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Humanitarian Blockade in Yemen Putting Millions at Risk
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 9:47 am | United Nations
7 November 2017 – A blockade on basic supplies to war-ravaged Yemen is threatening millions of people and should be lifted immediately, the United Nations said on Tuesday. More >>
Sharp Rise in Attacks on Places of Worship in Afghanistan
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 9:45 am | United Nations
7 November 2017 – Afghanistan has seen a sharp increase in attacks against places of worship, religious leaders and worshippers, with civilian casualties since 2016 representing nearly double the cumulative number of the preceding seven years, the ... More >>
Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge Valuable to Climate Adaptation
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 9:35 am | United Nations
7 November 2017 – Peruvian indigenous activists at the United Nations Climate Conference ( COP23 ) in Bonn, Germany, made a strong call Tuesday for indigenous peoples to be part of the solution to tackling climate change, emphasizing their ... More >>
UN Agency Helps Dominica Recover From Disaster
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 9:33 am | United Nations
7 November 2017 – Seven weeks since hurricane Maria made landfall in Dominica and left widespread destruction in its wake, the United Nations migration agency has been supporting local tradespeople with safe construction skills to repair the ... More >>
Protect environment from wars and conflicts, UN urges
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 2:07 pm | United Nations
6 November 2017 – Commemorating the international day for lessening the impact of armed conflicts and wars on the environment, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the need to recognize that environment is also a victim ... More >>
Call for Myanmar to end excessive military force in Rakhine
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 2:04 pm | United Nations
6 November 2017 – Strongly condemning the widespread violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, which has led to the displacement of over 600,000 members of the country’s minority Muslim Rohingya community, the United Nations Security Council on Monday ... More >>
Journalism under fire amid rise of ‘fake news’
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 2:02 pm | United Nations
Journalism under fire amid rise of ‘fake news’ and social media-driven echo chambers – UNESCO report More >>
UN chief extends condolences after Texas shooting
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 2:01 pm | United Nations
UN chief extends condolences to bereaved families in wake of ‘horrific’ shooting in Texas church More >>
Corruption hits vulnerable; obliterates faith in governance
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 2:00 pm | United Nations
Corruption hits most vulnerable; obliterates faith in good governance, UN chief tells forum in Vienna More >>
UN Considers Boosting Peacekeeper Numbers in CAR
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 10:11 am | United Nations
6 November 2017 – The Security Council is deciding whether to increase the number of United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR), one of the recommendations put forward by Secretary-General António Guterres for strengthening ... More >>
Harvest Season Provides Meagre Respite to South Sudan
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 9:49 am | United Nations
6 November 2017 – The current harvest season has not brought enough food to end the hunger crisis in South Sudan, as conflict persists in most of the African country and hyperinflation puts food out of reach for many, the United Nations said Monday. More >>
UN to Examine Crucial Role of Space for Development
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 9:37 am | United Nations
6 November 2017 – A United Nations meeting opened in Dubai on Monday aiming to examine how the global space community can contribute to international efforts to bring about a more just and equitable world for all people and the planet. More >>
UN Urges US to Halt Execution of Rubén Cárdenas Ramíre
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 9:27 am | United Nations
UN Experts Urge US to Halt Texas Execution of Mexican Rubén Cárdenas Ramírez More >>
Hong Kong Should Respect Human Rights of Democracy Activists
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 9:25 am | United Nations
GENEVA (6 November 2017) – A group of UN experts has urged Hong Kong to honour its human rights commitments towards three leading democracy activists when they appeal against their criminal convictions on 7 November. More >>
Lebanon: news of Prime Minister's resignation
Monday, 6 November 2017, 10:20 am | United Nations
5 November 2017 – Concerned by the news that Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has offered to resign, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday expressed the hope that all sides will focus on supporting the continuity of Lebanon's ... More >>
My vision for a pollution-free planet
Saturday, 4 November 2017, 3:16 pm | United Nations
For too long, the relationship between prosperity and environment has been seen as a trade-off. Tackling pollution was considered an unwelcome cost on industry and a handicap to economic growth. But global trends are demonstrating that this is no ... More >>
UN climate conference to maintain ambition
Saturday, 4 November 2017, 2:48 pm | United Nations
Bonn: UN climate conference to maintain ambition one year after Paris accord’s entry into force More >>
Unfolding humanitarian emergency at Manus Island
Saturday, 4 November 2017, 2:27 pm | United Nations
3 November 2017 – The United Nations human rights office on Friday expressed its concern over “an unfolding humanitarian emergency” at Australia's offshore detention centre, where refugees and asylum seekers are holding out after the Australian Government's ... More >>
Suspected Cholera Cases in Crisis-Torn Yemen Near 900,000
Friday, 3 November 2017, 11:24 am | United Nations
2 November 2017 – Already struggling to cope with a dire humanitarian crisis, war-torn Yemen is now facing the fastest-growing cholera epidemic ever recorded, with some 895,000 suspected cases as of 1 November, the United Nations relief wing ... More >>
Diarrhoea-related diseases claim lives in Afghanistan
Friday, 3 November 2017, 10:58 am | United Nations
2 November 2017 – Although the number of children under five years dying from diarrhoea each year in Afghanistan has dropped below 10,000 for the first time, the disease still claims the lives of 9,500 children, or 26 each day, the United Nations Children’s ... More >>
