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Guinea-Bissau Elections Must Be Held As Soon As Possible -UN
Friday, 13 September 2013, 10:43 am | UN News
The United Nations Security Council has called on Bissau Guinean authorities to resolve any outstanding issues and allow the start of the electoral process in the shortest time possible. More >>
UN Envoy Condemns Attack against Worshippers in Iraq
Friday, 13 September 2013, 10:40 am | UN News
A senior United Nations official in Iraq today strongly condemned a suicide bomb attack against a mosque in the northern area of Baghdad, which killed and injured dozens of worshipers as they were leaving evening prayers. More >>
‘Tipping Point’ In Fight against Aids, TB and Malaria
Friday, 13 September 2013, 10:39 am | UN News
With a $15 billion investment over the next three years, the global community can make huge strides towards defeating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria – saving both missions of dollars and millions of lives, according to a new report by the ... More >>
Iraq: Remaining Iranian Exiles of Camp Ashraf Transferred
Friday, 13 September 2013, 10:37 am | UN News
A United Nations official in Iraq today announced the successful relocation of the last group of Camp Ashraf residents to a camp near the Baghdad area, pending their resettlement outside the country. More >>
International Push For Diplomatic Solution to Syrian Crisis
Friday, 13 September 2013, 10:35 am | UN News
At this “crucial moment” for Syria and the wider Middle East, the President of the United Nations General Assembly today called on Member States to push for a diplomatic solution to the crisis by supporting efforts to bring all parties to the conflict ... More >>
United Kingdom: Right to Affordable Housing Is Being Eroded
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 11:18 am | UN News
Various measures implemented in recent years by the British Government are eroding the right to affordable housing in the United Kingdom, a United Nations independent expert said today. More >>
UN Report: One-Third of World’s Food Wasted Annually
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 11:16 am | UN News
The waste of some 1.3 billion tons of food each year is causing economic losses of $750 billion and significant damage to the environment, according to a United Nations report launched today. More >>
Syria: UN Rights Panel Urges End to Impunity for War Crimes
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 11:14 am | UN News
Citing ongoing incidents of murder, rape, torture, widespread attacks on civilians and hostage-taking committed by Syrian forces and anti-Government armed groups, a United Nations-appointed human rights probe reported today that “the perpetrators ... More >>
Number of International Migrants Rises above 232 Million
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 11:13 am | UN News
More people than ever are living abroad the United Nations today reported, with Asia seeing the largest increase of international migrants over the past decade, and the United States remaining the most popular destination. More >>
Cannabis Production Rises in Afghanistan - UN Report
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 11:10 am | UN News
While the total area of Afghan farmland used for cannabis cultivation fell by 17 percent in 2012, there was still an eight per cent rise in the overall production of cannabis compared to 2011, according to a report released today by the United ... More >>
International Discussions On Syria’s Chemical Weapons
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 11:09 am | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly welcomed the emergence of “serious international discussions” that could lead to an agreement in the UN Security Council to secure and destroy Syria’s chemical weapons. More >>
Singing For Peace: UN Launches CD to Bridge Cultural Divides
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 11:08 am | UN News
“We wanted to speak about peace in a way other than our speeches, which some people say are a little boring,” Simona-Mirela Miculescu said ahead of the launch of the Ambassadors Sing for Peace album, a compilation of songs promoting world peace, hope ... More >>
DR Congo: Over 550 Child Soldiers Freed In Past Five Months
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 11:06 am | UN News
More than 550 children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have left armed groups in the past five months, the United Nations humanitarian relief arm today announced. More >>
UN Calls on Iran, DPRK, To Cooperate With UN Atomic Agency
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 10:20 am | UN News
The head of the United Nations atomic energy agency today stressed the need for both Iran and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to cooperate in resolving outstanding issues regarding their nuclear activities. More >>
‘No Easy Way Exit’ From Nightmare in Syria - UN
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 10:19 am | UN News
As the main United Nations human rights body began its work today on a range of topics, the world body’s top rights official said little doubt remains that chemical weapons were used in Syria and she urged a political solution to the suffering that has reached ... More >>
Information Technologies' Role in Advancing Social Good
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 10:17 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the role that information communication technologies (ICTs) – including youth-driven social media platforms – play in combating poverty and advancing development worldwide. More >>
Proposals to Prompt Political Solution to Syria Crisis
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 10:16 am | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that two-and-half years of conflict in Syria have produced only “embarrassing paralysis” in the Security Council and that he was considering proposals to the 15-member body in the search ... More >>
Countries Must Commit to Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 10:15 am | UN News
The international community must step up its efforts to protect the rights of persons with disabilities and advance their development, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his message to a ceremony in New York honouring countries that have shown dedication ... More >>
Syria: Ban Warns Of ‘Tragic Consequences’ Of Military Action
Monday, 9 September 2013, 10:46 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged leaders at the Group of 20 (G20) summit in St. Petersburg to explore ways to avoid further militarization of the conflict in Syria and to revitalize the search for a political settlement, warning that “tragic ... More >>
UN-Arab League Works For Political Solution to Syria Crisis
Monday, 9 September 2013, 10:45 am | UN News
The Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States today stressed that he and other senior diplomats were working “extremely hard” bring Syrian an other concerned parties together for a conference to find a political ... More >>
