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Nobel Peace Prize win shows need to end 'nuclear nightmare'
Saturday, 7 October 2017, 12:19 pm | United Nations
Group's Nobel Peace Prize win spotlights need to end 'nuclear nightmare' says UN chief 6 October 2017 – Congratulating the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) on being awarded today the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, top United Nations ... More >>
Central African Republic: More aid needed
Saturday, 7 October 2017, 12:17 pm | United Nations
6 October 2017 – In spite of humanitarian access to help tackle some of the most critical needs in several Central African Republic (CAR) hotspots, eroding security since the beginning of 2017 has sparked additional needs, the United Nations humanitarian ... More >>
UN study tackles violence against women in Arab region
Saturday, 7 October 2017, 12:15 pm | United Nations
6 October 2017 – An economic model to estimate the costs of intimate partner violence – the most common form of violence against women in the Arab world – was spotlighted this week at one of the United Nations regional commissions, based in Beirut, Lebanon. More >>
Global treaty to root out the scourge of illegal fishing
Saturday, 7 October 2017, 12:12 pm | United Nations
Join global treaty to root out the scourge of illegal fishing, urges UN food security agency More >>
September ‘deadliest month’ of 2017 for Syrians
Saturday, 7 October 2017, 12:10 pm | United Nations
6 October 2017 – Hospitals, ambulances, schools and displaced people escaping violence are being routinely targeted by airstrikes in Syria, resulting in high numbers of deaths and injuries, and making September the deadliest month of the year, according ... More >>
Mali continues to make progress, but swift action needed
Friday, 6 October 2017, 1:43 pm | United Nations
Mali continues to make progress, but swift action needed as civilians still face threats – UN envoy More >>
Asylum & Refugee Protection Represent "Humanity at its Best"
Friday, 6 October 2017, 12:14 pm | United Nations
5 October 2017 – Warning of threats to the global asylum environment, the United Nations refugee agency’s protection chief today stressed the importance of sustained engagement by the international community to keep refugees high on the political ... More >>
Experts Propose Steps to End Practices Related to Witchcraft
Friday, 6 October 2017, 12:09 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (05 October 2017) – More than 100 UN* and other international experts have identified a series of effective ways to curb and stop human rights violations caused by a “disturbing diversity of harmful practices” related to witchcraft. More >>
Empower teachers; give them the freedom to teach
Friday, 6 October 2017, 11:55 am | United Nations
5 October 2017 – Underscoring the critical important role teachers play in ensuring the future for every society, the United Nations today called for empowering educators with the freedom and support they need to undertake their vital mission. More >>
Fighting For Girls’ Education
Friday, 6 October 2017, 10:40 am | United Nations
5 October 2017 – More than 260 million children, adolescents and youth are out of school around the world, according to the United Nations. Despite some progress in achieving gender equality in the world’s poorest countries, far more girls than ... More >>
UN Re-Authorizes Disruption of Migrant Smuggling from Libya
Friday, 6 October 2017, 10:39 am | United Nations
5 October 2017 – The Security Council today extended by one year the authorization for Member States to inspect vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya that they have reasonable grounds to suspect are being used for migrant smuggling or human ... More >>
World must step up protection for refugees
Thursday, 5 October 2017, 7:35 pm | United Nations
World must step up protection for refugees, do more to solve conflict – UN agency chief More >>
UN Urges Switzerland to Do More to Keep Dirty Money at Bay
Thursday, 5 October 2017, 11:19 am | United Nations
4 October 2017 – Highlighting the problems posed by illicit financial flows globally, including undermining rule of law and human rights, a United Nations human rights expert has called on Switzerland to ensure that so called dirty money – which stems ... More >>
Libya: UN Mission Condemns Deadly Bombing in Misrata
Thursday, 5 October 2017, 11:16 am | United Nations
4 October 2017 – Condemning an attack against a court house in the Libyan city of Misrata, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya ( UNSMIL ) underscored that those behind the incident must be held accountable. More >>
Counselling & Dieting in New UN Guidelines on Child Obesity
Thursday, 5 October 2017, 10:16 am | United Nations
4 October 2017 – An estimated 41 million children under five years old are obese or overweight, United Nations health experts warned today, launching new guidelines to tackle what they call a global epidemic. More >>
Rohingya Refugees Living in ‘Dire’ Conditions & Need Help
Thursday, 5 October 2017, 10:08 am | United Nations
4 October 2017 – The human tragedy unfolding in southern Bangladesh is staggering in its scale, warned two senior United Nations officials today as they wrapped up a mission to the Cox’s Bazar with calls for a “significant increase in assistance” ... More >>
Protracted conflict an 'endless nightmare'
Thursday, 5 October 2017, 9:42 am | United Nations
2 October 2017 – Amid worsening famine and cholera in war-torn Yemen, the head of the United Nations migration agency has called for greater humanitarian access to enable relief workers reach those most in need and save lives. More >>
UNICEF seeks funds to reach 720,000 children in need
Thursday, 5 October 2017, 9:40 am | United Nations
2 October 2017 – Amid the deepening refugee crisis in Bangladesh and its attendant toll on children, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNCEF) launched today an appeal for its emergency response to reach some 720,000 children – both in Rohingya refugee ... More >>
UN Chief Urges World to Implement Paris Climate Accord
Thursday, 5 October 2017, 8:59 am | United Nations
4 October 2017 – Pointing to scientific evidence warning of increased extreme weather events, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, ahead of a trip to the storm-ravaged Caribbean, urged all countries to implement the Paris Agreement on ... More >>
UN Urges Political Dialogue to Defuse Catalonia Tensions
Thursday, 5 October 2017, 8:57 am | United Nations
GENEVA (4 October 2017) - UN experts* are calling for urgent dialogue in the aftermath of the vote on Catalonia’s independence from Spain, and are stressing the need for human rights to be fully respected. More >>
