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South Sudan: Key Role for Women in Drafting New Constitution
Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 10:38 am | UN News
Women must play a greater role in South Sudan’s political life, from drawing up the country’s constitution to translating it into law, a United Nations official has urged, as the African nation prepares to draft its first legal framework. More >>
More Displaced Syrians Concentrated Near Aleppo, Damascus
Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 10:36 am | UN News
Syrians forced by the ongoing violence to leave their homes are often displaced more than once and are concentrating around Aleppo and rural Damascus, the United Nations emergency relief arm today said, as aid agencies faced bureaucratic hurdles and insecurity ... More >>
‘One Voice, One Common Vision’ In Support Of ‘New’ Somalia
Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 10:35 am | UN News
At today’s United Nations-backed Somalia Conference in London, Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson urged representatives from more than 50 countries and organizations to support the Government’s state-building agenda and “help take the country ... More >>
Ban Calls for Release of Peacekeepers Held in Golan Heights
Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 10:31 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called today for the immediate release of four peacekeepers being held by “armed elements” in the Golan Heights. According to a statement issued by his Spokesman, the Secretary General “strongly condemns the detention ... More >>
Role of Private Sector in Boosting Maternal Health - UN
Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 10:30 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the role that the private sector can play in contributing to improve maternal health services across the world through the United Nations Every Woman Every Child initiative. More >>
Natural Resource Revenues Could Nearly Double School Access
Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 10:22 am | UN News
Developing countries rich in natural resources can make huge gains towards universal schooling if they managed resource revenues better and devoted a significant share to education, according to a United Nations study released today. More >>
Businesses, Consumers Must Know Their Supply Chains Better
Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 11:52 am | UN News
In the wake of the deadly tragedy at a garment factory in Bangladesh, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today challenged the United Nations Global Compact to strengthen its engagement in promoting safe and sustainable employment and opportunity. More >>
Accelerated Action on Health-Related MDGs for Women
Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 11:38 am | UN News
The planet’s social and economic inequalities must be addressed if women and children are to “survive and thrive,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged today, calling for accelerated action on achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ahead ... More >>
New Jobs Empower Families in Occupied Palestinian Territory
Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 11:35 am | UN News
Another 8,000 families in the occupied Palestinian territory will get jobs and small business loans, the United Nations development agency today said, as part of a partnership implemented with the Palestinian Authority and funded through the Islamic Development ... More >>
UN Hails Midwives' Contribution to Maternal Health Worldwide
Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 10:17 am | UN News
Midwives can make the difference between life and death for hundreds of thousands of women every year, the United Nations population agency affirmed today, recognizing their crucial role in improving maternal health, family planning and assisting during ... More >>
Pacific Nations Engage In Tsunami Preparedness Exercise
Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 10:07 am | UN News
More than 30 Pacific Rim countries are taking part in a United Nations-backed tsunami warning exercise to improve their ability to respond to an alert and enhance regional coordination in the event of a disaster. More >>
Rising Violence in Central African Republic Nature Reserve
Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 10:06 am | UN News
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has expressed deep concern over the rise of poaching, armed violence and destruction in the Central African Republic’s (CAR) Dzanga-Sanga National Park, which is on ... More >>
Syria: 'No Conclusive Findings' On Use of Chemical Weapons
Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 9:54 am | UN News
With its investigation continuing into violations of human rights in Syria, an independent United Nations panel today said it has “no conclusive findings” regarding the use of chemical weapons by any of the parties to the conflict in the country. More >>
New Treaty Protecting Economic, Social, Cultural Rights
Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 9:43 am | UN News
The United Nations human rights chief today welcomed the birth of a new mechanism which will empower individuals to seek out justice when their rights to food, adequate housing, education or health are violated. More >>
Bangladesh: Call for Halt to Violence After Clashes in Dhaka
Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 9:35 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all parties in Bangladesh to put a stop to the violence, following clashes in the capital, Dhaka, over the past two days. More >>
Renewed Opportunity for DR Congo Peace Efforts
Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 9:34 am | UN News
There are encouraging signs that the new push for peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can succeed, Mary Robinson said today in her first briefing to the Security Council since taking her post as United Nations Envoy for Africa’s ... More >>
Hand-Washing Key to Preventing Infections in Hospitals
Monday, 6 May 2013, 11:39 am | UN News
Hundreds of millions of infections could be prevented if health-care professionals, patients and their families, wash their hands with alcohol-based rub or soap and water before and after touching patients and their surroundings, the United Nations ... More >>
DR Congo: UN Food Relief Agency Warns Of ‘Triangle of Death’
Monday, 6 May 2013, 11:35 am | UN News
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that the security situation remains volatile in the so-called “Triangle of Death” – the area between the towns of Pweto, Mitwaba and Manono, in the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic ... More >>
Sustained Political Will Needed for DR Congo Peace Framework
Monday, 6 May 2013, 11:34 am | UN News
Mary Robinson, Special Envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes Region, today urged leaders to keep working towards the success of the new eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace plan, particularly amid what she sensed were mounting pressure and rhetoric ... More >>
Mexico Must Strengthen Its Protection of Human Rights
Monday, 6 May 2013, 11:32 am | UN News
A United Nations independent expert today urged the Mexican Government to strengthen the national structures that protect human rights, in particular the right to life, and reduce the involvement of the military in policing to reduce the use of force ... More >>
