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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 >>
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 >>
