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Human rights challenges in Libya massive not insurmountable
Friday, 13 October 2017, 1:14 pm | United Nations
Human rights challenges in Libya ‘massive, but not insurmountable,’ UN rights chief says after visit More >>
Images of the Legacy of UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti
Friday, 13 October 2017, 11:26 am | United Nations
12 October 2017 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti, known as MINUSTAH, will close on 15 October 2017, replaced with a smaller group of police and civilian officers who will help the Government to strengthen rule of law and security in the ... More >>
Relief Aid Saves Lives, but World Must Tackle Conflicts
Friday, 13 October 2017, 11:11 am | United Nations
Relief aid is saving lives, but world must tackle root causes of famine: conflict – UN chief More >>
UN plan to stop transmission of bovine TB to humans launched
Friday, 13 October 2017, 10:59 am | United Nations
12 October 2017 – Stressing the damaging impact on poor rural communities in Africa and South-East Asia of animal tuberculosis’ (bovine TB) transmission to humans, United Nations health experts launched the first-ever roadmap to combat the so-called ... More >>
UN Envoy Reports Greater Stability & Security in Haiti
Friday, 13 October 2017, 10:53 am | United Nations
12 October 2017 – Haiti has seen a significant turnaround from profound instability, widespread political violence, and a climate of lawlessness that in 2004 impacted the every-day lives of millions of Haitians, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping ... More >>
UN Chief Guterres Welcomes Peaceful Elections in Liberia
Friday, 13 October 2017, 10:51 am | United Nations
12 October 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Tuesday's peaceful holding of the presidential and House of Representatives elections in Liberia and reiterated the continued support of the UN to the consolidation of ... More >>
US Withdrawal from UNESCO "Loss for Multilateralism"
Friday, 13 October 2017, 10:41 am | United Nations
12 October 2017 – The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) voiced “profound regret” on Thursday over the United States' decision to withdraw from the agency. More >>
Disease Outbreak at Cox’s Bazar 'Real and Present Danger’
Friday, 13 October 2017, 10:40 am | United Nations
Disease outbreak ‘real and present danger’ UNICEF warns, launching latrine-building plan in Cox’s Bazar More >>
Latin America & Caribbean Falling off 'Zero Hunger' Path
Friday, 13 October 2017, 10:37 am | United Nations
12 October 2017 – The total number of persons that suffer from hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean has increased, reversing decades of progress, even as overweight and obesity emerged as a major problem in all countries in the region of the Americas, ... More >>
Few Global Issues as Urgent as Climate & Disaster Risks
Friday, 13 October 2017, 10:34 am | United Nations
12 October 2017 – Recent devastating natural events – from hurricanes in the Caribbean to floods in South Asia and earthquakes in Mexico – have again shone a spotlight on the importance of efforts to reduce disaster risk, and how impossible ... More >>
New allegation of sexual abuse surfaces at UN mission
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 5:22 pm | United Nations
11 October 2017 – United Nations Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said Wednesday that the UN Mission in the Central African Republic ( MINUSCA ) reported it had received an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor that took place in Bambari by UN peacekeepers. More >>
DR Congo faces challenges on election timeline – UN envoy
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 5:20 pm | United Nations
11 October 2017 – The notion that elections would most probably not be held before the end of 2017 has regrettably led to the re-emergence of a climate of political uncertainty and tensions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a United ... More >>
UN chief proposes $5.4 billion budget for 2018-2019 biennium
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 11:21 am | United Nations
11 October 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today presented the Organization’s proposed programme budget for the 2018-2019 biennium, amounting to just under $5.4 billion, to the UN General Assembly’s main administrative and ... More >>
Cutting Greenhouse Gases & Reducing Disaster Risk Vital
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 9:34 am | United Nations
11 October 2017 – A new United Nations report has underscored the importance of a “risk-informed” approach to sustainable development and called for integrating global agreements on disaster risk reduction and climate change into national socio-economic ... More >>
Robot Joins UN Meeting on AI & Sustainable Development
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 9:32 am | United Nations
11 October 2017 – Artificial intelligence has the potential to accelerate progress on global development goals, but also poses a range of complex challenges, including ethical questions, human rights issues and security risks, speakers told a United ... More >>
UN launches innovative plan to significantly cut HIV
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 8:34 am | United Nations
11 October 2017 – Despite a 50 per cent drop in AIDS-related deaths since the peak of the epidemic, new HIV infection declines among adults are lagging, prompting the United Nations to launch a 10-point plan that lays out immediate, concrete steps ... More >>
Attacks against Rohingya ‘a ploy’ to drive them away
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 8:31 am | United Nations
Attacks against Rohingya ‘a ploy’ to drive them away; prevent their return – UN rights chief More >>
'EmPOWER' girls before, during and after crises
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 8:29 am | United Nations
11 October 2017 – The world's 1.1 billion girls are a source of power, energy, and creativity – and the millions of girls in emergencies are no exception, the United Nations said on the International Day of the Girl Child, which kicks off a ... More >>
Youth Obesity Increases 10-Fold in Four Decades
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 8:24 am | United Nations
11 October 2017 – The number of obese children and adolescents aged five to 19 years worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades, and if current trends continue, there will be more obese children and adolescents than those moderately ... More >>
Climate Change A Threat to Rich & Poor Alike
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 8:22 am | United Nations
From Miami and Puerto Rico to Barbuda and Havana, the devastation of this year’s hurricane season across Latin America and the Caribbean serves as a reminder that the impacts of climate change know no borders. More >>
