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Lampedusa Incident: UN Urges Revision of Migration Policies
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:12 am | UN News
The head of the United Nations labour agency today called for a revision of labour migration and border policies in the aftermath of a boat carrying an estimated 500 migrants capsizing off the Italian island of Lampedusa. More >>
Egypt: Ban Appeals for Peace Ahead Of Planned Demonstrations
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:10 am | UN News
Voicing concern at serious violence today in Cairo, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the importance of peaceful protest, respect for freedom of assembly and commitment to non-violence ahead of announced demonstrations marking a national holiday ... More >>
Security Council Condemns Attack on Russian Embassy in Libya
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:10 am | UN News
The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned Wednesday’s attack against the Russian embassy in Tripoli, Libya, which caused serious damage to the diplomatic premises. More >>
Syria: Joint UN Team Preparing For Onsite Inspections
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:09 am | UN News
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is reviewing additional information received from Syria in connection to its chemical weapons stockpiles, a United Nations spokesperson said today, ahead of onsite inspections and initial ... More >>
Azerbaijan: UN Concerned By Human Rights Restrictions
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:05 am | UN News
Voicing deep concern at tightened restrictions on the right of assembly in Azerbaijan and the harassment of journalists, three independent United Nations experts today called on the Government to facilitate the work of human rights defenders and civil ... More >>
Palestinian Refugee Children Return To School in Lebanon
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:03 am | UN News
With their numbers swelled by the flow of refugees from Syria, tens of thousands of Palestinian children in Lebanon returned to school for the 2013/14 school year today with new learning and other materials provided by the United Nations and the ... More >>
Viet Nam: UN Alarmed By Conviction of Human Rights Lawyer
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:02 am | UN News
The United Nations human rights office today urged the Government of Viet Nam to review the conviction of human rights lawyer Le Quoc Quan, who was sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined $60,000 for alleged charges of tax evasion. More >>
UN Mission to Disable Syria’s Chemical Production Facilities
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 11:44 am | UN News
The joint team of United Nations and international inspectors overseeing the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons production facilities completed its first day of work in Damascus, a UN spokesperson announced today, adding that dismantling of the facilities ... More >>
Syria: UN Urges All Sides to Give Access to Humanitarian Aid
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 11:08 am | UN News
Gravely concerned by the deepening “humanitarian tragedy” in Syria, the United Nations Security Council today urged the Syrian Government to immediately allow cross-border aid deliveries and called on all parties to the conflict to agree on humanitarian ... More >>
UN and Malawi Launch Relief Operation for Food Aid
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 11:06 am | UN News
With nearly one and a half million people in need of food assistance in Malawi, the United Nations, the Government and other partners have launched a relief operation to meet growing needs owing to bad weather and high food prices. More >>
Kenyan Accused of Bribing Witness in Ruto Case
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 11:06 am | UN News
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of bribing a prosecution witness in the case against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto. More >>
Israel Insists on Sanctions against Iranian Nuclear Threat
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 10:48 am | UN News
Addressing the United Nations today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the only way diplomacy will stop Iran’s “feverish efforts” to acquire nuclear weapons is to keep up international pressure through “tough” sanctions ... More >>
Some 74,000 Tuberculosis Deaths Could Be Prevented Each Year
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 10:46 am | UN News
The deaths of more than 74,000 children from tuberculosis (TB) could be prevented each year through measures outlined in the first action plan developed specifically on TB and children, which was launched today by the United Nations health agency ... More >>
UN To Boost Support for Countries Hosting Syrian Refugees
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 10:45 am | UN News
Participants at a United Nations meeting in Geneva today agreed on urgent action to mitigate the economic and social impacts of the humanitarian crisis spawned by the Syrian conflict on neighbouring countries struggling under the weight of more ... More >>
Construction of Massive Steel Plant in India Must Be Halted
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 10:42 am | UN News
United Nations independent experts today called on Indian authorities to immediately halt the construction of a massive steel plant in the eastern state of Odisha – formerly known as Orissa – which threatens to displace more than 22,000 people ... More >>
DPRK Urges Financial Support for Sustainable Development
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 10:41 am | UN News
International efforts towards achieving universally accepted anti-poverty targets have not produced due results, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pak Kil Yon of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) told the United Nations today, urging ... More >>
Serbia: Protection of Gay Rights Needed As Pride Parade Off
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 10:40 am | UN News
The United Nations human rights office today urged Serbian authorities to ensure the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community can exercise their rights to freedom of expression and association, following the Government’s decision to ... More >>
One In Eight People Worldwide Still Chronically Hungry - UN
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 10:38 am | UN News
Some 842 million people – roughly one in eight – suffered from chronic hunger in the period from 2011 to 2013, the vast majority of them in developing regions, says a new report released today by the three United Nations food agencies. More >>
UN Chief Condemns Murder of Students at Nigerian College
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 10:16 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon “strongly condemns” the murder on Sunday of more than 40 students and the wounding of several others by gunmen at an agricultural college in north-eastern Nigeria, his spokesperson said today. More >>
Belize Chastises Rich Nations for Abandoning Global Partners
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 1:15 pm | UN News
Developed nations have not honoured their commitments to provide the assistance poor countries need to achieve the global anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Foreign Minister of Belize told United Nations Member ... More >>
