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South Sudan: UN agencies, partners appeal for $1B aid
Monday, 16 June 2014, 3:41 pm | UN News
Some 50,000 children in South Sudan could die this year and thousands of rape survivors could go without psychosocial support, a senior United Nations humanitarian official today said, as aid agencies appealed for $1 billion they need to continue their work. More >>
UN Condemns Shooting of Ukrainian Plane 49 Aboard Killed
Monday, 16 June 2014, 3:39 pm | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned in the strongest terms the downing of a Ukrainian military airplane today in the eastern city of Lugansk, killing all 49 people aboard. More >>
World Blood Donor Day, UN Appeals for Blood to Save Mothers
Monday, 16 June 2014, 3:36 pm | UN News
With nearly 800 women dying every day from causes related to complications of pregnancy and childbirth, the United Nations health agency is marking World Blood Donor Day by calling on countries to improve access to safe blood supplies and blood transfusions ... More >>
UN Urge Mauritanian Authorities to Protect Activist
Monday, 16 June 2014, 3:33 pm | UN News
The United Nations human rights office today urged the Government of Mauritania to protect prominent human rights activist Aminetou Mint El-Moctar who has become the focus of a social media campaign encouraging anyone who “kills her or tears out ... More >>
UN: Alarmingly High Levels of Elephant Poaching in Africa
Monday, 16 June 2014, 3:28 pm | UN News
The level of elephant poaching across Africa remains alarmingly high, according to a new United Nations-backed report release today, which also found an increase in the number of large seizures of ivory. More >>
Egypt: UN concerned by harsh sentences handed to activists
Monday, 16 June 2014, 2:41 pm | UN News
Egypt’s judicial system has again come up short, the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) warned today after a criminal court handed down a harsh jail sentence for 25 activists, including prominent blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah, reportedly for ... More >>
Iraq’s insurgency spreads, Increase in Reported Abuses
Monday, 16 June 2014, 2:37 pm | UN News
As insurgents continue to overrun parts of northern Iraq, the United Nations human rights chief expressed “extreme alarm” today at reports of summary executions and extrajudicial killings, and the massive displacement of some half a million people, ... More >>
CAR: UN Appeals for Safe Haven for Civilian Refugees
Monday, 16 June 2014, 2:33 pm | UN News
As ongoing violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) continues to drive civilians to seek safety elsewhere, the United Nations refugee agency is appealing to neighbouring countries to keep their borders open and allow access to safe haven for people on ... More >>
UN: Stability of Nigeria, Lake Chad Basin Region
Monday, 16 June 2014, 2:30 pm | UN News
While efforts are underway to safely release the abducted Nigerian school girls, more civilians are killed and many others are being displaced by Boko Haram insurgents, the United Nations envoy for West Africa today warned, reiterating the Organization’s ... More >>
Human Rights essential to Reconciliation in Thailand Crisis
Monday, 16 June 2014, 2:24 pm | UN News
13 June 2014 – Stability and reconciliation can hardly be achieved in Thailand if human rights guarantees are neglected, a group of United Nations independent experts declared today, while urging the current authorities to reverse all measures affecting ... More >>
Modern slavery: New International Agreement on Forced Labour
Monday, 16 June 2014, 2:21 pm | UN News
A group of United Nations independent experts on slavery, migrants, trafficking, sale and sexual exploitation of children, and internally displaced persons today welcomed this week’s adoption of a legally binding international Protocol to tackle ... More >>
Thousands of homes destroyed as floods strike Afghanistan
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 3:38 pm | UN News
New flash floods in northern Afghanistan over the weekend have affected thousands of homes and washed away agricultural land and roads, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported today, noting that the number ... More >>
Egypt’s election results in, Ban voices hopes for democracy
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 3:36 pm | UN News
Taking note of the official release of the results of the recent election in Egypt, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his hope that President-elect Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will support the people’s aspirations for a stable and democratic country. More >>
UN chief welcomes formation of Palestinian unity government
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 3:03 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the announcement of the formation of a Palestinian unity government headed by Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, and hoped that new opportunities for progress towards a two-State solution with Israel will ... More >>
UN Study: Urgent Action Needed to Safeguard World's Forests
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 3:00 pm | UN News
Urgent action to better manage the genetic diversity of forests – under pressure from climate change, exploitation and conversion for other uses – is needed to ensure that the benefits they provide will survive, the United Nations said in a ... More >>
UN and Partners Renew Call for Surrender of Rwandan Rebels
Saturday, 7 June 2014, 3:53 pm | UN News
The United Nations and its partners today renewed their call for the complete surrender of all leaders and combatants of the rebel Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, which has caused untold suffering in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ... More >>
“Stop faith-based killings” in Pakistan - UN Urges
Wednesday, 4 June 2014, 3:14 pm | UN News
GENEVA (2 June 2014) – Three United Nations experts on freedom of religion, minority issues, and summary executions today call on Pakistan to adopt urgent measures to stop faith-based killings and ensure the security of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, ... More >>
More than 2,200 Iraqis killed, injured in May – UN confirms
Wednesday, 4 June 2014, 3:12 pm | UN News
Nearly 800 people were killed in Iraq during the month of May, the majority of them civilians, the United Nations mission in the country has confirmed, urging political leaders to form an inclusive government within the constitutionally mandated time ... More >>
Crises in Ukraine, Syria top agenda for Ban and Putin
Monday, 26 May 2014, 3:11 pm | UN News
With Ukrainians preparing to elect a new president on Sunday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today sat down with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with whom he also discussed a long-overdue political solution in Syria and other challenges to international ... More >>
Ban Ki-moon condemns today’s attack on civilians in China
Friday, 23 May 2014, 3:48 pm | UN News
22 May 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned today’s attack on civilians at an open-air market in Xinjiang, China, and said he hoped that those responsible will be brought to justice. More >>
