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Congo: Insecurity and attacks mean Ebola will keep spreading
Saturday, 2 March 2019, 1:47 pm | United Nations
Worsening security in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo marked by attacks on Ebola clinics have made it a “given” that the deadly virus will spread further, the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said on Friday. In Geneva, spokesperson Christian ... More >>
20 years on from Mine Ban Treaty, dangers on the rise
Saturday, 2 March 2019, 1:45 pm | United Nations
20 years on from landmark Mine Ban Treaty, dangers on the rise to life and limb More >>
Venezuela: Competing US, Russia resolutions fail to pass
Friday, 1 March 2019, 2:31 pm | United Nations
A wide view of the Security Council as members vote on a draft resolution related to the situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. More >>
Papua New Guinea Marks One Year Since M7.5 Earthquake
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 9:56 am | United Nations
February 26, 2019 — Port Moresby — The United Nations in Papua New Guinea today marked one year since a M7.5 earthquake devastated parts of the highlands region of the country. More >>
Bangladesh and International Mother Language Day
Friday, 22 February 2019, 9:48 am | United Nations
Concerned that one language goes extinct every two weeks, the United Nations is honouring linguistic diversity and celebrating indigenous languages on International Mother Language Day. And the roots of the Day start in a South-Asian country with a bloody ... More >>
Challenging road ahead for Central African Republic
Friday, 22 February 2019, 9:45 am | United Nations
21 February 2019 Peace and Security Despite the recent signing of a recent peace deal between the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and 14 armed groups “we should not forget that the situation in the country remains serious,” a senior ... More >>
Syria: Bachelet alarmed by upsurge in attacks
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 12:40 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (19 February 2019) – The intensified ground-based bombardment of Idlib and surrounding areas by government forces and their allies in recent weeks, coupled with a series of attacks by non-State actors, has led to numerous civilian casualties ... More >>
Moving to hope for peace in Yemen
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 12:31 pm | United Nations
“ Significant progress ” is being made in implementing the peace deal reached in Stockholm last December between Government and Houthi leaders in Yemen, according to United Nations Special Envoy Martin Griffiths . More >>
UN strongly condemns’ attack on Indian security forces
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 11:05 am | United Nations
The top United Nations human rights official has strongly condemned the suicide bomb attack against Indian security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on 14 February and has called on authorities to bring those responsible to justice. More >>
UN agency plan tackles ‘hidden cost’ of gold
Tuesday, 19 February 2019, 9:38 am | United Nations
From smartphones to wedding rings, the hidden cost of everyday gold is its threat to human and environmental health, according to a new United Nations-driven initiative launched on Monday that aims to tackle mercury-based mining methods. More >>
Biggest ever UN aid delivery in Syria provides relief
Saturday, 16 February 2019, 11:18 am | United Nations
The biggest UN humanitarian convoy yet to operate inside Syria has successfully distributed aid to 40,000 desperate people in a hard-to-access desert camp near the country’s southern border with Jordan, the Organization announced on Friday. Jens ... More >>
Measles cases nearly doubled in a year, UN health agency
Friday, 15 February 2019, 1:39 pm | United Nations
A projected near-doubling of measles infections has been identified amid rising severe and protracted outbreaks all over the planet, in poor and rich countries alike, the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said on Thursday. The appeal to Member States ... More >>
Chechnya: renewed persecution of lesbian, gay and bisexuals
Thursday, 14 February 2019, 10:18 am | United Nations
GENEVA (13 February 2019) – Russia must act urgently to protect the rights of people who are, or are perceived to be, lesbian, gay or bisexual in Chechnya, and investigate allegations of human rights abuses including two reported deaths, say UN rights experts*. More >>
World must do more to tackle ‘shadowy’ mercenary activities
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 9:41 am | United Nations
World must do more to tackle ‘shadowy’ mercenary activities undermining stability in Africa, says UN chief More >>
Six months into DR Congo’s deadliest Ebola outbreak
Saturday, 2 February 2019, 11:44 am | United Nations
Six months into DR Congo’s deadliest Ebola outbreak, top UN official praises ‘brave’ response effort More >>
CAR: Calls for urgent commitment to end violence
Saturday, 2 February 2019, 11:42 am | United Nations
Central African Republic: UN expert calls for urgent commitment to end violence and boost development GENEVA / BANGUI (1 February 2019) — All sides involved in the peace process in the Central African Republic must make a sincere and urgent ... More >>
Brazil: UN experts call for probe into deadly dam collapse
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 10:09 am | United Nations
GENEVA (30 January 2019) - UN human rights experts* have called for a prompt, thorough and impartial investigation into the collapse of a tailing dam in Minas Gerais, Brazil, on 25 January 2019, the second such incident involving the same company in the past ... More >>
‘Humiliation was the worst’; Holocaust survivor at UN
Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 11:08 am | United Nations
‘Humiliation was the worst’; Holocaust survivor at UN, asks the world to act with ‘empathy and compassion’ More >>
Solidarity Needed to Overcome Attacks on Venezuela Refugees
Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 9:28 am | United Nations
Attacks and hate speech against Venezuelans seeking shelter in neighbouring countries should be condemned “with a clear and forceful message of rejection” and solidarity, a top UN refugee agency ( UNHCR ) and UN migration agency ( IOM ) official said in ... More >>
UN chief condemns terrorist attack in southern Philippines
Monday, 28 January 2019, 1:21 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the deadly terrorist attack on a church in restive southern Philippines early Sunday, and has called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice More >>
