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Rwanda: Rebuilding Trust among Countries in Great Lakes Area
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 11:51 am | UN News
A senior United Nations envoy visiting Rwanda today highlighted the importance of restoring trust among countries in the Great Lakes region to ensure long-term peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and beyond. More >>
UN Highlights Need for Disaster Preparedness in Asia-Pacific
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 9:30 am | UN News
Preparation, especially by investing in preparedness strategies, is essential to prevent and manage multiple shocks such as natural disasters and economic crises, experts gathered at a United Nations forum in Bangkok told participants today. More >>
Myanmar: Govt Must Address Impunity for Crimes in Rakhine
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 9:28 am | UN News
While welcoming the most recent efforts of Myanmar’s Government to look into the sectarian violence that erupted last year in Rakhine state, a United Nations expert today stressed that much more needs to be done to end discrimination and hold perpetrators ... More >>
Amid Hunger Strike, UN Urges US to Close Down Guantánamo
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 9:26 am | UN News
With some 100 prisoners at the Guantánamo Naval Base on a hunger strike, a group of United Nations independent human rights experts today reiterated their calls on the United States to shut down the detention centre. More >>
Austerity Measures in Greece Undermining Human Rights
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 9:24 am | UN News
Greece and its international bailout lenders must adopt a human rights-based approach to economic reform, a United Nations expert reiterated today, warning that some austerity measures are undermining people’s access to jobs, health, water and energy. More >>
Secretary-General Concerned By Political Crisis in Iraq
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 1:29 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged all Iraqis to come together and engage in inclusive dialogue to overcome the “deep political crisis” facing the country, expressing his concern at the upsurge in violence that has left many dead and injured ... More >>
Agreement by Guineans to Resolve Differences Peacefully
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 1:27 pm | UN News
The Security Council today welcomed the joint declaration of non-violence signed last week in Conakry between the main Guinean stakeholders in which they committed themselves to resolve all differences exclusively through peaceful means. More >>
UN Steps up Vaccination Campaigns for Uprooted Syrians
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 1:26 pm | UN News
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners have stepped up vaccination campaigns in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey amid measles outbreaks in a region already struggling to provide humanitarian assistance to millions of people ... More >>
UN Urges Iraqi Authorities to Remove Ban on TV Channels
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 1:25 pm | UN News
The United Nations today urged Iraq’s Communication and Media Commission to reconsider its decision to suspend the licenses of several television stations, while stressing the importance of ensuring press freedom in the country. More >>
Central African Republic: UN Warns Against Forcible Returns
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 1:24 pm | UN News
The United Nations refugee agency today urged countries to refrain from repatriating refugees to the Central African Republic (CAR), amid worsening violence and human rights abuses there. More >>
Israeli and Palestinian Leaders Must Take Concrete Action
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 1:16 pm | UN News
Welcoming renewed international engagement in the Middle East peace process, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that building on that support required Israeli and Palestinian political leaders to “move beyond words” and tackle final status issues in a ... More >>
South Sudan: Peace Deal between Armed Groups and Govt Forces
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 1:03 pm | UN News
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) today welcomed a peace deal between the Government of South Sudan and local militia groups, adding that it remained ready to assist the country as it moved forward in establishing ... More >>
UN Chief Condemns Latest Attack on Somali Legal System
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 12:54 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of Somalia’s Deputy State Attorney, Ahmed Malim Sheikh Nur, expressing deep concern that the recent attacks in Mogadishu seem to be targeting the country’s justice sector. More >>
Argentina Must Ensure Independence of Its Judiciary
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 12:53 pm | UN News
A United Nations expert today called on Argentina to ensure the independence of its judiciary, following reforms passed earlier this month that affect the election process of the Magistrates Council which appoints and removes judges. More >>
Libya: UN Urges Dialogue As Gunmen Overtake Ministries
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 12:52 pm | UN News
The United Nations mission in Libya today said it is following the latest developments in the country where armed gunmen have overtaken the ministries of justice and foreign affairs, and other State institutions, and urged all Libyans to join the country’s ... More >>
DR Congo: Need for Peace, Security, Development
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 12:51 pm | UN News
A senior United Nations envoy today stressed the need for peace, security and development in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as she visited the provincial capital of Goma, the site of upheaval and a humanitarian crisis late last year. More >>
Palestinian Refugees Displaced by Syrian Violence
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 12:49 pm | UN News
Increasing numbers of Palestinian refugees in Syria are being killed, injured or displaced amid the intensifying violence in the Middle Eastern country, a United Nations agency warned today as it appealed to all sides to resolve the conflict through ... More >>
Secretary-General Congratulates Netherlands’ New King
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 12:47 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today warmly congratulated Willem-Alexander on his inauguration as King of the Netherlands – ‘an indispensable partner of the United Nations’ – and paid tribute to the public service that his mother, Princess Beatrix, ... More >>
Mobile Phones to Help English Language Skills in Nigeria
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 12:24 pm | UN News
The United Nations educational agency today said it is ready to launch a pilot project combining mobile technology and teachers’ development to support primary school English teachers in Nigeria, which has one of the highest illiteracy rates in the ... More >>
UN Celebrates Role of Jazz as a Force for Global Peace
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 12:15 pm | UN News
The United Nations today kicked off celebrations for the second International Jazz Day, with a concert in Istanbul, along with other performances and educational programmes across the world highlighting the musical genre’s role as a powerful tool for peace, ... More >>
