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Climate Conference Recognizes Women's Role in Climate Action
Monday, 13 November 2017, 12:00 pm | United Nations
12 November 2017 – With the United Nations Climate Change Conference ( COP 23 ), in Bonn, Germany, entering its final week of negotiations, the Fiji Presidency today announced the Gender Action Plan, highlighting the role of women in climate ... More >>
UN Calls for Immediate Access to Save Lives in Ghouta, Syria
Monday, 13 November 2017, 11:57 am | United Nations
Syria: UN Health Agency Calls for Immediate And Unimpeded Access to Save Lives in Ghouta More >>
Bonn: new efforts announced at UN climate conference
Sunday, 12 November 2017, 11:50 am | United Nations
Bonn: new efforts announced at UN climate conference to push for further, faster climate action More >>
Experts urge States to take action against corporate fraud
Saturday, 11 November 2017, 8:24 pm | United Nations
In wake of ‘Paradise Papers’ leak, UN experts urge States to take action against corporate tax fraud More >>
UN, partners building roads to reach Rohingya refugees
Saturday, 11 November 2017, 8:22 pm | United Nations
10 November 2017 – The United Nations migration agency and its partners are rushing to build roads in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar to improve humanitarian access to hilly terrain, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees have settled in makeshift ... More >>
Accelerate climate action and raise ambition, urges UN chief
Saturday, 11 November 2017, 8:19 pm | United Nations
10 November 2017 – As the impact of climate change worsens around the world, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the global community to redouble efforts to help countries respond to climate shocks, especially the most ... More >>
Syrian conflict has now lasted longer than World War II
Friday, 10 November 2017, 1:09 pm | United Nations
A child carries a bag of firewood she bought for her family in besieged east Ghouta, Syria. Photo: UNICEF/Al Shami More >>
‘Leave No Stone Unturned’ to Secure Aid Funding for CAR
Friday, 10 November 2017, 11:15 am | United Nations
‘Leave No Stone Unturned’ to Secure Aid Funding for Central African Republic, Senior UN Official Urges More >>
France: UN privacy expert announces fact-finding visit
Friday, 10 November 2017, 9:50 am | United Nations
GENEVA (9 November 2017) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Joseph Cannataci, will carry out his first official visit to France from 13 to 17 November, to explore issues including security, surveillance and the use ... More >>
States must act against abusive tax conduct of corporations
Friday, 10 November 2017, 9:49 am | United Nations
GENEVA (9 November 2017) – International corporations responsible for systematic tax abuse should be downgraded by rating agencies and investment funds in their environmental, social and governance performance, UN human rights experts have said, as information ... More >>
Agency expands HIV/AIDS services in South Sudan
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 4:12 pm | United Nations
8 November 2017 – Thanks to the recent expansion of HIV/AIDS services conducted by the United Nations migration agency, some 171,000 civilians and their host communities have gained benefit from these health facilities in South Sudan. More >>
ICC prosecutor urges handover of Al-Saiqa brigade commander
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 4:10 pm | United Nations
ICC prosecutor urges handover of Al-Saiqa brigade commander, others wanted for alleged crimes in Libya More >>
Space Agreement Boosts Cooperation Between UN & UAE
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 9:56 am | United Nations
8 November 2017 – The United Nations and the United Arab Emirates have underscored their commitment to work together in the peaceful uses of outer space. More >>
Clashes Near Vital Infrastructure in Eastern Ukraine
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 9:50 am | United Nations
Clashes Near Vital Infrastructure in Eastern Ukraine May Have 'Grave' Impact on Population, UN Warns More >>
Both ISIL and Syrian Government use chemical weapons
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 1:56 pm | United Nations
Both ISIL and Syrian Government responsible for use of chemical weapons, UN Security Council told More >>
Security Council re-authorizes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 1:53 pm | United Nations
7 November 2017 – The Security Council on Tuesday extended the authorization of the European Union-led multinational stabilization force in Bosnia and Herzegovina for an additional year, following an analysis by a United Nations envoy that a resurgence ... More >>
UN Security Council urges ‘comprehensive response’ to piracy
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 12:30 pm | United Nations
7 November 2017 – Condemning the acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia, the United Nations Security Council today called for a comprehensive response to prevent and suppress such acts and tackle their underlying causes. More >>
One-third of Rohingya refugee families vulnerable
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 12:25 pm | United Nations
7 November 2017 – The innovative data collection technology employed by the United Nations refugee agency for the first stage of Rohingya family counting in Bangladesh has revealed a worrying statistic: one-third of the refugee population is vulnerable. More >>
DR Congo: killers of UN experts must be brought to justice
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 12:23 pm | United Nations
7 November 2017 – Reiterating the need to bring to justice the killers of two United Nations expert in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Security Council urged the country’s authorities to continue to cooperate with investigations into ... More >>
Farmers urged to stop using antibiotics in healthy animals
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 10:07 am | United Nations
7 November 2017 – Farmers and the food industry should stop using antibiotics routinely to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals, the United Nations health agency said on Tuesday. More >>
