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Cancer Rates On Rise, Particularly Breast Cancer in Women
Friday, 13 December 2013, 10:27 am | UN News
More women are being diagnosed with and dying from breast cancer, the specialized cancer agency of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today reported, calling for greater attention to prevention and control measures to offset lifestyle ... More >>
DR Congo: UN Peacekeeping on Offensive after Defeat of M23
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 1:26 pm | UN News
With peace efforts under way with the M23, the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is shifting its focus to other rebel groups and working with the Government to maintain the fragile gains in the eastern part of the country, the ... More >>
Bagladesh Leaders Must Fix Violent Differences on Elections
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 12:03 pm | UN News
Voicing strong concern over widespread violence in Bangladesh that has left dozens of people dead since last month, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resolve differences over upcoming parliamentary elections ... More >>
Increased Resources Vital for World’s Mountain Farmers
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 11:41 am | UN News
With mountains providing freshwater to half the world's population mainly thanks to the water and soil management practiced by millions of mountain farmers, the United Nations today called for increased resources and secure land tenure for this crucial ... More >>
DR Congo Must Account for Election-Related Abuses
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 11:40 am | UN News
A new United Nations report stresses the importance of ensuring accountability for human rights violations committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during the 2011 electoral period so as to prevent such crimes from being repeated during ... More >>
UNICEF Report: One in Three Children Do Not Officially Exist
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 11:26 am | UN News
Nearly 230 million children under the age of five have not had their births officially recorded, excluding them from education, health care and social security, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today reported. More >>
Support for Record Number of Internally Displaced People
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 11:25 am | UN News
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees today appealed for greater global support to assist the almost 30 million people around the world who are forcibly displaced in their own countries. More >>
Israeli Demolitions Displace Dozens of Palestinians
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 11:24 am | UN News
A senior United Nations humanitarian official today voiced concern as Israeli demolitions in the Jordan Valley resulted in the displacement of 41 people, including 24 children, some of whom were uprooted for the second time this month. More >>
Myanmar: UN Welcomes Latest Release of Political Prisoners
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 11:23 am | UN News
An independent United Nations human rights expert today welcomed the release of 44 prisoners of conscience in Myanmar, hailing it as an important step towards fulfilling President Thein Sein’s pledge of freedom for all political prisoners by the end ... More >>
Uruguay’s Move to Legalize Cannabis Impedes Anti-Drug Effort
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 11:22 am | UN News
Amid growing debate over international drug control policy in Latin America, the United Nations drug and crime agency today said that a decision by the Uruguayan parliament to legalize cannabis is a strike against international cooperation. More >>
Progress in Malaria Fight despite Less Funding, UN Reports
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 10:43 am | UN News
The number of people killed by malaria has been cut by nearly half in Africa and a slightly lower rate globally, but sustained funding is needed to lower the numbers even more, according to the United Nations health agency which today released its ... More >>
Mandela’s Life Serves as Inspiration for Entire World
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 4:20 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to the late Nelson Mandela, telling the tens of thousands gathered at the memorial service held in Johannesburg that the life and legacy of the former South African president was an inspiration not ... More >>
Human Rights Day: UN Honours Activists, Vienna Declaration
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 4:16 pm | UN News
Honouring human rights activism, including the legacy of Nelson Mandela, senior UN officials today mark Human Rights Day calling for greater political will and resources to implement laws and standards designed to promote and protect the rights and dignity ... More >>
UN Scales Up Aid for Displaced in Central African Republic
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 4:15 pm | UN News
United Nations agencies are scaling up efforts to assist the scores of civilians uprooted by the surging violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), reported to number over 100,000 in the capital alone, bringing the total number of those displaced ... More >>
UN Makes Appeal To Halt Execution of Bangladeshi Politician
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 4:14 pm | UN News
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay today called for an eleventh-hour stay of execution for Abdul Quader Mollah, a Bangladeshi politician convicted of war crimes in a trial that did not meet international standards for ... More >>
Syria: As Winter Sets In, UN Begins Aid Airlifts from Iraq
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 4:13 pm | UN News
As the Syrian crisis passes the tragic 1,000-day mark, the United Nations refugee agency is working hard to meet the “immense needs” of desperate communities there, including across lines in conflict zones and in neighbouring countries, while also ... More >>
Concern About Guantánamo Detainee Transferred To Algeria
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 4:12 pm | UN News
Two independent United Nations human rights experts have voiced concern about the fate of Djamel Ameziane, who was recently transferred by the United States from the Guantánamo Bay detention centre to Algeria, from which he fled two decades ago to ... More >>
Somalia: Crisis-Response Shows State Is Strengthening
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 4:11 pm | UN News
The top United Nations official in Somalia today, briefing the Security Council from Mogadishu, said that a comprehensive political, military and development approach is needed to tackle terrorism in the country, where despite challenges, the dawn ... More >>
Iraq:Recent Murders of Two Media Workers Condemned By UNESCO
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 4:10 pm | UN News
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today voiced grave concern about the safety of journalists in Iraq following the recent murder of two reporters, Adel Mohsen Hussien and Wahdan Al-Hamdani. More >>
Environment Should Play Greater Role in Peacebuilding - UN
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 4:09 pm | UN News
Natural resources – which, in many conflict-affected countries, fuel and finance armed groups – can also play a major role in bringing about sustainable peace, the United Nations today reported urging Governments and partners to integrate natural ... More >>
