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Security Council Debate Measures to End Rape In War Zones

Friday, 19 April 2013, 10:16 am | UN News

Conflict-related sexual violence, horrific in itself, is also an impediment to national reconciliation and development, top United Nations officials told the Security Council at the start of a day-long debate, urging increased political and financial pressure ... More >>

ECOSOC President Holds First Ever Meeting with Pope

Friday, 19 April 2013, 10:15 am | UN News

The president of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Néstor Osorio, met today with newly elected Pope Francis to discuss the global fight against poverty, the first time the head of the organization has ever met with a leader of ... More >>

Burundi: Negative Consequences of Coffee Privatization

Friday, 19 April 2013, 10:14 am | UN News

The World Bank-led privatization of the coffee industry in Burundi that began in 2008 is having a negative impact on farmers, two United Nations independent experts warned today, calling for the suspension of the policy pending an assessment based ... More >>

Syrian Aid Efforts Dramatically Hobbled: UN Council Must Act

Friday, 19 April 2013, 10:10 am | UN News

Humanitarian organizations are facing enormous and dramatically growing constraints in aiding millions of Syrians overwhelmed by the “human catastrophe” that the war-torn country has become, top United Nations officials warned today, calling on ... More >>

Subdued Asia-Pacific Growth in 2013:Region Faces Uncertainty

Friday, 19 April 2013, 10:01 am | UN News

Growth in Asia-Pacific remains subdued due to the impact of persistent weaknesses and uncertainties in the developed economies, the United Nations reported today, urging Governments to implement macroeconomic policies that focus more on inclusivity ... More >>

World Bank Urged to Adopt Human Rights Standards in Policies

Friday, 19 April 2013, 9:59 am | UN News

Ahead of a key meeting to review the World Bank’s social policies, a group of United Nations independent experts called on the organization to adopt human rights standards to ensure its measures do not unintentionally harm the world’s most vulnerable ... More >>

Ban Pledges Aid to Iran and Pakistan Following Earthquake

Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 1:53 pm | UN News

Voicing sorrow over the victims of today’s earthquake in Iran and Pakistan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today promised both countries United Nations assistance should they need it. More >>

Social Conflict in Latin America Linked To Inequality

Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 11:28 am | UN News

The Latin American countries afflicted by the greatest amount of social conflict are also those suffering from broad inequality and limited capacity to manage unrest, according to a United Nations report launched today. More >>

UN General Assembly Focusing On Development Agenda

Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 11:27 am | UN News

The United Nations General Assembly is focused on achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and fostering a successor development agenda, the President of the UN body said today, highlighting upcoming events to increase momentum as the 2015 deadline ... More >>

Darfur: UN Calls for Humanitarian Access to Civilians

Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 11:26 am | UN News

Senior United Nations officials in Sudan today called for immediate humanitarian access to areas of southern Darfur where tens of thousands of civilians have gathered for safety near African Union-UN peacekeeping bases but where ongoing fighting prevents ... More >>

Significant Threats Confront Côte d’Ivoire despite Progress

Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 11:25 am | UN News

Despite considerable progress since the end of the violent post-election crisis two years ago, Côte d’Ivoire still faces significant threats to its long-term stability, including the presence of armed elements, transnational crime, terrorism, piracy, ... More >>

Urgent Aid Needed To Help Migrant Victims of Abuse in Yemen

Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 11:23 am | UN News

Thousands of destitute migrants from Ethiopia and Somalia are stranded in northern Yemen in deplorable conditions, victims of gross physical abuse and severe economic and sexual exploitation, a United Nations humanitarian official warned today, calling ... More >>

Uganda: Mobile Court Initiative Used in Refugee Settlement

Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 10:09 am | UN News

The United Nations refugee agency and the Government of Uganda have launched a pilot mobile court scheme to improve access to justice and legal assistance for victims of crime in Nakivale, the country’s oldest and largest refugee settlement. More >>

International Health Team in China to Assess Flu Outbreak

Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 9:42 am | UN News

United Nations and international health experts will travel to China later this week at Beijing’s invitation for a week-long joint assessment of the deadly H7N9 bird influenza outbreak that has so far infected 63 people, 14 of them fatally. More >>

Mali: UN Food Agency ‘Urgently Working’ To Aid Communities

Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 9:41 am | UN News

The continuing conflict in Mali combined with the country’s impending “lean season” is threatening to aggravate hunger in the Sahelian nation, the United Nations food aid agency warned today, adding that it was “urgently working” with partner organizations ... More >>

Poorest In Mozambique May Be Left Out Of Economic Upturn

Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 9:40 am | UN News

A United Nations independent expert today urged the Government of Mozambique to urgently address the needs of the poorest and most marginalized in society warning that they risk being left behind as the country enters unprecedented economic growth with extractive ... More >>

African Nations Strive To Stem Desertification

Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 9:38 am | UN News

Stretching from Dakar to Djibouti, a United Nations-backed programme dubbed the ‘Great Green Wall’ brings together 11 countries to plant trees across Africa to literally hold back the Sahara desert with a swathe of greenery, lessen the effects of desertification ... More >>