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Ban Discusses Egypt, Syria and Pakistan in Press Conference
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 10:05 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters today that has dispatched the top United Nations political official to hold wide-ranging talks in Cairo on how the Organization can best support peace and reconciliation efforts in Egypt. More >>
UNESCO Deplores Damage to Cultural Heritage Sites in Egypt
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 10:03 am | UN News
The head of the United Nations cultural agency today expressed grave concern for Egypt’s cultural heritage following reports that a national museum in the city of Minya had been looted and that several monuments of religious importance in Fayoum ... More >>
Somalia: Rape Allegations at African Union Facility
Monday, 19 August 2013, 12:26 pm | UN News
The top United Nations envoy in Somalia today expressed grave concern over allegations of rape at a facility of the African Union Mission in the country (AMISOM), and welcomed the Government's investigation into the incident. More >>
Attacks on Egyptian Churches, Public Facilities Unacceptable
Monday, 19 August 2013, 10:26 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the attacks on churches, hospitals and public facilities in Egypt, stressing this is unacceptable, and appealed to authorities to contain violence and revive the political process immediately. More >>
Release of Children Recruited By Armed Group in DR Congo
Monday, 19 August 2013, 10:25 am | UN News
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has welcomed the release of 82 children from the Mayi Mayi Bakata Katanga armed group through the joint efforts of aid agencies working in the country. More >>
Mali’s Presidential Poll ‘Major Step’ Towards Democracy
Monday, 19 August 2013, 10:24 am | UN News
The successful conduct of the presidential election in Mali represents a “major step toward the restoration of democratic governance and constitutional order,” the Security Council said today, urging the international community to continue its ... More >>
UN Humanitarian Wing Warns Of Sexual Violence in Somalia
Monday, 19 August 2013, 10:23 am | UN News
Sexual and gender-based violence continues to be a pervasive issue in Somalia, the United Nations humanitarian wing said today, adding that many times it is perpetrated by armed men in the Horn of Africa nation. More >>
Improving Mental Health Care After Humanitarian Emergencies
Monday, 19 August 2013, 10:22 am | UN News
Countries have the opportunity to strengthen their mental health care systems in the aftermath of humanitarian emergencies, according to a new United Nations report released today. More >>
UN Hopes 2013 Will Be Decisive Year for Peace in Middle East
Monday, 19 August 2013, 10:21 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today, on a visit to Jerusalem, stressed his full support for direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, and voiced the hope that this year will be a decisive one for peace in the Middle East. More >>
Thousands of Syrians Stream into Northern Iraq by New Bridge
Monday, 19 August 2013, 10:20 am | UN News
Thousands of Syrians fleeing the conflict in their homeland have streamed into northern Iraq in a sudden movement across a recently constructed bridge, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. More >>
Egypt: Dialogue Needed amid Worrying Human Rights Crisis
Monday, 19 August 2013, 10:18 am | UN News
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today called for restraint and an immediate end to violent confrontations that have seen hundreds killed and thousands injured in the Egyptian capital in recent days. More >>
DPR Korea: UN Human Rights Probe To Begin Hearings Next Week
Monday, 19 August 2013, 10:17 am | UN News
The United Nations panel set up to investigate human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will begin a series of public hearings next week in Seoul, Republic of Korea, aimed at gathering information from various witnesses. More >>
Lebanese People Must Remain United After Terrorist Attacks
Monday, 19 August 2013, 10:16 am | UN News
The United Nations Security Council has appealed to all Lebanese people to preserve national unity, following a car bomb explosion in a Beirut suburb that killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 200. More >>
Ban Deplores Blast in Beirut, Urges Lebanese to Stay United
Friday, 16 August 2013, 10:28 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the car bomb explosion that struck a Beirut suburb today, and urged all Lebanese to remain united in the face of such “unacceptable” violence. More >>
DPR Korea: UN Calls for $98 Million for Humanitarian Needs
Friday, 16 August 2013, 10:06 am | UN News
The United Nations today said $98 million is urgently needed to address critical humanitarian needs in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), where some 2.4 million people need regular food assistance. More >>
Local Research Essential to Universal Health Coverage
Friday, 16 August 2013, 9:49 am | UN News
The United Nations health agency today called on countries to continue investing in local research as a step towards developing a system of universal and affordable health coverage. More >>
Israeli-Palestinian Talks, Egypt and Syria on Ban's Agenda
Friday, 16 August 2013, 9:47 am | UN News
The deadly violence in Egypt, the ongoing Syria crisis and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process were on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s agenda as he arrived today in the Middle East, where he held talks with leaders in Jordan as well as with Palestinian ... More >>
Ban Congratulates Malians and President-Elect Keita On Polls
Friday, 16 August 2013, 9:46 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated the authorities and the people of Mali for the successful conduct of a presidential election whose provisional results show Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in the lead. More >>
Broad Regional Approach to Counter Piracy in Gulf Of Guinea
Thursday, 15 August 2013, 12:39 pm | UN News
The Security Council today called for a comprehensive regional approach to combat the threat of piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea, and reiterated its call on Member States to prosecute perpetrators in accordance with international ... More >>
Syria Accepts Terms for Visit by UN Chemical Weapons Team
Thursday, 15 August 2013, 12:37 pm | UN News
The Syrian Government has formally accepted the modalities essential for cooperation to ensure the proper, safe and efficient conduct of the mission by the United Nations team investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons in the ongoing conflict, the ... More >>
