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Security Council Extends Assistance Force in Afghanistan
Friday, 11 October 2013, 10:45 am | UN News
The United Nations Security Council today extended the authorization of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) until the end of 2014, when it is expected that the force will draw down and the Government of Afghanistan will assume full responsibility ... More >>
Persons with Disabilities Largely Ignored During Disasters
Friday, 11 October 2013, 10:43 am | UN News
A high proportion of persons with disabilities die or suffer injuries during disasters because they are rarely consulted about their needs and Governments lack adequate measures to address them, according to a United Nations survey released today ahead ... More >>
Latest Bangladesh Factory Fire Shows Need to Improve Safety
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:52 am | UN News
The United Nations labour agency said it was deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life in a fire at a garment factory in Bangladesh, adding that the incident highlights the need to do more to address the safety of workers. More >>
Belarus: UN Expert Calls For End to Executions
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:51 am | UN News
A United Nations independent expert today appealed to authorities in Belarus to start an immediate moratorium on executions, following recent court rulings upholding several death sentences. More >>
Encephalitis Vaccine for Children in Developing Countries
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:48 am | UN News
The United Nations health agency has approved a new vaccine against Japanese encephalitis (JE), stressing that access to the vaccine will help save the lives of children in developing countries. More >>
Food Insecurity In Madagascar after Reduced Harvest – UN
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:44 am | UN News
Some four million people in rural Madagascar are food insecure after rice and maize production took a bad hit this year from erratic weather and a locust invasion, two United Nations agencies said today. More >>
Investigation Needed into Murder of Two Iraqi Journalists
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:42 am | UN News
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today denounced the killing of two Iraqi journalists and called for an immediate investigation into their deaths. More >>
Chemical Weapons Watchdog Urges Cooperation in Syria
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:39 am | UN News
The head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) today called on all parties in the Syrian conflict to cooperate so that a joint United Nations mission tasked with overseeing the destruction of the country’s chemical ... More >>
Political Prisoners in Myanmar Must Be Released
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:38 am | UN News
An independent United Nations human rights expert today welcomed the latest release of political prisoners in Myanmar, while also voicing concern over ongoing arrests of activists and conditions attached to arrests. More >>
UN’s Overall Financial Situation Is ‘Sound’ But ‘Tight’
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:34 am | UN News
The top United Nations management official today said that the Organization’s budget is sound but urged Member States to meet their financial obligations on time. More >>
Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State Must End For Children
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 3:40 pm | UN News
Citing the negative impact of the inter-communal clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on children in the region, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today urged all parties to put an end to the violence. More >>
DR Congo: Funding Needed to Assist Displaced Persons
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 3:39 pm | UN News
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that it does not have the resources to provide assistance to a growing number of people displaced by fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
Mission to Oversee Destruction of Syrian Chemical Weapons
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 3:38 pm | UN News
Nearly 100 United Nations and chemical weapons experts will be deployed over the coming months in a joint mission overseeing the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles, with many members of the team to be based in Cyprus due to the ... More >>
Israeli-Palestinian Peace: Journalists to Increase Dialogue
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 3:37 pm | UN News
Hailing a time of renewed hope for the Middle East peace efforts, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged participants in a United Nations-backed seminar to keep up their efforts to increase dialogue and understanding in the region. More >>
Maldives: Highest Court Calls For Fresh Presidential Vote
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 3:36 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated his calls on all Maldivians to ensure a peaceful, inclusive and credible process for the presidential elections which will be held anew later this month. More >>
Iraq: Suicide Bomb Attack on Children in School Playground
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 5:32 pm | UN News
Deploring the “appalling” suicide bomb attack that killed over 10 children and injured dozens more in northern Iraq, a senior United Nations official today appealed to the conflict-wracked country’s political, religious and civil leaders to find ... More >>
Four Decades in Solitary Confinement Amounts to Torture - US
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 10:58 am | UN News
An independent United Nations human rights expert today called on the United States to immediately end the indefinite solitary confinement imposed on Albert Woodfox for the past four decades. More >>
UN Projects 40% of World Will Be Online By Year End
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 10:56 am | UN News
A United Nations report released today projects that by the end of the year, 40 per cent of the world’s population – 2.7 billion people – will be online, as mobile broadband has become the fastest growing segment of the global information and communication ... More >>
Ban Strongly Condemns Ongoing Violence in Egypt
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 10:52 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the violence in Egypt which killed more than fifty people during a national holiday on Sunday, and today’s attacks against military personnel and facilities, which reportedly killed eight people and ... More >>
Iraq: UN Envoy Calls For Collective Action to End Bloodshed
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:13 am | UN News
The top United Nations official in Iraq today called on political, religious and civil leaders to work together with security forces to halt the surge in violence, following a deadly attack in the northern part of the country. More >>
