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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 >>

Need for Long-Term Aid for Philippines Typhoon Victims

Friday, 22 November 2013, 3:37 pm | UN News

As food aid reached nearly 2.7 million survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the central Philippines earlier this month, the top United Nations emergency relief official warned today that millions of people left without homes will require substantial ... More >>

World Philosophy Day:UN Urges Critical Thinking on Inclusion

Friday, 22 November 2013, 11:48 am | UN News

Marking World Philosophy Day, the head the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today appealed to every professional, author and teacher worldwide to unleash the power of critical thinking, and urged the international ... More >>

Major Role of Cities in Mitigating Impact of Climate Change

Friday, 22 November 2013, 11:47 am | UN News

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took his campaign to galvanise an urgent global response to climate change to the world’s cities today, stressing that changes in urban planning, home building and transportation can usher in a low-carbon future that ... More >>

Terrorism Can Be Defeated By Education, Tony Blair Tells UN

Friday, 22 November 2013, 11:45 am | UN News

Broad based cross-cultural education is crucial to defeating terrorism, much of it fed by religious extremism, since security measures will not succeed alone, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the main United Nations counter-terrorism ... More >>

Call for Dutch Dialogue on Controversy over ‘Black Pete'

Friday, 22 November 2013, 11:44 am | UN News

Saying they themselves had received threats, United Nations human rights experts today called on the Government of the Netherlands to facilitate the growing national debate on whether the portrayal of a servant in an age-old Christmas parade perpetuates ... More >>