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UN Launches Major Humanitarian Aid for Displaced People
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 3:11 pm | UN News
Workers unload trucks laden with hundreds of tents for families displaced by the recent fighting in Iraq. Photo: UNHCR/E. Colt More >>
Iraq: Security Council Approves Sanctions Against Militants
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 3:08 pm | UN News
A wide view of the Security Council in session (file photo). UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras More >>
Ensuring ‘safe space’ for returning Nigerian schoolgirls
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 12:31 pm | UN News
A United Nations official for Nigeria today said that restoring the dignity and integrity of returning schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in Chibok is instrumental in reintegrating the girls back into a “safe space” in society. More >>
UN mission concerned over intimidation against journalist
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 12:30 pm | UN News
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan today expressed its concern about the acts of intimidation against New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg, who yesterday was banned from leaving the country and told that he was being investigated for an ... More >>
UN:Welcomes destruction of Syria's chemical weapons material
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 12:28 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes the destruction of Syria’s declared chemical weapons material on board the United States Maritime Vessel Cape Ray. More >>
Gaza: Ban urges parties to reach ‘immediate understanding’
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 12:25 pm | UN News
Amid fresh violence in Gaza, Ban urges parties to reach ‘immediate understanding’ on durable ceasefire More >>
Gaza Needs ‘New Deal’-Style Recovery Plan
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 1:52 pm | UN News
UNRWA estimates around 17,000 destroyed or damaged homes, rendering 100,000 people homeless in Gaza. Photo: UNRWA Archives/Shareef Sarhan More >>
Ethiopia Becomes Africa’s Largest Refugee Host
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 1:17 pm | UN News
South Sudanese refugees sit in the shade of a tree in Ethiopia which hosts more than 600,000 refugees from several countries. Photo: UNHCR/P. More >>
Thai Law on Defaming Monarchy Effect on Free Expression
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 1:13 pm | UN News
Ravina Shamsadani, Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Photo: UN Multimedia More >>
Ebola: UN Health Agency Reports Encouraging Signs in Nigeria
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 1:08 pm | UN News
UNICEF and Partners take to the streets of Conakry, the capital of Guinea, to provide information on how to combat the Ebola outbreak as well as distribute soap and chlorine. Photo: UNICEF Guinea More >>
Somaliland: UN envoy pledges to step up support for peace
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 11:33 am | UN News
The top United Nations envoy in Somalia today pledged to step up the world body’s support for peace and progress in Somaliland during a visit to the region, which declared itself independent in 1991. More >>
Libya: Aid reaches civilians displaced by ongoing violence
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 11:31 am | UN News
The United Nations refugee agency said today it has, for the first time, begun sending aid into western Libya from Tunisia to help some of the tens of thousands of people displaced by weeks of fighting in Tripoli. More >>
Mali: Security Council condemns recent deadly suicide attack
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 11:14 am | UN News
The Security Council today condemned in the strongest terms Saturday’s suicide attack on a United Nations base in Ber, Mali, that killed two UN Burkinabe peacekeepers and injured seven others. More >>
Iraq: UN humanitarian agencies scaling up efforts
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 10:36 am | UN News
Amidst an expanding displacement crisis in Iraq, several United Nations humanitarian organizations are scaling up efforts to get food and water to people fleeing attacks by the Islamic State (IS). More >>
Security Council approves sanctions against militants
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 10:33 am | UN News
Expressing its “gravest concern” that parts of Iraq and Syria are now under the control of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Nusra Front, the United Nations Security Council today placed six individuals affiliated with the ... More >>
UN launches 500 days of action to build a better world
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 10:30 am | UN News
With Malala Yousafzai by his side, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today marked 500 days of action until the deadline to reach the Millennium Development Goals, known worldwide as the “MDGs.” More >>
UN health agency requests exit screening of travellers
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 10:24 am | UN News
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today said any persons with an illness consistent with Ebola should not be allowed to travel by air, sea or land from affected countries unless it is part of a medical evacuation, as it also expressed ... More >>
Amid Missouri protests, Ban urges restraint
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 9:48 am | UN News
As protests intensify over the killing of an American teenager in Missouri, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged all parties to exercise restraint and for authorities to respect the right to peaceful assembly. More >>
UN expert calls for immediate release of political detainees
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 9:45 am | UN News
A United Nations human rights expert today denounced the arrest and sentencing of political activists in Sudan, reiterating his call on the Government to free all the political detainees to enable an inclusive national dialogue. More >>
Ban ‘deeply disturbed’ by reported attack on refugee convoy
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 9:42 am | UN News
Ban ‘deeply disturbed’ by reported attack on refugee convoy in eastern Ukraine 18 August 2014 More >>
