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UN Strongly Condemns Attack on French Embassy in Libya
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 11:33 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council today condemned, in the strongest terms, a deadly attack on the French Embassy in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, affirming the responsibility of Libyan authorities to ensure protection ... More >>
Children’s Education In CAR Devastated By Conflict
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 11:10 am | UN News
Calling for quick action by authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today warned that education was becoming another casualty of the months-long conflict, with half the country’s schools shuttered ... More >>
Bibliodiversity On Annual World Book and Copyrights Day
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 11:00 am | UN News
The United Nations today is highlighting the diversity of books and the protection of plots and protagonists and other content, while also raising awareness of literacy programmes and careers in publishing, book shops, libraries and schools as it marks ... More >>
Govt Purchases from Local IT Sectors Can Stimulate Economy
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 10:59 am | UN News
Local purchases of goods and services in the information technology sector by government offices has untapped potential for stimulating domestic economic progress, particularly in developing countries, the United Nations reported today. More >>
China: End Production of Ozone-Depleting Substances by 2030
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 10:53 am | UN News
With United Nations support, the Government of China has agreed to completely eliminate its industrial production of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) by 2030, the world Organization announced today. More >>
Debt Crises Threaten UN Development Agenda
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 10:50 am | UN News
Debt distress, no longer just the province of poor countries, is a drag on development programmes as well as on the world economy, United Nations leaders said today as economic experts and representatives of international financial institutions met ... More >>
Asia: Transportation’s Role in Sustainable Development
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 10:47 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed efforts by Asian countries meeting at a United Nations-backed regional forum to address transportation as part of the effort to fight climate change and achieve sustainable development. More >>
More People Must Know About Vital UN Work
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 1:15 pm | UN News
United Nations staff members are on the frontlines in such vital endeavours as providing life-saving aid to victims of conflict, vaccinating millions of children. More >>
Ban Reiterates Need for Political Solution to Syria Conflict
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 1:11 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Nabil Elaraby, today met with their special representative Lakhdar Brahimi to discuss ways to help the Syrian parties begin a political process which could help end the ... More >>
UN Member States Urged to Promote Harmony with Nature
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 12:33 pm | UN News
Top United Nations officials today urged the 193 Member States to renew their pledges to honour and respect Mother Earth marking the day selected by the world body to promote harmony with nature and sustainable development. More >>
UN Chief Congratulates Iraqis On Successful Local Elections
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 11:49 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated the people of Iraq on their participation in the country’s Governorate Council elections, adding that by exercising their constitutional right to vote, the Iraqi people had “reaffirmed their desire” ... More >>
Mother Earth Day: States Urged To Promote Natural Harmony
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 11:44 am | UN News
Top United Nations officials today urged the 193 Member States to renew their pledges to honour and respect Mother Earth marking the day selected by the world body to promote harmony with nature and sustainable development. More >>
Ban Saddened By Earthquake Toll in China's Sichuan Province
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 10:32 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep sadness today over the loss of life, injuries and destruction caused by the earthquake that struck yesterday in Sichuan province of China, affirming that the United Nations stands ready to provide any ... More >>
Global Migration Can Spur Opportunity for Economic Growth
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 10:29 am | UN News
The United Nations Commission on Population and Development kicked off a five-day session today with a call for the international community to seize upon the opportunities for social and economic growth presented by demographic shifts resulting from global ... More >>
Ban ‘Shocked and Saddened’ By Civilian Deaths in Nigeria
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 10:23 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced shock and sadness today at reports of high numbers of civilians killed in Nigeria’s Borno State following armed clashes there between Government forces and an extremist group. More >>
Stronger Joint Action of UN, Financial Institutions Urged
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 10:22 am | UN News
Poverty reduction, trade growth and job creation require greater coordination between the United Nations and the Bretton Woods institutions, the head of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today urged at the opening of a special high-level meeting ... More >>
UN Rights Chief Condemns Multiple Executions in Iraq
Monday, 22 April 2013, 11:04 am | UN News
The United Nations human rights chief today condemned the rampant use of the death penalty by the Iraqi Government, which executed 21 people earlier this week, stressing the country’s justice system is still not functioning adequately and should not ... More >>
Darfur: UN Probing Murder of Blue Helmet in Muhajeria
Monday, 22 April 2013, 11:03 am | UN News
The African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur is working in coordination with the Government of Sudan to find attackers who killed at least one blue helmet earlier today in what is considered a war crime under international law. More >>
Syria: Security Council Urged to Act On Most Serious Crisis
Monday, 22 April 2013, 11:02 am | UN News
The Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on the Syrian crisis, Lakhdar Brahimi, today reiterated his calls for the Security Council to act in Syria which he calls ‘the most serious crisis.’ More >>
Summit Calls On Countries to Prioritize Civil Registrations
Monday, 22 April 2013, 11:01 am | UN News
The United Nations, governments and development agencies at a summit in Thailand today issued a call for global action to ensure countries have the necessary support to register birth, deaths and other important events in people’s lives, stressing ... More >>
