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UN Rights Office Urges Ukraine to Stop Propoganda
Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 11:14 am | UN News
While corruption and widespread inequality were among the root causes of the massive street protests that erupted last year in Ukraine, the fear-mongering and incitement to hatred that has followed must be urgently countered to avoid the further escalation ... More >>
UN Officials Seek Financing Of Sustainable Developement
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 11:43 am | UN News
Even with a slow recovery from the economic and financial crisis under way, severe effects of the upheaval linger and serious risks remain, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson warned a high-level gathering of global finance institutions today, ... More >>
UN Rights Chief Condemns Use Of Torture By Syrian Forces
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 10:59 am | UN News
The United Nations human rights chief today condemned the rampant use of torture, including allegedly of children, in detention facilities across Syria by Government forces and some armed opposition groups. More >>
Treaty Enables Children To Report Rights Violations to UN
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 10:57 am | UN News
United Nations child rights experts today hailed a new treaty that allows children to complain directly to the world body about alleged violations of their rights. More >>
UN Experts Urge Less Military Spending, More Investment
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 10:54 am | UN News
Marking the Global Day of Action on Military Spending, the United Nations independent expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order called on all governments to boost transparency and cuts in military expenditures, and increase ... More >>
UN Urges 'Maximum Restraint' Amid Situation in East Ukraine
Monday, 14 April 2014, 11:05 am | UN News
Deeply concerned by the deteriorating situation in eastern Ukraine, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for maximum restraint and appealed to all sides to work towards calming the situation, which has the "growing potential" to ... More >>
UN, U.S, EU Issue Joint 'Call For Action' On South Sudan
Monday, 14 April 2014, 10:47 am | UN News
Expressing deep concern about the crisis in South Sudan and its impact on civilians, the top United Nations humanitarian official joined today with her counterparts from the United States and the European Union to urge more support for the war-torn country's ... More >>
Ban Urges World Leaders To Work Towards Climate Action
Monday, 14 April 2014, 10:32 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attended today the Climate Leaders’ Summit in Washington, D.C., recalling the importance of keeping global warming as a top concern in the development agenda, and urging Governments to reach a universal legal climate deal ... More >>
Syrian Parties' Contempt for Civilians in Ongoing Siege
Friday, 11 April 2014, 4:25 pm | UN News
Speaking out strongly against yesterdays deadly car bomb attacks on a busy shopping street in the Syrian city of Homs, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator said such brutality serves to remind us again of the contempt the parties to this ... More >>
Central African Republic:UN Peacekeeping Mission Established
Friday, 11 April 2014, 4:24 pm | UN News
Deeply concerned about the deteriorating security situation and ongoing human rights abuses in the Central African Republic (CAR), the Security Council today approved the establishment of a nearly 12,000-strong United Nations peacekeeping operation ... More >>
WFP chief: ‘the time is now’ for Central African Republic
Friday, 11 April 2014, 4:23 pm | UN News
Racing against time and bad weather, prodding fickle donors and an indifferent general public, the United Nations World Food Programme is working on all fronts to support millions of desperate people in the Central African Republic (CAR) and to keep international ... More >>
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 >>
