Senior Humanitarian Coordinator for the Central African Republic (CAR), Claire Bourgeois (centre). Photo: OCHA/John James. More >>
UN Demands Safe Release of Abducted Personnel in South Sudan
Monday, 20 October 2014, 3:49 pm | UN News
Residents at the camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the UN Mission for South Sudan (UNMISS) Malakal Base in the Upper Nile State wait in line at the base's health facility. UN Photo/Isaac Billy More >>
Small Chance for Asylum-Seekers Attempting to Reach Yemen
Monday, 20 October 2014, 3:44 pm | UN News
More Asylum-Seekers Died Trying to Reach Yemen in 2014, than 3 Past Years Combined – UN More >>
UNESCO Chief Denounces Killing of Cambodian Journalist
Monday, 20 October 2014, 3:39 pm | UN News
17 October 2014 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today denounced the killing of a Cambodian reporter shot while investigating illegal logging in the eastern part of the country. More >>
DR Congo: Head of UN Mission Condemns Deadly Rebel Attacks
Monday, 20 October 2014, 3:13 pm | UN News
A MONUSCO APC is greeted by FARDC soldiers on their way back from the front line in the Beni region of the DRC where the UN is backing the FARDC in an operation against ADF militia. Photo: MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti More >>
Urgent Global Action Needed as Ebola Continues Rampage
Friday, 17 October 2014, 3:46 pm | UN News
WFP food convoy delivers assistance across Sierra Leone to various districts (September 2014). Photo: WFP/Gon Myers More >>
Funding Gap Looms Amid Efforts to Tackle Ebola & ISIS
Friday, 17 October 2014, 3:30 pm | UN News
Funding Gap Looms Amid Efforts to Tackle ‘Twin Plagues’ Ebola, ISIL, Warns UN Rights Chief More >>
Somalia: Second Deadly Terrorist Attack in Less than a Week
Friday, 17 October 2014, 3:09 pm | UN News
16 October 2014 – The top United Nations official in Somalia today condemned the latest terrorist attack to hit the African country's capital city of Mogadishu leaving a number of people dead and many more injured. More >>
UN Lauds Role of Family Farmers in Ending Global Hunger
Friday, 17 October 2014, 2:44 pm | UN News
A farmer at work in a dragon fruit field in Viet Nam (July 2013). Photo: FAO/Hoang Dinh Nam | See more photos More >>
Killing of Iraqi Politician as Violence in Country Spikes
Thursday, 16 October 2014, 12:49 pm | UN News
15 October 2014 – The United Nations envoy for Iraq, Nickolay Mladenov, today voiced condemnation for the killing of an Iraqi politician amid an increase of violence in the Middle Eastern country. More >>
Ebola Response in ‘High-Gear’
Thursday, 16 October 2014, 12:42 pm | UN News
Ebola Response in ‘High-Gear’ as UN Official Warns ‘Things Will Get Worse Before They Improve More >>
Eradicating Poverty Eqaul with Biodiversity Protection
Thursday, 16 October 2014, 12:39 pm | UN News
A Cheetah mother with her two cubs in Kenya. (Image used under license from Shutterstock.com) More >>
One Million Somalis at Risk of Starvation
Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 4:20 pm | UN News
A young boy carries away a box of food from a distribution centre in Afgoye, Somalia. Photo: AU/UN/IST/Tobin Jones More >>
Member States Must Increase Efforts to Stop Ebola Outbreak
Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 3:34 pm | UN News
In Race Against Time, Member States Must Increase Efforts to Stop Ebola Outbreak – UN Official More >>
Gaza: Unity Needed to Build One Palestine
Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 3:10 pm | UN News
In War-Ravaged Gaza, Ban Urges Ministers of New Government to Unite on “Building One Palestine” More >>
ISIL Advance on Iraqi Town Unleash New Flood of Displacement
Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 2:43 pm | UN News
Syrian Kurds from the town of Kobane seeking shelter in Iraq's Kurdistan region. Photo: UNHCR/D. Nahr More >>
South Sudan: Steps to Tackle Widespread Sexual Violence
Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 3:51 pm | UN News
Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura speaks to journalists during her visit to South Sudan. Photo: UNMISS More >>
Gaza Efforts to Resolve ‘Root Causes' of Conflict
Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 3:31 pm | UN News
In Middle East, Ban Urges Gaza Rebuilding Amid Efforts to Resolve ‘Root Causes’ of Conflict More >>
