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Mozambique Calls for Reformed UN & Greater Aid
Monday, 2 October 2017, 10:13 am | United Nations
25 September 2017 – Only a reformed United Nations and a greater commitment from wealthier countries to help the developing world can confront “the overwhelming challenges of our times,” Mozambique told the General Assembly on the last day ... More >>
Turkmenistan Stresses Importance of Global Cooperation at UN
Monday, 2 October 2017, 10:12 am | United Nations
25 September 2017 – Speaking at the 72nd annual debate at the United Nations General Assembly, Turkmenistan highlighted its efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) and called for greater cooperation to address ... More >>
Timor-Leste an Example of what UN Can Do in Peacebuilding
Monday, 2 October 2017, 10:10 am | United Nations
Timor-Leste is vivid example of what UN can do in peacebuilding, Assembly debate told More >>
UN Report Details Grave Human Rights Violations in Crimea
Monday, 2 October 2017, 9:29 am | United Nations
“Imposing citizenship on the inhabitants of an occupied territory can be equated to compelling them to swear allegiance to a power they may consider as hostile, which is forbidden under the Fourth Geneva Convention” - Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. More >>
UN Announces Global Initiative to End Rabies Deaths by 2030
Monday, 2 October 2017, 9:23 am | United Nations
On World Day, UN announces global initiative to end deaths from dog-transmitted rabies by 2030 More >>
Rohingya refugee crisis a ‘human rights nightmare,’ UN chief
Sunday, 1 October 2017, 1:38 pm | United Nations
New arrivals in Bangladesh’s Ukhiya area right after crossing the border with Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state. Photo: UNHCR/Vivian Tan More >>
Lake Chad Basin: ‘a step away from starvation'
Sunday, 1 October 2017, 1:34 pm | United Nations
28 September 2017 – The scale up of international assistance to the Lake Chad Basin this year has averted a famine in north-east Nigeria, even though millions of people are still suffering, according to the United Nations aid chief. More >>
The only world safe from use of nuclear weapons...
Sunday, 1 October 2017, 1:32 pm | United Nations
The only world safe from use of nuclear weapons is a world completely free of them – UN chief More >>
Iraq outlines vision for post-conflict reconstruction
Sunday, 1 October 2017, 1:30 pm | United Nations
23 September 2017 – Iraq is an independent sovereign federal State following democratic processes which have enabled all its people to participate in society, said the country’s top foreign affairs official at the United Nations General Assembly, expressing opposition ... More >>
UN health agency recommends large-scale deworming
Sunday, 1 October 2017, 1:29 pm | United Nations
29 September 2017 – The suffering of those infected with parasitic intestinal can be drastically reduced with periodic deworming programmes with a single-tablet treatment, according to new guidelines approved by the United Nations health agency. More >>
Over half of schools remain closed - Boko Haram crisis
Sunday, 1 October 2017, 1:27 pm | United Nations
Over half of schools remain closed in epicentre of Boko Haram crisis in Nigeria – UNICEF More >>
NZ urges reformed UN to ‘do better’ to solve global problems
Sunday, 1 October 2017, 1:12 pm | United Nations
New Zealand, at General Assembly, urges reformed UN to ‘do better’ to solve global problems More >>
Influx of Rohingya outpaces capacities to respond
Saturday, 30 September 2017, 3:38 pm | United Nations
In Bangladesh, UN refugee chief warns influx of Rohingya outpaces capacities to respond 25 September 2017 – The United Nations refugee chief today called for ramped-up support for an estimated 436,000 Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh from ... More >>
To deny climate change is to deny a truth we have just lived
Saturday, 30 September 2017, 3:35 pm | United Nations
‘To deny climate change is to deny a truth we have just lived’ says Prime Minister of storm-hit Dominica More >>
Storm-ravaged Dominica in urgent need of food and water
Saturday, 30 September 2017, 12:32 pm | United Nations
25 September 2017 – A United Nations disaster assessment official visiting the small island nation of Dominica, which was battered by Hurricane Maria, said today that an estimated 60,000 to 65,000 people, or 80 per cent of the total population, ... More >>
Sustainable tourism can advance global development
Saturday, 30 September 2017, 12:29 pm | United Nations
27 September 2017 – On World Tourism Day, the United Nations underscored the potential of sustainable tourism to advance economic, social, environmental and cultural sustainable development. More >>
World has 'every interest' in better managed migration
Saturday, 30 September 2017, 12:28 pm | United Nations
28 September 2017 – The world has every interest in managing migration better, given the expanding global population and the huge increase in people on the move. More >>
Horrific accounts of sexual violence against Rohingya
Saturday, 30 September 2017, 12:26 pm | United Nations
28 September 2017 – Warning that the horrific accounts of rape and sexual assault against Rohingya women and girls fleeing unrest in Myanmar could be “just the tip of the iceberg,” the United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA ) underscored the need ... More >>
Link between shipping and sustainable development
Saturday, 30 September 2017, 12:24 pm | United Nations
28 September 2017 – Marking the World Maritime Day, the head of the United Nations maritime agency today highlighted contributions the shipping industry can make to the achievement of the global development goals. More >>
UN rights office on treatment of LGBTI employees
Saturday, 30 September 2017, 12:13 pm | United Nations
UN rights office issues business standards on treatment of LGBTI employees; major companies on board More >>
