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Philippines: $25 Million for Typhoon Relief Efforts - UN
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 12:41 pm | UN News
The United Nations humanitarian affairs office today released an initial $25 million from the world body’s emergency fund in quick response to the devastation caused by the super typhoon Haiyan which ripped through the Philippines over the weekend. More >>
Funding Gap Threatens UN Assistance to Palestinian Refugees
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 12:40 pm | UN News
The United Nations agency providing protection and assistance to some five million Palestinian refugees is facing a cash deficit that threatens to bring its operations to a standstill, its chief has warned, appealing to both traditional and new donors ... More >>
Global Shortage of Health Workers Expected To Keep Growing
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 12:39 pm | UN News
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today warned of the serious implications for billions worldwide due to the shortage of healthcare workers, which is estimated to grow to 12.9 million by 2035 from the current deficit of 7.2 million. More >>
Developing Countries Face Debt Uncertainties As Growth Slows
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 12:38 pm | UN News
Greater steps must be taken to avoid or mitigate debt crises, particularly among developing countries which, for the first time in more than a decade, are seeing their debts rise in relation to their gross domestic product (GDP), a United Nations ... More >>
UN Working with Philippines to Respond To Super Typhoon
Monday, 11 November 2013, 12:07 pm | UN News
A United Nations team arrived this morning in the city of Tacloban in the Philippines to assess and respond to the damage caused by the super typhoon Haiyan, which slammed the country yesterday. More >>
Ban Concerned By Maldives Decision to Delay Election Runoff
Monday, 11 November 2013, 11:28 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated the people of the Maldives for Saturday's peaceful conduct of the country's presidential elections, but expressed concern over the decision to delay the second round of voting. More >>
Security Council 'Outraged' By Bomb Attack in Somali Capital
Monday, 11 November 2013, 11:24 am | UN News
The Security Council has expressed outrage at a deadly bomb attack in Mogadishu, which caused numerous deaths and injuries, and reiterated its determination to combat all forms of terrorism. More >>
Philippines: UN Works to Reach Thousands Affected By Typhoon
Monday, 11 November 2013, 11:23 am | UN News
United Nations agencies are working closely with the Government of the Philippines to reach those affected by the super typhoon Haiyan, as the number of reported casualties continues to rise and access remains a challenge in many areas. More >>
Food Prices Less Volatile Than In Recent Years
Friday, 8 November 2013, 11:48 am | UN News
Improved supplies and a recovery in global inventories of cereals has led to less price volatility than in recent years, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, adding that food prices over the past month rose slightly, driven ... More >>
Colombia: UN Congratulates Parties on Peace Agreement
Friday, 8 November 2013, 11:30 am | UN News
The United Nations today congratulated Colombia following an announcement that negotiating parties in Havana, Cuba, reached an agreement on the issue of political participation in the South American country. More >>
DR Congo: M23 Announces Cessation of Hostilities
Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 10:48 am | UN News
A team of special envoys led by the United Nations today noted the announced cessation of hostilities between the M23 rebel group and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
UN Agrees To Launch Development Response to Syrian Crisis
Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 10:47 am | UN News
Senior United Nations development officials have agreed to complement ongoing humanitarian efforts in Syria and its neighbours with support for increased demands on basic services and to help the countries recover from economic downturns. More >>
Syria and Neighbours Need Urgent Development Response - UN
Monday, 4 November 2013, 10:13 am | UN News
The crisis in Syria urgently requires a robust development response to complement ongoing humanitarian and refugee efforts in the region, senior United Nations officials today said at the start of a meeting in Jordan. More >>
Kosovo: UN Condemns Violence Related To Upcoming Elections
Monday, 4 November 2013, 10:12 am | UN News
On the eve of municipal elections in Kosovo, the United Nations mission there said that police and international security are undertaking all necessary measures to ensure a safe election period following attacks at least two of the candidates. More >>
Mali: Security Council Condemns Murder of French Journalists
Monday, 4 November 2013, 10:10 am | UN News
The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the kidnapping and assassinations of two French journalists in northern Mali, and called on the Government to bring the perpetrators to justice. More >>
Concern over Renewed Clashes in Northern Lebanese City - UN
Friday, 1 November 2013, 11:46 am | UN News
The top United Nations envoy in Lebanon today expressed serious concern over the recurrence of armed clashes in the city of Tripoli, and stressed the need for a long-term solution to stop the violence. More >>
UN Chief Urges Restraint Amidst New Violence in Bangladesh
Friday, 1 November 2013, 10:45 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is concerned about the latest wave of deadly violence in Bangladesh ahead of parliamentary elections due by January. “He calls on all concerned to respect the rule of law, exercise restraint and to express their views ... More >>
Cambodia: Former Leaders Deny War Crimes Charges
Friday, 1 November 2013, 10:44 am | UN News
Two of the surviving former leaders of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime charged with mass killings during the 1970s requested to be acquitted today, as closing arguments began at the United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal in the south-east Asian country. More >>
UN Forced to Reduce Food Rations for Refugees in North Kenya
Friday, 1 November 2013, 10:43 am | UN News
Two United Nations humanitarian agencies announced today that they will be forced to reduce food rations for more than half a million refugees in the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps in northern Kenya beginning tomorrow due to lack of resources. More >>
Syria Renders Chemical Weapons Facilities ‘Inoperable’
Friday, 1 November 2013, 10:42 am | UN News
Syria’s chemical weapons facilities are “inoperable,” the Joint Mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations overseeing the destruction of the country’s weapons programme confirmed today. More >>
