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Secretary-General on the Summit DPRK and USA
Wednesday, 13 June 2018, 1:00 pm | United Nations
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Summit between the leaders of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States of America More >>
Persistent claims of torture and impunity in Ukraine
Tuesday, 12 June 2018, 2:19 pm | United Nations
KYIV (11 June 2018) – The UN Special Rapporteur on torture has called on the Ukrainian Government and all de facto authorities controlling parts of the country’s territory to put into place an effective system of monitoring, safeguards and accountability ... More >>
UN Sec-General on US-DPRK Summit
Tuesday, 12 June 2018, 1:25 pm | United Nations
Full transcript of UN Secretary-General's remarks at press encounter on US-DPRK Summit More >>
On Idlib in the Syrian Arab Republic
Monday, 11 June 2018, 1:32 pm | United Nations
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Idlib in the Syrian Arab Republic More >>
Comments of the UN Secretary-General to the 44th G7 Summit
Sunday, 10 June 2018, 7:07 pm | United Nations
Some 8 million tons of plastic waste enter the oceans each year. Unless we change course, it could outweigh all the fish in the oceans by 2050. More >>
Five new non-permanent Members elected to Security Council
Saturday, 9 June 2018, 2:13 pm | United Nations
Germany, Indonesia, South Africa, Dominican Republic, Belgium, elected to Security Council In a single round of voting on Friday, the United Nations General Assembly elected five new non-permanent Members of the Security Council, who will each serve ... More >>
UN Secretary-General: Message on World Oceans Day - 8 June
Friday, 8 June 2018, 1:35 pm | United Nations
The oceans make our blue planet unique in our solar system -- and not just visually. They help regulate the global climate and are the ultimate source of the water that sustains all life on Earth, from coral reefs to snow-covered mountains, from tropical ... More >>
Fighting Must End in South Sudan Says UN Aid Chief
Friday, 8 June 2018, 10:03 am | United Nations
Fighting Must End in South Sudan Or Worsening Humanitarian Crisis Cannot Be Tackled, Says UN Aid Chief More >>
UN Experts on Enforced Disappearances to Visit Ukraine
Friday, 8 June 2018, 9:30 am | United Nations
GENEVA (7 June 2018) – The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances will visit Ukraine from 11 to 20 June 2018. The experts will study measures adopted by the State to prevent and eradicate enforced disappearances, including issues related ... More >>
UN Urges Mauritania to Repeal Anti-Blasphemy Law
Friday, 8 June 2018, 9:28 am | United Nations
A group of UN human rights experts* have urged Mauritanian authorities to reconsider the adoption of an amendment to the Penal Code which would mandate the death penalty for blasphemy and apostasy, a provision which would gravely violate international ... More >>
Hunger Surges Amid Deadly Conflicts in Many Countries
Friday, 8 June 2018, 9:27 am | United Nations
The Food and Agriculture Organization ’s ( FAO ) new Crop Prospects and Food Situation reveals that since its last report in March, the number of countries requiring external food assistance has jumped by two, namely Cabo Verde and Senegal, to 39. More >>
DPRK Should Release Political Prisoners Ahead of Summit
Friday, 8 June 2018, 9:25 am | United Nations
Tomas Ojea Quintana, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK , made his comments after welcoming Pyongyang’s release of three US nationals last month. More >>
UN Welcomes Temporary Ceasefire by Afghan Government
Friday, 8 June 2018, 9:23 am | United Nations
UNAMA chief Tadamichi Yamamoto commended the authorities for the preparedness they expressed “to initiate, in good faith, any steps to toward a formal peace process.” More >>
UN Court Assumes Functions for Rwanda & Former Yugoslavia
Thursday, 7 June 2018, 10:19 am | United Nations
UN Court Fully Assumes Remaining Functions of Tribunals for Rwanda and Former Yugoslavia, Officials Tell Security Council More >>
UN Experts Condemn 5-Year Jail Term for Tibetan Activist
Thursday, 7 June 2018, 9:23 am | United Nations
UN human rights experts have condemned a five-year jail sentence handed to Mr. Tashi Wangchuk by a Chinese court for his work promoting cultural and linguistic rights of the Tibetan minority of China. More >>
Killings of Suspected Drug Offenders in Bangladesh Must Stop
Thursday, 7 June 2018, 9:21 am | United Nations
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday condemned the alleged extra-judicial killings of suspected drug offenders in Bangladesh and urged the authorities to ensure that these serious human rights violations are immediately ... More >>
UN Child Rights Committee Issues Findings
Thursday, 7 June 2018, 9:19 am | United Nations
UN Child Rights Committee Issues Findings on Argentina, Angola, Algeria, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Lesotho, and Norway More >>
Universal Access to Modern Energy is Catalyst of Inclusivity
Thursday, 7 June 2018, 9:17 am | United Nations
No single entity is large enough or has all the necessary skillsets to deliver the 2030 Agenda on its own, the United Nations deputy chief told a high-level meeting on the issue of transforming energy access in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). More >>
Weeding corruption out of sport an investment in development
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 10:01 am | United Nations
Sports scandals, including allegations of endemic corruption and the involvement of organized crime, threaten to undermine the sector’s potential to contribute to peace and global development, a senior United Nations official said on Tuesday More >>
‘Spotlight Initiative’ can end violence against women
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 10:00 am | United Nations
‘Spotlight Initiative’ can make violence against women ‘a thing of the past’, says UN deputy chief More >>
