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Direct negotiations needed over issue of Jerusalem - UN
Thursday, 7 December 2017, 9:04 am | United Nations
6 December 2017 – In the wake of the announcement by the United States President recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday stressed that there is no alternative to the two-state ... More >>
UN's North Korea Human Rights Expert Visits Region
Thursday, 7 December 2017, 9:00 am | United Nations
GENEVA (6 December 2017) – The UN's specialist on human rights in North Korea will visit South Korea and Japan from 11 to 16 December 2017, in the context of heightened tensions in North-East Asia. “I will use this mission to gather information on ... More >>
Use Fiscal Stability to Bolster Sustainable Development
Thursday, 7 December 2017, 8:58 am | United Nations
6 December 2017 – Countries in the Asia-Pacific region should make the most of the prevailing stable economic conditions to orient their economies towards a more socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable path, the United Nations development ... More >>
Millions of Babies Risk Brain Damage From Toxic Air
Thursday, 7 December 2017, 8:56 am | United Nations
Millions of Babies, Mostly in South Asia, Risk Brain Damage From Breathing Toxic Air, UNICEF Warns More >>
UN Committee Against Torture Publishes Findings
Thursday, 7 December 2017, 8:53 am | United Nations
UN Committee Against Torture Publishes Findings on Moldova, Cameroon, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Italy, Mauritius, Bulgaria, Timor Leste, Rwanda More >>
Bahamas Set for Visit by UN Expert on Violence Against Women
Thursday, 7 December 2017, 8:50 am | United Nations
GENEVA (6 December 2017) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Dubravka Šimonović, will undertake the first official visit of her mandate to the Bahamas from 11 to 15 December 2017 to assess ... More >>
Somalia Partnership Forum Stresses Job Creation
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 12:08 pm | United Nations
5 December 2017 – A gathering of senior representatives of the Somali Government, the United Nations and the international community concluded in Mogadishu today with a call for greater investment in the country’s economic development to create more ... More >>
Donors Make Pledges of $85M to Fund UN Refugee Agency
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 12:06 pm | United Nations
Donors Make Initial Pledges of $857 Million to Fund UN Refugee Agency’s Work in 2018 More >>
Yemen Gripped by Uncertainty Amid Violence & Looming Famine
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 11:05 am | United Nations
5 December 2017 – Yemen remains gripped by uncertainty after the assassination of the former president and a spike in brutal violence in and around its war-ravaged capital, Sana’a, the United Nations envoy for the war-torn country said Tuesday. More >>
Careless Disposal of Antibiotics Could Produce Superbugs
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 10:09 am | United Nations
5 December 2017 – Growing antimicrobial resistance linked to the discharge of drugs and some chemicals into the environment is one of the most worrying health threats today, according to new research from the United Nations that highlights ... More >>
Caring for the Planet Starts with ‘The Ground We Walk On’
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 8:34 am | United Nations
Caring for the Planet Starts with ‘The Ground We Walk On’ UN Says on World Soil Day More >>
Young Students Getting Better at Reading
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 8:32 am | United Nations
5 December 2017 – Reading literacy levels are on the rise across the globe, giving young students a set of strong skills to serve them in their futures as well as contributing to the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ... More >>
UN Calls for Probe into Attacks Against Rohingya
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 8:31 am | United Nations
UN Rights Chief Calls for Probe into Attacks Against Rohingya, Says Genocide ‘Cannot Be Ruled Out’ More >>
West & Central Africa Lagging Behind World in HIV Response
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 8:29 am | United Nations
5 December 2017 – Four in five children living with HIV in West and Central Africa are still not receiving life-saving antiretroviral therapy and AIDS-related deaths among adolescents aged 15-19 are on the rise, the United Nations Children's Fund ... More >>
Dictatorship-Era Crimes Against Humanity in Argentina
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 8:27 am | United Nations
GENEVA (5 December 2017) - A group of UN human rights experts* has welcomed the conviction of 48 people, including military personnel and civilians, for torture, murder and enforced disappearances during the country's last military dictatorship. More >>
Mexico Must Redouble Efforts to Protect Journalists
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 8:25 am | United Nations
GENEVA (5 December 2017) – Mexico must take bold steps to address the violence faced by journalists, two human rights experts have stated after a week-long official mission examining freedom of expression in the country. More >>
UN Calls for Criminal Investigation in Myanmar
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 8:24 am | United Nations
Myanmar: UN Human Rights Chief Calls for International Criminal Investigation of Perpetrators of Violence Against Rohingya More >>
UN Urges Azerbaijan to End Travel Ban Journalist Ismayilova
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 8:18 am | United Nations
UN Experts Urge Azerbaijan to End Travel Ban on Award-Winning Investigative Journalist Khadija Ismayilova More >>
Ambiguity over age of marriage could devastate childhoods
Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 3:58 pm | United Nations
4 December 2017 – Voicing concern over proposed amendments to laws governing marriage in Iraq – in particular the ambiguity over the legal age of marriage – senior United Nations officials called on the country to ensure adequate protection for ... More >>
UN chief condemns killing of ‘blue helmet’
Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 2:45 pm | United Nations
4 December 2017 – Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the killing today of a Mauritanian peacekeeper and the wounding of three others of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African ... More >>
