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Ozone Layer is Recovering But Remains Threatened
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 10:40 am | UN News
The Earth's protective ozone layer is well on track to recovery in the next few decades. Photo: UNEP More >>
UN Call for Global Commitment to Ending Nuclear Tests
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 10:33 am | UN News
Atmospheric nuclear test conducted by the United States on 18 April 1953 at the Nevada Test Site. Photo: US Government More >>
Despite Price Dip, Uranium Demand, Production on the Rise
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 10:30 am | UN News
Uranium ore is processed into a concentrate known as yellowcake and packed in special, tightly sealed steel drums similar in size to oil barrels. Photo: IAEA More >>
Disarmament for Development is a 'Win-Win' for States
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 10:24 am | UN News
Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order Alfred De Zayas. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard More >>
UN Chief Lauds Formation of New Government in Iraq
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 10:21 am | UN News
9 September 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the formation of a new inclusive Government in Iraq as “a positive step towards political stability and peace in the country.” More >>
South Sudan: Preliminary UN Probe Helicopter Was Shot Down
Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 2:30 pm | UN News
UN aircraft crew carrying the remains of three crew members to memorial service in Juba, South Sudan. They died when their helicopter came down near Bentiu, Unity State, on 26 August 2014. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine More >>
Ban Urges Afghan Presidential Candidates to Agree on Unity
Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 2:23 pm | UN News
The two candidates for Afghanistan’s presidency Abdullah Abdullah (left) and Ashraf Ghani. Photo: UNAMA/Fardin Waezi More >>
Somalia: UN Envoy Condemns Latest Terrorist Attacks
Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 2:05 pm | UN News
Special Representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) Nicholas Kay. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe More >>
Anti-Protest Bill Contravenes Australia’s Human Rights
Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 1:59 pm | UN News
Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of peacful assembly and of association Maina Kiai. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré More >>
Merciless,’ Spread of Ebola in Liberia Must Be Stopped
Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 1:29 pm | UN News
‘Merciless,’ Spread of Ebola in Liberia Must Be Stopped in Its Tracks, Security Council Told More >>
UN Urge Bahrain to Release Prominent Human Rights Defender
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 3:26 pm | UN News
5 September 2014 – A group of independent United Nations experts today urged the Government of Bahrain to release prominent human rights defender Maryam Al-Khawaja, who has been detained since 30 August on charges of assaulting a police officer. More >>
Ban Issues ‘International Rescue Call’ to Halt Ebola
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 3:24 pm | UN News
WHO has donated 24 motorcycles to the Ministry of Health in Guinea to support Ebola contact tracing activities in eight districts in the country. Photo: WHO/A. Pallangyo More >>
UN Health Agency Convenes Meeting to Weigh Ebola Therapies
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 3:09 pm | UN News
Local construction workers at the Island Clinic, one of the five Ebola treatment centres with 100 beds that will be opened in Monrovia, Liberia. Photo: WHO/M. Seeger More >>
96% of Syria’s Declared Chemical Weapons Destroyed
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 3:05 pm | UN News
Special Coordinator for the Joint Mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the UN (OPCW-UN) Sigrid Kaag briefs the press. UN Photo/Loey Felipe More >>
UN Agencies Ramp up Much-Needed Aid in Iraq
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 3:02 pm | UN News
In Khanke village, Iraq Kurdistan Region, children from the Yazidi minority eat a meal of rice and tomato stew for lunch. Photo: UNHCR/N. Colt More >>
Security Council welcomes release of Algerian diplomats
Monday, 8 September 2014, 2:12 pm | UN News
6 September 2014 – The United Nations Security Council today welcomed the release in Gao, Mali, on 30 August of the two Algerian diplomats that were taken hostage by the armed group Mouvement pour l'Unicité et le Jihad en Afrique de l'Ouest (MUJAO) ... More >>
Evidence on rampant violence against children
Friday, 5 September 2014, 3:00 pm | UN News
4 September 2014 – Violence against children is universal – so prevalent and deeply ingrained in societies it is often unseen and accepted as the norm – according to new, unprecedented data presented by the United Nations today. More >>
Ban stresses need for Cyprus settlement
Friday, 5 September 2014, 2:26 pm | UN News
4 September 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the importance of reaching a lasting settlement in Cyprus as the new United Nations envoy on this issue prepares to meet with the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot ... More >>
96% of Syria’s declared chemical weapons destroyed – UN
Friday, 5 September 2014, 12:30 pm | UN News
4 September 2014 – The Special Coordinator for the Joint Mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations ( OPCW-UN ) told the Security Council today that 96 percent of Syria’s declared stockpile, including ... More >>
UN health agency convenes meeting to weigh Ebola therapies
Friday, 5 September 2014, 12:26 pm | UN News
4 September 2014 – The United Nations World Health Organization ( WHO ) began a two-day meeting in Geneva to discuss potential Ebola therapies and vaccines in response to “intense public interest in, and demand for, anything that offers hope of definitive ... More >>
