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Ban Condemns Deadly Attack on Egyptian Tour Bus in Sinai
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 12:41 pm | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned today's terrorist attack on a bus in the southern Sinai town of Taba, which reportedly killed four people and wounded many others. More >>
Philippines: People Still Need Support after Typhoon Haiyan
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 12:18 pm | UN News
The United Nations and its partners in the Philippines are warning today that millions of people affected by Typhoon Haiyan still require urgent assistance to rebuild their lives and livelihoods, 100 days after one of the most powerful storms ever recorded ... More >>
Security Council Welcomes Resumed Sudanese Peace Talks
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 12:17 pm | UN News
The United Nations Security Council has called on the Sudanese Government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement--North (SPLM-N) to reach an accord on ending nearly three years of conflict in strife-torn South Kordofan and Blue Nile, as peace talks ... More >>
Food, Supplies Running Out For Palestinian Refugees In Syria
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 12:16 pm | UN News
Warning that food and basic supplies are running dangerously low for thousands of Palestinians languishing in the besieged Damascus suburb of Yarmouk, the United Nations agency assisting Palestine refugees across the Middle East called Saturday for speedy ... More >>
Ban Welcomes Formation Of New Government in Lebanon
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 12:15 pm | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed Saturday's announcement of the formation of a new Government in Lebanon, and congratulated Prime Minister Tamam Salam "on this important step". More >>
UN-Arab League Apology To Syrians over Peace Talks Stalemate
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 11:57 am | UN News
Calling an end to the latest round of United Nations-backed talks in Geneva on Syria's civil war, Lakhdar Brahimi apologized to the Syrian people on Saturday for the lack of progress on halting the bloodshed in their country, and urged Government and opposition ... More >>
Russia, US Pledge To Help Unblock Stalled Syria Talks
Friday, 14 February 2014, 10:31 am | UN News
The United Nations/Arab Joint Special Representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said officials from Russia and the United States today promised to keep working with the UN to unblock stalled Syrian peace talks, as food and medical supplies continue ... More >>
$10 Million for Central African Republic Aid Effort - UN
Friday, 14 February 2014, 10:29 am | UN News
The United Nations has allocated an additional $10 million from its emergency humanitarian fund to support the most critical relief operations in Central African Republic (CAR), where hundreds of thousands have been uprooted by violence across the country. More >>
Somalia: UN Envoy Condemns Attack near Airport in Mogadishu
Friday, 14 February 2014, 10:13 am | UN News
The United Nations in Somalia strongly condemned an attack near the airport in Mogadishu that resulted in a number of deaths and injuries, as well as damage to a UN vehicle. More >>
World Radio Day: UN Stresses Need to Promote Women's Voices
Friday, 14 February 2014, 10:09 am | UN News
United Nations officials have marked World Radio Day by calling for harnessing the enduring power of this vital medium to promote gender equality and women's empowerment and to amplify the voice of women over the air waves. More >>
Syria: More Aid Gets to Besieged Homs As More Evacuees Leave
Thursday, 13 February 2014, 12:31 pm | UN News
More relief moved in today for Syrians trapped in the Old City of Homs for nearly two years without aid, and more evacuees moved out, as Government and opposition delegates met in Geneva in United Nations-sponsored talks seeking to end the bloody ... More >>
Food Airlifts In Central African Republic amidst Insecurity
Thursday, 13 February 2014, 12:31 pm | UN News
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today began to airlift food into the Central African Republic where 1.25 million people are affected by violence that the top UN refugee official is now fears is “ethnic-religious cleansing”. More >>
South Sudan: Adherence to Recent Ceasefire Necessary
Thursday, 13 February 2014, 12:29 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the start yesterday of the South Sudan political talks between the Government and the opposition, and stressed the need for the parties to adhere to the ceasefire signed last month. More >>
Plight of Palestinian Refugees Caught In Syrian Conflict
Thursday, 13 February 2014, 12:28 pm | UN News
A senior United Nations official today appealed to all parties in the Syrian conflict to ensure unimpeded access for the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in need, especially the thousands of Palestinian refugees languishing in the besieged Damascus ... More >>
Renewed Syrian Peace Talks Make Little Progress
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 11:47 am | UN News
United Nations-sponsored talks between the Syrian Government and opposition that resumed yesterday are making scant progress in ending the “nightmare” of the civil war, the top mediator said today, calling for a quicker pace as officials voiced ... More >>
New Afghan Policy Protecting Rights Of Internally Displaced
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 11:46 am | UN News
Afghanistan’s new national policy to protect the rights of some 630,000 internally displaced people recognizes that all Afghans have the right to freedom of movement and residence, the United Nations refugee agency today detailed. More >>
Safer Internet Day: Efforts for Child Online Protection
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 11:45 am | UN News
The United Nations and its partners are celebrating Safer Internet Day today with a special focus on education strategies to promote greater online safety for children and young people. More >>
More Hardship as Fighting Continues in Iraq’s Anbar Province
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 11:44 am | UN News
The United Nations said today that it is receiving more reports of civilian casualties and further displacement within Iraq as the conflict in Anbar province continues. More >>
UN Chief Welcomes Re-Launching Of Cyprus Reunification Talks
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 11:43 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today warmly welcomed the re-launching of negotiations aimed at reaching a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem and pledged the commitment of the United Nations to these efforts. More >>
Importance of Inclusive Peace Process in South Sudan Talks
Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 4:58 pm | UN News
Released detainees from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) must be part of the national political dialogue in South Sudan, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country reiterated today as anti- and pro-Government representatives ... More >>
