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UN Calls for Action after Killings of Children in DR Congo
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 12:31 pm | UN News
The United Nations today called on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to take immediate action in light of alarming reports of disappearance and assassination of children and youth that coincide with a Government operation to tackle delinquency ... More >>
Yemen: UN Urges Access to Thousands Cut Off From Aid
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 12:30 pm | UN News
Back from a visit to northern Yemen where an armed conflict is entering its sixth week, a senior United Nations humanitarian official has called for access to thousands of internally displaced people – some in need to emergency medical care. More >>
New Anti-Demonstration Law in Egypt Must Be Amended - UN
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 11:48 am | UN News
The United Nations human rights chief today warned that a new law restricting demonstrations in Egypt is seriously flawed and must be amended or repealed. The law, issued on Sunday, gives local security authorities the power to ban gatherings that would, ... More >>
With Food Still Priority in Philippines, UN Boosts Relief
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 11:44 am | UN News
The United Nations is mustering planes, ferries and trucks to boost its relief efforts in the Philippines, with food still a priority almost three weeks after Typhoon Haiyan ripped into the country, killing over 5,230 people and affecting more than 13 million ... More >>
New UN Guidelines Address Needs Of Adolescents with HIV
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 11:43 am | UN News
Ahead of this year’s World AIDS Day, the United Nations health agency has launched new recommendations to address the specific needs of adolescents – both those living with HIV and those who are at risk of infection – many of whom do not receive the ... More >>
Gaza Fuel Crisis Could Result In Humanitarian Catastrophe
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 11:42 am | UN News
An independent United Nations human rights expert today called for urgent action to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, where a power shortage has disrupted health services, sent raw sewage flooding into the streets and left 1.7 ... More >>
Glass of Llama Milk? Non-Traditional Dairy Products
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 11:41 am | UN News
Milk and dairy products from underutilized animals such as llama, donkey or yak should be more widely used to counteract high cow milk prices, the United Nations food agency today said urging Governments to invest in programmes that help poor ... More >>
Lebanese Parties Must Make Haste on Government Formation
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 11:40 am | UN News
As consultations continue on the formation of a new government in Lebanon, the United Nations Security Council today urged all parties there to engage constructively to achieve this goal ‘as soon as possible.” More >>
Australia’s Transfer of Asylum-Seekers to Pacific Faulted
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 11:39 am | UN News
Asylum-seekers transferred from Australia to Pacific island processing centres, including survivors of torture and trauma and unaccompanied children, are living in arbitrary detention and harsh physical conditions that do not meet international standards, ... More >>
UN Condemns ‘War Crimes’ Committed by Lord’s Resistance Army
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 5:02 pm | UN News
Reiterating its strong condemnation of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and its use of children in armed conflict, the Security Council today demanded that the group immediately cease all hostilities, ... More >>
Geneva Conference on Syria Set For January, UN Announces
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 1:25 pm | UN News
“This is a mission of hope,” Mr. Ban said addressing journalists at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Mr. Ban called the upcoming conference, known as “Geneva II”, a “vehicle for a peaceful transition” that fulfills the legitimate ... More >>
UN Condemns Latest Attack on Darfur Peacekeepers
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 1:24 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the joint African Union-United Nations mission in Darfur have condemned an attack on Sunday in which one Rwandan peacekeeper was killed, and called on the Government of Sudan to bring the perpetrators to justice. More >>
New UN Programme Aims To Resuscitate Economy in Philippines
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 1:23 pm | UN News
As part of its relief response to the massive devastation in the Philippines from Typhoon Haiyan, the United Nations has launched a cash-for-work programme that will eventually employ 200,000 villagers over the next six months. More >>
UN Stresses Importance of Peace Talks in Palestine
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 1:19 pm | UN News
United Nations officials today voiced their solidarity with the people of Palestine in their aspirations for independence and sovereignty, and stressed the importance of ongoing peace talks aimed at a two-State solution which must be given a chance ... More >>
UN Urges Renewed Efforts to End Violence against Women/Girls
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 1:17 pm | UN News
Today is an opportunity for each person to recommit to ending the harm being committed against one out of three women, senior United Nations officials said marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. More >>
UN Condemns Iraqi Violence, Reaffirms Support to People
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 1:14 pm | UN News
The Security Council today strongly condemned the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Iraq, as the top United Nations official in the country warned of a deteriorating security environment there aimed at undermining the Iraqi Government and elected ... More >>
Arrest of 4 Men Linked To Trial of Former DR Congo Official
Monday, 25 November 2013, 1:19 pm | UN News
Four people have been arrested for alleged witness tampering in the war crimes trial of former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba, the International Criminal Court (ICC) today announced. More >>
Deal at UN-Led Climate Change Talks Step towards 2015 Treaty
Monday, 25 November 2013, 11:09 am | UN News
The United Nations-led climate talks in Warsaw, Poland, concluded today with an agreement that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called an important stepping stone towards a universal legal agreement in 2015. More >>
UN To Protect Girls, Women in Philippines Typhoon Aftermath
Monday, 25 November 2013, 11:08 am | UN News
Two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines, more than 3.2 million women and girls of reproductive age are still in need of urgent care and protection, the United Nations population agency today said, launching an appeal for $30 million ... More >>
UN Welcomes Interim Agreement on Iran's Nuclear Programme
Monday, 25 November 2013, 11:07 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed an interim agreement reached regarding Iran's nuclear programme and urged the Governments concerned to do everything possible to continue negotiations. More >>
