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UN Urges Halt to Displacement of Palestinians by Demolitions
Monday, 3 February 2014, 1:11 pm | UN News
A senior United Nations relief official today called for a halt to the displacement of Palestinians in the Jordan Valley, after 66 people, including 36 children, were uprooted in the latest round of Israeli demolitions in the area. More >>
Ahead Of Games, Ban Calls For Observance of Olympic Truce
Monday, 3 February 2014, 1:10 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for the observance of the Olympic Truce, calling on everyone engaged in armed hostilities to lay down their weapons and cease hostilities. More >>
Former New York Mayor Bloomberg UN Envoy for Climate Change
Monday, 3 February 2014, 1:09 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change to galvanize urban action to reduce greenhouse emissions ahead of the United Nations climate summit ... More >>
No Progress to Speak Of in First Round of Syrian Peace Talks
Monday, 3 February 2014, 1:08 pm | UN News
Syrian Government and opposition delegates today wrapped up what United Nations officials hope will be just the first stage of talks to end the country’s civil war, with the chief mediator reporting no breakthrough to stop the “unspeakable suffering” ... More >>
UN Welcomes Dialogue between Ukrainian President, Opposition
Monday, 3 February 2014, 1:00 pm | UN News
The United Nations human rights office today welcomed the start of dialogue between President Viktor Yanukovych and the opposition in Ukraine following weeks of violent unrest, as well as the abolition this week of laws restricting the exercise of fundamental ... More >>
DR Congo: Growing Displacement of People in Katanga Provinc
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 3:09 pm | UN News
More than 400,000 people have been displaced recently in the so-called “Triangle of Death” – the area between the towns of Pweto, Mitwaba and Manono – in the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations ... More >>
UN Appeals for ‘Olympic Truce’ Ahead Of Sochi Games
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 3:08 pm | UN News
With a little over a week to go before the Winter Olympics open in Sochi, Russia, General Assembly President John Ashe today urged United Nations Member States to observe the historic tradition of ceasing hostilities ahead of the Games. More >>
Tunisian Politicians Must Ensure 'Peaceful' Transition
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 2:20 pm | UN News
Following Tunisia's adoption of a new constitution, the United Nations human rights office today added its voice to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's in encouraging politicians to ensure that the next steps in the country's democratic transition are conducted ... More >>
UNESCO Condemns Killings of TV Journalists in Pakistan, Iraq
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 2:19 pm | UN News
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today condemned the separate killings of four television journalists in Pakistan and Iraq, calling for those responsible to be brought to trial. More >>
Cambodia: UN Agency Urges Independent Probe in Protests
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 2:17 pm | UN News
Amid reports that riot police have been deployed in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh to break up anti-Government protests, the United Nations labour agency today urged everyone to remain calm and reiterated its calls for a probe into police action. More >>
Syria: UN Ready to Aid Besieged Homs Once Green Light Given
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 2:14 pm | UN News
United Nations trucks in Syria are on standby to deliver urgently needed food and medicines to 500 besieged families who have been trapped in the Old City of Homs without any aid for almost two years, once the warring parties allow access, the ... More >>
Rwanda Urged To Lift Restrictions on Peaceful Dissent
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 2:13 pm | UN News
An independent United Nations human rights expert has urged the Rwandan Government to lift undue restrictions on the freedoms of peaceful assembly and association so that the country can expand its economic achievements since the 1994 genocide to ... More >>
UN Authorizes EU Force in Central African Republic
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 2:11 pm | UN News
Seriously concerned by widespread human rights violations and the “increasing cycle of violence and retaliation” in the Central African Republic (CAR), the Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peacebuilding office in ... More >>
Global Foreign Direct Investment Rises To Pre-Crisis Levels
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 2:10 pm | UN News
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose to levels not seen since the start of the global economic crisis in 2008, increasing by 11 per cent in 2013 to an estimated $1.46 trillion, with the lion’s share going to developing countries, according ... More >>
UN to Extend Mission in Burundi despite Govt Opposition
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 2:08 pm | UN News
Despite Burundi’s request that the United Nations mission helping it recover from decades of ethnic war end by mid-2014, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is recommending its renewal for another full year as the country moves towards crucial elections ... More >>
Syria Talks on Politics - Question of Aid Delivery Stalls
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 2:38 pm | UN News
Discussions on humanitarian issues at the Syria talks in Geneva “have not produced much,” said the Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States today, but he added “there is still hope,” and the talks will ... More >>
Egypt: UN Urges Investigations amid Escalating Violence
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 2:37 pm | UN News
The top United Nations human rights official today voiced grave concern about the escalating violence in Egypt, and called for a prompt investigation into recent incidents that have led to scores of deaths and injuries. More >>
Holocaust Memorial Day: Vigilance to Prevent New Genocide
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 2:36 pm | UN News
The United Nations today paid tribute to the 6 million Jews and countless others massacred in the Nazi Holocaust with a solemn ceremony in the General Assembly Hall, a rebuke to Holocaust deniers, and a warning from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of ... More >>
UN Chief Commends Tunisia's Adoption of New Constitution
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 2:35 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended "another historic milestone" in Tunisia's democratic transition with the adoption of the country's new constitution. More >>
UN Delivers Aid to Displaced Libyans in the South
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 2:34 pm | UN News
The United Nations in Libya is preparing to deliver in the next 48 hours more food, medicines and other supplies to displaced families in Sabha, in the southern part of the country, the top UN humanitarian official in the country said expressing concern ... More >>
