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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 >>
New Anti-Rape Laws In India Fail to Address Root Causes
Monday, 6 May 2013, 11:30 am | UN News
Laws recently passed in India to prevent and prosecute rape and other sex crimes “do not go far enough,” a United Nations independent expert said today, lamenting that the legislation failed to address systemic gender inequalities in Indian society. More >>
UN ‘Very Concerned’ By Heavy Fighting In Northeast Nigeria
Monday, 6 May 2013, 11:25 am | UN News
The United Nations today reiterated its calls on the Nigerian Government to abide by human rights principles during security patrols following reports that nearly 220 civilians were killed during violent clashes between military forces and the ... More >>
Pakistan: Nearly 13000 Families Displaced Near Afghan Border
Monday, 6 May 2013, 11:23 am | UN News
The United Nations emergency relief arm today warned that population displacement could surge amid Government military operations and ongoing fighting between rival armed groups in northern Pakistan, near the Afghan border. More >>
Countries To Build New UN-Backed Global Climate Accord
Monday, 6 May 2013, 11:21 am | UN News
Delegates from more than 160 countries have agreed on a set of climate change policy measures as part of an ongoing United Nations-led effort to create a new, universal climate accord by 2015 to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees ... More >>
Persons with Albinism Must Not Be Treated As "Ghosts"
Monday, 6 May 2013, 11:20 am | UN News
A United Nations group of independent experts today drew attention to discrimination against persons with albinism in Tanzania, where they are the victims of ritual attacks and are routinely mistreated. More >>
Bangladesh Agrees On Plan to Improve Working Conditions
Monday, 6 May 2013, 11:03 am | UN News
Bangladeshi lawmakers will receive an agreed upon labour reform package as soon as next month to improve the nation's working conditions, the United Nations labour organization today said wrapping up a high-level visit to the South Asian country ... More >>
