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Medical supplies for thousands wounded in Iran-Iraq quake
Saturday, 18 November 2017, 2:35 pm | United Nations
17 November 2017 – United Nations agencies have delivered medical supplies to the areas of Iran and Iraq struck by a devastating earthquake, and are urging vigilance against the possible outbreaks of infectious and waterborne diseases. More >>
More countries confronting drug-resistant 'superbugs'
Saturday, 18 November 2017, 2:21 pm | United Nations
17 November 2017 – Efforts to stem the spread of antimicrobial resistant pathogens on farms and in food systems are gaining strength, thanks to strong backing by governments and technical support from the United Nations to boost national capacities, the Organization's ... More >>
Concern about Cambodia election after opposition ban
Saturday, 18 November 2017, 2:18 pm | United Nations
17 November 2017 – The United Nations human rights chief voiced grave concerns Friday about the conduct of credible, free and fair elections in Cambodia next year following the decision by the Supreme Court to dissolve the main opposition party. More >>
Libya: Security Council endorses UN plan
Friday, 17 November 2017, 2:31 pm | United Nations
10 October 2017 – The Security Council today endorsed the United Nations’ action plan to resume an inclusive political process in Libya. More >>
UN Urges Support for Rohingya Victims of Sexual Violence
Friday, 17 November 2017, 12:23 pm | United Nations
16 November 2017 – Following a visit to Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have settled in makeshift camps, a United Nations envoy has called for enhanced measures to protect and assist victims ... More >>
UN Urges Parties to ‘Stay the Course’ in Colombia
Friday, 17 November 2017, 12:21 pm | United Nations
In Colombia, UN Political Chief Urges Parties to ‘Stay the Course’ Set Out in Peace Accord More >>
Discrimination Against One is Discrimination Against All
Friday, 17 November 2017, 11:03 am | United Nations
16 November 2017 – Marking the International Day for Tolerance , the head of the United Nations cultural agency underscored how tolerance must be nurtured to celebrate the diversity that makes us strong and the values that bring us together. More >>
Call for Immediate Lifting of Humanitarian Blockade in Yemen
Friday, 17 November 2017, 10:38 am | United Nations
16 November 2017 – With much of Yemen's air, sea and land entry points closed, heads of three United Nations agencies on Thursday called for immediate lifting of such blockade in the conflict-ravaged southern Arabian country so that lifesaving ... More >>
Climate Engineering is Risky, But Should Be Explored
Friday, 17 November 2017, 10:36 am | United Nations
16 November 2017 – Climate engineering, or climate intervention, is risky but needs to be explored as a supplement – not as a 'Plan B' – to greenhouse gas emissions reduction, said experts at the United Nations Climate Change Conference ... More >>
Unity, Solidarity & Collaboration Can Turn Tide on Terrorism
Friday, 17 November 2017, 10:35 am | United Nations
16 November 2017 – Noting that at least 11,000 terrorist attacks occurred in more than 100 countries last year, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stressed on Thursday that “terrorism is fundamentally the denial and destruction ... More >>
Conflicts, Climate Change Drive Food Insecurity in Africa
Friday, 17 November 2017, 10:32 am | United Nations
16 November 2017 – Adverse climatic conditions, a sluggish global economy and conflicts are key factors driving food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nations agriculture agency said on Thursday. More >>
UN Chief Calls for Calm in Zimbabwe
Friday, 17 November 2017, 10:30 am | United Nations
16 November 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is closely following developments in Zimbabwe, and has called for continued calm in the southern African country, the UN Spokesman said Thursday. More >>
Peacekeeping chief hails 'collective commitment
Thursday, 16 November 2017, 7:24 pm | United Nations
15 November 2017 – Dozens of new pledges of military equipment and expertise to make United Nations peacekeeping missions around the world more efficient, effective and reactive, were made at the UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Conference , in ... More >>
Nearly a third of Darfur’s people still displaced
Thursday, 16 November 2017, 2:30 pm | United Nations
Nearly a third of Darfur’s people still displaced, despite drop in violence, Security Council told More >>
Central African Republic: UN mission mandate extended
Thursday, 16 November 2017, 2:27 pm | United Nations
Moroccan peacekeepers serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on patrol in Bangassou. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe More >>
UN peacekeeping force in Abyei mandate renewed
Thursday, 16 November 2017, 2:22 pm | United Nations
15 November 2017 – The Security Council on Wednesday extended until 15 May 2018 the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei, a contested area on the Sudan-South Sudan border. More >>
Children at risk in aftermath of Typhoon Damrey
Thursday, 16 November 2017, 2:20 pm | United Nations
A UNICEF staff member walks through fallen trees and debris of a house destroyed by Typhoon Damrey in Phu Yen province, Viet Nam. Photo: UNICEF Viet Nam/2017 More >>
All Countries Should Benefit From Fast-Moving ICT Revolution
Thursday, 16 November 2017, 9:36 am | United Nations
15 November 2017 – Revolutionary advances in technology have the potential to “fundamentally transform” billions of lives, but the threat that many people – especially in the world’s poorer countries – could be left out continues ... More >>
Afghanistan Opium Production Jumps 87% to Record Level
Thursday, 16 November 2017, 9:34 am | United Nations
15 November 2017 – A profoundly alarming trend in the cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan reveals an 87 per cent production increase compared to 2016, the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime ( UNODC ) said Wednesday in its Afghanistan ... More >>
UN Peacekeeper Outlines Challenges Facing Mali Operation
Thursday, 16 November 2017, 9:07 am | United Nations
15 November 2017 – The “very serious challenge” facing peacekeepers with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali ( MINUSMA ) makes it vital that additional efforts are made for the four-year-old operation to fulfil its mandate, the UN peacekeeping ... More >>
