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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 >>
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 >>
