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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 >>
Lebanon Cannot Bear Brunt of Syrian Refugee Crisis Alone
Wednesday, 19 March 2014, 4:31 pm | UN News
Massive international support is crucial as the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon continues to rise and is on track to reaching 1.5 million by the end of this year, a senior United Nations humanitarian official stressed today. More >>
UN Applauds US Intent to Transition Oversight of Web Domains
Wednesday, 19 March 2014, 4:30 pm | UN News
United Nations officials have welcomed the recent announcement the United States plans to transition key oversight of domain names and other aspects of the Internet’s architecture to the global community, as a major step towards the multilateral Internet ... More >>
Compassion Does Not Suffice to End Bloodshed in Syria
Wednesday, 19 March 2014, 4:28 pm | UN News
As the Syrian war enters a fourth year, the harrowing violence shows no signs of subsiding – the fighting has driven some nine million civilians from their homes and has reduced many of those who remain to scavenging – said the head of a United ... More >>
Middle East: Status Quo Not Sustainable - UN Political Chief
Wednesday, 19 March 2014, 9:27 am | UN News
Against the backdrop of last week’s ‘dangerous escalation’ in Gaza and Israel, the top United Nations political official told the Security Council today that this latest upsurge serves as yet another reminder that the international community must ... More >>
Syrians outside Jordan’s Refugee System Hang on by a Thread
Wednesday, 19 March 2014, 9:25 am | UN News
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians forced to flee the bloodshed in their homeland and now living in Jordan, are struggling to make lives for themselves outside that country’s protective umbrella of refugee camps, a study co-led by the United Nations refugees ... More >>
UN Deplores Attack against Military in Libya
Wednesday, 19 March 2014, 9:24 am | UN News
The United Nations mission in Libya has strongly condemned the terrorist bombing in Benghazion Monday that targeted members of the military, and called on the country’s citizens to rally around their national institutions. More >>
UN Condemns Deadly Suicide Attack in Northern Afghanistan
Wednesday, 19 March 2014, 9:23 am | UN News
The United Nations strongly condemned a deadly suicide attack that occurred today in the northern Afghan province of Faryab, killing 15 civilians and injuring nearly 50 others. More >>
UN Agency Launches First-Ever Database on Global Land Use
Tuesday, 18 March 2014, 3:24 pm | UN News
The United Nations agricultural agency today launched a new database which gathers under one roof previously scattered information about land cover – how much land is covered by croplands, trees, forests, or bare soils – crucial to establishing ... More >>
UN Urges Accountability for ‘Unspeakable Atrocities’ in DPRK
Tuesday, 18 March 2014, 3:23 pm | UN News
Detailing a raft of “unspeakable atrocities” committed in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) “without parallel in the modern world,” the head of a United Nations-mandated probe into the human rights situation there called today ... More >>
