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Somalia: Government Urges to Finalize Human Rights Roadmap
Friday, 27 December 2013, 11:43 am | UN News
An independent United Nations expert today urged the Somali Government to finalize and carry out a human rights roadmap endorsed by the cabinet in August. Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia Shamsul Bari said in a news release ... More >>
Concerned About Thai Navy Defamation Case against Reporters
Friday, 27 December 2013, 11:40 am | UN News
The United Nations human rights office today urged the Government of Thailand to drop criminal defamation charges against two journalists who wrote about the alleged involvement of the Thai Navy with human trafficking. More >>
UN Responds to Ugandan Rebel Attack in Eastern DR Congo
Friday, 27 December 2013, 11:36 am | UN News
United Nations peacekeepers in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) yesterday helped the national armed forces retake control over a town following an attack by a Ugandan rebel group that left dozens dead and displaced many more. More >>
Yemen: Drone Strikes on Mistaken Wedding Processions
Friday, 27 December 2013, 11:35 am | UN News
Independent United Nations human rights experts today voiced serious concern about recent lethal drone airstrikes, allegedly conducted by United States forces in Yemen, and stressed the need for accountability as a result of their use. More >>
Israeli Demolition of Arab Homes Breaks International Law
Friday, 27 December 2013, 11:34 am | UN News
The United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees today condemned Israel’s latest demolitions in the West Bank which have displaced 68 people, including 32 children, in the depths of winter, saying it is violating international law and calling ... More >>
Child Deaths from Malnutrition in Central African Republic
Friday, 27 December 2013, 11:32 am | UN News
The United Nations has voiced “extreme concern” that recent violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) will cause a sharp increase in children suffering severe malnutrition, putting an already vulnerable population at further risk. More >>
Asia-Pacific: Movement towards Regional Economic Community
Tuesday, 24 December 2013, 11:26 am | UN News
Thirty-six Asia-Pacific nations unanimously adopted a landmark declaration at a United Nations forum of ministers in Thailand, outlining the road map towards a regional economic community. More >>
Preparations for Upcoming Syria Peace Conference ‘On Track’
Tuesday, 24 December 2013, 10:23 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that preparations for the long-awaited international conference aimed at achieving a political solution to the crisis in Syria are moving ahead, and stressed that negotiations are the only way to end the ongoing bloodshed. More >>
Ban Proposes Reinforcing UN Peacekeepers in South Sudan
Tuesday, 24 December 2013, 10:22 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called a crisis meeting of his top advisers on the deteriorating situation in South Sudan today and proposed reinforcing the United Nations peacekeeping force there in a bid to stem a conflict increasingly marked ... More >>
Concern As Russia Orders NGO to Register As ‘Foreign Agent’
Tuesday, 24 December 2013, 10:20 am | UN News
A United Nations human rights body voiced grave concern today after a court in Russia ordered a non-governmental organization (NGO) that had provided the panel with information to register as a “foreign agent. More >>
UN-UK Partnership Aims to Boost Food Security in Zimbabwe
Tuesday, 24 December 2013, 10:16 am | UN News
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Kingdom are teaming up to support Zimbabwe’s efforts to address poverty, food insecurity and climate change. More >>
UN Initiative Tackles Food Losses in Three African Nations
Tuesday, 24 December 2013, 10:15 am | UN News
Three Rome-based United Nations agencies are teaming up on a $2.7 million project to tackle the problem of food losses in developing countries, beginning with pilot programmes in Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. More >>
Rape, Atrocities Mark Central African Republic Conflict - UN
Tuesday, 24 December 2013, 10:14 am | UN News
Urgent national and international action is crucial to prevent the Central African Republic (CAR) from plunging into full-scale sectarian conflict and protect civilians, particularly women and children, from atrocities that have already killed thousands ... More >>
South Sudan: UN Mission Relocates Staff from Juba
Monday, 23 December 2013, 1:21 pm | UN News
Amid escalating tensions and deadly clashes between military factions in South Sudan, the United Nations Mission in the country today announced that it has begun relocating staff from the capital, Juba, while Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has demanded that ... More >>
Ban Urges International Community to Support Philippines
Monday, 23 December 2013, 1:19 pm | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the international community to scale up support for the massive typhoon recovery plan under way in the Philippines, where the Government-led effort that is helping millions of people rebuild their ... More >>
Somalia: UN Envoy Welcomes Appointment of New Prime Minister
Monday, 23 December 2013, 1:17 pm | UN News
The top United Nations official in Somalia congratulated Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed on his appointment today, following a vote in the country's Federal Parliament, calling the process a significant step heading into 2014, which will ... More >>
Philippines: Solidarity with People of Typhoon-Hit Tacloban
Monday, 23 December 2013, 1:15 pm | UN News
Visiting the storm-ravaged Philippine city of Tacloban, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed the resilience of the people and pledged the commitment of the United Nations to keep working with the Government to "build back better and safer" all the communities ... More >>
Ban Commends People, Govt of Madagascar on Run-Off Elections
Monday, 23 December 2013, 1:12 pm | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the people of Madagascar, the Electoral Commission and the Malagasy Government for their active contribution and participation in the holding of today’s presidential and legislative elections. More >>
Human Rights Office Concerned at Treatment of Saudi Activist
Monday, 23 December 2013, 1:07 pm | UN News
The United Nations voiced deep concern today about the intimidation and prosecution of individuals in Saudi Arabia for exercising certain fundamental freedoms, noting in particular the treatment of an activist who seemed to have been targeted for his ... More >>
Over 30 Nations Invited To UN Peace Conference on Syria
Monday, 23 December 2013, 1:05 pm | UN News
The Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi today announced that more than 30 nations have been invited to attend the long-sought Syria peace conference to be held in Geneva next month. More >>
