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UN Identifies Countries at Risk for Spread of Ebola
Sunday, 31 August 2014, 1:35 pm | UN News
A WFP convoy with needed food supplies entering West Point in Monrovia, Liberia, a community quarantined to prevent the spread of Ebola. Photo: UNMIL/Emmanuel Tobey More >>
Ban Alarmed by ‘Dangerous Escalation’ in Ukraine Crisis
Friday, 29 August 2014, 3:52 pm | UN News
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, many being women with children. Photo: UNFPA Ukraine/Olena Kulyk More >>
UN Reports Improved Humanitarian Access to Syria
Friday, 29 August 2014, 3:46 pm | UN News
Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Kyung-wha Kang briefs the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria. UN Photo/Loey Felipe More >>
Ebola Caseload Could Exceed 20,000 in Course of Emergency
Friday, 29 August 2014, 3:42 pm | UN News
A health worker checks a blood sample for Ebola at Kenema government hospital, Sierra Leone. Photo: IRIN/Tommy Trenchard More >>
Ban Deplores Detention of UN Peacekeepers in Golan
Friday, 29 August 2014, 3:36 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council today strongly condemned the detention of United Nations peacekeepers serving in the Golan amid increased fighting in the area between Syrian Government forces and armed elements, and demanded ... More >>
UN:In Bali, role of young people in building peaceful future
Friday, 29 August 2014, 11:55 am | UN News
28 August 2014 – Addressing a youth forum in Bali, Indonesia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the role of young people in building a peaceful, sustainable future and encouraged them to be solid global citizens and leaders of today. More >>
UN: Syria’s war threatens international peace and security
Friday, 29 August 2014, 10:32 am | UN News
27 August 2014 – Mass atrocities by Government forces and non-State armed groups continue to take place in Syria, causing immeasurable suffering to civilians and contributing to a spillover of violence affecting international peace and stability, ... More >>
Using Egyptian crossing, UN convoy brings food aid to Gaza
Friday, 29 August 2014, 10:23 am | UN News
Using Egyptian crossing for first time in seven years, UN convoy brings food aid to Gaza More >>
UN reports improved humanitarian access to Syria
Friday, 29 August 2014, 10:19 am | UN News
28 August 2014 – For the first time in six months, there has been some improvement recently on humanitarian access to Syria, but much more needs to be done by the parties to the conflict to ensure rapid and unhindered access to people in need, a senior ... More >>
Ban alarmed by ‘dangerous escalation’ in Ukraine crisis
Friday, 29 August 2014, 10:10 am | UN News
28 August 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is alarmed by what seems to be a “dangerous escalation” in the crisis in Ukraine with reports of intensified fighting in the country south-east near the border with Russia, as the Security Council ... More >>
Ban, Security Council deplore detention of UN peacekeepers
Friday, 29 August 2014, 10:02 am | UN News
28 August 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council today strongly condemned the detention of United Nations peacekeepers serving in the Golan amid increased fighting in the area between Syrian Government forces and armed elements, ... More >>
Ebola caseload could exceed 20,000 in course of emergency
Friday, 29 August 2014, 9:59 am | UN News
28 August 2014 – The United Nations World Health Organization ( WHO ) has issued a roadmap that aims to stop Ebola transmissions within six to nine months, but acknowledges the actual number of cases may be much higher than that currently reported and the ... More >>
Civil society gathers to help shape new vision
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 3:19 pm | UN News
Civil society converged on United Nations Headquarters in New York today to make their voices heard regarding the future global development agenda that will point the way forward on a range of issues such as eradicating poverty, eliminating hunger ... More >>
Experts call for action: Climate-related health risks
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 2:34 pm | UN News
27 August 2014 – Experts are urging the international community to act fast to reduce climate change and its health consequences at the first-ever global conference on health and climate, which opened today at the Geneva headquarters of the United ... More >>
Workshop aims to boost Africa’s defences against disease
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 2:29 pm | UN News
27 August 2014 – A three-day workshop organized by the United Nations World Health Organization ( WHO ) aimed at strengthening Africa’s defences against the Ebola outbreak is underway with health experts from Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, ... More >>
Darfur: Security Council extends African Union-UN mission
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 2:24 pm | UN News
27 August 2014 – The Security Council today extended the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur ( UNAMID ) until 30 June 2015, while requesting the peacekeeping mission to focus on strategic priorities such as the ... More >>
UN Pledges Support to Afghan Authorities to Complete Audit
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 2:16 pm | UN News
Deputy Special Representative to Afghanistan Nicholas Haysom (centre) updates the media on the status of the UN-supervised audit of the 14 June 2014 Presidential run-off election. Photo: UNAMA/Fraidoon Poya More >>
UN Operation to Feed Displaced Iraqis Reaches Over 700,000
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 2:13 pm | UN News
People waiting in line at Baharka transit camp in Erbil to receive their food assistance from WFP. Photo: WFP/Mohammed Albahbahani More >>
UN pledges support to Afghan authorities regarding audit
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 1:53 pm | UN News
27 August 2014 – The United Nations today pledged to redouble its support to the Afghan electoral authorities to help expedite the completion of a thorough and credible audit of the presidential run-off in the wake of the decision of one of the candidates ... More >>
Ban Welcomes Blueprint to Implement South Sudan Ceasefire
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 1:50 pm | UN News
26 August 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the signing by the South Sudanese Government and the opposition of a plan to implement a seventh-month-old ceasefire deal between the two sides. More >>
