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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 >>
Leonardo Dicaprio New UN Messenger of Peace
Monday, 22 September 2014, 3:56 pm | UN News
Pictured left to right: United Nations Messenger of Peace, Leonardo DiCaprio and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. UN Photo/Mark Garten More >>
UN: 'Strong Commitment' to Bolster Response to Ebola
Monday, 22 September 2014, 3:54 pm | UN News
Passengers about to depart from Lagos airport, Nigeria, are being checked for their body temperature to make sure they don't have fever, one symptom of Ebola. Photo: WHO/S. Bolton More >>
Ban Launches UN Ebola Response Mission
Monday, 22 September 2014, 3:43 pm | UN News
Ban Launches UN Ebola Response Mission; Advance Teams to Arrive in West Africa on Monday More >>
Sinking of Mediterranean Migrant Boat Amounts to Mass Murder
Monday, 22 September 2014, 3:35 pm | UN News
Syrian refugees are rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, but others are not so fortunate. Photo: UNHCR/A. D'Amato More >>
Afghanistan: UN Welcomes Conclusion of Presidential Election
Monday, 22 September 2014, 3:30 pm | UN News
Pictured left to right: Jan Kubis, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan, and presidential candidates Dr.Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah. Photo: Fardin Waezi/UNAMA More >>
Uruguay: Emma Watson Urges Women’s Political Participation
Friday, 19 September 2014, 3:52 pm | UN News
On her first country visit as UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador, British actor Emma Watson (right) visited Uruguay's Parliament where she met with Vice President Danilo Astori (2nd right). Photo: UN Women/Marco Grob More >>
Hundreds of Yemeni Families in Need of Aid
Friday, 19 September 2014, 3:49 pm | UN News
Two displaced girls stand in front of the classroom where their family has been living in Aden, Yemen. Photo: UNHCR/P. Rubio Larrauri More >>
Life-Saving Food Aid in Jeopardy for Millions of Syrians
Friday, 19 September 2014, 3:46 pm | UN News
18 September 2014 – The United Nations World Food Programme ( WFP ) today warned that it is running out of funds to provide food for almost 6 million Syrians receiving its life-saving assistance. More >>
UN Announces Mission to Combat Ebola
Friday, 19 September 2014, 3:18 pm | UN News
Ebola outbreak: a peacekeeper with the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) wears a protective mask while on duty at UN offices in the capital city of Monrovia. UN Photo/Andrey Tsarkov More >>
UN Body Dealing with Torture Suspends Azerbaijan Visit
Thursday, 18 September 2014, 2:14 pm | UN News
17 September 2014 – A United Nations human rights body today announced that it has decided to suspend its visit to Azerbaijan due to obstructions it encountered in carrying out its mandate under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against ... More >>
Gaza: Renewed Urgency in West Bank
Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 4:05 pm | UN News
15 September 2014 – In the aftermath of the recent conflict in the Gaza Strip, a fundamental change is needed in the dynamics in the enclave, the United Nations today reported, calling also for renewed urgency in addressing the situation in the ... More >>
Libya Closer to Brink of Protracted Conflict And Strife
Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 4:02 pm | UN News
Special Representative and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino Léon. UN Photo/Evan Schneider More >>
Nuclear Programmes of DPR Korea, Iran Remain Serious Concern
Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 4:00 pm | UN News
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano (left) delivers his introductory statement at the Board of Governors Meeting in Vienna, Austria. Photo: IAEA/Dean Calma More >>
‘Heinous’ Murder of British Aid Worker by Islamic Militants
Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 3:54 pm | UN News
A wide view of the Security Council in session (file photo). UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras More >>
Boost in Ebola Response, Ban Urges Greater Global Support
Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 2:43 pm | UN News
A non-contact thermometer being used to take body temperature while screening for Ebola symptoms at Hôpital Perfectoral de Coyah in Guinea. Photo: WHO/A. Pallangyo More >>
Ukraine: UN Agency Launches Emergency Food Aid Operation
Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 2:33 pm | UN News
A resident of the Artema suburb of Sloviansk, Ukraine, in the rubble of what used to be her summer kitchen, in July 2014. Photo: UNHCR/Iva Zimova More >>
