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UN Officials Condemn Attack on Iranian Exile Camp in Iraq
Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:40 pm | UN News
Two United Nations officials today strongly condemned an attack on Camp Liberty, an Iranian exile camp in Iraq, and called on the Government to assist and protect camp residents in need. More >>
Ban Deplores Attacks Targeting Female Students in Pakistan
Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:40 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned a series of deadly attacks targeting a bus, a hospital facility and a historic house in Pakistan, which killed at least 20 civilians, many of whom were female students. More >>
Hasan Rowhani Congratulated on Election as President of Iran
Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:38 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated Hasan Rowhani on his election as the next President of Iran, and commended the country's high turnout to the polls. More >>
UN Urges Iraqi Leaders to Establish Dialogue After Attacks
Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:37 pm | UN News
The United Nations envoy in Iraq today condemned the latest wave of car bombings across Iraq that injured dozens of civilians, and called on the country's leaders to sit together and address the nation's current challenges. More >>
UN Calls On Libyans to Support Legitimate Institutions
Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:36 pm | UN News
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) today called on all citizens to support their country's legitimate institutions, following armed attacks in Benghazi, which resulted in several deaths and injuries. More >>
Somaliland Island of Relative Peace and Stability In Region
Friday, 14 June 2013, 1:24 pm | UN News
The new United Nations envoy for Somalia arrived today in Somaliland, which he said has remained “an island of relative peace and stability” and could provide lessons for peace consolidation throughout the wider region. More >>
Nearly 93,000 People Killed In ‘Vicious’ Syria Conflict
Friday, 14 June 2013, 1:23 pm | UN News
Warning the real figure is likely to be much higher, the United Nations human rights chief today announced that the death toll in Syria is nearly 93,000, with more than 5,000 people killed a month as the situation in the country has “deteriorated drastically” ... More >>
Ban Recommends Strengthening Peacekeeping in Golan Heights
Friday, 14 June 2013, 1:22 pm | UN News
Warning that recent clashes in the Golan Heights area are threatening the decades-long ceasefire between Syria and Israel and putting civilians and United Nations personnel at risk, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recommended enhancing the self-defence ... More >>
World Population Projected To Reach 9.6 Billion by 2050
Friday, 14 June 2013, 1:19 pm | UN News
The current world population of 7.2 billion is projected to increase by 1 million over the next 12 years and reach 9.6 billion by 2050, according to a United Nations report launched today, which points out that growth will be mainly in developing ... More >>
Afghanistan: Deadly Attack near Kabul Supreme Court Building
Friday, 14 June 2013, 1:18 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged an immediate halt to attacks targeting civilians in Afghanistan following a suicide attack near the Supreme Court building in the capital city. More >>
Fungal Threat Could Hamper Global Wheat Output
Friday, 14 June 2013, 1:17 pm | UN News
The United Nations food agency today called on “wheat belt” countries to step up monitoring and prevention for wheat rusts – fungal diseases that could affect yields across North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, which account for more ... More >>
UN Forecasts Record Harvests, More Balanced Commodity Market
Friday, 14 June 2013, 1:14 pm | UN News
With an expected record harvest and calmer markets, global cereal prices could ease, the United Nations reported today, predicting more balanced food commodity prices for the 2013-2014 marketing year. More >>
UNAIDS Welcomes New Study on Antiretroviral Treatment
Friday, 14 June 2013, 1:13 pm | UN News
The United Nations agency leading the global HIV/AIDS response today reiterated its strong support for a combined approach to prevent new HIV infections among injecting drug users, while welcoming a new study of the positive impact of an antiretroviral ... More >>
Concern at Continued Use of Death Penalty by Some States
Friday, 14 June 2013, 1:12 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has hailed the growing momentum against capital punishment, while voicing concern that a small number of States continue to impose the death penalty, often in violation of international standards. More >>
Call to Youth to Support Action against Climate Change
Friday, 14 June 2013, 1:11 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today issued a call to action for the world’s youth to tackle climate threats, stressing that young people are “agents of change” that bring fresh and innovative ideas to address “this most pressing issue.” More >>
38 Countries Met International Target on Hunger Eradication
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 12:00 pm | UN News
Thirty-eight countries have already met internationally-set hunger eradication targets set for 2015 to halve the percentage of hungry people, the United Nations food agency today said. More >>
Exploitation of Millions of Children in Domestic Labour
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 11:59 am | UN News
With an estimated 10.5 million children worldwide working in people’s homes in hazardous and often slavery-like conditions, the United Nations labour agency today called for an end to child labour in domestic work and urged decent working conditions ... More >>
Côte d’Ivoire Must Address Profound Political Fragmentation
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 11:53 am | UN News
In spite of recent social and economic progress, Côte d’Ivoire needs to address its “profound political fragmentation,” a United Nations independent expert said today, stressing that political dialogue is fundamental for effective reconciliation. More >>
Despite Procedural Delays, UN War Tribunals Making Progress
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 11:49 am | UN News
The United Nations war crimes tribunals set up in the wake of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s are despite various delays, close to completing their work, their officials told the Security Council today, stressing ... More >>
Syria: Call For Access to 1.2 Million Stranded in Damascus
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 11:46 am | UN News
With United Nations-led convoys standing by to deliver urgent relief items, UN humanitarian agencies in Syria today reiterated their calls for immediate access to an estimated 1.2 million people in hard-to-reach areas of rural Damascus and elsewhere throughout ... More >>
