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Brazil:Authorities Must Exercise Restraint as Protests Flare
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 10:34 am | UN News
Brazilian authorities must exercise restraint in dealing with spreading social protests in the country, the United Nations human rights office said today in the wake of reported clashes between demonstrators and police in Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte. More >>
Brazil:Authorities Must Exercise Restraint as Protests Flare
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 10:33 am | UN News
Brazilian authorities must exercise restraint in dealing with spreading social protests in the country, the United Nations human rights office said today in the wake of reported clashes between demonstrators and police in Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte. More >>
Refugee Outflows From Nigeria Crisis Spreading To Cameroon
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 10:31 am | UN News
The United Nations refugee agency today reported that the ongoing crisis in north-eastern Nigeria is continuing to send people fleeing to Niger and now to Cameroon amid the insecurity resulting from confrontations between the army and insurgents. More >>
Libya’s Democratic Transition Can Benefit from Dialogue
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 10:30 am | UN News
Managing Libya’s democratic transition is bound to be difficult given the legacy of decades of brutal rule, a senior United Nations envoy told the Security Council today, adding that the country could benefit from a national political dialogue on ... More >>
Afghanistan: UN Concerned by New Human Rights Commissioners
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 10:28 am | UN News
The United Nations human rights Office today expressed concern over President Hâmid Karzai’s appointment of five new commissioners to the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), stressing that selection processes must follow agreed ... More >>
Mali: UN Welcomes Accord Between Government, Tuareg Rebels
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 10:21 am | UN News
The United Nations envoy for Mali welcomed the signing today of an agreement between the Malian Government and Tuareg rebels that paves the way for inclusive peace talks as well as presidential elections next month. More >>
Global Action Needed to Increase Response to Drought
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 12:43 pm | UN News
Countries must work collectively to build resilience and prepare themselves against drought, United Nations officials stressed today, highlighting the extensive costs of this global threat. More >>
UN General Assembly to Explore Impact of Ocean Acidification
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 12:42 pm | UN News
The United Nations General Assembly will begin today its consideration of the impacts that the increasing acidification of the world's oceans will have on the marine environment and on people. More >>
Terror Tactics Making Children More Vulnerable in Conflict
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 12:41 pm | UN News
The evolving nature and tactics of conflict are creating unprecedented threats for children, United Nations officials told the Security Council today, stressing that despite progress in protecting youngsters during war, dangerous new trends are making ... More >>
Young Pakistani Activist Supports Safe, Universal Education
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 12:41 pm | UN News
A 15-year-old Pakistani girl targeted by assassins – Malala Yousafzai – is the first signatory of a new worldwide petition calling for urgent action to ensure the right of every child to safely attend school, launched today with the backing of ... More >>
Call for Entry into Force of Treaty Banning Nuclear Tests
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 12:39 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today renewed his call for the earliest entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which prohibits all nuclear tests across the world. More >>
Montenegro: Pending Cases Of Violence against Journalists
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 12:36 pm | UN News
Calling for effective accountability in all cases of violence against journalists, the United Nations independent expert on the right to freedom of expression today urged Montenegro to set up an inclusive mechanism to resolve and prevent cases of ... More >>
Palestinian Refugee Camps In Syria Now ‘Theatres of War’
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 12:24 pm | UN News
Warning that the centrifugal force of the Syria crisis continues to imperil the region, a senior United Nations agency official today said that more than half of the Palestinian refugee camps in Syria have become “theatres of war,” where killings and kidnappings ... More >>
Quality Education Can Help Prevent Racism and Xenophobia
Monday, 17 June 2013, 1:13 pm | UN News
Access to quality education has a significant role in preventing racism, xenophobia and other forms of discrimination, a United Nations independent expert said today. More >>
Israel’s Continuing West Bank Settlement Expansion
Monday, 17 June 2013, 1:12 pm | UN News
Calling reported ongoing settlement construction in the West Bank “unhelpful” and a “deeply worrisome trend,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today renewed his calls on Israel to heed the global community to freeze settlement activity and abide ... More >>
UN Delivers Aid to Thousands Stranded In Northern Syria
Monday, 17 June 2013, 1:10 pm | UN News
The United Nations refugee agency today said it has delivered vital aid for 5,000 people displaced in the northern Syria area of Al Raqqa, where the humanitarian situation is reported to be “extremely dire” after being inaccessible for the past three ... More >>
International Support Key for Serbia-Kosovo Relations
Monday, 17 June 2013, 1:03 pm | UN News
Strong support from the international community is needed to ensure ‘positive momentum’ is sustained between Serbia and Kosovo, a United Nations envoy told the Security Council today. More >>
UN Reaches Refugees in Myanmar’s Kachin State
Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:47 pm | UN News
The United Nations humanitarian relief agency today said it had, for the first time in a year, been able to deliver aid to thousands of displaced persons in Myanmar’s Kachin state. More >>
UN Expert Urges Belarus to Improve Human Rights Violations
Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:46 pm | UN News
An independent United Nations expert today urged the Government of Belarus to grant his request for an official visit the country and to engage with his mandate to improve its human rights situation. More >>
UN Climate Change Talks in Bonn See Concrete Progress
Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:44 pm | UN News
The United Nations climate change body said it has made concrete progress towards a new universal agreement on climate change during its latest round of talks which wrapped up today in Germany. More >>
