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One Member Unavailable to Serve on Gaza Commission
Monday, 25 August 2014, 4:00 pm | UN News
In a statement released today, the President of the Human Rights Council, Baudelaire Ndog Ella said he “regrets” that the Commission, which is now operational, will not benefit from Amal Alamuddin's expertise in the field. More >>
Iraq: UN Rights Experts Urge Action to Avoid Mass Atrocity
Monday, 25 August 2014, 3:54 pm | UN News
Iraqi refugee children who fled from Tal Afar and found shelter in schools, mosques and unfinished buildings in the area of Sinjar, in Ninawa governorate. Photo: Iraqi Red Crescent/UNOCHA More >>
UNICEF: 'Basic health care cannot be Ebola's next casualty'
Monday, 25 August 2014, 3:29 pm | UN News
'Basic health care cannot be Ebola's next casualty', says UNICEF, ramping up support to Liberia More >>
Over 20,000 people risked their lives during sea crossings
Monday, 25 August 2014, 2:46 pm | UN News
Over 20,000 people risked their lives in Indian Ocean sea crossings this year – UN report More >>
In Ukraine, UN relief chief pledges support
Monday, 25 August 2014, 2:40 pm | UN News
The top United Nations relief official told reporters in Ukraine today, that while the situation in Sloviansk has improved, the UN is still concerned about the ongoing impact of the crisis and plans to support the Government's efforts towards political ... More >>
Ukraine: Senior UN official calls for end to violence
Monday, 25 August 2014, 2:01 pm | UN News
Ukraine: Senior UN official calls for end to violence, urges scaling up aid ahead of winter More >>
UN confirms handover of US journalist Peter Theo Curtis
Monday, 25 August 2014, 1:57 pm | UN News
The United Nations has confirmed that an American freelance journalist, reportedly held captive for nearly two years by militants in Syria, was freed on Sunday in a handover to UN peacekeepers in the Golan Heights, who then released him to United ... More >>
UN vows to radically scale up Ebola fight
Monday, 25 August 2014, 11:47 am | UN News
Dr. David Nabarro, Senior United Nations System Coordinator for Ebola who was appointed by the Secretary-General to establish how best the UN can support affected communities, was wrapping up the first leg of a visit to all Ebola-effected countries in West ... More >>
Gaza: Importance of Durable Ceasefire
Monday, 25 August 2014, 11:44 am | UN News
After the breakdown earlier this week of the latest temporary ceasefire in Gaza, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed the need for efforts to guide the parties towards a durable peace, today making a round of phone calls to ... More >>
UN envoy in Yemen calls for cooperation, peaceful solution
Monday, 25 August 2014, 11:40 am | UN News
Amid escalating tensions and ongoing political instability in Yemen, the United Nations envoy to the country today urged all the parties to move the political process forward by addressing the roots of the current turmoil through comprehensive dialogue. More >>
More than 191,000 people killed in Syria
Monday, 25 August 2014, 11:36 am | UN News
The number of people killed in Syria is double the number documented a year ago, the United Nations human rights chief today announced, criticizing the international community for its failure to stop the “killers, destroyers and torturers” that ... More >>
South Sudan: UN Mission Condemns Bentiu Clashes
Friday, 22 August 2014, 2:01 pm | UN News
Civilians arriving at the UNMISS base in Bentiu after attacks in April 2014. Photo: UNMISS/Tina Turyagyenda More >>
Improvements in Afghan Audit Will Enhance Integrity
Friday, 22 August 2014, 1:59 pm | UN News
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan continued with the audit process on the results from the country’s Presidential election run-off held on 14 June 2014. Photo: UNAMA/Fardin Waezi More >>
Syria: Destruction of Declared Chemical Weapons Material
Friday, 22 August 2014, 1:00 pm | UN News
The US Vessel Cape Ray on which all 581 metric tonnes of a precursor chemical for sarin gas removed from Syria were destroyed while sailing in international waters. Photo: US Dept. of Transportation More >>
Libya: UN Mission Condemns Ongoing Fighting
Friday, 22 August 2014, 12:57 pm | UN News
A resident of Tayuri stands against a bullet-riddled wall of his house, part of which was destroyed during clashes in Libya. Photo: IRIN/Zahra Moloo More >>
Humane World Cannot Let West Africa Suffer
Friday, 22 August 2014, 12:55 pm | UN News
UNICEF has supplied its partners in Guinea with materials for disinfecting hospitals including sprayers and cleansers to prevent further spread of Ebola. Photo: UNICEF More >>
Middle East: UN Chief Welcomes Temporary Ceasefire
Friday, 22 August 2014, 12:49 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to journalists at the Security Council stakeout on the situation in Gaza, in July 2014. UN Photo/Mark Garten More >>
Palestinian Children in Need of 'Psycho-Social First Aid'
Friday, 22 August 2014, 12:37 pm | UN News
Gaza: UN Says Over 370,000 Palestinian Children in Need of 'Psycho-Social First Aid' More >>
WHO-Convened Ethics Panel Endorses Use of Experimental Drugs
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 4:38 pm | UN News
A woman waits to enter an isolation ward to visit her husband, along with Liberian Ministry of Health, WHO, and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) personnel who are treating several Ebola patients located in the capital Monrovia. Photo: UNMIL/Staton Winter More >>
Ebola: UN Convenes Ethical Review of Experimental Drugs
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 4:36 pm | UN News
A government health worker at the Kenema Ebola Treatment Centre in Sierra Leone attends to a victim. Photo: IRIN/Tommy Trenchard More >>
