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South Sudan: Civilians Fleeing Violence Nears 2 Million

Friday, 26 September 2014, 4:02 pm | UN News

Food distribution at refugee site in Upper Nile State, South Sudan. Photo: WFP/Ahnna Gudmunds More >>

Thousands of Children at Risk of Starvation in South Sudan

Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 2:51 pm | UN News

Urgent funding is needed now to help support the children of South Sudan. Photo: UNICEF South Sudan More >>

Syrian Kurds Live in Fear of Islamist Extremist Violence

Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 2:49 pm | UN News

Syrian Kurdish refugees cross the border into Turkey after fleeing fighting around the city of Kobani in north-east Syria. Photo: UNHCR/I. Prickett More >>

Oil, Gas Industry Launches Plan to Slash Emissions

Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 2:34 pm | UN News

By harnessing the power of the sun, the United Arab Emirates is cutting greenhouse gas emissions, generating jobs and a laying the foundation for low-carbon economic progress. Photo: UN More >>

Financial Sector to Aid in Fight Against Climate Change

Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 2:31 pm | UN News

New UN report says investment in climate change adaptation can help promote the ivelihoods of 65 per cent of Africans. Photo: UNEP More >>

Historical Announcements Made at UN Climate Change Summit

Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 2:27 pm | UN News

The Congo Basin harbours the world’s second largest tropical forest. It is also a key resource for stabilizing the global climate. Photo: FAO/Giulio Napolitano More >>

At Summit, UN Agencies Pledge Action to Curb Climate Change

Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 2:14 pm | UN News

23 September 2014 – Joining the chorus of Government, businesses, civil society and indigenous leaders at today’s landmark Climate Summit at Headquarters, United Nations agencies pledged action to help curb the effects of climate change and transition ... More >>

Thai Court Upholds Conviction on Insulting Monarchy

Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 2:10 pm | UN News

23 September 2014 – The United Nations human rights office today voiced its disappointment at the decision of a court in Thailand to uphold the conviction and sentencing of an editor for publishing articles considered offensive to the monarchy. More >>

Ebola: UN Warns 20,000 May Be Infected by November

Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 2:07 pm | UN News

A team of volunteers in Gbaneh Bana Village, Port Loko District, Sierra Leone, discussing Ebola prevention with a family. Photo: WHO/S. Gborie More >>

Film Industry Perpetuates Discrimination Against Women

Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 1:58 pm | UN News

22 September 2014 – Nowhere to be “scene,” women protagonists have less than one-third of all speaking roles in film and are largely absent from powerful positions, according to a United Nations-backed survey released today which argues for the involvement ... More >>

Accountability for Israel Vital for Peace

Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 2:45 pm | UN News

A young girl walks through a severely damaged street in Gaza. Photo: UNICEF/Eyad El Baba More >>

Leaders, UN Chief Spotlights Climate Change, Ebola, Regional

Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 2:42 pm | UN News

21 September 2014 – Ahead of this week's opening of the United Nations General Assembly's annual high-level session Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed a host of top Government officials throughout the day, continuing the tradition of meeting ... More >>

First World Conference on Indigenous Peoples

Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 2:36 pm | UN News

A woman of Quechua ancestry in the mining town iof Llallagua, in the Bolivian department of Potosí. After the collapse of tin prices in the early 1980's, mining towns have fallen into decay, their population has diminished and mostly the elderly remain. ... More >>

Newly-Detected Bird Flu in Southeast Asia

Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 2:33 pm | UN News

Newly-Detected Bird Flu in Southeast Asia Poses Threat to Animal Health, People’s Livelihoods More >>

Extreme Weather Hits Asia and Europe

Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 2:29 pm | UN News

22 September 2014 – Heavy rains and flooding devastated parts of the Philippines, France and Italy over the weekend and may be further indications of the ‘new normal’ that the world will have to deal with if no accelerated action is taken to curb global ... More >>

Indigenous Peoples World Conference

Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 2:26 pm | UN News

A participant at the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, held at the UN Headquarters between 22 and 23 September, 2014. UN Photo/Yubi Hoffmann More >>

Advance Team for Ebola Response Arrives in West Africa

Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 2:22 pm | UN News

These children in Kailahun district, Sierra Leone, survived Ebola but lost parents to the deadly virus. Photo: UNICEF/Jo Dunlop More >>

No 'Plan B' for Climate Action as There is No 'Planet B'

Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 2:16 pm | UN News

No 'Plan B' for Climate Action as There is No 'Planet B, Says UN Chief More >>

Mali: Ban Condemn Attack That Killed Five UN Peacekeepers

Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 1:45 pm | UN News

UN peacekeepers from Chad patrol the area outside their base in Tessalit, northern Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino More >>

UN: 'Shocked And Saddened' by Vaccination Deaths in Syria

Monday, 22 September 2014, 4:02 pm | UN News

A Syrian boy gets his measles jab in Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. Photo: UNICEF/Jordan-2013/ Alaa Malhas More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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