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Respiratory Diseases Claim Thousands of Lives Every Year
Friday, 15 December 2017, 10:04 am | United Nations
Respiratory Diseases Linked to Seasonal Flu Claim Thousands of Lives Every Year – UN health agency More >>
Moderate Recovery for Latin American & Caribbean Economies
Friday, 15 December 2017, 9:05 am | United Nations
14 December 2017 – New economic projections for Latin America and the Caribbean show moderate recovery in 2018 and growth the following year – with favoured expansions in consumption and domestic investment, the United Nations reported Thursday. More >>
Mexico Draft Security Law Should Be Rejected
Friday, 15 December 2017, 8:40 am | United Nations
GENEVA (14 December 2017) - UN experts* have called on Mexico to reject a draft law on internal security that is due to be voted on in the Senate today, warning that giving the armed forces a leading role in security matters could weaken the ... More >>
UN Spotlights Power of Health Coverage to Unlock Growth
Friday, 15 December 2017, 8:38 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stressed Thursday, expressing the UN's readiness to help countries move towards health coverage for all. More >>
Poverty & Culture Don't Justify Discrimination Against Women
Friday, 15 December 2017, 8:36 am | United Nations
N’DJAMENA (14 December 2017) – A United Nations expert group on discrimination against women today welcomed the development of important laws to help protect women in Chad, but warned that deep-set barriers still blocked women’s quest for full ... More >>
UN Helps Latin America Farmers Broaden Their Market Horizons
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 12:04 pm | United Nations
13 December 2017 – Improving market access, particularly beyond national borders, for family farmers and small and medium agriculture enterprises in the Latin America and Caribbean region can help boost rural development as well as spur inclusive trade, ... More >>
Electronic Waste Poses Growing Risk to Environment & Health
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 11:06 am | United Nations
13 December 2017 – The growing volume of electronic waste, including discarded products with a battery or plug, such as mobile phones, laptops, televisions, refrigerators and electrical toys, poses a major threat to the environment and human health, the ... More >>
UN Diphtheria Vaccination Campaign for Rohingya Children
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 10:15 am | United Nations
12 December 2017 – A United Nations-backed campaign to immunize Rohingya children against diphtheria began on Tuesday in Bangladesh, following an outbreak that has resulted in nine deaths in the camps and makeshift settlements hosting these refugees ... More >>
US Must Stop Policy of Impunity for the Crime of Torture
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 10:13 am | United Nations
GENEVA (13 December 2017) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, has appealed to the United States to end a pervasive policy of impunity for crimes of torture committed by US officials. More >>
Half the World Lacks Access to Essential Health Services
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 10:11 am | United Nations
13 December 2017 – At least half of the world's population cannot obtain essential health services, and nearly 100 million people are being pushed into extreme poverty each year due to the out-of-pocket health expenses they must pay, according to a ... More >>
UN & Partners Launch $1.72B Appeal for South Sudan
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 10:10 am | United Nations
With ‘So Much at Stake’ in Crisis-Torn South Sudan, UN & Partners Launch $1.72B Appeal More >>
UN Peacekeeping Chief Visits Injured Tanzanian Blue Helmets
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 10:07 am | United Nations
13 December 2017 – The head of United Nations peacekeeping operations today thanked individually peacekeepers who fought to hold off an attack on 7 December in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
1000s of Children Still Need Help After Caribbean Hurricanes
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 10:06 am | United Nations
13 December 2017 – Three months after two category-5 hurricanes tore through the Caribbean, thousands of children across the region still need support, the United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) said on Wednesday. More >>
Armed hostilities on rise again in Ukraine
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 4:45 pm | United Nations
Armed hostilities on rise again in Ukraine, where conflict ‘never really stopped,’ says UN rights wing More >>
UN Urges Authorities to Respect Rule of Law in Honduras
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 11:01 am | United Nations
In Wake of Post-Election Protests in Honduras, UN Chief Urges Authorities to Respect Rule of Law More >>
ICC Prosecutor Asks UN to Act on Outstanding Arrest Warrants
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 10:03 am | United Nations
12 December 2017 – Omar Al Bashir recently travelled to countries that recognize the International Criminal Court ( ICC ) but none arrested or surrendered the Sudanese President, the ICC Prosecutor today told the Security Council. More >>
UN Calls for Progress on Goal of Universal Health Coverage
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 9:03 am | United Nations
UN Assembly Calls on Member States to ‘Accelerate Progress’ on Goal of Universal Health Coverage More >>
UN Urges Greater Cooperation from Ecuador & Venezuela
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 8:12 am | United Nations
GENEVA (12 December 2017) – Progress in the social sector in Venezuela and Ecuador, consistent with the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, should be more generally known and recognized, a UN human rights expert has said. More >>
UN Launches $4.4B Regional Appeal for 5M Syrian Refugees
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 8:10 am | United Nations
UN And Partners Launch $4.4 Billion Regional Appeal for More than Five Million Syrian Refugees More >>
Green Business Key to Winning War on Climate Change
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 8:07 am | United Nations
‘Invest in the Future, Not the Past;’ Green Business Key to Winning War on Climate Change – UN chief More >>
