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Ban Meets With Partners in Washington DC to Boost Education
Friday, 19 April 2013, 11:03 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Envoy for Education Gordon Brown are in Washington DC to meet with international government and development partners on how to accelerate progress towards the United Nations Global Education First Initiative ... More >>
Top Humanitarian Officials on ‘standby’ for Quake Response
Friday, 19 April 2013, 10:59 am | UN News
United Nations officials in Iran and Pakistan today reiterated Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s promise of assistance, if needed, to both countries following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck their border on 16 April. More >>
Call For Arrest and Prosecution of Remaining Fugitives
Friday, 19 April 2013, 10:48 am | UN News
Commemorating the anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the international community to do more to prevent such atrocities and encouraged Member States to expedite the arrest and prosecution of those responsible ... More >>
Has Key Role In Empowering Women In Middle East
Friday, 19 April 2013, 10:36 am | UN News
Amid the reverberations from popular uprisings known as the “Arab Spring,” the United Nations has a key role to play in supporting women in the Middle East by convening disparate voices and identifying new modes of cooperation, experts on women’s rights ... More >>
Private Sector Key Funder of Sustainable Forest Management
Friday, 19 April 2013, 10:36 am | UN News
As countries around the world struggle to find the necessary funds to sustainably manage their forests, the private sector is emerging as a key source of financing that, if tapped properly, could result in benefits for the environment along with ... More >>
Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Can Foster Economic Growth
Friday, 19 April 2013, 10:29 am | UN News
Developing sustainable urban infrastructure benefits not just the environment, but can also boost economic growth and social stability, according to a United Nations report released today, which stresses the need to transition to resource-efficient ... More >>
World Merchandise Exports Show Tepid Growth For 2012
Friday, 19 April 2013, 10:24 am | UN News
Global merchandise exports grew by only 0.2 percent in value in 2012 after two years of significant expansion, with a decline among developed countries offset by 3.6 percent growth among developing countries fuelled by petroleum and gas, according ... More >>
Govt-Private Sector Collaboration Crucial For Clean Energy
Friday, 19 April 2013, 10:22 am | UN News
Warning that the way the world produces, shares and uses energy is unsustainable, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on governments and the private sector to collaborate in providing a cleaner, low-carbon model that benefits both people ... More >>
UN Urges Parents and Caregivers to Get Vaccinated
Friday, 19 April 2013, 10:20 am | UN News
There is an urgent need to improve vaccination supplies and to better communicate the health benefits provided by vaccines, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today ahead of World Immunization Week, noting that up to 22 million children ... More >>
Amazon Treaty Body A Model for Regional Conservation Efforts
Friday, 19 April 2013, 10:18 am | UN News
An eight-member grouping of countries working to ensure sustainable development and improve the lives of local communities in South America’s Amazon – home to the world’s largest tropical rainforest – has been hailed as a model for regional ... More >>
Germany Offers to Resettle Residents of Iraq’s Camp Hurriya
Friday, 19 April 2013, 10:17 am | UN News
The top United Nations officials in Iraq today welcomed a generous offer by Germany of humanitarian admission for approximately 100 residents from Camp Hurriya, located near the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and urged the camp residents to cooperate with the ... More >>
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 >>
