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Zimbabweans Require Substantial Food Assistance
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 11:16 am | UN News
Some 2.2 million Zimbabweans will need food assistance in the pre-harvest period from January to March next year, a United Nations agency said today, warning that food security in the southern African country continue to deteriorate. More >>
Violation of Indigenous Rights Due To Business Activities
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 11:01 am | UN News
States and corporations need to do more to prevent the violation of indigenous peoples’ rights as a result of business-related activities, a United Nations independent expert body has said. More >>
UN Reaches 100,000 Flood-Affected People in South Sudan
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 5:31 pm | UN News
Humanitarian agencies and their partners have reached nearly 100,000 of the 156,000 people affected by flooding across South Sudan over the past couple of months, according to a senior United Nations relief official in the country. More >>
Rebel Attacks Against UN Mission in DR Congo Condemned
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 5:30 pm | UN News
The Security Council today condemned “in the strongest terms” the attacks by M23 rebels against the United Nations Mission in North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), resulting in the death of a Tanzanian peacekeeper. More >>
UN Chief Presents $5.4b Budget Proposal for Next Two Years
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 5:17 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today presented a proposed budget of $5.4 billion for the United Nations over the next two years, after instructing managers to rethink business practices, reduce overlap, embrace innovation, encourage creativity and ... More >>
Abyei: Security Council Concerned About Volatile Situation
Friday, 25 October 2013, 1:36 pm | UN News
The United Nations Security Council today called urgently on the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan to refrain from any unilateral action that could heighten tension between the two neighbouring countries or impede a solution regarding the contested, ... More >>
Human Rights Reform Must Be Part of New Iranian Govt Agenda
Friday, 25 October 2013, 12:37 pm | UN News
Human rights reform must be a central aspect of the new Iranian Government’s agenda, an independent United Nations expert stressed today, highlighting a number of concerns that must be addressed to protect and promote the well-being of the country’s people. More >>
Child Recruitment Remains ‘Endemic’ in DR Congo - UN Report
Friday, 25 October 2013, 12:36 pm | UN News
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said today it is extremely concerned about persistent reports of child recruitment by armed groups in the country, and called on all actors to help stop this grave ... More >>
UN Urges Aid for Refugees Fleeing Bleak Situation in Eritrea
Friday, 25 October 2013, 12:35 pm | UN News
A United Nations expert today urged the international community to focus on the human rights situation in Eritrea which she said is extremely concerning with the most serious violations being committed and with up to 3,000 people flee every month, ... More >>
World Polio Day: UN Urges Permanent Eradication of Disease
Friday, 25 October 2013, 12:32 pm | UN News
The world is closer than ever to eradicating polio, the United Nations World Health Organization said today while warning that children continue to be at risk, particularly in the Horn of Africa where a tapering outbreak has been confirmed, and amid reports ... More >>
UN Chief Concerned at Escalation of Violence in Mozambique
Friday, 25 October 2013, 12:05 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced concern at the recent escalation of violence in Mozambique between government forces and members of the Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO). More >>
UN Pays Reparations for Iraq’s 1990 Invasion of Kuwait
Friday, 25 October 2013, 12:03 pm | UN News
The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), which settles the damage claims of those who suffered losses due to Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait, today made $1.24 billion available to the Government of Kuwait. More >>
Women’s Unpaid Work in the Home is Major Human Rights Issue
Friday, 25 October 2013, 12:02 pm | UN News
Cooking, cleaning and caring for children and the elderly should be a social and collective responsibility, rather than fall entirely on women’s shoulders, a United Nations independent expert has said, warning that unpaid care that is not shared ... More >>
Maldives: UN Chief Concerned at Delay of Presidential Re-Run
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 1:06 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday voiced his deep concern at the delay of the re-run of the 7 September presidential election annulled by the Supreme Court and called on all concerned to ensure that the polls take place as soon as possible. More >>
South Sudan: UN Deplores Latest Round of Violence in Jonglei
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 1:06 pm | UN News
The United Nations has strongly condemned yesterday’s deadly attacks in South Sudan’s Jonglei state that resulted in many deaths and injuries. One attack was on Paliau cattle camp in Ajong Payam, and the other was in Maar cattle camp in Pakeer Payam, ... More >>
Japan’s Remediation Efforts in Fukushima-Affected Areas
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 1:05 pm | UN News
Good progress has been made by Japan in remediation efforts in areas affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, a group of United Nations experts have said in a preliminary report, while encouraging the Government to better communicate its ... More >>
UN Urges Resumption of Talks between DR Congo, Rebels
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 1:00 pm | UN News
Back from a visit to Africa’s Great Lakes region, members of the United Nations Security Council heard today from UN envoys who urged progress in regional peace efforts in the wake of an apparent stall in the so-called Kampala talks between the ... More >>
Netherlands Takes Dispute with Russia over Greenpeace Ship
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 12:59 pm | UN News
The Netherlands today submitted a request to the United Nations-backed International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for provisional measures in a dispute with Russia over the recent arrest and detention of a ship used by Greenpeace International to ... More >>
Syria: UN Presses for Humanitarian Access, Peace Conference
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 12:58 pm | UN News
As United Nations officials remain hard at work on several fronts to bring about a peaceful resolution to the crisis in Syria and ensure humanitarian assistance reaches those in desperate need, the world body’s health agency has said it received reports ... More >>
Safe Passage Urged for Civilians Trapped In Rural Damascus
Monday, 21 October 2013, 11:14 am | UN News
The United Nations humanitarian chief on Saturday called for a ceasefire in Moadamiyeh in Rural Damascus to allow aid agencies access to evacuate thousands of civilians trapped by the ongoing conflict in Syria. More >>
