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UN Marks First Annual International Day of Charity
Friday, 6 September 2013, 10:43 am | UN News
Donate time or money, volunteer or act with kindness, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged people around the world as the United Nations marked the first ever International Day of Charity coinciding with the anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa. More >>
UN Labour Treaty Extends Rights for Domestic Workers
Friday, 6 September 2013, 10:42 am | UN News
A United Nations treaty entering into force today will extend the labour and social rights of some 53 million domestic workers around the world. From today, the Domestic Workers Convention will be legally binding for signatory countries. More >>
UN Officials Urge Global Ban on Nuclear Tests
Friday, 6 September 2013, 10:37 am | UN News
United Nations senior officials today repeated their call on Member States to take action to ban nuclear testing, stressing their horrific effects on human lives and the environment. More >>
UN-Arab League Pushes For Political Solution to Syria Crisis
Friday, 6 September 2013, 10:36 am | UN News
With the world focused on the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi reiterated to leaders attending the St. Petersburg for the Group of 20 (G20) summit the need to “push even harder” ... More >>
Diplomatic Effort Needed To Break Deadlock over Syria
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 12:16 pm | UN News
With the United Nations Security Council deadlocked over the crisis in Syria, the world’s focus will now shift away from New York to St. Petersburg, Russia, where political leaders gathering for the G20 Summit are expected to address the issue ... More >>
Transnational Organized Crime On The Rise in Eastern Africa
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 12:12 pm | UN News
Organized criminal activities such as migrant smuggling, ivory trafficking and maritime piracy are increasingly pressing threats in Eastern Africa and must be tackled through a range of measures both within the region and in the markets where illicit goods ... More >>
UN Food Agency Needs Funding To Assist People in the Sahel
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 11:16 am | UN News
With some 11 million people in the Sahel at risk of hunger, the United Nations today appealed on the international community to increase support for food and livestock production in this vast region of Africa. More >>
UN Chief Calls for Peaceful Elections in Maldives
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 11:12 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the people of the Maldives to ensure that the presidential elections, set for Saturday, are conducted peacefully. In a statement issued last night, Mr. Ban’s spokesperson said the Secretary-General ... More >>
Banning Nuclear Tests Essential for Global Peace - CTBTO
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 11:11 am | UN News
The new head of preparatory commission for a United Nations-backed treaty stressed today stressed today that banning nuclear tests is essential for international peace and security. More >>
Syria: Plea for Greater International Support to Region
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 11:10 am | UN News
The United Nations refugee agency and senior Government ministers from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey – countries which together host more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees - called today on the international community to “overcome differences” ... More >>
Yemen: Special Adviser Praises Work of UN-Backed Dialogue
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 12:37 pm | UN News
With preparations under way for a new constitution and a general election in Yemen, a senior United Nations adviser is in the capital Sana’a working with all sides of a national dialogue conference to finalize how the Government should be structured ... More >>
Over 2 Million People in Zimbabwe to Require Food Assistance
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 10:48 am | UN News
An estimated 2.2 million people are expected to need food assistance by early next year before the harvest period in March, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today. More >>
Number of Syrian Refugees Tops 2 Million, More On the Way
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 10:47 am | UN News
With an estimated 5,000 desperate Syrians fleeing their homes every day, the spiralling violence in the country has now created more than 2 million refugees, the United Nations refugee agency announced today, adding that there is no sign the “humanitarian ... More >>
Mali: UNICEF Helps Crisis-Affected Children Return To School
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 10:46 am | UN News
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today announced it will scale up efforts to help half a million children in Mali restart their education, which was disrupted by the conflict and nutrition crisis in the northern part of the country. More >>
Somalia: UN Expert Urges Broader Consultation Process
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 10:45 am | UN News
An independent United Nations expert today hailed the approval by Somalia of a “road map” to help promote and protect human rights in the country, but urged the Government to consult more with civil society and regional administrations before the document ... More >>
Syria: UN Chemical Weapons Inspectors to Analyze Evidence
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 10:44 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that all biomedical and environmental samples gathered by United Nations inspectors at sites of possible chemical weapons use in Syria are now arriving at designated laboratories in Europe. More >>
Iraq: UN Human Rights Office Condemns Attack on Camp Ashraf
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 10:43 am | UN News
The United Nations human rights office and the UN mission in Iraq today strongly condemned the killing of dozens of people in Camp Ashraf north of Baghdad, urging the Iraqi Government to investigate what happened. More >>
UN Experts Urge US to Wrap up Review Of Trayvon Martin Case
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 10:42 am | UN News
A group of United Nations independent experts today called on the Government of the United State to finalize the ongoing review of the case involving the death of teenager Trayvon Martin, an African –American teenager who was shot in 2012 by a neighbourhood ... More >>
Colombian to Head Commission to Tackle Impunity in Guatemala
Tuesday, 3 September 2013, 1:53 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Iván Velásquez Gómez of Colombia to head the United Nations-backed commission charged with dismantling illegal armed groups and tackling impunity in Guatemala. More >>
Syria: Samples of Alleged Chemical Weapons Use to Reach Labs
Tuesday, 3 September 2013, 1:18 pm | UN News
Samples collected by the United Nations chemical weapons inspection team in Syria are now being transferred from The Hague to laboratories for analysis, according to a spokesperson for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. More >>
