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Egyptian Authorities to Investigate Deaths of Journalists
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 5:12 pm | UN News
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today denounced the deaths of three Egyptian journalists and called for a thorough investigation into these incidents. More >>
Syria: UN Chemical Weapons Team Comes Under Sniper Fire
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 5:09 pm | UN News
A team of United Nations inspectors probing the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria will return to the Damascus suburb to which it was headed when its convoy was attacked by snipers, a UN spokesperson confirmed this morning. More >>
Somalia Faces Critical Moment - Collective Efforts Essential
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 5:02 pm | UN News
The top United Nations envoy in Somalia today stressed that collective and coordinated efforts from the Government as well as regional and international organizations are needed to achieve progress in the east African country. More >>
UN Agency Staff Member Shot Dead By Israeli Forces
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 5:01 pm | UN News
The UN agency tasked with assisting Palestinian refugees today called for restraint from all parties after receiving confirmation that one of its staff members was shot and killed by Israeli forces this morning. More >>
Healthy Ecosystems Can Help Avoid Food Insecurity in Africa
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 4:59 pm | UN News
Strengthening ecosystems is key to helping local farmers in Africa adapt to climate change and ensuring that they produce enough food to meet people’s nutritional needs, participants decided at the end of an international United Nations-organized ... More >>
New Guide Aims To Eliminate Child Slavery, Prostitution – UN
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 4:47 pm | UN News
The United Nations labour agency today launched a new tool to help countries eliminate children’s involvement in slavery, child prostitution, drug trafficking and other types of the worst forms of child labour by 2016. More >>
Syria to Allow UN Probe Into Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons
Monday, 26 August 2013, 2:44 pm | UN News
Following talks with United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane, the Syrian Government has agreed to grant access to UN inspectors, beginning tomorrow, to sites in the suburbs of Damascus where chemical weapons were allegedly ... More >>
Following Rocket Fire Into Israel, Restraint Urged
Monday, 26 August 2013, 2:42 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban has expressed great concern over yesterday’s firing of rockets from the area of Tyre – within United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon’s (UNIFIL) area of operations – towards Israel, and noted that the missions was investigating ... More >>
UN Strongly Condemns Bombings Near Tripoli Mosques
Monday, 26 August 2013, 2:38 pm | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council today strongly condemned two bomb explosions in the north Lebanese city of Tripoli and urged that those responsible be brought to justice. More >>
UN Chief Urges Collective Action to Fight Piracy In Africa
Monday, 26 August 2013, 2:32 pm | UN News
UN Chief Urges Collective Action to Fight Piracy, Armed Robbery At Sea In Central Africa More >>
UN Urges: Ban Prolonged Indefininite Solitary Confinement
Monday, 26 August 2013, 2:29 pm | UN News
As nearly 200 inmates in California detention centres approach their fifth consecutive week on hunger strike against cruel, inhuman and degrading prison conditions, a United Nations right expert today urged the Government of the United States to abolish the ... More >>
School Meal Programmes Benefit Children, Support Local Farms
Monday, 26 August 2013, 2:25 pm | UN News
School feeding programmes in Latin America are having a positive impact on children’s well-being and are fostering local development when food is sourced from family farmers, a United Nations study found. More >>
UNESCO: Awareness About History of Slave Trade Needed
Monday, 26 August 2013, 2:22 pm | UN News
On International Day, UNESCO Urges Greater Efforts to Raise Awareness About History of Slave Trade More >>
Syrian Conflict Hits Tragic Milestone
Monday, 26 August 2013, 2:19 pm | UN News
Three years of bloodshed in Syria have driven one million children from their homeland, United Nations agencies said today as they marked this "shameful milestone" by urging the entire international community to do more to help end the conflict ... More >>
$84 Million Needed to Tackle Food Insecurity in South Sudan
Monday, 26 August 2013, 12:33 pm | UN News
The United Nations food relief agency today said it needs $84 million to extend its assistance to more than 2.8 million people in need in South Sudan. More >>
UN Great Lakes Envoy Urges Immediate End to Goma Fighting
Monday, 26 August 2013, 12:30 pm | UN News
"Deeply concerned" by renewed armed clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as attacks on civilians and United Nations peacekeepers based there, the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes called today for an immediate end ... More >>
Syrian Refugees Pour into Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 11:20 am | UN News
About 30,000 Syrians have streamed into Iraq’s Kurdistan region since last week and thousands more are waiting to enter the country, the United Nations refugee agency said today, urging all neighbouring countries to keep their borders open to those ... More >>
DR Congo: Envoy Reaffirms UN Commitment to Resolve Conflict
Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 11:18 am | UN News
During his first visit to the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a United Nations envoy reiterated the world body’s determination to help restore State authority in the eastern region of the vast country. More >>
Security Council Briefed on Israeli-Palestinian Talks
Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 11:16 am | UN News
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met today for a second round of direct talks in the Middle East, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council, pledging the Organization’s support for this “small but important opening for peace” ... More >>
Egypt: UN Rights Office to Assess Violent Situation
Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 11:14 am | UN News
The United Nations today called on Egyptian authorities to allow access to human rights officers to assess the situation on the ground in light of the new wave of violence in the country. More >>
