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Interactive Information Superhighway to Close Digital Divide
Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 12:14 pm | UN News
The United Nations launched today an interactive map of the information superhighway to show policy makers and investors the location of the missing links in the digital divide in the Asia-Pacific region. More >>
Coal Industry Must Try Avert Worst Impacts of Climate Change
Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 12:14 pm | UN News
The coal industry must radically transform and diversify to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, a senior United Nations official said today at a meeting in Poland, stressing that companies must assess the risks of doing business as usual. More >>
South Sudan Faces Enormous Challenges amid Signs of Hope
Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 12:12 pm | UN News
Beset by enormous challenges in extending the Government’s authority, deadly inter-communal conflict, and human rights abuses by the security forces, South Sudan is “travelling a bumpy road” despite some positive signs, the top United Nations envoy for the ... More >>
Typhoon Haiyan Wake-Up Call to Speed up Climate Control
Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 12:02 pm | UN News
Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the Philippines a week ago, is a wake-up call for the international community to speed up efforts to fight climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today, as latest estimates put the total of those affected at ... More >>
Nepal: Peaceful Holding of Constituent Assembly Polls Needed
Monday, 18 November 2013, 10:55 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to all stakeholders in Nepal to conclude the upcoming Constituent Assembly elections peacefully so the country can proceed with the urgent task of drafting a new constitution. More >>
UN Urges Restraint after Deadly Clashes in Libyan Capital
Monday, 18 November 2013, 10:41 am | UN News
The United Nations mission in Libya strongly condemned the violence which took place in the capital, Tripoli, on Friday that led to the loss of civilian lives and called for maximum restraint and an end to bloodshed in the country. More >>
Haiti: UN Concerned at Recent Violence in Several Cities
Monday, 18 November 2013, 10:39 am | UN News
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti today voiced its concern at recent incidents of violence in several cities and urged everyone in the country to work towards ensuring a peaceful society. More >>
Maldives: Conclusion of Presidential Run-Off Election
Monday, 18 November 2013, 10:38 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday welcomed the conclusion of the run-off of the presidential election in the Maldives, and urged everyone in the country to work together to advance the democratic process. More >>
Philippines: Food Still Major Priority for Typhoon Survivors
Monday, 18 November 2013, 10:36 am | UN News
Food for more than three-quarters of a million people has been dispatched to communities hit by Typhoon Haiyan, and more is arriving every day, the head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Sunday as she met with survivors in Tacloban. More >>
On World Diabetes Day, Ban Urges Access to Healthy Foods
Friday, 15 November 2013, 12:44 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged lowering the number of people living with diabetes -- increasingly younger and poorer -- by changing unhealthy lifestyles that include poor diets and a lack of exercise. More >>
Philippines: UN Appeals for Support for Typhoon Survivors
Friday, 15 November 2013, 12:43 pm | UN News
The top United Nations humanitarian official today called for a sustained and collective response from the international community to help those affected by Typhoon Haiyan, and added that despite logistical challenges, aid is increasingly reaching those ... More >>
Alleged Killings of Children in Central African Republic
Friday, 15 November 2013, 12:42 pm | UN News
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the transitional government in the Central African Republic (CAR) to immediately investigate recent allegations of killings of children amid the renewed violence in the country. More >>
Efforts by Libya, International Partners To End Impunity
Friday, 15 November 2013, 12:40 pm | UN News
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) today cited the need for Libya to devise a comprehensive strategy to address serious crimes committed in the country and for the international community to help close the impunity gap in the ... More >>
UN Urges All Rebel Groups in DR Congo to Disband, Disarm
Friday, 15 November 2013, 12:38 pm | UN News
The United Nations Security Council today called for the immediate and permanent disarmament and demobilisation of the M23, welcoming the earlier announcement that the rebel group was ending its bloody insurgency against the Democratic Republic ... More >>
State Of Emergency Expires in Egypt
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 11:49 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed the importance of respecting the right to freedom of assembly as well as peaceful protest, as the state of emergency that has been in place for three months in Egypt expires. More >>
Afghan Opium Cultivation Hits Record High
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 11:13 am | UN News
The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today issued an urgent call to action as opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan hit a record high this year, rising by 36 per cent, while production is up by almost half since 2012. More >>
Philippines: Concern At ‘Incredible Despair’ of Population
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 11:12 am | UN News
As the United Nations and other organizations scale up the massive relief operation under way in the typhoon-battered Philippines, the UN humanitarian chief is meeting today with survivors in the hard-hit city of Tacloban, a day after launching a $301 ... More >>
2013 Set To Be Among Warmest On Record As Sea Levels Rise
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 11:05 am | UN News
The year 2013 is currently on course to be among the top ten warmest years since modern records began in 1850, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said today, adding that melting ice caps and glaciers have contributed to a ... More >>
Settlements Threaten Hopes for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 10:59 am | UN News
A senior United Nations official today voiced his growing concern at the series of settlement announcements made by Israel over the past weeks and stressed the need to avoid actions that negatively impact ongoing Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. More >>
UNICEF Appeals for US$34m (NZ $41m) for Philippines Children
Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 5:53 pm | UN News
With UNICEF supplies now reaching affected areas, the charity is urgently appealing for US$34m (NZ$41m) to aid the 4.4 million children of the Philippines estimated to be affected by Typhoon Haiyan. More >>
