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Myanmar: Growth Boosts Opium Production in ‘Golden Triangle'
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 12:04 pm | UN News
Led by strong growth in Myanmar, opium poppy cultivation in the area known as the Golden Triangle rose for the seventh consecutive year, according to a report released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). More >>
Malaysia: Protect Indigenous Rights While Reducing Poverty
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 12:03 pm | UN News
After moving significantly towards reducing poverty, Malaysia must ensure that such gains do not come at the expense of the environment and the rights of vulnerable groups in society such as indigenous communities and migrant workers, a United Nations ... More >>
Reject Xenophobia on International Migrants Day - UN
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 11:25 am | UN News
To mark International Migrants Day, the United Nations family is calling on people and Governments everywhere to reject xenophobia and embrace migration as a key enabler for equitable, inclusive and sustainable social and economic development. More >>
UN Urges South Sudanese Parties to Cease Hostilities
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 11:22 am | UN News
The United Nations Security Council has urged all parties in South Sudan to immediately cease hostilities and exercise restraint to prevent the further spread of violence that has uprooted thousands of civilians in recent days in the world’s youngest ... More >>
Syrian Civil War’s Impact on UN Force in Golan Heights
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 10:52 am | UN News
The Security Council today extended the nearly 40-year-old United Nations observer force in the Golan Heights for another six months, calling on all parties in the Syrian civil war to cease military actions in the area. More >>
DPR Korea: UN Experts Call For Death Penalty Moratorium
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 10:51 am | UN News
The recent execution of a senior official in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) “is just one among multiple executions” reported in the country since August, carried out with total disregard of due process and other international ... More >>
Security Council Extends UN Counter-Terrorism Body
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 3:27 pm | UN News
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) – an expert body that functions as a United Nations special political mission – for another four years. More >>
West Africa Remains ‘Fragile’ and Needs Ongoing Support - UN
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 3:26 pm | UN News
Despite commendable efforts by leaders of West African countries, the region remains fragile and continues to require ongoing support from the United Nations and the international community, particularly to stem the rise of organized crime, a UN envoy ... More >>
Amid Fighting In South Sudan, UN Urges Protection for All
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 12:05 pm | UN News
Amid reports of continued clashes today in South Sudan, senior United Nations officials are calling for restraint and protection of civilians, regardless of their communities. More >>
UN Refugee Agency Sends Staff to Central African Republic
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 12:04 pm | UN News
The United Nations refugee agency said today it has deployed additional emergency teams in the Central African Republic (CAR), where some 210,000 people have been forcibly displaced by violence in the last two weeks in the embattled capital, Bangui. More >>
Syria Conference to Open 22 January in Montreux, UN Confirms
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 12:03 pm | UN News
The long-sought international peace conference on Syria is set to begin on 22 January with a one-day meeting in the Swiss town of Montreux, the United Nations confirmed today. More >>
The Philippines: UN Aids Child Victims of Typhoon Haiyan
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 12:02 pm | UN News
With the lives of nearly six million children disrupted by the typhoon that devastated the Philippines a month ago, 1.4 million of whom lost their family homes, the United Nations is forging ahead with long-term programmes to restore schooling, protection, ... More >>
Afghanistan Is Advancing Towards Stability - UN Envoy
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 12:01 pm | UN News
Despite volatility and uncertainty, Afghanistan continues to make progress in enhancing its stability as the drawdown continues for the international forces that have sought to bring security there for the past 12 years, the top United Nations envoy in the ... More >>
Sudan: UN Strengthens Support to Combating Human Trafficking
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 11:59 am | UN News
The United Nations refugee agency is working with the Government of Sudan and partners to reduce the number of kidnappings and incidents of trafficking and smuggling in, through and out of the country. More >>
Syria: Bomb Raid Kills Up To 28 Children in Aleppo
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 3:39 pm | UN News
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) voiced horror today at reports that as many as 28 Syrian children were killed in a bombing raid in Aleppo while the UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced plans to expand emergency food aid to over 7 ... More >>
Security Council Concerned At Worsening Security in Libya
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 3:38 pm | UN News
The Security Council today voiced its grave concern at the worsening security situation and political divisions in Libya which threaten to undermine the country’s democratic transition. More >>
2014 Could Be 'Moment Of Truth' For Middle East Peace
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 3:36 pm | UN News
With another release by Israel of Palestinian prisoners set for later this month, the top United Nations envoy for the Middle East urged both sides to refrain from any actions which could undermine the prospects for progress in what has been an ... More >>
DR Congo: UN Boosts Attack Force in East after Massacre
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 3:35 pm | UN News
The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sent attack helicopters and manned foot patrols into the country’s strife-torn North Kivu province after discovering the bodies of 21 civilians brutally slaughtered, including babies, ... More >>
Laos Must Probe Disappearance of Prominent Rights Activist
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 11:43 am | UN News
A group of independent United Nations experts today urged the Government of Laos to boost its investigation into the enforced disappearance a year ago of Sombath Somphone, a prominent human rights activist working on issues of land confiscation ... More >>
Killings of Broadcast Journalists in Southern Philippines
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 11:42 am | UN News
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today called on Philippine authorities to investigate the separate murders of three journalists recently attacked in the southern Philippines region of Mindanao. More >>
