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Some 437,000 People Murdered Worldwide In 2012 - UN
Friday, 11 April 2014, 4:21 pm | UN News
Almost half a million people across the world lost their lives in 2012 as a result of intentional homicide, with the highest murder rates logged in the Americas and Africa, and the lowest in Europe, Asia and Oceania, the United Nations Office on ... More >>
UN Initiative to Promote Sustainable Energy for All
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 2:03 pm | UN News
The United Nations launched today the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All (2014-2024), an initiative aimed at promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency worldwide, with a forum to take place annually, starting this coming June. More >>
South Sudan: UN Commitment to Protecting Civilians at Bases
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 2:02 pm | UN News
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said today that since the hostilities that erupted between the Government and opposition forces last December, an average of 75,000 civilians have found refuge from violence in UN bases across the country. More >>
UN Urges DR Congo to End Impunity for Sexual Violence
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 2:00 pm | UN News
United Nations officials today called on the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to step up the fight against impunity for rape and sexual violence, which remain widespread and largely unpunished despite some progress in holding perpetrators ... More >>
Operation Brings Aid to Besieged Syrians in Eastern Aleppo
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 1:55 pm | UN News
The United Nations refugee agency and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) said today it managed to bring humanitarian aid to a besieged neighbourhood in eastern Aleppo, an area that had been cut off from assistance since last June. More >>
UN Health Agency Issues Hepatitis C Treatment Guidelines
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 1:54 pm | UN News
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C, a chronic infection that affects an estimated 130 million to 150 million people, in a bid to help improve access to more effective ... More >>
Syria: Ban Urges Warring Parties to Halt Conflict
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 3:32 pm | UN News
Amid surging violence across Syria, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of an elderly priest in Homs and the ongoing brutality against the civilian population, and urged all Syrians and their outside supporters ... More >>
UN Assists Record Number of Syrians amidst Fears of Drought
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 3:31 pm | UN News
While noting that the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) provided assistance to a record 4 million Syrians in March, a new report out today highlights that, with only one month left in the rainy season, a potential drought may strain the country’s ... More >>
High Rate of Māori in Prison among UN Concerns for NZ
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 11:22 am | UN News
A United Nations human rights panel has voiced concerns about issues related to the deprivation of liberty in New Zealand, including the “disproportionate incarceration rates” of the Māori population, despite legal safeguards against arbitrary detention. More >>
Afghanistan: Ban Welcomes Polls as Important Step Forward
Tuesday, 8 April 2014, 2:06 pm | UN News
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the Afghan people for Saturday’s historic presidential and provincial elections, which marked “an important step forward” in the country’s path to democracy. More >>
In Kigali, Ban marks 20th anniversary of Rwandan genocide
Tuesday, 8 April 2014, 2:05 pm | UN News
Commemorating “one of the darkest chapters in human history,” United Nations officials paid tribute this morning to the 800,000 men, women and children – overwhelmingly Tutsi, moderate Hutu and Twa – that were systematically killed 20 years ago in ... More >>
UN Humanitarian Response for Flood-Affected Solomon Islands
Tuesday, 8 April 2014, 2:04 pm | UN News
The United Nations and its partners in the Pacific have begun deployments to Honiara today in support of the Solomon Islands’ Government response to what is considered to be “the worst floods ever seen in the country,” killing at least 23 people ... More >>
Heeding Lessons of Rwanda, World Must Prevent Atrocities
Monday, 7 April 2014, 2:39 pm | UN News
As Rwandans commemorate the genocide that took place 20 years ago, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed during a visit to Kigali on Sunday the need for the international community to learn from such atrocities and to ensure that the words 'never again' ... More >>
UN: Palestinian Applications to Join Global Conventions
Thursday, 3 April 2014, 5:16 pm | UN News
The United Nations confirmed today that Palestinian Authority officials have presented letters for accession to 15 international conventions and treaties. UN spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters that the documents had been presented to Robert Serry, ... More >>
New Curbs on Free Expression Arise With New Technologies
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 9:36 am | UN News
While technological progress and innovative business models have expanded opportunities for freedom expression, they have also allowed for new threats to emerge in the form of Internet censorship, filtering, blocking, and surveillance, warns the United Nations ... More >>
Air Pollution Now Linked To 1 In 8 Deaths Worldwide
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 9:35 am | UN News
Air pollution – both indoor and outdoor – killed some 7 million people across the globe in 2012, making it the world’s largest single environmental health risk, according to new figures released today by the UN World Health Organization (WHO). More >>
UN Alarmed At Mass Imposition of Death Penalty in Egypt
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 9:34 am | UN News
The United Nations human rights office said today it is deeply alarmed by the imposition of the death penalty against 529 people in Egypt on Monday after a “cursory” mass trial in which the majority of defendants were not present in court. More >>
UN Concerned At Reported Plans for New Israeli Settlements
Monday, 24 March 2014, 5:07 pm | UN News
The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process on Saturday voiced grave concern at the Israeli Government's reported plans to advance over 2,300 settlement units, many of them deep inside the West Bank. More >>
In Russia, Ban Calls For Dialogue between Kiev and Moscow
Friday, 21 March 2014, 9:49 am | UN News
Leading diplomatic efforts to encourage all parties involved in the Ukraine crisis to find a peaceful solution, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met today with Russian President Vladimir Putin and emphasized the need for de-escalating tensions ... More >>
Over Half of Syria’s Chemical Weapons Removed or Destroyed
Friday, 21 March 2014, 9:48 am | UN News
The Joint Mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations said today that over half of Syria’s chemical weapons material has been removed or destroyed. More >>
