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Ban appoints new deputy envoy for Guinea-Bissau
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 1:57 pm | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Maria do Valle Ribeiro of Ireland as his Deputy Special Representative for Guinea-Bissau. More >>
Sexual Violence Perpetrated by Islamic State Militants
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 1:41 pm | UN News
Two senior United Nations officials today condemned in the strongest terms the “barbaric acts” of sexual violence and “savage rapes” the armed group Islamic State (IS) has perpetrated on minorities in areas under its control. More >>
Security Council: Appointment of Iraqi Prime Minister
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 12:04 pm | UN News
As Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi continues to form a new Government, the United Nations Security Council today urged all political parties and their supporters to remain calm and respect the country’s Constitution. More >>
Somalia: Security Council pledges support for reforms
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 10:18 am | UN News
Members of the United Nations Security Council arrived in Mogadishu this morning on a landmark visit to Somalia to review progress made by the Federal Government and to demonstrate their continued support for the country’s efforts to ensure ... More >>
Adaptation Can Help Promote Sub-Saharan African Livelihoods
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 10:10 am | UN News
Investing in ways to adapt to climate change will promote the livelihood of 65 per cent of Africans, the United Nations environmental agency reported, warning also that failing to address the phenomenon could reverse decades of development progress ... More >>
UN Concerned: Last-Minute Derailment of Visit to The Gambia
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 3:20 pm | UN News
The Gambia postponed a visit at the last minute by two United Nations independent experts, a move they find “extremely worrying” and which casts doubt on the West African country’s commitment to human rights. More >>
UN: Sri Lanka deports families seek asylum
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 2:34 pm | UN News
The United Nations refugee agency today expressed alarm that recent deportations of asylum-seekers from Sri Lanka back to Pakistan were growing in size and scope despite international calls to stop sending them back to a place where their lives ... More >>
Libya: UN Mission condemns ongoing fighting
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 2:05 pm | UN News
The United Nations mission assisting Libya today condemned the battles in the capital, Tripoli, which continue despite repeated international calls for an immediate ceasefire and appeals to refrain from the use of force to resolve political differences. More >>
UN: one member unavailable to serve on Gaza Commission
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 1:48 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 >>
Celebrating Youth Day, the importance of good mental health
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 1:43 pm | UN News
Each year 20 per cent of the world's young people experience a mental health condition, the United Nations reported in a new publication launched to coincide with International Youth Day which this year shines a spotlight on the importance of mental health. More >>
In South Sudan, Security Council warns sanctions possible
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 1:31 pm | UN News
On a visit to South Sudan, the United Nations Security Council today reiterated that it is ready to impose sanctions against anyone who undermines the ongoing peace talks to stop the conflict which has uprooted some 1.5 million people and placed more than ... More >>
Ban urges countries to do more to help Iraqi civilians
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 12:27 pm | UN News
Amid spread of ‘hatred and brutality,’ Ban urges countries to do more to help Iraqi civilians More >>
Ebola: panel endorses use of experimental drugs
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 12:23 pm | UN News
A 12-member ethics panel convened by the United Nations health agency today reached “unanimous consensus” that it is ethical to treat Ebola patients with experimental drugs to counter the largest, most severe and most complex outbreak of the virus ... More >>
Gaza hospitals, health facilities need urgent donor support
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 12:01 pm | UN News
Hospitals and health facilities in Gaza are in dire need of support from the international donor community, a senior representative of the United Nations health agency today said following a visit to the Gaza Strip and Ramallah to survey the infrastructure ... More >>
First UN female force commander takes reigns in Cyprus
Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 5:56 pm | UN News
Major-General Kristin Lund signing the hand-over document with outgoing Major General Chao Liu at the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus headquarters. Photo: UNFICYP More >>
UN chief urges Iraq political leaders to form new government
Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 5:45 pm | UN News
A young girl sleeps surrounded by relatives in their new home, a primary school in Alqosh, Duhok, after fleeing their home in Mosul. Photo: UNHCR/S. Baldwin More >>
Ebola: UN convenes ethical review of experimental drugs
Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 5:37 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 >>
Ban: indigenous peoples can be 'powerful agents of progress
Monday, 11 August 2014, 5:05 pm | UN News
Marking the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said indigenous peoples have a central interest in development and can act as “powerful agents of progress.” More >>
UN agency provides assistance: Lebanese and Syrian refugees
Monday, 11 August 2014, 5:01 pm | UN News
As violence escalates in Lebanon, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) and its partners are distributing humanitarian supplies in the north-eastern Bekaa Valley to both Lebanese and Syrian refugees who had fled the town of Arsal, close to the ... More >>
UN Warns that Northern Iraq is Facing 'Cultural Cleansing'
Monday, 11 August 2014, 4:58 pm | UN News
UNHCR distributing aid near Duhok in northern Iraq's Kurdistan region. Photo: UNHCR/E. Colt More >>
