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Urgent Need to Speed up World Action on Right to Development
Friday, 1 December 2017, 9:26 am | United Nations
GENEVA (30 November 2017) – A group of UN human rights specialists* have issued an urgent call for action to ensure a future based on equality, justice and solidarity. In a statement marking the 31st anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development ... More >>
Libya Must End “Outrageous” Auctions of Enslaved People
Friday, 1 December 2017, 9:23 am | United Nations
GENEVA (30 November 2017) –The Government of Libya must take urgent action to end the country’s trade in enslaved people, UN human rights experts* have said, after shocking images showing an auction of people were captured on video. More >>
UN Launches Mission to Assess Educational Progress in Yemen
Friday, 1 December 2017, 9:22 am | United Nations
Côte d’Ivoire: UN Expert Launches Mission to Assess Progress on Right to Education More >>
Policy on Refugees Should Include Protections for Children
Friday, 1 December 2017, 9:21 am | United Nations
30 November 2017 – The rights, protection and wellbeing of uprooted children should be central commitments of global migration policies, the United Nations Children's Fund ( UNICEF ) said on Thursday, as it released a new report prior to a meeting ... More >>
New Funding Provides Much Needed Boost for Aid to Yemen
Friday, 1 December 2017, 9:18 am | United Nations
30 November 2017 – A United Nations-managed humanitarian emergency fund has allocated $70 million to strife-ridden Yemen, enabling critical life-saving relief operations across large parts of the country. More >>
Global South-South Development Expo Closes
Friday, 1 December 2017, 9:14 am | United Nations
30 November 2017 – The Global South-South Development Expo 2017 wrapped up on Thursday in Antalya, Turkey, with delegations from dozens of countries, key international organizations, and United Nations agencies reaffirming their commitment to strengthen ... More >>
UN Condemns ‘Horrific’ Killings of Civilians in South Sudan
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 12:04 pm | United Nations
29 November 2017 – The most senior United Nations official in South Sudan has condemned the “horrific” killing of some 45 civilians in the Jonglei region on Tuesday when a Murle ethnic group attacked a Dinka village. More >>
Libya’s Planned Transit Centre to Protect Migrants
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 11:04 am | United Nations
29 November 2017 – The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed the decision by the Libyan authorities to set up a “transit and departure facility” in Tripoli for refugees and migrants in need of international protection – an initiative that ... More >>
On Day of Solidarity, UN Reaffirms Two-State Solution
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 10:04 am | United Nations
On Day of Solidarity, UN Reaffirms Two-State Solution as Only Answer to ‘Question of Palestine’ More >>
UN Spotlights Challenges Delivering Relief Inside Syria
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 10:02 am | United Nations
29 November 2017 – The conflict in Syria – now into its seventh year, longer than World War II – continues to ratchet up misery on its people, with millions living in besieged and hard-to-reach areas, a third of the country’s children out ... More >>
Lack of Jobs Increases Conflict in Eastern Ukraine
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 8:35 am | United Nations
Lack of Jobs, Money for Rent, Add to Woes in Conflict-Affected Eastern Ukraine, Says UN Agency More >>
UN Spotlights AU-EU Strategic Partnership in Côte d'Ivoire
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 8:33 am | United Nations
29 November 2017 – The importance of regional organizations grows with every decade that passes as they are essential to face the difficult challenges that threaten the world, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Wednesday at the ... More >>
UN Expert on Extreme Poverty & Human Rights to Visit USA
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 8:28 am | United Nations
UN Expert on Extreme Poverty & Human Rights to Visit USA, One of the Wealthiest Countries in the World More >>
UN Experts on Arbitrary Detention Visit Sri lanka
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 8:27 am | United Nations
GENEVA (29 November 2017) – A three-member delegation from the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will carry out an official visit to Sri Lanka from 4 to 15 December 2017 to assess the country’s situation regarding the deprivation of liberty. More >>
UN 'Strongly Condemns' Ballistic Missile Launch by DPR Korea
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 8:25 am | United Nations
29 November 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres “strongly condemns” the launch of yet another ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), his Spokesman has said. More >>
Malaria Response at ‘Crossroads,’ Risks Backward Slide
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 8:23 am | United Nations
29 November 2017 – After unprecedented global success in controlling malaria, progress has stalled, the United Nations health agency reported Wednesday, citing an estimated five million more cases in 2016 than in 2015, and around 445,000 deaths. More >>
Returning foreign terrorist fighters pose enormous challenge
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 7:51 pm | United Nations
28 November 2017 – With violent extremists having suffered defeats in Syria and Iraq, the international community must step up cooperation to address the complex problem of foreign terrorist fighters returning home or travelling to other regions, ... More >>
UN chief reiterates support for two-state solution
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 7:49 pm | United Nations
UN chief reiterates support for two-state solution in Middle East; vows to denounce anti-Semitism More >>
UN Secretary-General on the DPR of Korea
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 4:54 pm | United Nations
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea The Secretary-General strongly condemns the launch of yet another ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). ... More >>
UN Supports Peace Process Revitalization in South Sudan
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 11:11 am | United Nations
28 November 2017 – The arrival of the dry season in South Sudan could lead to more fighting that would undermine the political process and cause additional civilian casualties and displacement, a senior United Nations official cautioned the Security ... More >>
