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Easing of Blockade Enables UN Aid to Enter Yemen
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 11:09 am | United Nations
Easing of Blockade Enables UN Aid to Enter Yemen, But Agencies Say Imports Must Also Be Allowed More >>
UN Working to Address Abuses Against African Migrants
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 10:07 am | United Nations
28 November 2017 – The United Nations is stepping up its work to stop the grave abuses perpetrated against refugees and migrants along the Central Mediterranean routes, including alleged slave trade in Libya, two UN agency chiefs told the Security ... More >>
Ensuring Family Farmers' Access to Food
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 9:29 am | United Nations
28 November 2017 – Family farmers need more support and access to food, the head of the United Nations agriculture agency has said, urging lawmakers to consider legislation that improves productivity and boosts social protections to tackle the global hunger ... More >>
Montreal Conference Shows Power of Human Rights Education
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 8:42 am | United Nations
GENEVA / MONTREAL (28 November 2017) – Human rights educators from over 50 countries will meet in Montreal from November 30 to look at ways governments, civil society organizations, academia and international institutions can better respond to global ... More >>
Pope Appeals for Tolerance as Rohingyas Arrive in Bangladesh
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 8:38 am | United Nations
28 November 2017 – While their numbers have dropped in recent weeks, hundreds of Rohingya refugees are still crossing the border into Bangladesh from Myanmar every day, the United Nations migration agency said Tuesday. More >>
UN Requests Report on Situation of Women & Girls in Myanmar
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 8:35 am | United Nations
Myanmar: UN Experts Request Exceptional Report on Situation of Women And Girls from Northern Rakhine State More >>
Calls for Investigation into Death of Nigerian Photographer
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 8:32 am | United Nations
28 November 2017 – The head of the United Nations agency defending press freedom on Tuesday denounced the killing of a Nigerian photographer, calling for an investigation into the incident. More >>
Family Members Linked to Nearly 50% Child Trafficking Cases
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 8:30 am | United Nations
Family Members Linked to Nearly Half of Child Trafficking Cases, New UN-Backed Data Reveals More >>
Yemen’s Sana’a airport opens after blockade
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 7:23 pm | United Nations
Yemen’s Sana’a airport opens after blockade; UNICEF says vaccine delivery ‘cannot be a one-off’ More >>
‘No Preconditions’ From Syrian Parties Ahead of Geneva Talks
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 11:02 am | United Nations
27 November 2017 – Ahead of fresh intra-Syrian talks on Tuesday in Geneva, the United Nations mediator said Monday that the crisis now has the potential to move towards “a genuine political process.” More >>
UN Urges Action to End Violence Against All Women & Girls
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 8:41 am | United Nations
Bangkok ( ESCAP News ) -- Actions are needed now more than ever to prevent and respond to violence against all women and girls, underscored United Nations representatives at the Asia-Pacific Regional Commemoration for the International Day for the Elimination ... More >>
UN Strongly Condemns Attack That Kills Peacekeeper in CAR
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 8:26 am | United Nations
27 November 2017 – Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council have strongly condemned Sunday's attack allegedly perpetrated by the anti-Balaka group against a convoy of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central ... More >>
Zimbabwe Sanctions Should End to Boost Post-Mugabe Economy
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 8:24 am | United Nations
GENEVA (27 November 2017) – Two UN independent human rights experts* have welcomed the avoidance of bloodshed during the change of power from Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, calling on the international community to respond by lifting sanctions. More >>
Full Justice for All Sides is Key to Lasting Peace in Iraq
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 8:23 am | United Nations
Iraq: Full Justice for All Sides is Key to Lasting Peace, Says UN Expert After Official Visit More >>
UN Urges Progress on Arbitrary Detention in Serbia & Kosovo
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 8:22 am | United Nations
Serbia and Kosovo: UN Expert Commends Improvements But Urges Progress on Arbitrary Detention And Police Impunity More >>
'Long walk to freedom' unfinished for women
Sunday, 26 November 2017, 11:19 am | United Nations
'Long walk to freedom' unfinished for women, girls – Deputy Secretary-General says in Mandela lecture More >>
Four peacekeepers killed in two deadly attacks
Saturday, 25 November 2017, 12:44 pm | United Nations
24 November 2017 – Four United Nations peacekeepers and a member of the Malian armed forces were killed and 21 others were wounded on Friday in what Secretary-General António Guterres called “outrageous” attacks against the UN mission in the country. More >>
UN chief and Security Council condemn attack on Sinai mosque
Saturday, 25 November 2017, 12:42 pm | United Nations
24 November 2017 – Secretary-General António Guterres and the United Nations Security Council have condemned “in the strongest terms” the attack on al-Rawdah Mosque during Friday prayers in the town of Bir al-Abed in North Sinai, Egypt, that ... More >>
Australian offshore processing facility at risk
Saturday, 25 November 2017, 12:40 pm | United Nations
Australian offshore processing facility at risk of further deterioration, UN warns 24 November 2017 – Stating that the beating of refugees and asylum-seekers at the former regional processing centre on Manus Island by uniformed officers is both “shocking ... More >>
Killing of State-Level Ombudsperson in Mexico
Saturday, 25 November 2017, 12:37 pm | United Nations
Strongly condemning the attack on a state-level Ombudsperson and his family in Mexico, the United Nations expert on human rights defenders has called on the authorities to investigate the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice. More >>
